Showing 1266 items matching "tramway cable"
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Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide, Dec 1974?
... Trams tramways Preston Workshops PCC Cable Trams tram 1 tram ...Colour slide - Kodachrome cardboard mount - of MMTB PCC 1041 and the cable tram set No 1 at Preston Workshops following MMTB workshop refurbishment work on the cable car set prior to its display outside the then Museum. Slide dated Dec 74 See also Reg Item 72 for colour postcards.On the slide in ink 'TMSV, Ron Scholten" and pencil markings.trams, tramways, preston workshops, pcc, cable trams, tram 1, tram 1041 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), "Buses replace trams - Route 58 and Route 78", Jun. 2021
Pamphlet - 4 fold DL, titled ""Buses replace trams - Route 58 and Route 78", June 2021 for the installation of a level platform stop at South Yarra Station, cabling from the Daly St substation and trackwork on route 78 as well. Image i2 shows a plan of the stop - source from https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/hdp.au.prod.app.vic-engage.files/3016/2201/0888/PTVH5474_South_Yarra_Tram_Design_Plan_Map_A1_v8_FA.jpg at the time. Has a map of the replacement services. Has PTV and Victorian Government logos. image i3 - downloaded from the Yarra Trams website - details of the project including upgrading the Power supply. two copies held. .1 - coffee voucher for two days (19/6 and 20/6) while tram stop works were being carried out.trams, tramways, route 58, trackwork, bus replacement, south yarra, daly st substation -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, late 1920's
Sepia toned photograph titled "Runaway Electric Tram" of a W class tram that has over run or runaway from the William St terminus and is blocking cable trams in Collins St. Could be tram 230, 236, 290, 296. Has the original newspaper caption under neath - date not know - late 1920's. Shows tramway staff (captioned as Engineers) attaching a cable to pull the tram back over the intersection. Possibly one a set of cards made for the 70th anniversary of South Melbourne Depot.trams, tramways, w class, accidents, collins st, william st, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, c1905
Black and White photograph titled "New Railway Station Melbourne" looking at Flinders St Railway Station from St Paul's. Has a cable tram set in the view and many people walking across the intersection. Most likely made for the 70th anniversary of South Melbourne Depot.trams, tramways, flinders st, swanston st, flinders st station, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 1938
... Trams tramways Bourke St Cable Trams Passengers tram 563 In red ...Black & White Photograph of cable set, saloon car 563 in Bourke St, 1938, with the building at 150 Queen St in the background. The car set is well loaded with a group of four ladies sitting on the front of the car.In red ink along the bottom edge "MMTB Car 563 Bourke St 1938"trams, tramways, bourke st, cable trams, passengers, tram 563 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Sun, "Its a long time between stops", 24/01/1974 12:00:00 AM
... Trams tramways Cable Trams Science Museum Restoration tram 1 ...Newspaper clipping, from The Sun 24/1/1974, titled "Its a long time between stops" about the proposed restoration of cable tram set No. 1 by the MMTB. Has a photo of the Director of the Science Museum Mr Richard Fowler in the grip car and the proposed work.trams, tramways, cable trams, science museum, restoration, tram 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Number of Drivers & Conductors attached to cable & Electric", Original 1926
... Trams tramways Crews Depots Cable Trams Buses Drivers Conductors ...Report - photocopy from a digital image - A4 sheet - "Number of Drivers & Conductors attached to cable & Electric" dated 13/2/1926 listing the number of drivers and conductors at each of 12 cable depots and 9 electric depot. Also lists bus driver depots and a summary table. Papers printed from the emailed images.trams, tramways, crews, depots, cable trams, buses, drivers, conductors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
... Trams tramways Cable Trams Shunting Elizabeth St Bourke St Bogie ...Black & White Photograph of a postcard made by the TMSV Sales consisting of two postcards showing cable trams in Elizabeth St, looking north from the Flinders St clock tower and Bourke St looking east from Swanston St. The first shows a bogie trailer being shunted. The second has the Myer store in the view. The first photo is dated between 1933 and 1935 based on the construction of the building next door to Hosies in 1933 and the closure of the cable lines in 1935. See 7-9 Elizabeth St - see https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/hdp.au.prod.app.com-participate.files/8215/9494/3548/PROPERTY_103166_7TO9_ELIZABETH_ST.pdf - accessed 7-5-2022Has "TMSV 332 Flinders St Melbourne 3000" stamp on the rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, shunting, elizabeth st, bourke st, bogie cable trailers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
... Trams tramways Cable Trams Shunting Elizabeth St Black & White ...Black & White Photograph of a postcard made by the TMSV Sales a North Melbourne cable tram trailer car shunting at Elizabeth St. Has number of horse drawn vehicles in the view along with a tobacconist and a hat and tie company,trams, tramways, cable trams, shunting, elizabeth st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - set of 3 Black and White photographs, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
Series of three Black & White Photographs of a postcards made by the TMSV Sales of: .1 - Bourke St, looking east with the GPO in Elizabeth St in the view, along with many vehicular traffic - has the Myer building. c1920? .2 - Bourke St looking west from Swanston St prior to the construction of the Myer building. c1910. Has a number of horse drawn vehicles in the view and one motor car. Coles Book arcade on the south side. .3 - Similar to .1, but c1910 - has L Cohen & Co, Tailors and Outfitters. in the view. All views have cable trams in the view.trams, tramways, bourke st, elizabeth st, gpo, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Cable Tram road markings, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), 1933
... a cable tram set of guides for gripman. Trams tramways Cable Trams ...Photo of a set of road markings, three white bars, where the cable grip car had to be stopped by to allow for shunting. Has a set of points and a tram car in the background.Demonstrates a cable tram set of guides for gripman.Black & White Photograph with notes on rear.Has the TMSV Sales stamp on the rear and a date "1933" in pencil.trams, tramways, cable trams, shunting, points -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Engine House - Abbotsford and Queensberry Sts, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), 1934
... information about cable trams engine houses. Trams tramways Cable ...Photograph of of the North Melbourne engine house, or power house or winding house on the corner of Abbotsford St and Queensberry St. Dated 1934 on the rear of the photo. Shows the chimney. This building remains intact other than for the chimney.Yields information about cable trams engine houses.Black & White Photograph - two copies held.Has the TMSV Sales stamp on the rear and a date "Nth Melb Engine House 1934" in pencil on the rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, abbotsford st, engine houses, power house, winding houses, queensberry st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Cable tram track removal Abbotsford St, 1935
... of the cable to electric tramway in Abbotsford near the corner... in Abbotsford St North Melbourne. Trams tramways Cable Trams Abbotsford ...Photograph of track reconstruction of conversion of the cable to electric tramway in Abbotsford near the corner with Canning St, about August 1935. .1 - has the old cable track excavated before the yokes were cut of and the new track - rails and sleepers laid on the previous road bed. In the background is the Homebush Hotel. In the background is a shop advertising Robur Tea. .2 - similar photo but looking along the line of yokes. with the building on the east side which have all since undergone two demolitions. The former hotel building remains but has been converted to set of apartments.Yields information about the removal of cable tram track in Abbotsford St North Melbourne.Set of two Black & White Photographs. Two copies of each held.Has the TMSV Sales stamp on the rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, abbotsford st, conversion -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
... Trams tramways Smith St Cable Trams Black & White Photograph ...Black & White Photograph of a postcard made by the TMSV Sales of Smith St Collingwood looking north with a cable car (Spencer St) and another in the view along with horse drawn vehicles. Has the Foy & Gibson Smith St buildings in the view. It would appear the cable car ironwork has been enhanced. Two copies held - the second copy is a slightly wider view.trams, tramways, smith st, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
... Trams tramways Collins St Cable Trams Spring St Victoria St ...Black & White Photograph of a postcard made by the TMSV Sales of two cable trams in Collins St. One car has the destination of Spring St and the other (westbound) Victoria St. In the background is George & George (later Georges), the Scots Church and the Independent Church, now St Michael's Uniting Church in the view. Two copies held.trams, tramways, collins st, cable trams, spring st, victoria st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
... Trams tramways Elizabeth St Police Cable Trams Black & White ...Black & White Photograph of a postcard made by the TMSV Sales of the Elizabeth St terminus with a cable car set shunting and a policeman on point duty. Looking north along Elizabeth St from Flinders St. 2 copies held.trams, tramways, elizabeth st, police, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Cable tram trailer 565 Bourke St, c1975
... . Trams tramways Cable Trams Bourke St tram 565 Has the TMSV Sales ...Photograph reproduced by the TMSV Sales of trailer 565 at the Spencer St terminus of the Bourke St line. Has Carlyons Hotel in the background. Dated in pencil as 1938. Has the destination of Nicholson St. See also Reg Item 3593 for another photo of trailer 565.Yields information about cable tram trailer 565 at Bourke St.Black & White Photograph with notes on rear.Has the TMSV Sales stamp and "1938" on rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, bourke st, tram 565 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Forward view from a cable tram trailer, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1933
... trams in the 1930s. Trams tramways Cable Trams gripmen uniforms ...The photograph shows the view of a passenger or conductor from the rear door of a cable tram trailer looking forward. The gripman in MMTB uniform is standing by his levers. Shows the longitudinal seats with af a view through a cable set taken from the rear of the trailer. Shows the gripman standing. Dated in pencil as 1933. See image 7656 for another image.Yields information about cable trams in the 1930s.Black & White Photograph by the TMSV Sales.Has the TMSV Sales stamp and "1933" on rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, gripmen, uniforms -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
... Trams tramways Cable Trams Cable Grip Cables Winding Houses tram ...Black & White Photograph by the TMSV Sales of the demolition of winding sheave pit - location not known. Shows the size of the cable pins.Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, cable grip, cables, winding houses, tram 565 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
... Trams tramways Cable Trams Cable Grip Crews Bourke St tram 581 ...Black & White Photograph by the TMSV Sales of a cable car set shunting at the Bourke St terminus by Spencer St. Grip car has the destination of Spencer St, while the trailer, 581 shows Northcote. The crews are shown on their respective cars. The photograph has a satin finish.Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, cable grip, crews, bourke st, tram 581 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
... Trams tramways Cable Trams Princes Bridge Has the TMSV Sales ...Black & White Photograph by the TMSV Sales of a cable cars and pedestrians crossing Princes Bridge looking back towards the city. The photograph has a satin finish. Two copies held.Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, princes bridge -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
... Trams tramways Cable Trams Grip Tram Beaconsfield Parade Albert ...Black & White Photograph by the TMSV Sales of a former grip car being transport on a jinker, pulled by three horses. Photo - Victoria Ave at the corner of Beaconsfield Pde - with the Bleak House Hotel in the background. Advised by Mal Rowe. From an email from Robert Green, 19-08-2021 - advised "The Herald of 10 May 1935, p.4 has the following little paragraph : Cable Tram Tableau Entitled “Transport Cavalcade”: Horse-laughs - real ones – were heard today when a team of horses, drawing a lorry upon which was a dis-used cable tram dummy sporting “Collins Street” upon the front and “South Melb Beach” at the rear, passed along Swanston Street. Neddy’s superiority complex at seeing out these early manifestations of our mechanical age was heightened when the front wheel of a nearby motor-truck fell off." Image has been reproduced from a movie - Commuting by Cable?Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, beaconsfield parade, albert park -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
... Trams tramways Cable Trams Grip Tram Nicholson St North Fitzroy ...Black & White Photograph by the TMSV Sales of a cable car set being hauled out of the North Fitzroy depot, Nicholson St, c1938 by a horse. Normally a tractor was used for this purpose. Note the large drainage pit on the gutter and that the grip mechanism has been lifted out plus the Bundy clock on the depot wall. Photo print was printed backwards - image i2 has been corrected. Image has been reproduced from a movie - Commuting by Cable?Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear and "1938" on the rear in pencil.trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, nicholson st, north fitzroy, bundy clock -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 5 Black & White Photograph/s, Cable tram operations
... of the cable tram operations c1938. Trams tramways Cable Trams Grip ...1 - employee with a uniform cap - could be a shunter - lifting the cable into the adjacent grip car. Marked on rear as "Lonsdale St" .2 - worker in a cable pulley maintenance pit oiling the mechanism - note the other pits. Has put a "Danger" sing out on the roadway. Marked on rear "Bourke and Spring St 1938" Two copies held and one digital image from a scene shot. .3 - a worker watching the cable entering a winding house looking for damage - what a boring job! Marked on rear as "Checking cables 1938" .4 - communications pillar - or box - to communicate with the winding house .5 - photos shows the grip in the roadway Images have been reproduced from a movie - Commuting by Cable?Yields information of the cable tram operations c1938.Series of five Black & White Photographs by the TMSV Sales and one digital image from Commuting by Cable. Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear with some notes in pencil on the rear as shown above.trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, cables, winding house -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
... Trams tramways Cable Trams Grip Tram Cables Cable Grip Has ...Black & White Photograph by the TMSV Sales of a poster / drawings showing the operation of the Grip Kicker Gear - which when activated forced the cable from the grip, such as when crossing over another cable. Refers to a model of this apparatus.Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, cables, cable grip -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
... Trams tramways Cable Trams Bell Punch Ticket Punch Tickets ...Black & White Photograph by the TMSV Sales of a cash / ticket / Revenue Clerk / Receiver office with a number of bell punches, ticket punches on a wall, along with disks. The heavy wooden cabinets, grill mesh and shutters.Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, bell punch, ticket punch, tickets, revenue clerks -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine - This Australia, Colin Jones et al, "Tramway Heydays", Winter 1982
Article commencing page 32 written by Colin Jones, titled "Tramway Heydays" looking at the rise and fall of tramways in Australia, including horse, steam, cable and electric trams. Has 14 large and 9 small photographs. Yields information about Australian Tramways and their historical context.Magazine - 92 pages - perfect bound - Vol. 1 No. 3 - Winter 1982tramways, colin jones, australia, melbourne, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Booklet, Arthur Winzenried, "A Guide to Melbourne's Trams", 1996
... context. tramways Melbourne Cable trams history horse tram ...Written by Dr Arthur Winzenried, APW Productions in 1996, providing a short history of Melbourne's trams - including a definition of what is a tram. Looks at cable trams, horse trams, electric trams, the Victorian Railways trams, the Melbourne network and at the time (1996) the recent developments - the transition from MMTB to The Met and PTC. Gives two timelines of tramway development in Melbourne. Is referenced with a further reading list.Yields information about the Melbourne Tram system and their historical context.Booklet - printed card covers, 28 A4 printed pages, stapled on left hand side.Has date stamp of "28 Jul 1996" stamped on top of first page.tramways, melbourne, cable trams, history, horse tram, electric trams, arthur winzenried -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Cable tram tickets - central Melbourne, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1920s
Cable trams operated in Melbourne from 1885 to 1940. Initially by the Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co (a private operator) then the "Tramway Board" from 1916 to 1919 until the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board took over. These four tickets would have been a set of pre-purchased ticket in a lot of eight (8) tickets (1/- worth). Priced 1 1/2d each. On the rear lists the Melbourne CBD lines available for use on. Issued by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board. Demonstrates a Melbourne cable tram ticket issued by the MMTB.Set of four MMMTB 1 1/2d tickets. Have perforation marks on top and bottom. Light brown - lettered K, brown, lettered L.tickets, mmtb, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet - PTC, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "100 years of Melbourne Trams", 1985
... trams. Melbourne public transport tramways history cable trams ...Produced to celebrate 100 years of trams in Melbourne. Gives a brief history of Melbourne cable trams, horse trams, first electric trams, the MMTB, Rolling stock and the transition to the Metropolitan Transit Authority. Printed under the Public Transport Corporation logo.Yields information about the history of Melbourne's trams.Four page A4, folded A3 printed two colours, on gloss paper.melbourne, public transport, tramways, history, cable trams, mmtb, the met