Partly completed form or report - Despatch Sheet - A4 printed sheet for Friday 14/10/2006? showing Run, driver number, start place, times in and out. kilometres travelled, class of tram, number, track and with remarks. Yarra Trams. Noted that it was found in Z3 142, which is shown on the sheet. On the rear of the sheet is a ink drawing showing lines to Preston Workshops with 142/Z? on the top right hand corner.In pencil "found in pencil" and date filled in with a ? along the top line.trams, tramways, operations, yarra trams, preston workshops

Report with photograph for the AETA Electric Traction Magazine, Feb. 1984 prepared by John Prideaux titled "A class Tram Body unveiled". .1 - carbon copy of the notes for the magazine giving body details and dimensions between the A and Z3 class tram along with the caption for the accompanying photograph. Signed JRP 10/1/1984. .2 - Black and white photograph of the A class tram body under construction at Comeng Dandenong.In pen on top right hand corner "A class Tram body @ Comeng Factory Dandenong"trams, tramways, a class, aeta, specification, preston workshops, new trams

Folder - presentation white card - with printed gold front with large round tab on the right hand side, with the words "Goninan Quality" on the cover. Inside are papers: 1. Welcoming the members of the Australian Electric Traction Association - AETA - for a tour of the Preston Light Rail Facility on Friday 10 November 1995, including a very prelim sketch of a Hong Kong light rail vehicle, newspaper cuttings about overseas contracts for the Hong Kong - Kowloon Canton Railway. Includes notes on Howard Smith Company, the owner of Goninan at the time. 2 - Copy of Goninan News - No. 78, July / August 1995 - all locomotives. 3 - Pamphlet on Goninan - activities, Victoria operations - Double Deck train for Melbourne, Sprinter Rail Cars, City Circle Trams and Driver Only trams. Gives contact details. 4 - Press Release - about Goninan & Co being successful for the building of up to 120 locos for the National Rail Corporation - dated Thursday 5/10/1995.trams, tramways, goninan & co., light rail, hong kong, preston workshops, aeta, tours

Table card - blank unused form on preprinted card ruled to provide a timetable for crews - drivers and conductors, and hours worked. See Reg Item 1376 for a completed sample. 2nd copy added 10/4/17trams, tramways, forms, drivers, table cards, conductors

Series of five news paper cuttings regarding tram operation in the CBD and in particular along Bourke St. Each cutting has the Aust. Press Cuttings Agency source sheet pasted to the top left hand corner along with the paper name and date stamp. .1 - Leader Northcote - 22/7/1981 - " Campaign for Bourke St trams", written by Ian Munro, regarding a proposal by the City Commissioners to remove trams from Bourke St and run via Lonsdale St. .2 - Melbourne Herald - 18/8/1981 - "Those Trams", editorial regarding the possibility of removing trams from Bourke St. .3 - as for .2, but a short piece - just the last paragraph of .2 .4 - Melbourne Herald - 10/9/1981 - editorial titled "One way ahead" about the possibility of a converting some city streets to one way, a ring road and traffic flows. Noted the "MMTB juggernauts". .5 - Melbourne Herald - 8/11/1980" - titled "Shut half of streets - expert" reporting that an American design consultant - Desmond Muirhead - about shutting streets to traffic, keeping trams as in the Bourke St Mall - uses Munich as an example.Some have In pencil "Ballarat Trams" in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, bourke st, lonsdale st, city of melbourne, mmtb, traffic control

Newspaper cutting from The Sun, 10/9/1981, about the police investigating a short fall in the ATMOEA or Union funds of $17,000. Notes the Union had called in the Police after an audit. Cuttings has the Aust. Press Cuttings Agency source sheet pasted to the top right hand corner along with the paper name and date stamp.trams, tramways, unions, atmoea, finances

Set of 10 documents about the industrial action of early 1990, that resulted in the tram blockade. .1 - Letter from K. Fitzmaurice dated 30-11-1989 - titled "A New Deal for Tram Drivers", one page, regarding the phasing out of the tram conductors and increase in wages. .2 - ditto, dated 2/1/1990, two pages regarding the unauthorised use of a Met vehicle - occurred the previous day. .3 - Letter from Jim Kennan (Minister for Transport) and Neil Pope (Minister for Labour) - dated 4/1/1990, on Victoria Transport Letterhead, giving a guarantee to conductors. .4 - Letter from K. Fitzmaurice dated 9-1-1990 - one page regarding their future jobs and the impacts of Met Ticket and improved rates of pay. .5 - Advert in The Age, Full page 11/1/1990 - to all tram and bus crews - regarding Job Guarantee. .6 - Letter from K. Fitzmaurice dated 17-1-1990 - seven pages regarding - headed Government return to work proposal. Gives the proposals placed before the unions about Conductors and Met Tickets. .7 - Instruction to crews at Camberwell Depot dated 26/1/1990, 5 sheets stapled in top left hand corner, about the pending introduction of one person trams and the relevant instructions. Headed "Notice to One-person tram operations" .8 - Letter from K. Fitzmaurice dated 1/2/1990 - one page - "Return to Work Proposal" on PTC letterhead giving a summary of the agreement with the union. .9 - Letter from Ian Stoney Chief Executive of the PTC dated 29/5/1990 address to Carolyn Dean, regarding a review of one-person operation. .10 - One sheet - titled "pay structure - tram and bus" - gives the existing and proposed rates - not dated. May not be a 1990 document.trams, tramways, strike, ptc, met tram, tram blockade, unions, employees, conductors, drivers, one man trams, wages

A4 sheet printed from a pdf file of the "Howard Street Property - conversion into cable car depot". Shows the changes to the buildings in order to provide a running depot for the cable cars that worked the Elizabeth St to Abbotsford line via North Melbourne. Depot required following the closure of the Flemington Road depot when it was converted to electric in July 1925. Drawing not dated. Two current photos of the buildings provided by Mal Rowe - Photos of the front of the buildings - 27/4/2013 and the rear 10/3/2013.trams, tramways, north melbourne, cable trams, conversion, howard st, depot

Set of correspondence titled "Historic Tram - Conversion from W2 class to W1 class", comprising 10 A4 sheets, photocopied dated Nov. 1985 to May 1986, Metropolitan Transit, memos, concerning the conversion and the use of volunteers at the workshops to do the work. Includes cost estimate, notes, extract from Destination City book, letter signed by K. Moran MTA Secretary, noting the board support (Maddock / Dr. Joy), May 1986 cover sheet to TMSV Running Journal, letter to A. Hall of TMSV from Norm Maddock, Employee's Representative to MTA Board and a copy of the motion supporting the conversion.In top left hand corner "1954 MMTB"trams, tramways, tmsv, w1 class, w2 class, conversion, preston workshops, mta

Set of 12 foolscap photocopied sheets, titled "Destination Screen Printing" - lists the destination for each depot and the positioning on the roll. Copied by John Prideaux 9/2/1988 1 - Preston depot 2 - Glenhuntly Depot 3 - second sheet for above 4 -Malvern Depot 5 - South Melbourne Depot 6 - Brunswick Depot 7 - Essendon Depot 8 - Kew Depot 9 - Camberwell 10 - Decorated car - Preston, North Fitzroy, Kew - roll 1 11 - Decorated car - Essendon, Brunswick, South Melbourne - roll 2 12 - Decorated car - Malvern, Camberwell, Glenhuntly - roll 3On the top sheet "Preston Workshops Paint Shop Data - "Destination Screen Printing" on the top edge of the first sheet and "copied 9/2/88" on the bottom right hand corner of most sheets.trams, tramways, destination roll, the met, w class, decorated trams

Set of 10 sets of reports - selection of incident control reports "Delays and Incident Reports" for the period 31/12/1989 to 11/2/1990 - photocopies - giving details of reports of incidents that resulted in delays, cause, times, locations etc.Hand written notes on the top of the first sheet as to the event.trams, tramways, ptc, freedom of information, foi, reports, inspectors, traffic officers, delays, incidents, events

Photocopy of a Memorandum 4 A4 sheets - stapled in the top right hand corner, titled “W class tram Overhaul”, appears to be missing one sheet, dated 28/10/1988 looking at the concept program for overhauling W class trams to provide a front entry (the proposal for a W8 class) and many other changes. Looking at deferring the purchase of new trams. Would provide trams for the peak periods. Details the costs and proposed changes. See Reg item 1596 for associated concept sketches. Memo written by Howard Smith (Asset Development Co-coordinator) to Director Engineering Maintenance and Construction of The Met letterhead.trams, tramways, preston workshops, w class, overhauls, w8 class, the met, drivers

Photocopy of on a A4 sheet titled "Comeng row threatens contract", The Age, 1/10/1987 written by Andrew Stephens about an industrial dispute at Comeng works at Dandenong - dispute with the ETU and AMWU and others about the construction of the tramcars for Hong Kong."Comeng in strife....." in felt tip pen about the copy of the cutting.trams, tramways, comeng, tramcar construction, hong kong, unions, strike

Set of three photocopies of instructions for Alstom Preston Service Centre. .1 - "Pantograph Lock Down Procedure" - 1 A4 sheet - describes the procedure for locking the pantograph down and then moving it within the workshops safely - dated 10/10/2003. .2 - "Citadis Bogie Removal Procedure" with sub title "on PWS jacks" - 2 pages - dated 08/04/2004. .3 - "Citadis Preventative Maintenance Tasks" - 7 page A4 document - listing the A, B and C exams for C class trams, prepared by United Group Rail. .4 - as for .3, but printed on A3 sheets, stapled.in pencil on top of .1, "Copy only to John Prideaux" On rear of .1 in ink "Citadis Maint (Mileage graded) "A". "B" and "C" service. c2007.trams, tramways, preston workshops, maintenance, c class, pantographs, bogies, citadis

Book - 40 page + covers, book describing the last days of the SECV's Ballarat operation, the formation of the BTPS and the first 10 years of the BTPS operating. Cover-card with photos in green ink. Title = "Ten Years" Book has 40 photos, four drawings, list of SECV trams at Sept. 1971.Has a $2.50 sticker in the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, ballarat, secv, btps, closure

Set of 15 Notice Papers or Meeting Agendas - sent to Trust Members and others for The Melbourne Tramways Trust for period September 1900 to July 1902 as listed below. Signed by the Secretary. Covers, appointments, financial, loans, debentures, legislation, arrangements with the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company and other organisations including banks. Notes are the principal items shown in the Orders of the Day. Printed using a Gestetner wax type printing process, possibly the same company as previous. 1900 – 1901 – – Cr. J. Stedeford Chairman, T. Hamilton Secretary Meeting No. Date Notes 1 21/9/1900 Appointment of a Chairman, Committee members, payments, sinking fund debenture purchases. 2 1/10/1900 Consideration of letter from MMBW seeking sewerage rates from the MTCO on the tram tracks. 3 7/12/1900 Payments, sinking fund debenture purchases, reporting – Trust not taking any action on the MMBW claim on MTCo. 4 18/12/1900 Special meeting re approval for double bogie tramcars. 5 18/1/1901 Appointment of new Treasurer to replace the late Mr. Jordan, and accounts. 6 1/2/1901 Consideration of applications for Treasurer 7 8/3/1901 Payments, sinking fund debenture purchases, reporting, application by MTCo for new crossovers in the city area, letting the front office. 8 21/6/1901 Payments, sinking fund debenture purchases, reporting. 9 2/8/1901 Payments, sinking fund debenture purchases, reporting 1901 – 1902 – – Cr. J. Stedeford Chairman, T. Hamilton Secretary Meeting No. Date Notes 1 4/10/1901 Appointment of a Chairman, Committee members, payments, sinking fund debenture purchases. 2 6/12/1901 Payments, sinking fund debenture purchases, reporting 3 4/2/1902 Special meeting – consider custody of the Debentures in the Trust’s sinking fund. 4 9/5/1902 Payments, sinking fund debenture purchases, reporting 5 6/6/1902 Special meeting – consider custody of the Debentures in the Trust’s sinking fund – proposed Bill. 5 18/7/1902 Payments, sinking fund debenture purchases, reporting. For a word version - see: \dbtext\hawthtramcoll\images\htd2005doc.doctrams, tramways, mtt, cable trams, melbourne tramways trust, construction, finances, mto co

Set of 9 Notice Papers or Meeting Agendas - sent to Trust Members and others for The Melbourne Tramways Trust for period October 1902 to September 1904 as listed below. Signed by the Secretary. Covers, appointments, financial, loans, debentures, legislation, arrangements with the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company and other organisations including banks. Notes are the principal items shown in the Orders of the Day. Printed using a Gestetner wax type printing process, possibly the same company as previous. 1902 – 1903 – – Cr. J. Stedeford Chairman, T. Hamilton Secretary Meeting No. Date Notes 1 3/10/1902 Appointment of a Chairman, Committee members, payments, sinking fund debenture purchases. 2 5/12/1902 Payments, sinking fund debenture purchases, reporting. 4 24/7/1903 Payments, sinking fund debenture purchases, reporting, offer of Commercial Bank to undertake custody of debentures. 5 8/9/1903 Payments, sinking fund debenture purchases, reporting, offer of Commercial Bank to undertake custody of debentures, letter from Hawthorn and Boroondara re Hawthorn Horse tramway lease. 1903 – 1904 – – Cr. J. Stedeford Chairman, T. Hamilton Secretary Meeting No. Date Notes 4 17/2/1902 Consider report from Finance and Legislative Committee. 5 20/5/1902 Payments, sinking fund debenture purchases, reporting. 6 25/7/1904 Payments, sinking fund debenture purchases, reporting. 8 26/8/1904 Payment of accounts. 9 23/9/1904 Payments, sinking fund debenture purchases. For a word version - see: \dbtext\hawthtramcoll\images\htd2006doc.doctrams, tramways, mtt, cable trams, melbourne tramways trust, construction, finances, mto co

Printed documents - MMTB By-Laws. .1 - printed document - 10 foolscap sheets stapled in the top left hand corner - By Law No. 4 - dated 28-2-1921 - detailing Tolls, Fares and Charges .2 - printed document - 3 page document, printed on folded single sheet - foolscap size when folded - By Law No. 5 - dated 25-5-1922 - details "General" regarding passenger behaviour, conduct, eg offensive language, smoking, alcohol, spitting, payment of fares etc.trams, tramways, mmtb, by laws, appeals, fares, passengers, behaviour, smoking

Set of 54 Printed documents - MMTB By-Law No. 6 - detailing Tolls, Fares and Charges and associated amendments - date given is that date shown as the application of the Common seal or approved by the Governor in Council. Printed on various sized sheets. Original documents or generally extracts from the Government Gazette. .1 - 16 page foolscap document - side stapled - 30-4-1926 - front page scanned. .2 - 1 page foolscap - 1-9-1926 - scanned .3 - small sheet - 13-10-1926 .4 - 9-12-1926 .5 - 11-1-1927 .6 - 25-1-1927 .7 - 4-5-1927 .8 - 27-7-1927 .9 - 21-9-1927 .10 - 2-2-1928 .11 - 17-4-1928 .12 - 1-5-1928 .13 - 6-6-1928 .14 - 4-7-1928 .15 - 12-2-1929 .16 - 8-4-1929 .17 - 11-6-1929 .18 - 3-7-1929 - includes tourist trips by Motor Omnibuses and the various route details. .19 - not allocated .20 - 12-8-1929 .21 - 7-10-1929 .22 - 11-12-1929 .23 - 28-4-1930 .24 - 24-6-1930 .25 - 27-8-1930 .26 - 8-10-1930 .27 - 5-11-1930 .28 - 12-11-1930 .29 - 1-9-1931 .30 - 1-12-1931 .31 - 15-12-1931 .32 - 1-3-1933 .33 - 15-8-1934 .34 - 22-7-1935 .35 - 9-9-1935 .36 - 24-12-1935 .37 - 7-4-1936 .38 - 13-5-1936 .39 - 19-5-1936 .40 - 9-6-1936 .41 - 19-10-1936 .42 - 21-10-1936 .43 - 2-12-1936 .44 - 12-1-1937 .45 - 8-2-1937 .46 - 26-7-1936 .47 - 29-9-1937 .48 - 7-11-1938 .49 - 23-11-1938 .50 - 22-12-1938 .51 - 18-4-1939 .52 - 14-8-1939 .53 - 13-11-1939 .54 - 9-12-1940 .55 - 7-1-1941 Second copy of the original document By-Law 6 - added 20/7/2019 - from the collection of Robert Green, see htd3096doc.pdf and in good condition.trams, tramways, mmtb, by laws, appeals, fares, tourist trips, tourist bus

Printed documents - MMTB By-Laws. .1 - printed document - single foolscap sheet - By Law No. 7 - Wattle Park - car, protection and management - 25-11-1926. See Reg Item 3032 for the HTT By Law. .2 - printed extract from the Government gazette - noting that By Law No. 2 of the Hawthorn Tram Trust was rescinded and that By Law No. 7 of the MMTB was in place. .3 - printed 1/2 foolscap sheet - extract from the Government gazette - noting that MMTB By-Law No. 7 clause 13 was altered - dated 20-7-1927. .4 - Photocopy on foolscap paper - 19 pages stapled in the top left hand corner with "Secretary's File" stamped on the top edge, By Law 8 - detailing Tolls, Fares and Charges - dated 31/10/1946.trams, tramways, mmtb, by laws, wattle park, fares, tickets

Printed documents - MMTB By-Laws. .1 - printed document - 16 pages - side stapled - 4 foolscap sheets folded and printed both sides - By Law No. 9 - detailing Tolls, Fares and Charges - dated 2-9-1949. .2 - as for .1, By Law No. 10 - dated 15/2/1950. .3 - printed document - 4 pages - 1 foolscap sheet folded printed both sides - By Law No. 11 - General - regarding passenger behaviour, conduct, eg offensive language, smoking, alcohol, spitting, payment of fares etc. - dated 14-6-1951. .4 - photocopied A4 sheet - By Law 11 - (General) Amendment No. 2 - dated 25-10-1976 - increasing the penalty to not exceeding $50.trams, tramways, mmtb, by laws, wattle park, fares, tickets, passengers, behaviour, smoking

Printed documents - MMTB By-Laws. .1 - printed document - 2 pages - single foolscap sheet - By Law No. 12 (Lost Property) - dated 14-6-1951 .2 - 16 pages - side stapled - 4 foolscap sheets folded and printed both sides - By Law No. 13 - detailing Tolls, Fares and Charges - dated 15-10-1951 .3 - as for .2, By Law No. 14 - dated 6/8/1952 .4 - as for .2 - By Law No. 15 - dated 15/10/1955 - printed by Sands & McDougalltrams, tramways, mmtb, by laws, fares, tickets, passengers, lost property

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 history of Essendon electric system, track layouts, dimensions, field book notes, plans, sketches of Trackwork prepared by A H McC? - dated 28/8/1958. "Information searched at MMBW from 40' to 1 inch plans showing Essendon Tramways" Includes a copy of a newspaper cutting from The Age 11/10/1956, titled "A Women Drove the First Tram". 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, mmbw, opening

Original and carbon copy of "Extracts from the Minutes of the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust which was constituted under Act of Parliament No. 21030 in 1907", 10 foolscap sheets. Includes depot purchase, regrading of High St, extension to Burke Road, relocation of water mains, surveys, starting of construction, tenders for track and buildings, opening, extension, F. A. McCarty & Co., Dandenong Road lines, railway bridges, extension of High St to St Kilda Road, MMBW, finances. Items 2041 to 2052 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "PMTT" in red pencil.trams, tramways, pmtt, malvern, routes, track, surveys, malvern rd, tenders, construction, opening, dandenong rd, mmbw, finances

Two sets of original and four carbon copies of: 1 - Victorian Government Gazette - 27/5/1898, amending the order of 10/9/1888, to allow horse power to be used on the Borough of Northcote tramway. 2 - ditto - dated 11/8/1899 - amending the original order again to allow for electric trams and the max speed of 12 miles / hour. Both have been clipped together using a paper clip. Items 2053 to 2057 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Northcote CC" in red pencil.trams, tramways, northcote, cable trams, electric traction, horse trams

Correspondence and notes between the City of Northcote and the MMTB regarding the cable tram crossing with the Northcote Brick Company private siding at Langwell's Parade. Dated 1937. Copy of the Agreement provided by the City of Northcote. Multiple copies of some of the documents. Handwritten letter on MMTB letterhead, to the Northcote Brick Company regarding the cost of repairs to the tramway and crossing dated 21/1/1921 and a memo dated 16/10/1937. Items 2053 to 2057 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Northcote CC" in red pencil.trams, tramways, northcote, cable trams, railways

Black and white photograph of Freight Car 206 at Preston Workshops. This tram began as one of 10 single truck saloon trams built by J.G. Brill & Co., USA and assembled by Duncan and Fraser, Adelaide. It entered service for the NMETL as tram number 5 on 13/10/1906. It was transferred to MMTB and renumbered as U class tram 206 on 1/8/1922. It was withdrawn from service in 1938 and was converted to a freight car. In November 1947 it was withdrawn from service as a spare freight car after a bad accident and remained in storage until March 1950 when it was scrapped.trams, tramways, freight tram, preston workshops, nmetl, tram 206