Track plan or track map or layout of the Melbourne system showing track layout, crossovers, depots, workshops and route numbers, terminus, substations, Bundy clocks, layout of Preston works. On the rear is a detailed layout of the city area. Shows railway stations but not the station names and rivers. Printed on cartridge paper. No details of to who prepared the plan or the drawing or date. Wattle Park line has been duplicated (Sept 1970), but the Essendon Airport line remains (closed Oct. 1976).trams, tramways, mmtb, track layout, junction, depots, substation, plans, trackwork, route numbers, terminus, map, bundy clock

.1 - Foolscap duplicated sheet with changes marked in red ink and pencil notes along the bottom edge, titled "Christmas Eve - Sunday 24 December 1939 - Special late trams and buses to be run in connection with the choral and musical festival to be held in Alexandra Gardens from 11pm to Midnight". Lists routes, times from terminus, city, and arrive back at the depot. Gives details for both the Southern and Northern systems. Dated 21/11/1939, signed W. Simpson Assistant Manager. .2 - Associated passenger check sheet - completed for St Kilda Road at intersection of City Road - records 10 trams with passenger number - does not give car number. Form No 3/201 - July 1939. .3 - Notice to Conductors and Bus Operators - all depots except Footscray and Clifton Hill dated 21/12/1939 on foolscap duplicated paper, advising crews of the event, minimum fares of 6d, special tickets and completion of revenue journals. signed by S. M. Richardson as Manager (stamped signature).trams, tramways, mmtb, public transport, holiday arrangements, buses, services, christmas, tickets, revenue journal, conductors

Timetable - 26 pages photocopied on foolscap paper clipped with a fold back type metal clip in the top left hand corner, MMTB for Queens Birthday Monday 16-6-1969. Has an index page on the front cover. Gives a timetable for each route, showing both trams and buses, departure time from terminus, and running times. Has various symbols for depot run in etc.Has three MMTB stamps on the front sheet.trams, tramways, mmtb, timetables, queens birthday, buses, trams

Timetable - 33 pages printed or photocopied on foolscap paper for each tram and bus routes, for weekdays, Saturdays and Sunday. Gives a timetable for each route, showing both trams and buses, departure time from terminus, and running times. Has various symbols for depot run in etc. In a style for public use. Dated May 1967 to August 1968. Full Image of route 19 sheet added 9/4/17 following a query about route 19 timetables - see image i3.trams, tramways, mmtb, timetables, buses, trams

Tramway Inspectors table holder - two sheets of Perspex with a ruled card between them held with an elastic or rubber band. Use by Inspectors to hold headway cards which they hand wrote out to suit themselves and their method of monitoring services. Inspector's would use a soft pencil on the Perspex sheet to mark off the services as they past their monitoring point. Normally the card would be used to note the suburban terminus departure time, city arrival time, their monitoring point, eg a junction, and other major points. They could also record crew change overs for meals and with other trams on them and what runs their next did. (Advice from Peter Winspur 24-3-2016) Five additional blank copies of the cards from a donation of Kevin Tierney added 5/8/2016. Addition blank card from donation of Gavin Young added 22/12/2020.trams, tramways, mmtb, timetables, buses, trams, inspectors

Australian Railway Enthusiast Magazine - September 1995, pager 9 (note dated June 1995 on this page only), featuring photographs of cable trams with the heading "Times Past" with captions by William F. Scott. - cable car set - bogie trailer - side on view - bogie car 472 in Sydney Road - cable car set at South Melbourne terminus, Victoria St MMTB with the destination of North Fitzroy, c1923 Also has an obituary on Eldon Hogan who died on 6/5/1995.trams, tramways, cable trams, south melbourne, north fitzroy, bogie cable trailers, sydney rd, tram 472

Letter - City of St Kilda - dated 20/11/1919, to the Secretary of the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust Mr. R. Shackell regarding the shelter location at the Point Ormond terminus - suggesting being placed on the north side.trams, tramways, pmtt, letters, city of st kilda, point ormond, shelters

Notes, 2 pages, has been pinned together, giving a sketch of the intersection of Rathdowne and Elgin St intersection and details of Rathdown St terminus at Park St. From survey books. Items 2064 to 2075 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "MT&O Co." red pencil on the front cover.trams, tramways, mto co, cable trams, drawings, reports, surveys, rathdowne st, elgin st

Notes,13 pages, pinned together, giving details, opening dates, terminals, depot entries, sheave pits, curves, for the Collins St to Brunswick St line, including the St Georges Road terminus at Barkly St. Items 2064 to 2075 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "MT&O Co." red pencil on the front cover.trams, tramways, mto co, cable trams, drawings, reports, surveys, collins st, gisborne st, brunswick st, st georges rd

Timetable printed on manila coloured car, folded into three, with red and black ink, titled "Timetable of first and last trams". Gives details of the first and last services from the City for each street and the respective terminus. Has details for cable trams and the Footscray services. Has details of Wattle Park. See Reg Item 1751 for an April 1951 version and 899 for a 1946 version.trams, tramways, timetables, first tram, wattle park

Colour print on Kodak paper of HTT 8 in Batman Ave on its way to the terminus - has the Yarra River in the background. Photo by Ray Marsh, 25-9-1994, printed on Kodak Paper.Has in ink on rear "8M Batman Ave, 25-9-94" and in bottom right hand corner "R. J. Marsh"trams, tramways, batman ave, htt, m class, tram 8

Handwritten in pencil notes titled "Town cars along Flinders St from Approx 5.20 pm" - no date. Gives run number, time ex Lonsdale St, Spencer and Flinders St and Market St. Not dated. Gives schedule times and destination. C1960, shows Hawthorn Depot as a terminus. Second sheet appears to be draft sheet. Prepared on ruled foolscap sheet with four punch holes on the right hand side.trams, tramways, flinders st, schedules, timetables, hawthorn depot

Pamphlet - DL card size, full colour on gloss paper titled "Melbourne's Unique Tourist Tram", featuring a photograph W1 427 and advertising tour from Swanston and Victoria St and St Kilda Beach terminus, tickets, contract phone number and its routes. Produced by The Met, c1994.Has in top right hand corner (c-1994), in ink.trams, tramways, tourist trams, w1 class, the met, tram w1 427

Sign titled "Trams to Elsternwick" giving details of the first and last trams for Weekdays, Saturdays and Sunday. Sign was located at the Point Ormond terminus. See Note for donor's comment. Painted sheet metal sign, approx. 2mm thick with 3 holes each top and bottom, front painted in white, with red lines and black letters. Rear painted in a yellow metal primer and then a brown paint. trams, tramways, point ormond, signs, elsternwick

1986.1 - Book - "Destination City" with subtitle "Melbourne's Electric Trams" - 128 A4 pages + card , printed on gloss paper - 7 sections, perfect bound, describes Melbourne's tram car fleet. Includes brief description of each type, photographs and a summary history, including the Victorian Railway's trams. Has many photographs of the various tramcars associated with relevant text. On front cover is a photo of Z3 at the Burwood terminus. Written by Norm Cross, Dale Budd and Randall Wilson as editors, published by Transit Australia Publishing. Has two maps, north and south of Melbourne, printed on the inside card covers. Pages 92, 93, 96, 98 - 103 have been annotated by Lloyd Rogers - see htd1986i1.pdf - red and blue ink. - giving corrections and notes. 1986.2 - 8 pages of typed and handwritten notes - photocopied with "Comments by Lloyd Rogers Jan. 1 1994" on bottom of each sheet - giving page by page notes - see htd1986i2.pdf for a scan of these notes. Includes notes on the paint scheme for VR. 53 and a copy of a memo from the Rolling Stock Engineers Office, dated 22/6/1942 titled "Construction 3 - 45 feet tram cars" giving instructions re the paint colour schemes.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramcars, mmtb, vr trams

Set of papers, handwritten concerning the history of Essendon electric system. .1 - two foolscap pages notes on the terminus of the electric tramway at Moonee Ponds creek and other notes - dated 31-7-59. .2 - five foolscap sheets - pinned in the top left hand corner - extract from the Victorian Government Gazette - 11.5.1905, p. 1425. .3 - four quarto sheets pinned in the top left hand corner - hand written extracts from: - Argus - 6/10/1960 - p20 - The Age - Friday Oct. 12, 1906 - p6 - Argus - 12/10/1906 - p4 - The Age 12/10/1906 - p6 Items 2027 to 2030 and 1309 copy 2 contained within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Historical Data regarding Essendon Tramways and their services to the City"trams, tramways, essendon, saltwater river, keilor rd, reports, essendon depot, nmetl, moonee ponds

Set of papers, handwritten concerning the development and timing of the "Preston Tramway system" - 14 sheets by the Fitzroy, Northcote and Preston Tramways Trust Prepared largely by H. S. McComb, with notes dates, depot, track layout, lengths, the Act, dates and calculations, curves, Barkly St terminus, St Georges Road and interface with the cable trams. Item contained within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "FN&PTT" in red pencil.trams, tramways, preston, fitzroy, northcote, fnptt, opening, st georges rd, cable trams

Set of papers - 50 foolscap plain paper sheets - handmade or written in plain and red pencil giving details of the Hawthorn system, sketches showing changes to the trackwork, duplication dates, lengths of track, level book references, calculations, junction arrangements, Batman Ave terminus, Bridge Road interchange with the cable trams, Items 2037 to 2041 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Hawthorn Tramway Trust" in red pencil.trams, tramways, htt, hawthorn, reports, routes, track, hawthorn depot, opening, cable trams, batman ave

Black and white photograph of tramcar 76 at Batman Avenue terminus in 1925. The tram is a single-truck California combination tram, one of 20 built for the P&MTT in 1915. The photo was taken at Batman Avenue in 1925 and shows a driver or conductor adjusting the trolley pole. The photo shows the Batman Ave terminus and Flinders St station in the background. Tram 76 was built in 1915 by the Meadow Manufacturing Co in Sydney for the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust before transferring to the MMTB in 1920. The J-class tram was bought by the SECV in 1931 and moved to Ballarat as tram No. 19. It operated in Ballarat until it was transferred to Bendigo in 1960 as tram No. 7, operating as public transport until 1972. It is now in operating condition at the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria in Bendigo. Tram 76 has the destination of Chapel St. Tram 76 was allocated at the Glenhuntly depot as at 24 March 1928.trams, tramways, batman ave, pmtt, secv, ballarat, bendigo, shelters, chapel st, tram 76, j class, mmtb

Black and white photograph of tramcar 32 at Batman Avenue terminus in 1925. The tram is a maximum- traction bogie, drop-end-and-centre combination tram built by Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide in 1913 for the PMTT. The photo was taken at Batman Avenue in 1925 and shows a driver adjusting the rear pantograph and the conductor at the front of the tram. The photo shows the Batman Ave terminus in the background.trams, tramways, batman ave, c class, pmtt, tram 32

Postcard - Black and White - Valentines No. V3, titled "St Kilda Road, Melbourne" - looking south with the Shrine of Remembrance, Prince Henry Hospital and Flinders St station in the view. Has a number of trams in the view including one at the Batman Ave terminus. Shows the South Melbourne industrial area with signs for Dulux, Aspro, Bergers. The Flinders St station canopy has a 2nd world war sign, "What will you give up for them" On the rear - has a divided back, and "A Real Photograph" " & Produced in Australia".On the rear has the stamp of Graeme S Breydon - see image i2.trams, tramways, melbourne, st kilda rd, shrine of remembrance, flinders st station, south melbourne, batman ave

.1 - single A4 sheet - titled "W class Safety Alert - Fail Safe Park Brake", dated 24/3/2006, detailing procedures for the use of the parking braking system fitted to W class tramcars. Includes a photograph of the button. .2 - Instruction - from Staff Induction Manual, detailing terminus procedures for Malvern Depot; University terminus, Malvern Burke Road, Glen Iris, Camberwell and Kew terminus for Z and Combino trams .3 - as above, but includes Luna Park terminus.1 - Has "Ron, FYI" in ink on the top left hand corner.trams, tramways, w class, braking, instructions, malvern depot, university, burke rd, glen iris, kew, luna park, camberwell

Table card for Run 53 from South Melbourne depot, c1970. Sheet of paper hand written, preprinted as for item 2206 glued to a sheet of Masonite, then varnished. Written in blue and red ink. Gives sign on time, times at the from the various terminus. Highlights the need to test phones at Millswyn and ? streets and the Fitzroy St terminus. Timetables runs between Brunswick St and Fitzroy St and between Franklin St and South Melbourne Depot, Kingsway. Gives hours for the crews.trams, tramways, forms, drivers, table cards, conductors

Legal document within a light brown manila document - titled "City of St Kilda / Re proposed construction of electric tramway Brighton Road", dated 8/4/1925 regarding the construction by the MMTB of an electric tramway from the then cable terminus in Brighton Road to Glenhuntly Road and the type of paving to be used. Has the seals of both organisations, signed by the MMTB Chairman and Acting Secretary and the Mayor of St Kilda, Councillor and Town Clerk. Agreement consists of three sheets, bound together with green tape. Only two pages used. Folder has file number "94" written on the outside.trams, tramways, mmtb, city of st kilda, brighton rd, construction, conversion, glenhuntly rd

Photograph of SW6 850 (Route 77) at the Prahran terminus, Chapel St and Brighton Road, probably soon after its construction and entry into traffic on 31-3-1939, although the roof appears weathered. The tram has a sign promoting off peak travel, dash canopy lights and a tail light. In the background are the shops at this location. The tram was the first of its class and was considered a luxurious car compared to the W2's and W5s.Yields information about SW6 850 and the Prahran terminus.Black and white photograph on paper.trams, tramways, chapel st, prahran, brighton road, sw6 class, tram 850

Photograph of X1 461 at the Ballarat Road terminus with the driver turning the trolley pole. The tram has a "Pay as you enter sign" sign. The driver who drove the tram one man collecting fares has a summer jacket on and is carrying the ticket bag without a ticket wallet - Fare Box tram. All fares were 2 1/2d or 2d tickets sold in lots of six tickets. See item 876 Sections and Fares Book. The driver's trousers do not appear to have a red seem. The tram carried Fare Boxes 9/1930 to 6/1936. This line closed on 10-3-1962 and the tram was subsequently scrapped.Yields information about tram 461 and tramway operations.Black and white photograph on paper.trams, tramways, ballarat road, tram 461, footscray, one-man trams, x1 class

Copy negative of a photograph of Y1 611 at the Wattle Park terminus in Riversdale Road, prior to the construction of the shops that were built behind the tram. The driver is standing in the open doorway. The tram line to the Wattle Park terminus opened in 1928. The tram entered service in 1930. Photo early 1930s.Yields information about W5 808 soon after construction.Copy negative of a black and white photographtramcars, tramways, wattle park, y1 class, riversdale road, tram 611

Colour prints showing two of the service cars running route 82 on the day of the closure of the Footscray local routes 10-2-1962: 1 - W5 750 (Moonee Ponds, route 82) at the Footscray terminus in Leeds St. 2 - VR 52 (Moonee Ponds, route 82) turning from Ballarat Road into Gordon St.Yields information about route 82 service cars on the day of the closure of the Footscray local routes. Set of two Colour print on Kodak Royal paper.trams, tramways, ballarat road, leeds st, footscray, w5 class, vr class, tram 52, tram 750

Colour print showing two Y1 class trams at the Batman Ave terminus at Princes Bridge. The tram on the left has the destination of Burwood, with the driver attending to the pole. The tram on the right, Y1 610 has the destination of Wattle Park Elgar Road. Both these trams were based at Camberwell Depot during the 1960s and 1970s. Photo likely mid-1960s. Yields information about the use of the Y1 class trams during the 1960s.Colour print - printed on Kodak Royal paper.trams, tramways, batman ave, y1 class, tram 610, mmtb, route 70, wattle park

Report - one quarto sheet and two double foolscap - carbon copies of a report titled "Tracks at Tram Termini", dated 14/12/1959 listing the track arrangements at each terminus, length, whether ballasted or concreted, estimated remaining life and value. Prepared by the Chief Engineer for the Chairman. Includes some of the Footscray lines, but not West Maribyrnong, Essendon Airport or Point Ormondtrams, tramways, terminus, trackwork, maintenance