Report - A4 perfect bound, printed on gloss white paper, 44 pages including card covers, titled "A Transdev - Transfield Services Partnership Yarra Trams - The first two years 1999 > 2001". Gives a list of Board members, list of managers along with photograph, photos of old and new trams, Box Hill extension, vision, customer charter, employees, various projects undertaken, operations - reliability, maintenance, Southbank depot, Preston Workshops, infrastructure works, finance, marketing, sponsorships and the future. Contains a complete listing of Yarra Trams Employees.trams, tramways, yarra trams, transdev, transfield, management, box hill, route 109, employees, lists, preston workshops, southbank depot, maintenance, trackwork

Newspaper clipping - full page newspaper - from the MX news, Friday 11/10/2002 - titled "Melbourne's last work of art. (And you thought it was just a tram stop.)", featuring stop 6, Collins St, Town Hall - about Yarra Trams Superstops - notes that Yarra trams were awarded the John Truscott Design Foundation award recognising excellence in community designs. Also advertises Route 109.trams, tramways, yarra trams, superstops, collins st, route 109, tram stops

Pamphlet - 3 fold DL Full colour, titled "How scathing The Met to school helped Justine catch a wave" detailing student concession cards and fares, published 11/85. Has an application form and list of train station and tram and bus depots where application could be made. See Reg Item 5558 for an associated poster.trams, tramways, concession fares, students, tickets, passes, the met

Six page A4 size full colour brochure titled "Trammies / A ride through Victoria's tramway culture" published by the Immigration Museum featuring four "trammies" on the front cover, detailing the transition from Cable to Electric, the MMTB, the Birth of the W class tram, Women, Sir Robert Orison, Victoria's Provincial tramways, Calcutta and Gunzels. On the rear cover has a photo of a group of BTM workers (Reg. Item 1678), and the BTM logo. Features Don Stewart of Bendigo, Malcolm of The Connies, Darren Hutchesson of Bendigo and Roberto D'Andrea - Connies on the front cover.trams, tramways, trammies, exhibitions, immigration museum, connies

Poster - titled "The Melbourne Tramways - A Pictorial History" providing a detail map, showing the opening, closing, dates and notes of Melbourne's horse, cable, electric tramways and railways. Printed on a plain background. Has notes on closures, track layouts, accuracy and acknowledgements. Prepared by Stephen Watson 1993. See Reg Item 506 for later editions.Has a $15 price label on rear.trams, tramways, melbourne, map, tramways, cable trams, horse trams, box hill, vr trams

A souvenir from one of the last trams to Port Melbourne. Both the South Melbourne and Port Melbourne cable lines closed on this date. The South Melbourne line was converted to electric traction; the Port Melbourne line was replaced by a bus service. See item 7595 for another bell cord from the same event.Has a close association with the closure of the Port Melbourne cable tram line.Bell cord - for a grip car bell - consisting of a wooden turned handle fitted with a screw at the bottom, a length of sash cord and a cast iron end to which the rope has been glued or fastened into and a hook that went on the underside of the bell itself. On the wooden handle is a label - "Cable tram cord taken from the last tram to run in Port Melbourne"trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, gripmen, bell, port melbourne, last tram, closure

Advertising Poster for use in Tramcars printed on heavy cardboard - "How catching The Met to school helped Justine catch a wave", promoting the benefits of having a Student Concession card. See Reg Item 5513 for an associated pamphlet.trams, tramways, posters, students, tickets, passes, the met

Advertising Poster for use in Tramcars printed on heavy cardboard advertising The Herald, Melbourne, newspaper and its world news coverage and on the rear, "Do a good turn today" with a happy face on a yellow back. Image file is a small version of the large pdf file, on file as hte5562i.pdf. Image i1 shows the rear of the poster with the words - "Do a good turn today"trams, tramways, posters, the herald, advertisements, behaviour

Advertising Poster for use in Tramcars printed on heavy cardboard advertising the use of Australian Recycled Carton board with the headline caption "This is the Sign of a True Green Aussie". Has the logos of Defiance, Kleenex, Uncle Tobys, Arnotts, Neranda Tea, Lanes, Kellogs, White Wings, Aeroplane jelly and Peters. Sponsored by channel 7 Melbourne nightly news. Image file is a small version of the large pdf file, on file as hte5568i.pdftrams, tramways, posters, advertisements, melbourne

Digital image of the Burnley Gardens, and Hawthorn district with a close-up of the Hawthorn Tram depot and the intersection of Wallen Road, Power Sts and Riversdale Roads - c1950, prior to the construction of St Anthony's church. Shows the traffic arrangements at the intersection, tram depot buildings and the intersection prior to the reconstruction of the entry into Riversdale Road. Original photo from the Hawthorn Historical Society website - Sourced by Ron Scholten 24/1/2021trams, tramways, hawthorn depot, wallen road, riversdale road, burnley

Pamphlet - titled "A guide to getting picked up after midnight" consisting of a 3 fold DL pamphlet and 8 bus night or night rider timetables. The DL 3 fold pamphlet sponsored by Manchester Unity and Fox FM introduced the 1993 service. Has a map of the various services and a brief suburb by suburb description. Has contact numbers and the logos of The Met and the PTC. The forerunner to night trams and trains. 8 timetables, each with a map list of stops and times. Operated Saturdays and Sundays only - dated May 1993. Each have two creases to enable folding. Werribee, Broadmeadows, St Albans, Epping, Eltham, Croydon, Boronia, Dandenong, Frankstontrams, tramways, nightrider, night trams

Newspaper clipping from The Australian Financial Review, 21/10/2011 titled "Quiet achiever keeps a city ticking", about the impact of route 96 and other tram lines on the City of Melbourne and their efficiency in providing a public transport service. Quotes Terry Rawnsley of SGS Economics and Planning, Daniel Bowen of the PTUA, and that Melbourne is a tram survivor amongst Australian cities. Has a photo of Bumblebee (2), C2 class tram outside Southern Cross Station.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramways, route 96, c2 class, public transport

Newspaper clippings from The Age, Nov 2013, titled "A W class gets to stand tall" about the positioning of full scale model of W7 1040, at the corner of Spencer and Flinders St. Item details the Art project, sponsored by the City of Melbourne and undertaken by David Bell and his team. Consists of two pieces of newspaper, not known how they went together. See also Reg Item 499trams, tramways, melbourne, sculpture, art works, flinders st, spencer st

Pamphlet - four fold DL - gloss paper, titled "Help us to build a better service", asking Yarra Trams (prior to amalgamation of M>Tram) passengers, survey, about the appearance of the new Yarra trams livery, inside and outside, security cameras, and information provided. Has a map of the Yarra tram routes, or network. Include contact number and logos. Dated 2001 and signed by Steve MacDonald as CEO of Yarra Trams.trams, tramways, yarra trams, livery, surveys, map

Set if 4 tickets: 1 - 2d - green print on a off white paper, No. 537299, with a Bushels coffee advert featuring a women washing clothes using a washing board and tub. 2 - MMTB blue 5 sections ticket - B890785 with 1981 written in ink on the rear 3 - Two MetroCard's - Off peak - brown print on Edmondson style car, Nos. 00840 and 841 for Preston to Melbourne, dated 12/3/1981trams, tramways, tickets, mmtb, metrocard, advertisements

Provides information on the use of concession cards for travelling on Victorian public transport, including senior and other concession cards. Shows images of the various cards allowed including students, seniors, and other concessions and free travel passes. Issued 2024.Yields information about the concession cards in use 2023/2024Pamphlet - 3 fold DL on recycled paper.public transport, tramways, myki, fares, tickets, concession fares

Typed report by Mr Alex Cameron of the PMTT titled "Chairman giving a comparison between Original and Revised estimate of Noyes Bros in regard to proposed tramways" Orginal Estimate dated May 1906, revised June 1907. One of the principal savings was the purchase of power from the Electric Traction and Lighting Co instead of building their own Power Station. There were other changes to the estimates for track, alterations to sewers, water mains and drains, and rolling stock.Yields information about the cost of construction of the first stage of the PMTT in 1907.Document or report 5 foolscap sheets - carbon copytramways, tramcars, pmtt, costs, new tramways

Pamphlet produced by Met Tram Marketing about the hiring of trams - gives rates, seating capacity, depots and tram types. Has a list of depots and the contact details. Not dated, c1995. Has an enquiry form attached.Yields information about hiring a tram c1995.Pamphlet, 3 fold DLfull colour.met tram, tramways, tram hire, charters

Written on the handle in pencil "The dear old "PM" cable trams passed away March 13, 1937" - a souvenir from one of the last trams to Port Melbourne. Both the South Melbourne and Port Melbourne cable lines closed on this date. The South Melbourne line was converted to electric traction; the Port Melbourne line was replaced by a bus service. See item 5556 for another bell cord from the same event.Has a close association with the closure of the Port Melbourne cable tram line.Bell cord - for a grip car bell - consisting of a wooden turned handle fitted with a screw at the bottom, a length of sash cord and a cast iron end to which the rope has been glued or fastened into.On the wooden handle a note has been written in pencil.trams, tramways, cable trams, grip trams, bell, port melbourne, last trams, closure.

Item reports on the launch of the 3rd Melbourne Tramcar Restaurant, No. 939, named "Valentine". Gives the story of the company, its development, the business with comments from Craig Opie, the Managing Director. The tram became Ballarat Tramway Museum Cuthberts 939 in 2016. Item written by Clare Kermond, photo John Lamb.Yields information about Melbourne Tramcar Restaurant business and No. 939, Valentine.Newspaper clipping over two pages from The Age, 10/2/1995.tramways, conductors, colonial tramcar restaurant, tram 939

The photograph shows the interior of a Melbourne cable tram engine house, or powerhouse, with the steam cylinders and flywheels in the view. Location and date unknown.Yields information about the interior of an cable tram engine house.Photograph, black and white, plain papertrams, tramways, cable tram, engine house, power house

The photograph shows a cable tram in Bourke St, crossing over the electric tram track in William Street. The Menzies Hotel 1867 (see reference) is in the background, along with the Goldborough Mort Woolstore building 1862 on the opposite corner. Also in the photo are the Melbourne Centenary "Lollypop" street decorations of 1934. The photo appears to be taken from the roof of the Shell Building in William Street. Yields information about the Menzies Hotel and the intersection of Bourke and William St. Photograph, black and white, plain papertrams, tramways, cable tram, bourke st, william st, menzies hotel, goldsborough mort, melbourne centenary

The photograph shows the view from the front seat of a cable tram travelling along St Kilda Road with another cable tram on the other track. The photo shows, though out of focus, the median strip trees, street lights and the rock kerb markers known as "dragon teeth". The line was converted to electric traction in 1925/26. See also item 5894 for another image.Yields information about St Kilda Road, possibly in the 1910s.Photograph, black and white, plain papertrams, tramways, cable tram, st kilda road, grip car

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.Yields information about cable trams in the 1920s and 1930s.Photograph, black and white, plain backtrams, tramways, cable tram, gripmen, uniforms

Document titled "A descriptive history of MMTB buses 1923 - 1983" compiled by Ross Baird for the Bus and Coach Society of Victoria. Presented in a date and event history format for bus services and routes operated by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board from 1923 to 1983 when services were taken over by The Met.Yields information about the MMTB Bus services.Document - 16 A4 sheets, printed.mmtb, buses, bscv

Rose Series postcard No. P 10147, titled "A delightful view across the River Yarra, Melbourne" showing a view from the south bank of the Yarra across to Flinders St station, the signal gantries at the west end of the platforms, the station buildings and some of the other buildings on the skyline. A St Kilda bound dog box (swing door) set is in platform 10 awaiting departure.Yields information Flinders St station from the south side of the river.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.flinders st station, signals, yarra river, railways, electric trains

Report - Foolscap 21 typed pages, 18 bound sheets of diagrams and 1 loose diagram, with card covers, with red binding strips, titled "A discussion on fundamental aspects of underground tram operations that are of importance for the preliminary design', dated July 1966. Looks at the design aspects, tunnel sections, size, passenger access (all stairs), direction of operation - allowed for reversal of running, curvature, turnouts and cross overs, gradients, storage sidings, freight, ventilation and emergency uses. A loose sheet of a doubled deck Liverpool tram. Vehicles modelled included double deck buses and suburban trains including W class trams.In top left hand corner "Lees" in penciltrams, tramways, trackwork, melbourne, underground tramways, crossover

.1 - Report Foolscap 6 typed pages, multiple diagrams and tables (some on heat sensitive paper) with card covers, with red binding strips, titled "Comparison between service requirements using two bogie trams and a mixed fleet of three bogie articulated trams and two bogie trams for Kew Depot routes", dated June 1965. Includes diagrams of passengers each hour for multiple stops. Concludes that crew and tram savings would be in excess of 20%. Report - Foolscap 6 typed pages, multiple diagrams and tables (some on heat sensitive paper) with card covers, with red binding strips, titled "East Preston depot routes - comparison between service requirements using two bogie trams and a mixed fleet of three bogie articulated trams and two bogie trams" Dated September 1965. Includes diagrams of passengers each hour for multiple stops. Concludes that for the East Preston route, a 20% saving in crews. Brunswick route would not applicable.In top left hand corner "Lees" in penciltrams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, speed of services, articulated trams, surveys, east preston depot, kew depot