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Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Norm Cross, Dale Budd, Randall Wilson, Ian Hammond, "Destination City", "Destination City - 1993 - Victorian Railways Trams", 1993
... Railways Trams"...Trams ...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 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Conference Materials, Yarra Trams, "Beware the Rhino", mid 2011
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Conference material as listed below. Part of Yarra Trams safety campaign, Beware the Rhino, presented at the International Rail Safety Conference, held in Melbourne Oct. 2011. All items have been collected elsewhere, this lists the contents of the bag which have been retained. 1 - Reg Item - 1130 - Yellow bag with carry string - "Beware, Look, Listen" 2 - 1125.2 - Pamphlet - "Think like a passenger' 3 - 2316 - Pamphlet - "Getting around safely on trams" 4 - 2317 - Pamphlet - "Pedestrian Safety Campaign - May 2011" 5 - 766 - Bookmark - TramTracker 6 - 2318 - Pamphlet - "Think like a passenger - customer profile" 7 - 2319 - Postcard - "Beware the Rhino" 8 - 2320 - Postcard - City circle tram 9 - 765 - badge - "Love your trams" 10 - 767 - badge - "Beware (rhino)" 11 - 2321 - Ballpoint pen - with four hearts 12 - 761 - Cardboard fold up model of C3599trams, tramways, yarra trams, passengers, publicity, safety, rhinos, tramtracker -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Swanston Trams, "Invitation to the 1999 Commemorative Dinner", July 1999
... Swanston Trams ...The Commemorative dinner was held to mark the end of government-operated trams in Melbourne. Two dinners were held - 13/7/1999 for Essendon and Brunswick Depots and 15/7/1999 for Malvern and Glenhuntly depots. Has a menu and the various logos of the four operators and the AMOTEA along the lower section. Yields information about a 1999 Commemorative dinner to mark the end of Government operated trams in Melbourne.Set of 2 DL pamphlets printed on light stippled card.tramways, privatisation, swanston trams, dinners, logos -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Application form - photocopy, Ballarat Tourism, "Ballarat Trams and Transportation Feasibility Study", May. 2001
... "Ballarat Trams and Transportation Feasibility Study" ... trams ...Seven page, double sided A4 document stapled in top left hand corner, photocopy of Ballarat Tourism's application for funding to the Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business, Commonwealth Regional Assistance Programme (RAP) for "Ballarat Trams and Transportation Feasibility Study".tramways, trams, city tramway, ballarat tramway, tramway revival, ballarat tramways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Tourist Trams run again", 1/02/1975 12:00:00 AM
... "Tourist Trams run again" ...Newspaper clipping from The Melbourne Herald?, 1/2/1975, titled "Tourist Trams run again", reporting on the opening of the Ballarat Tourist Tramway by the SEC Chairman, Mr. Trethowan. Notes the BTPS as one of only three to incorporate part of their original system in a museum.opening, btps -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), SEC 8c tickets - last Drummond St trams, c1970
... SEC 8c tickets - last Drummond St trams...Trams ...Has a strong association with the closure of the Ballarat SEC operated tram system - tickets used on the last services on 19/9/1971.Set of five green on off white SEC 8c tickets A468701 to A468705 used according to the donor on the last tram in Drummond St 19/9/1971. See also Reg Items 259, 1950, 3464, 6246, 6977 for other "last tickets". trams, tramways, tickets, closure, secv, ballarat, drummond st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Minister of Transport, sale of the first series of Transport Art Trams, Nov. 1986
... sale of the first series of Transport Art Trams...Trams ...Poster - printed on heavy cartridge paper, advertising the sale of the first series of Transport Art Trams at the Held at Hyatt on Collins. To be held 7/12/1986. Gives contact details, time and has the Transporting Art logo. See Reg item 405 as well.trams, tramways, transporting art, auctions, decorated trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Staggering of Office Houses of State Public Services Effect on trams and buses", Jun. 1972
... Effect on trams and buses"...Trams ...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 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Yarra Trams, "On your marks get set go", 2005
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Full colour poster A2 sized printed on a vinyl plasticized based sheet titled "On your marks get set go" featuring a C class tram at a race starting lineup with the driver waiting the starting gun. Has the Yarra Trams logo. Possibly an employee poster - no reference who did the cartoon. See also Reg Item 1236 for a similar cartoon style. See also Reg Item 3496 for the same cartoonist's work.trams, tramways, yarra trams, posters, commonwealth games, cartoons -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet - Digital Image, Yarra Trams, "Bridge Strengthening works High St Northcote", Nov. 2021
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Digital image of a Pamphlet - A4 4 pages, titled ""Bridge Strengthening works High St Northcote"" for dates 28/11/2021 to 6/12/2021, published by Yarra Trams, gives details of bus replacement and tram stops. Pavement and foundation reconstruction of tracks over the Merri Creek. This section of track was subject to a speed restriction. Gives details of the work and photos of the bridge itself. See also Reg Item 6095.3 - for another pamphlettrams, tramways, yarra trams, high st, northcote, bridges, merri creek, trackwork -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Yarra Trams, "Park & Ride", c2001
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Pamphlet - DL four fold titled "Park & Ride", about parking at Melbourne Museum, Colonial Stadium or Olympic Park and then using trams after purchasing a ticket. Map gave locations of car parks and the travel limitations of the ticket. Pamphlet has instructions on how to use, costs and that it was only available on the tram service. Not dated, c2001 - Colonial stadium known as such between 2000 and 2002 - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docklands_Stadium - accessed 7-12-2015.trams, tramways, yarra trams, park and ride, tickets, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - List, Yarra Trams, "Z3 Class Destination Roll", c2010
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...List - A4 sheet - titled "Z3 Class Destination Roll", listing in alphabetical order the code number for the destinations on a Z3 class tram. c2010? See Reg Item 1942 for a 1988 listing.trams, tramways, destination roll, yarra trams, z3 class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Project Notice, Yarra Trams, "Collins St and Spencer St junction renewal works", June 2023
... Yarra Trams ...Project notice for - "Collins St and Spencer St junction renewal works" - Gives details of alternative arrangements, walking around the works, tram service changes, maps and timing for the works. Work scheduled 30/6/2023 to 9/7/2023. The last time that the junction was relaid was during 2011.Yields information about the renewal of the Collins St and Spencer St junction track work.Notice - 3 A4 page document - pdf version downloaded and printed version.tramways, public transport, collins st, spencer st, trackwork -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Early bid for cable trams", c1985
... "Early bid for cable trams" ...Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, (date unknown), titled "Early bid for cable trams" noting that about 100 years ago, Ballarat's civic fathers were keen to give the city a cable tramway. Found that cable too expensive and horse tramway developed instead. Gave details of horse tram systems, costs and operations. Part of a Section of the newspaper titled "Enter the Past", looking for local history stories. Gives the Couriers address. Item not dated, but c1985. On reverse, is part of page 1 of the newspaper, noting that Ballarat's petrol prices broke the 50c a litre barrier the previous day.ballarat, cable trams, horse trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "A new home for old trams", 3/04/1972 12:00:00 AM
... "A new home for old trams" ...Yields information about the commencement of construction of the BTPS depot in the south Gardens reserve and seeking new members.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, dated Monday 3/4/1972, titled "A new home for old trams". Item reporting the BTPS had poured the foundations for its proposed tram depot near the Botanic Gardens, a contract had been let for the steel fabrication and that 200 sleepers had been obtained from the VR from the Maryborough line. Features a photo of the site with a sign advising the purpose of the works and seeking new members. One of large group of newspaper cuttings from John Bainbridge, 7/4/02. See Reg Item 3817 for a print of the actual photograph.depot, btps, depot construction -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, Booz-Allen Hamilton, "Final Draft Report - Ballarat Heritage Trams - Tourism Transportation Scope & Feasibility Study", Mar. 2002
... "Final Draft Report - Ballarat Heritage Trams - Tourism...Trams ...Eighty one page A4 size document, bound with clear plastic cover, black coloured card back cover using a black comb binder, titled "Final Draft Report - Ballarat Heritage Trams - Tourism Transportation Scope & Feasibility Study". Produced by Booz Allen Hamilton as part of the project study for the return of trams to the central part of the City of Ballarat. Dated March 2002 - as discussion paper for the steering committee meeting of 14/3/2001. Contains Introduction, Role of the Tourist Tramway, Viability of the Tramway and Conclusions, with maps, financial and cost analysis, patronage estimates and comparison with other similar operations.trams, tramways, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival, tourism, market -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Form, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Trams out from Depot and Mileage Run", c1966
... "Trams out from Depot and Mileage Run"...Trams ...Yields information about the process for recording tramcar mileage against a run number and the use paperwork put to - waste paper?Gestetner reproduced 'State Electricity Commission of Victoria / Electricity Supply Department/Ballarat Branch/ Trams out from Depot and Mileage Run' consisting of a single sheet with details of "Time Out, Time In, Normal Mileage, Variations of cars in Service and Run Number" with a space for the actual tram used to be entered against the respective run". For weekdays only. On rear has pencil sketch of a crossing and the possibly the over gauge recordings on a curve or the offsets for setting out a curve. This could mean that is was used a piece of scrap paper - the form having being superseded at the time. Was located with item 3700 - 1966 Trackwork diary.trams, tramways, sec, trackwork, timetables, forms, tramcars -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Map, Survey and Mapping for MMTB, "Map of Melbourne's Trams and Bus routes and all night services", Jan. 1967
... "Map of Melbourne's Trams and Bus routes and all night...Trams ...Fold out sheet coloured map, 12 portions or folds, - title - "Map of Melbourne's Trams and Bus routes and all night services" map shows trams lines, route numbers, terminal points, bus routes, railway lines, blow up of city area with places of interest and key. On rear details, places of interest, suburb index, index to routes, first and last services, Sunday am services, all night bus services and locations of depots and head office. 2nd copy added 11-8-2006. Images of document - scanned to A3 size and overlapping added 30/10/13 On rear "out of date" stamp and 1 "cancelled" stamp - red ink.trams, tramways, melbourne, map, tram & bus services, all night services -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Calendar, Topmill Pty Ltd, "Trams - 2005", 2004
... "Trams - 2005"...Trams ...Wall Calendar - heavy card covers, 12 gloss art pages inside, titled "Trams - 2005" containing full colour photographs of Melbourne, Flinders St Station, Ballarat, Adelaide, Kilmore Horse tramway, Brisbane, Sydney (runaway tram), Melbourne track cleaners, Wellington, Wanganui and 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 William Scott, A. W. Perry, Ken Smith, Ben Parle and Graeme Jones.trams, tramways, ballarat, bendigo, melbourne, adelaide, sydney, brisbane, kilmore, wellington, wanganui, tram 470, tram 866, tram w7, tram w6, tram w9, tram 653, tram 1041, tram 61-, tram 374, tram 104, tram 1000, tram 676, tram 103, tram 937, tram 53, tram 676 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Calendar, Topmill Pty Ltd, "Trams - 2006", 2005
... "Trams - 2006"...Trams ...Wall Calendar - heavy card covers, 12 gloss art pages inside, titled "Trams - 2006" containing full colour photographs of Rockhampton, Ballarat, Fremantle, Grenoble France, Geelong, Sydney, Brisbane, VR Sandringham and Transporting Art Melbourne trams. 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 Archer Park, William Scott, A. W. Perry, Ben Parle, Maurice Kelly, Ken Smith,trams, tramways, rockhampton, ballarat, fremantle, geelong, sydney, brisbane, victorian railways, sandringham, brisbane, transporting art, tram 2107, tram 50, tram 384, tram 340, tram 497, tram 567 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, D. Stabb, "Trams possible but not desirable", 24/04/1996 12:00:00 AM
... "Trams possible but not desirable" ...Letters to the Editor of The Courier, Ballarat, of 24/4/1996 written by D. Stabb of Clyde St. Ballarat hoping that no one will fund a feasibility study of trams in Ballarat, undesirable, interfere with motorists and pedestrians, use buses "to get people back into the centre of our lovely city."In the top right hand corner "The Courier 24/4/96".letter to the editor, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 27 mm sq slide/s, Andrew Howlett, Trams No 17 crossing No. 14? at the Carlton St loop, Dec. 1968
... Trams No 17 crossing No. 14? at the Carlton St loop.... trams ...Yields information about the services in Wendouree Parade and the Carlton St loop.Colour slide, Kodak white cardboard mount, developed Dec 1968 of No 17 crossing No. 14? at the Carlton St loop. No. 17 has a roof adverts for Wilkinson Sword Razor blades. The other tram has Twin Lakes sign. Has Lake Wendouree in the background.ballarat, tramways, trams, wendouree parade, lake wendouree, carlton st, tram 17, tram 14? -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Minister of Transport, "Automatic Vehicle Monitoring for Trams and Buses", 24/03/1982 12:00:00 AM
... "Automatic Vehicle Monitoring for Trams and Buses"...Trams ...Single page foolscap paper photocopy of a report or Press Release or News Release, titled "Automatic Vehicle Monitoring for Trams and Buses", issued 24/3/1982. Transport Minister Robert Maclellan making the announcement that tenders are being called for the AVM system and improvements for the passengers.trams, tramways, mmtb, avm, automatic vehicle monitoring, tenders -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Photocopy, "Cable trams on new Princes Bridge, 1888", 1885
... "Cable trams on new Princes Bridge, 1888"...Trams ...Photocopy of an Illustration onto an A4 sheet of a cable trams and other vehicles travelling over Princes Bridge, 1888. Has St Paul's Cathedral under construction and extensive smoke from steam locomotives travelling under the bridge. Looks north along Swanston St.trams, tramways, princes bridge, swanston st, cable trams -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Edward M Curr, Recollections of squatting in Victoria : then called the Port Phillip district, from 1841 to 1851, 1965
E. M. Curr?s recollections of early life in country Victoria, with much reference to relations with Aboriginal people and their reactions to the white settlement. Abridged edition with notes by Henry Forster.maps, b&w illustrationsbangerang, edward m curr -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, Yarra Trams, "Operations Minimum Requirements", April 2008
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...titled "Operations Minimum Requirements" giving details of the requirements for tram drivers to drive safely. Has a list of definitions, acronyms and illustrated cartoon requirements of the rules. Dated 04/2008. Foreword by Dennis Griffiths as Operations Manager. Cartoonist's name not given - same as Reg Item 1235 - a Commonwealth Games Poster.Demonstrates a Yarra Trams drivers guide book illustrated with cartoons.Instruction - Guideline - 124 pages, centre stapled, pocket size. trams, tramways, yarra trams, rules, drivers, training, regulations, cartoons -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Yarra Trams, "New Stud Markings for Section Insulators - Driver information Malvern Depot - September 2013", Sep. 2013
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Full colour pamphlet, 16 pages, A5 centre stapled, titled "New Stud Markings for Section Insulators - Driver information Malvern Depot - September 2013". Provides information on a new system for stud markings by diagrams showing the old and new system being installed to allow for E class trams. Notes there are now 10 different classes of trams, and 20 possibilities for driving from either No. 1 or No. 2 ends. 2nd copy added 15/4/2019.trams, tramways, yarra trams, stud marking, drivers, tram driving -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Ticket Wallet, Yarra Trams, "Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium". "Melbourne Museum Stop 12", c2014
... Trams...Yarra Trams ....1 - Printed and folded card to give a ticket holder or wallet, with the title "Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium", at Stop 124, with Yarra Trams and PTV logos. Includes a reference to the new E class trams, "Catch the new attraction on Route 96". Has various cartoon images of sea creatures on a blue back ground. .2 - as for above, but brown background advertising the Melbourne Museum at Stop 12. Has images of the Museum. .2 - added 20/11/2015trams, tramways, yarra trams, route 96, tickets, melbourne museum, museums -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Yarra Trams, "Beware the Rhino", mid 2011
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Colour - yellow and black - postcard - punched to enable the card to be folded and feature the Rhino standing up, with the words "Beware the Rhino", underneath. On the rear has a place for the stamp, address and the message "Beware: a tram weigh as much as 30 rhinos". Notes it is a ecological friendly card. Produced by Avant Card for Yarra Trams. This campaign was presented at the Oct. 2011 International Rail Safety Conference - see Reg Item 2322 for other items. .1 - same front, different back - no details as to who printed it.trams, tramways, yarra trams, passengers, tram services, safety, rhinos -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Badge, Yarra Trams, 2016
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Lapel Badge in a sealed plastic bag - with the front image of the top of the fence posts in Miller St Preston - a fleur-de lys-is, with the words "New Preston Tram Depot - Heritage for the Future". Issued at the time of the Open Day at the new Preston Tram Depot/Workshops - 17-4-2016. On the rear with embossed words "Opened 1928, Redeveloped 2016 - Melbourne Australia" Has a press clip pin on the rear to enable to be fixed to an item of clothing. Four (4) number collected.trams, tramways, yarra trams, badges, preston workshops, preston depot