Set of eight report on traffic counts during the 1970's. All Foolscap except .8, with notes, tables, charts and maps. .1 - "PM Peak traffic counts - March/April 1974 for the City Cordon and beyond the City Cordon" - May 1974 - red tape binding. .2 - "PM Peak Traffic counts - April 1975 - St Kilda Road Cordon" - June 1975 - red comb binding .3 - "AM Peak Traffic counts - October 1974 for the City Cordon and beyond the City Cordon" - December 1974 - red comb binding .4 - "St Kilda Road Cordon 1976 - PM Peak outbound traffic count" - Feb. 1976 - - red comb binding .5 - "St Kilda Road Cordon 1973 - AM Peak Inbound Oct. 1973" - dated Nov 1973 - red tape binding. .6 - "City Cordon Passengers counts AM Peak - Feb & March 1972, PM Peak March 1972 - showing effect of change of State public service and also introduction of late night shopping." - June 1972 - was bound with red tape. .7 - "PM Peak traffic counts - April 1975 for the city cordon and beyond the city cordon" - dated June 1975 - red comb binding .8 - "City Cordon 1977 PN Peak outbound traffic count" - dated June 1977, A4 - red comb bindingIn top left hand corner "Lees" in pencil or ink and some with the report title on the left hand edge for filing purposes.trams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, surveys, passengers, st kilda rd

Report - Foolscap landscape format, red comb binding - approx. 40 pages with notes, diagrams and maps - titled "CBD Employment Densities", dated July 1974. Has one loose sheet with notes.In top right hand corner "Lees" in penciltrams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, city of melbourne, surveys

Report - Foolscap landscape format, red comb binding - approx. 50 pages with notes, titled "Preston Origin and Destination Survey February 1975 - Remarks on Survey Cards West Preston Route". Dated March 1975.In top right hand corner "Lees" in inktrams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, west preston, surveys

Report - Foolscap landscape format, red tape binding - approx. 30 pages with notes, diagrams, charts, maps showing passenger traffic for parts of each route. Titled "Section to Section trips compiled from information obtained by the Melbourne Metropolitan Transportation Study 1964 Card survey from tram and bus routes based on the Central Business area of Melbourne". Dated 3/1967. Contains a large fold out map of each route showing passenger numbers for the day.In top right hand corner "Lees" in inktrams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, melbourne, surveys, passengers, maps

Report - Foolscap landscape format, red tape binding - approx. 80 pages with notes, diagrams, charts, maps showing passenger traffic for parts of each route, including Railway Stations, passenger flows, titled "Passenger movements by public transport for the Central city Business area based on results of the 1964 Melbourne Metropolitan Transportation Study.In top right hand corner "Lees" in inktrams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, melbourne, surveys, passengers, railways, maps

Report - A4, 170 pages + card coves with plastic sheets black comb bound, titled "Demonstration Project - East Preston Tram route upgrading Sept. 1976" Has a Table of Contents, appendices, photograph, tables and diagrams. Looks at the delays on the East Preston route with methods of overcoming the bunching of trams, installation of kerbs for trams, traffic island, coordinated traffic lights along with Project costs. Notes it is a demonstration project.trams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, melbourne, surveys, passengers, east preston, traffic control, traffic lights, delays, road works, maps

Report - A4, 90 pages + card coves with plastic sheets black comb bound, titled "Melbourne - Doncaster & Templestowe - Public Transport Proposals - Submission to the Parliamentary Works Committee - August 1974" Has a Table of Contents, appendices, photograph, tables and diagrams. Looks at the use of light rail or buses. See Reg Item 5969 for a supplementary document also dated August 1974.trams, tramways, new tramways, doncaster, light rail, buses, parliament, submissions

Report - A4, 58 pages + card coves with brown comb bound, titled "CBD Passenger Survey - August 1977". Has table of contents, tables, figures and notes on the cards. Provides origin and destination information on passengers entering the CBD. Conducted over a two week period using university students.Has "3-10-78" on inside front cover.trams, tramways, surveys, city of melbourne, passengers, mmtb

Report - Foolscap, card covers, red binding strip, 12 sheets + 4 drawings (fold out), titled "Swanston Street Underground Tramway City Road to Bouverie Street", detailing the proposal, including costs, issues, drains, obstructions. Includes cross sections of the tunnels and notes on public access. Dated June 1972. Drawings not scanned.Has "Lees" in ink on top right hand corner.trams, tramways, underground tramways, swanston st, reports, new tramways

Report - Foolscap, card covers, red binding strip, 12 sheets + 4 drawings (fold out), titled "Underground Routes - Ultimate Development - St Kilda Road Section", detailing the proposal, including costs, issues, drains, obstructions. Includes cross sections of the tunnels and notes on public access. Dated August 1969. Includes parts where the roadway would dip under cross streets as well as the tram lines. Drawings not scanned.Has "Lees" in pencil on top right hand corner.trams, tramways, underground tramways, swanston st, reports, new tramways, st kilda road

Report - Foolscap, card covers, red binding strip, 8 pages + 2 drawings or charts, titled "Some thoughts on the ventilation of tramway systems" looking at the design aspects for tram tunnel ventilation of underground systems. Dated August 1966.Has "Lees" in pencil on top right hand corner.trams, tramways, underground tramways, swanston st, reports, new tramways, st kilda road, ventilation

Report - Foolscap, card covers, red binding strip, about pages + drawings or charts, titled 'Current trends which may indicate the future growth and nature of the metropolitan area and in particular the Central Business area of Melbourne" Has three parts: 1 - Future growth of population of the Melbourne Metropolitan Area 2 - The Centre of Gravity of and general distribution of the Central Business area of Melbourne 3 - Future growth of the Central Business Area of Melbourne. Dated Jan 1966, prior to the construction of the Underground Railway and the move to Docklands.Has "JEC" in pencil on top right hand corner.trams, tramways, melbourne, planning, development

Report - Foolscap, card covers, red comb binding, 15 pages, titled "Traffic Operations Investigations - Route Study Methodology". Looks at the methodology for studying the operating characteristics of transport route and the programme for doing it. Dated Nov. 1975. Signed R B Sinclairtrams, tramways, routes, passengers, planning, development

Report - Foolscap, card covers, red tape binding, 10 pages, titled "Chapel Street - Tram Routes - Data Sheets - Stop by Stop survey 1972" Maps running times and summary including a check across conductors journals. Dated Dec 1972, notes work done by L Hogan, W. TootellHas "Lees" in the top right hand corner and the title on the left side of the report.trams, tramways, routes, passengers, planning, development, chapel st

Report - Foolscap, card covers, red cloth binding, 3 pages plus graphs, tables and diagrams, titled "Staggering of Office Houses of State Public Services Effect on trams and buses" Dated June 1972 Signed D W Lees, Planning Engineer.trams, tramways, routes, passengers, planning, development, victorian government

35mm colour slides TMSV copy slide. Photographer unknown of a MMTB Moomba float, featuring a wheel fitted with two wings. Has two ladies holding the "reins" Float turning a corner. No details as to the date - 1950's?trams, tramways, moomba, displays, parades, mmtb

35mm colour slide TMSV copy slide of trackwork at St Kilda Junction, possibly soon after a change over to the new track in St Kilda Road. Has W 366 (St Kilda Beach) on the temporary or new track pending the construction of a road surface and the link to Wellington St. Photo may be from a photo held in the Public Records Office series. On the corner of Punt and St Kilda Road is s building advertising Schweppes Junction Motor service station."MP 30" in pencil on the side.trams, tramways, st kilda junction, trackwork, new tramways, w class, road works, tram 366

Sign printed on paper with an adhesive backing, titled "MMTB Cash Fare Ticket Code", detailing tickets issued on trams giving the value for a specific alphabetical letter. Tickets issued by a ticket machine on a Z class tram.trams, tramways, tickets, ticket machines, signs, passengers

Timetable - 11 pages stapled within a manila coloured folder, titled "Royal Tour 1977", detailing the "Traffic Officers Special Working Arrangements", for resumption of services following the Royal Progress and the actions they need to take. Signed by N. C Elliot. Gives a list of extra trams, for various city streets and routes.trams, tramways, royal visit, timetables, special workings, mmtb

.Run Number pressed plastic sheet with rounded corners, off white or cream sheet with the letter "P" and number "75" painted in red, to give a Run Number Plate for Preston Depot. Marked in red Texta "P75" on rear.trams, tramways, mmtb, preston depot, timetables

Set of 2 run number plates used for the vehicle identification system used in the AVM. Item was pushed into a slot of a reader which then recognised the identification through the series of holes on the left hand side. Fitted with metal strips, riveted on, to enable the card to be slotted into the holder by the crew member and then withdrawn when not required. Understood that the tram carried one of these at one end and then another without the holes at the other end. Number has been engraved into the plastic sheet and then painted in black. Used to identify the depot and "run number" or timetable that the tram was running on, two in each tram, to enable monitoring by inspectors and crews. System introduced by the MTA during the second half of the 1980's. These two particular plates have details on how to be used in trams and they were used for transporting trams to and from the workshops. Have a label on the rear advising this. .1 - A150 .2 - E25 - (was this a duplicate of 1435.1?) - not all the holes have been fully drilled through.trams, tramways, mmtb, preston depot, timetables, preston workshops, south melbourne depot

Christmas card, printed - 8 pages featuring a MMTB logo (gold) on the front cover and a photo of the Wattle Park Golf course, from the MMTB. Has a serrated edge with a slight silver finish. Not dated. Two copies held.trams, tramways, mmtb, christmas, greetings cards, wattle park

.Run Number metal plate with corners trimmed and rounded, two slotted holes, painted with a white background and the letter "F" and number "6" painted in black, to give a Run Number Plate for Footscray Depot. Painted with the same detail on either side of the plate. Advised by the donor that it was acquired just after the closure of the Footscray tram service.trams, tramways, mmtb, footscray depot, timetables

.Run Number plastic sheet with corners trimmed and rounded, two round holes, with an off-white background and the letter "K" and number "38" painted in red, to give a Run Number Plate for Kew Depot.trams, tramways, mmtb, kew depot, timetables

Black and white print From left to right in the photograph the eleven buses are: Leyland Cubs / Preston Workshop bodies: No 48,50,46,47,49. Bedfords WLG / D. White bodies : No 88,87,89,86,81,84. All eleven buses entered service in 1936. The line up is when they are new, but one bus already has minor damage. Yields information about the Footscray Bus depot.Black and White photograph - printed on plain papertramways, trams, mmtb, buses, footscray, leyland, bedfords

Photograph shows W7 1003 at East Preston Depot and the components that went to make resilient or quiet running wheels. Also shown is a carbon skid trolley pole head which also made tram operations quieter. The wheels were introduced with the W6 class and W7s. The carbon skid trolley pole heads were continued but the resilient wheels not continued with during the 1980s.Yields information the components that were used to make trams quieter running during the 1950s.Photograph - black and white with MMTB stamp on rear.trams, tram 1003, w7 class, resilient wheels, carbon skids, noise, mmtb, double helical gears

Used by the MMTB Doncaster bus drivers and conductors to place their bank notes into and secure it with the leather cord. Coins were paid in using a separate method. D 16 - Doncaster Bus depot, A - South Melbourne.Demonstrates the method of securing bank notes for paying in.Set of 3 cloth bags, fitted with leather cord and stamp in black ink.tramways, conductors, bank notes, pay-in, cash handling, cash bag

Print of drawing 932 or R932, titled "Proposed Single Truck car" - giving dimensions and details of the Radiax truck, seating capacity and crush loading. Dated 27-1-1922. See also Reg Item 4395.1trams, tramways, radiax truck, new tramcars, tramcar construction, proposals

Print of drawing R4661, "Seating Plan 48 passenger box car (Hopper Windows)", showing a side elevation and floor plan of a tramcar like a SW6 but with two large central sliding doors.trams, tramways, sw6 class, bogie trams, new tramcars, tramcar construction, proposals