Report or information document - 8 page, special size document, full colour centre stapled titled "Employee Updated - Franchise renegotiation 2017 - 2027", outlining the passenger service standards being proposed as part of the negotiations known as MR4 - Metropolitan Rail (MR) contract, the 4th version, to run to 2024 with an option to extend to 2027. Has a photo of the CEO Nicolas Gindt. Gives details of Yarra Trams and Keolis Downer. Details the objectives, timeline and how performance will be measured for operations, passenger experience and asset management. Full document scanned.trams, tramways, franchising, yarra trams, keolis downer, operations, ptv

Newspaper cutting about Michael Norbury a tram enthusiast written by Phil Brown for The Herald Sun. Notes Michael's work, his tramway research into the HTT and Hawthorn Depot. Has a photo of him leaning out of V 214.Yields information about Michael Norbury and his tramway research.Newspaper cutting from The Herald Sun 29/8/1993tramways, michael norbury, htt, tram enthusiasts, enthusiasts

Yields information about tramway operations post WW2 throughout Australia tramway cities.Wall Calendar - heavy card covers, 12 gloss art pages inside, titled "Australian Trams - 1999 Calendar" containing cull colour photographs of Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Bendigo, Ballarat, Hobart, Melbourne, and a list of Australian and New Zealand tramway museums. Ballarat featured in June, 33 in the depot yard during a hail storm - 20/8/1971 - photographer not given. Has a punched hole along the top edge to enable wall use. Provides dates for holidays, school holidays and Pension payment days and phases of the moon. Produced by Topmill Pty Ltd and distributed by Gordon & Gotch Pty Ltd. Photos by Hugh Ballment, Dale Budd, Robert Merchant, Arthur Perry and Sydney Tramway Museum.tramways, trams, ballarat, bendigo, melbourne, adelaide, hobart, brisbane, sydney

Set of two full colour posters titled "Capital City Transport" for a 21 Feb. 2012 stamp issue featuring Australian transport, issued by Australia Post. Adelaide - Obahn bus Sydney - ferry Perth - electric train Melbourne - W7 tram 1015 Sydney - electric train. Has details of the stamp issue and the commemorative books. 788.1 - landscape poster 788.2 - large vertical format poster - two copies held.trams, tramways, stamps, australia post, adelaide, perth, sydney, melbourne, w7 class, tram 1015

Instruction book - 20 pages, printed on gloss paper, full colour, A5 centre stapled titled "New Operations Plan - Domain Interchange", outlining the change to the Domain Junction tram stop and track arrangements, that were built during March and April 2013. Has a table of contents, map, summary of changes, stop features, operations plan for St Kilda Road and Route 55 service, arrangements while being built, and general rules. Signed by Dennis Griffiths, Director of Operations.trams, tramways, yarra trams, domain junction, route 8, route 55, road works, st kilda rd, tram stops

Newspaper clipping contained within Reg. Item 1650, page 20, from the Courier 4/1/1994, heritage column written by Lorrie Brown on memories of former tram driver David Kellett. Headline has name spelt with one t, rest of item, double t's. Item describes David's life and experience with the trams, and accidents, conductors, Sebastopol. Has photo of a stop work meeting in front of the Wendouree Parade depot in which David is identified and a photo of David Kellett and Frank Scruse and two visitors from Adelaide in front of a tram. See Reg Item 7139 for a layout of the men names, 7140.1 for a digital image of the original photo and 7140.2 for a marked up copy of the photograph. See Reg item 7144 for an digital image of the original of the photograph featuring the two Adelaide visitors.dave kellett, heritage, stop work, accidents

Newspaper clipping contained within Reg. Item 2488, page 29, from The Courier, Fri. 24 June 1937 1937, titled "Story of Ballarat's Horse Trams", 1887 to 1913. Report of a paper presented to the Ballarat Historical Society by Inspector H. P. James at the Annual meeting of the Society. Comprises four columns of text, pasted into the book titled "Of Other Days". General image of page 27 - see image btm2493i.jpg. Provides introductory remarks, seating accommodation, brakes, weather shields (windscreens), fare boxes, services, Sebastopol trams, operations, fares, wages and conditions, industrial problems and events of interest. Has hand written notes in ink or pencil on the operation of tram 24 (the first air-braked car), bands, showgrounds and the use of conductors from Bendigo at the start of the operations. Note Item Not formally Numbered.Numerous on page, mainly in ink.esco, sebastopol, operations, tramcars

Newspaper clipping from the Bendigo Advertiser, pages 1 and 2, Tuesday April 18, 1972, the after the commencement of bus operations following the closure of the SEC operated system. Front page has an article titled ""Buses were a little late at first" - about the late running of buses after the change over. On page two are three letters to the editor concerning trams and buses. 1 - "Tram Museum states its case for Bgo trams" - letter from L. N. Millar, Secretary of the TMSV about the actions of the Bendigo Trust and what the TMSV had planned to collect from Bendigo. 2 - "Keep Bendigo the way it is", signed "Bendigonian" about tourism in Bendigo and keeping the landscapes. 3 - "Bus Depot at Charing Cross", signed by David Drummond about bus routes and the impact on Bendigo traffic. Made a number of suggestions about bus routing. bendigo, tmsv, bendigo trust, buses, closure, bus replacement

Wall Calendar - heavy card covers, 12 gloss art pages inside, titled "Trams of Australia 2020" containing cull colour photographs of Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Bendigo, Ballarat, Gold Coast, Newcastle. Has a punched hole along the top edge to enable wall use. Provides dates for holidays, school holidays and Pension payment days and phases of the moon. Produced by Topmill Pty Ltd and distributed by Gordon & Gotch Pty Ltd. Ballarat photos feature Cuthberts939, 12 and 43, the latter at Sturt and Lydiard St intersection. Photos by Norma Perry, Richard Youll, Ben Parle, Maurice Kelly, Bill Angrove. Bendigo Tramways and BTM.tramways, trams, ballarat, bendigo, brisbane, sydney, gold coast, perth, rockhampton, newcastle

Set of 14 newsletters issued by Swanston Trams - 1998 to 2000. When privatised, Swanston Trams became part of the National Express group. Includes general news of the operator, depot news and operational news. Depots were Essendon, Malvern, Glenhuntly and Brunswick. Generally known as "Tramfare" No. 1 - Swanston News - Oct. 1998 - 4 A4 pages - Dandenong road lighting, overhead conversion. No. 3 - December 1998 - 4 A4 pages No. 4 - Feb. 1999 - folded A3 - Ron Scholten awarded driver of the month for Malvern depot, Salvo tram No. 5 - March 19999 - Cricket - Vic wins, passing stationary trams - 3 images No. 6 - April 1999 - 4 A4 pages - Senior drivers, Grand Prix No. 7 - May 1999 - 4 A4 pages + single A4 sheet - Privatisation newsletter - recovering a lost bag, Tramjack, and news from the depots. No. 8 - June 1999 - Norm Maddock at Malvern Museum, No. 9 - July 1999 - celebrating 80 years, includes a privatisation newsletter - issue 3, details the senior team. No. 10 - August 1999 - welcomes Peter Strachan - Chief Executive of National Express rail division. Includes retirement of Doug Prosser Dec 1999 - 12 A3 pages - W class, plans for 2000, Steven Altham's and his models, Feb March 2000 - 12 A3 pages, new trams, Grand Prix, Millennium messages on Melbourne tram, National Express in Australia, New Head Office, and Midland (Birmingham) Metro. June 2000 - 12 A3 pages centre stapled, extensive news and people. September 2000 - unnamed looking for a new name, general National Express news - 12 A3 page June/July 2000, National Express Quarterly Journal - patrollers, M>Tram maintenance article, Demonstrates the work of Swanston Trams and National Express.Newsletter A4 or A3 size, printed on gloss paper.tramways, swanston trams, depots, drivers, norm maddock, national express, m>tram, maintenance

Wall Calendar - heavy card covers, 16 gloss art pages inside, titled "Trams - 2004" containing full colour photographs of Adelaide, Melbourne, Rockhampton, Ballarat, Bendigo, Melbourne, Fremantle, Sydney, Brisbane, Has a punched hole along the top edge to enable wall use. Provides dates for holidays, school holidays and Pension payment days and phases of the moon. Produced by Topmill Pty Ltd and distributed by Gordon & Gotch Pty Ltd. Photos by Arthur Perry, Les Horsburgh, Lawrie Hort, Archer Park, Ken Smith, Lenord Stewart,trams, tramways, ballarat, bendigo, adelaide, sydney, brisbane, rockhampton, fremantle, tram 26, tram 294, tram 302, tram 7, tram 3018

Set of 3 reports on A4 sheets about Combino trams. Only top sheet scanned. .1 - 4 pages with hand written notes titled "Combino Problems" - listing many issues on various route during the commissioning phase, includes an email dated 28/2/2002 from Russell Brooks re a meeting of 27/8/2002 and issues from the meeting. .2 - 3 A4 pages titled "Combino Meeting - Minutes" of a meeting of 26/9/2002, following from above meeting. .3 - 1 A4 page of a meeting of 23/11/2002 notes.trams, tramways, siemens, combino, unions, new trams, commissioning

Letter to the Editor of The Courier, Ballarat 14/1/1997 R. Grange, York St. Ballarat questioning the priorities at looking at the return of trams to Ballarat Street, against other works. Project would be mainly for the benefit of Sovereign Hill."Ballarat Courier 14/1/97" in blue ink on bottom of cutting and stamped - "Frank Puls, 164 Humffray St. Nth, Ballarat 3350, Victoria, Australia, 13 Jan. 1997" in green and blue ink.feasibility study, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival, letter to the editor

Book - 130? pages - A4 - perfect bound with black binding tape on outside, colour printed card covers titled "Time-line history of Melbourne's Government Cable and Electric Trams and Buses", prepared by Barry George, Don Storey, John Birch with photographs by Ray Marsh. Gives a timeline history of Melbourne's government (with some private, VR) tramway and bus transport from 1868 to 1 October 1997 when the PTC was corporatised. Also gives opening and closing dates for each electric and cable line. Provides information on events on specific and approx. dates. See also Reg Item 840 for a similar 2003 document by Don Storey. See images 3 for pdf file - word searchable when opened as a separate file. timeline"Mike Ryan" in ink on top left hand corner of first page.trams, tramways, melbourne, history, mmtb, the met, ptc, cable trams, history

Set of three documents concerned with track works. .1 - Notice - three A4 stapled sheets - titled "Notice to Employees - Lunar Festival and Riversdale Trackwork at Victoria and Hoddle Streets - 2010", outlining bus replacement arrangements and staff supervision and CSE arrangements - lists names of people involved. .2 - Notice - three A4 stapled sheets - "Notice to Employees - St Kilda Road Track Works Phase 2 - 2010", outlining bus arrangements. .3 - List of Officers and locations for the above works on 14 June and tram services affected..1 - has "Hugh" in ink along the top of the first page. .3 - has "Hugh" in red ink along the top of the first page.trams, tramways, yarra trams, road works, victoria st, kew depot, st kilda rd, bus replacement

Item written by Alison Wynd in The Courier, Ballarat, page 7 on 7/1/1997 reporting on a statement by the Chairman of the Ballarat Tourism Board, Peter Hiscock that trams would have run profitably if they were reintroduced to Ballarat Streets. Comments on possible staging, tourist and engineering studies and market. Includes a photo of SEC No. 31 with a Victoria St. destination at the junction in Bridge St with the Mount Pleasant line, with a women stepping from the tram. An adjacent item reports on the appointment of Robin Cooper as Victorian Transport Minister to replace Mr Alan Brown.feasibility study, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival, transport minister

Newspaper clipping from the Geelong Advertiser - 23-1-56? - titled "Eastern Park, Newtown, Trams Make Final Trips", about the closure of tram services in Geelong and their replacement by buses on the previous day, 22-1-56 and notes the number of crews made redundant and whether they have found jobs within the SEC or gone elsewhere. Item was contained within the back cover of Reg Item 5485 - Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems" - see list. Has "Closed 22-1-56" written on the top left hand corner of the cutting.geelong, closure

Newspaper clipping from a Melbourne paper, no date marked titled "City that loves its cable trams", written by Journalist Don Iddon visiting San Francisco. Discusses the social mix and cultures of the city, its cable trams, politicians, night life, and its position in world politics. Has a photo of a California St cable car. Item was contained within the back cover of Reg Item 5485 - Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems" - see list. cable trams, san francisco, usa

Wall Calendar - heavy card covers, 12 gloss art pages inside, titled "Australian Trams - 1997 Calendar" containing cull colour photographs of Sydney, Adelaide, Bendigo, Ballarat, Melbourne, Brisbane, Bendigo Has a punched hole along the top edge to enable wall use. Provides dates for holidays, school holidays and Pension payment days and phases of the moon. Produced by Topmill Pty Ltd and distributed by Gordon & Gotch Pty Ltd. Photos by D. Budd, H. Clark, P. Sage, N. Thorpe and the Sydney Tramway Museum.trams, tramways, ballarat, bendigo, melbourne, adelaide, sydney, tram 2002, tram 405, tram 1035, tram 1040, tram 836, tram 888, tram 58, tram 107

Yields information about the views of various letter writers, Bendigo union views, Geelong, public meetings, finances and protest action.Foolscap sheet of plain paper, with rounded corners, with 4 newspaper cuttings, concerning the mooted closure of the Ballarat Tram system 10 Feb to 13 Feb 1962. All from The Courier, unless noted otherwise. 1 - "Bus v Tram" - 10-2-1962 - letter - from M Stewart of Sydney, say that the move to buses as in Sydney should not be allowed to happen. 2 - "Tram Facts" - 13-2-62 - letter - about the need for a private operator to run at a profit, higher fares - a public authority would maintain concession fares. 3 - "On the Lines" - 13-2-62 - letter - supporting the trammies. 4 - "Bendigo Meeting Moves to Retain Trams" - 12-3-62 - reporting on a meeting of 11-2-62- in Bendigo, well attended. Included the local Union Secretary, Mr G. T. James, State Secretary Mr C O'Shea, President Mr. S. Edwards, note that fares in Geelong had increased 100% since closure there. Mr Stoneham, noted that the petition to close the system must be laid in Parliament for 24 days. The current sitting would not last that long and it won't be considered until the Spring session.closure, atmoea, unions, parliament, bendigo, geelong, sec

Newspaper clipping from "The Argus Weekend Magazine 18/11/1939, page 14 of the line up of horse trams at Grenville St. just prior to electrification. See also Reg. Item 800 which says "Photograph of the Ballaarat Tramway Company horse trams massed for a group photograph at the lower part of Sturt St., with trams between Lydiard St. and Grenville St. 18 horse trams lined up - with crews and horses. " See also Reg Item 2516 for HP James notes on this photograph. Has on the lower edge of the photograph, name of supplier of photograph "Mrs. S. J. Neal, Penshurst Road Hamilton" who was paid a fee of 10/6 for the photograph. Information on source of clipping provided by David Frost May 2003 - See sheet and letter with the worksheet for Reg Item 2516. Note Item Not formally Numbered. Image btm2489i3 shows position on page relative to items 2489, 90 and 92. High quality images of this photo on btm2489p image listing and at btm800i1c 2491.1 - Digital image of negative from the Wal Jack Collection added 21/4/2019 as image 2491i2 See David Frost Letter of May 2003 providing a photocopy and source of the clipping.ballaarat tramway company, horse trams, argus, grenville st

Set of two timetable books - Provide details about Yarra Trams, Metcards, route map, timing points and route description. .1 - printed 40 pages with fold out map, green cover, stapled timetable for "Route 70 Waterfront City Docklands to Wattle Park", dated September 2009. .2 - printed 44 pages with fold out map, green cover, stapled timetable for "Route 75 City Spencer St to Vermon South", dated May 2008.trams, tramways, tickets, yarra trams, tram services, timetables, route 70, route 75, wattle park, burwood

Yields information about the formation of the BTPS in 1971 and some of the people who attended meetings etc.Newspaper clipping pasted onto a single sheet of paper with two Punch holes on the left hand side. Clipping from the Courier, Ballarat, Monday April 19, 1971, titled "Move to Keep some trams for Tourists" front page as it gives the price (of 6 cents) and number of pages (16), with the article about the first positive move to establish a working tramway museum in Wendouree Parade as a historical feature and tourist attraction was made with the formation of a project committee yesterday. Covers the formation of the Lake Wendouree Tramways Museum Committee, 50 people attending the meeting at Brown Hill, mentions Mr. Maurice Calnin, Mr. C. (Bill) Jessup, (spelt Jessop) and gives notes on proposals, other similar museum and potentials. Item was spread over two pages, second part on page 13. Both sections have been cut out and pasted adjacent to each other. 1074.1 - photocopy of the article added 24/1/2008. Has the names of those elected highlighted in pink ink. 1074.2 - front page of The Courier. Note the report on the Victorian elections on the lower part of the cover. Item added and image updated 10/9/2013.On rear has various pencil marks from former use at perhaps Donor's employer, Ronaldson and Tippet.trams, tramways, museum establishment, lake wendouree tramway, closure, btps

Document prepared for Yarra Trams staff to provide an operations plan for the reconstruction of Port Junction, route 96, Feb. 2009. Has a table of contents. Demonstrates a Yarra Trams operations plan.Document - 35 pages, full colour stapled in top left hand corner.tramways, route 96, port junction, trackwork

Colour slide of Z class trams 2 and 3 at the West Preston terminus, both showing Special. Most likely being tested prior to entering service late June 1975. The slide is dated May 1975. In the background is a Permewan food store and a Commonwealth Bank.Yields information about Z class trams 2 and 3.Kodachrome colour slides, cardboard mount.tramways, z class, new tram, west preston, tram 2, tram 3

Timetable printed on off white paper, folded into 9, titled "Timetable of first and last trams and buses also All-night and Sunday morning services", setting out services, fares, city concession fares, all night fares, fare sections, and that strips of 3d tickets could be bought from Head Office. Has a "advertisement" for shoppers travelling in comfort between 930 and 430, golf, dinner and afternoon tea at the Wattle Park Chalet. Dated April 1951. A panel on the rear has an advertisement for employment of Conductors and Conductresses, gives conditions and where to apply. Printed by Sands and McDougall. See Reg Item 899 for a 1946 version and 2140 for a 1935 version. William Dunworth of Limerick Ireland, driver in the 1950's - see donation note.trams, tramways, timetables, first tram, wattle park, fares, all night services, employment, conductors, conductresses

Newspaper cutting from The Courier, March 1975, titled "Trams Busy" reporting on the results of the Begonia Festival passengers over the period 1/3 to 10/3 and that the BTPS would be hosing a Australian tramway museums conference during the Anzac weekend.cotma, btps, conferences, begonia festival