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Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Chris Phillips, Sep. 1969
Black and white photograph, taken during the night, of W5's 819 and 775 stored with many other tramcars in Glenferrie Road, looking northwards during the reconstruction of the Malvern Tram Depot lead, 13/9/1969. Taken by Chris Phillips, printed on Kodak Paper. Tram 819 has drivers panel advertisement for Hilti, Hollins Austin Morris cars and 775 for Hollins Austin Morris cars and Sackville.On the rear in black ink "13/9/69"trams, tramways, mmtb, malvern depot, glenferrie rd, trackwork, tram 816 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Research Notes, "The Melbourne, Brunswick & Coburg Tramways Trust", c1990
Eleven page research report titled "The Melbourne, Brunswick & Coburg Tramways Trust", giving details of the formation of the trust, the routes it constructed, opening, extensions, proposals, description, power supplies, depot, rolling stock, tramcars, passenger numbers, financial results, tickets, sections and fares, extracts from the rules and regulations, instructions for crews, destination indicators, safe working, trailers and operations. Stapled in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, mbctt, coburg, brunswick, coburg depot, construction, operations -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Myki, "all you need to know about Victoria's new ticketing system", c2010
Booklet - A5 size, 40 pages plus card covers, titled "all you need to know about Victoria's new ticketing system", providing details of the Myki ticketing system, for employees, operators of the system. Provides information and diagrams and images of equipment, management systems, accounting and process flows, including equipment (tramcars) that was not installed and short trip tickets. Three copies held. No publication details provided in the booklet.trams, tramways, myki, tickets, melbourne, trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Metro News, Metro News - is this where our W class trams are headed?, 1984 to 2001
... Tramcars ...Set of five newspaper cuttings (or group of cuttings) regarding trams sold by the MMTB and their relocation. .1 - Community Valley News "Huge tram sure to stop traffic; well that's the idea!", 16/4/2002 - W6 968 being relocated to the Essendon Traffic School - see image i9. .2 - Cover and pages 6 & 7 of Metro News24/1/2001 - about the sale of W class trams. Cover photo has a tram at Dales Creek, story by Ingrid Svendsen about the storage of trams at Newport, reuse. Quotes Dr Mees, Roberto D' Andrea, Peter Batchelor and Geoff Leigh. .3 - Free Press - 22/2/1984 - "Last Stop Cockatoo" - W2 611 to Cockatoo Primary School. .4 - Diamond Valley News, 13/3/1984 about the sale of W2 640 to Mrs Fabian Broekan to the Eltham area and the objection of the Eltham council. .5 - The Sun - 24/8/1987 - "Aboard the tram home" about the former trams at Ferny Creek. Two centre pages. See also Reg Items about these tramcars. .6 - The Phillip Motorway - 19/8/1993 - about W2 284, owned by Evan Bekiaris which was built by Holdens in SA.trams, tramways, sale of trams, mmtb, newport workshops, preserved trams, ferny creek, tramcars, pmtt, melbourne, houses, essendon, holden, tram 968, tram 611, tram 640, tram 284 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Booklet, David Frost, "The Ballarat Tramway Colouring and Activity Book", 1989
Prepared originally in about 1988, placed on sale at the depot in 1989. Has drawings of California Combination tramcars, Toastrack trams, Bogie trams, One-man trams, a maze drawing for the horse tram, a join the dots drawing, decode this message and a mathematical problem. Copies on sale prepared by photocopying. Originally prepared with the BTPS name on the front cover, later changed to the BTM. 2250.1 - Brown Interoffice Envelope containing originals, letter from David Frost about reproductions, how many made, dates etc. Added 23/11/2010. See item 6006 for the second printed edition and 9539 for the 3rd edition.Demonstrates a BTM produced Sales item.Sixteen page Colouring book - A4 size, formed from folded 4 No. A3 size sheets stapled together with eight drawings to be coloured in or other activities prepared by David Frost. tram, trams, btps, colouring book, sales items -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Tramcar allocation board - Geelong, Laurie Gallop, early 1956
Photo shows the Tramcar allocation board - in the Geelong depot. Shows the four bogie cars in operation or available on the day the photograph was taken. Shows that some of the Meadowbank-built trams and bogie trams had already left the depot. One of a set of photos was taken between 15/2/1956 and 3/3/1956 when services operated only between Belmont and North before the final closure of the Belmont route on 25/31956 and that bogie tram 31 is not shown on the board, having gone to Ballarat on 15/2/1956 - see item 5554. See item 8213 for an article on the Geelong system by Keith Kings. Yields information about the Geelong depot allocation board that showed the location and use of the tramcars on the day.Black and white Negative - 120 sizetramways, geelong, depot, depot allocation, tramcar allocation -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Pamphlet, Rail Tourist Association, "Ballarat Tram Tour", Dec. 1999
Tour pamphlet or brochure for the Rail Tourist Association Inc. visit to the Ballarat Tramway Museum and the Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association site at Haddon. Printed on A4 sheet, green paper, features a photo of Ballarat tram 14 on the front cover. Tour date - 15 January 2000. Gives details of the proposed tour arrangement, refreshments, fares and booking along with a booking form. See Item in January 2000 Fares Please! for report on the trip.trams, tramways, rail tourist association, btm, mtpa, excursions -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Jim Longworth and Grant Fleming, 'Mellor's Meadowbank Manufacturing Company Tramway', Oct. 1998
Photocopy of a three page article relating to the light railway that ran from Parramatta River Sydney to Mellor's Meadowbank factory, that appeared in 'Light Railways' magazine No. 143 of Oct. 1998, pages 3 to 5. Included in article is a stylised illustration of the factory and its location, photographs of two surviving Meadowbank Manufacturing Builders plates from NSWGT tramcars (J class and P 1667). Site now part of Meadowbank TAFE college.trams, tramways, meadowbank, tramcar manufacture, light railways, railway vehicle manufacture -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, late 1960's
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 30 at Gardens loop, Wendouree Parade, with destination of Victoria St. Photo taken late 1960's. Tramcar has a SEC 'Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" roof advertisements. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 25-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 50" in penciltramways, trams, wendouree parade, gardens loop, tram 30 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, The Courier Ballarat, 22/11/1968 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about Ballarat's decorated trams for Christmas and other events or fund raising. The basic decoration was able to recycled for other events as well. Tram decorated for Myers, at the time, a major department store.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier, published 22/11/1968 of No. 21, decorated as "Santa's showboat", Sturt & Lydiard Sts corner, with a young lady passenger posed as boarding the tramcar. Decorated for Myers as a Christmas tram. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos SEC era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, sturt st, myers, decorated trams, christmas trams, tram 21 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Boyce Pizzey and Booz Allen & Hamilton, "Final Report - New Directions for Melbourne's Tramway Heritage", 2001
Photocopied Report - 105 pages, titled "Final Report - New Directions for Melbourne's Tramway Heritage", dated Jan. 2001, prepared for the Department of Infrastructure by Booz Allen & Hamilton, Convergence Design Pty Ltd and Boyce Pizzey Strategic. Chapters are Introduction, Tramcar Collections, Other Tramway Heritage, Heritage Significance, Opportunities and Management Plan. Held by a large spring back binder. See Reg item 4264 and 4266 for associated papers. trams, tramways, melbourne, heritage, trams, museum, conservation -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph/s - mounted, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1938
Yields information about the opening night of the Ballarat celebrations of the Centenary of Victoria with a decorated and illuminated tram provided by the SEC for the ceremony and those involved on the day. An original print of the photograph.Mounted photograph on black light weight card, of the Ballarat (SEC 1st) No. 23 decorated for the centenary of the founding of Victoria, 1838-1938. Has a label, black ink on white paper "Decorated Tramcar Opening Night Ballarat Centenary". Photo held in position with plastic photo holders along the top edge only. Photo early 1938. See Reg Items 1362.3 and 2524 for larger prints of these photographs for further details of this photograph.trams, tramways, secv, centenaries, illuminated trams, decorated trams, floral tram, tram 23 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, The Courier Ballarat, Aug. 1956
Copy photograph of a newspaper cutting of Arthur "Peter" Hugo, Les Denmead, Tom Duke and Chris Hodgson talking in front of a tramcar in the depot. One of the depot workers is holding a lead light. Photo printed on Kodak Professional Paper. Photo probably taken just prior or at the time of Arthur Hugo's retirement from the SEC. Assumed taken August 1956 by The Courier Newspaper. Hi Res scan added 25/3/2011.On rear in ink "Photo taken at Tram Sheds. Group comprises / Tom Duke, Les Denmead, Arthur "Peter" Hugo, Chris Hodgson"tramways, trams, inspectors, secv, retirements, depot -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, mid 1950's
Agfachrome Professional plastic mount (blue base, white cover) reproduction slide of a black and white photo of Geelong No. 35, at Pakington and Aberdeen St turning towards Chilwell. Photo taken early 1950's. Photographer unknown. Tram has the destination of Chilwell. Tramcar number can just be seen in the image - appears to be No. 35 - which fits the tram type. See also Reg item 4212 for the same photo - of Wal Jack. "G 20" and "1 -20" in pencil.tramways, trams, geelong, chilwell, pakington st, tram 35 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1/09/1943 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about Geelong Tramways and demonstrates letters between the SEC and Wal Jack.Letter, typed, from the State Electricity Commission, Geelong office to Wal Jack dated 1/9/1943 signed by T. L. Gurr, Office Manager about the length of the North Geelong line, the tramcar decorated for the Centenary. Written on SEC letterhead, Geelong Branch. Satisfag Bond paper used for the letter. Contained originally within Reg Item 5623 at the front of this note book. For items see btm5623 loose items list.pdf.trams, tramways, geelong, north -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Form/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Daily Report of Cars Inspected", 1960?
Yields information about the form used in Ballarat and Bendigo by the SEC to reporting on ticket checking by Inspectors on the trams.Printed form used by Tramway inspectors as a record of inspections of tramcars, crews etc. Set up to inspect up to 26 trams, gives route, crew name, car no., time, where, no of passengers, passes and remarks. Single side, form No. 583-60. Titled "Daily Report of Cars Inspected". Record revised and imaged added 31/10/2013. Two copies from the donation of Gavin Young added 14/8/2017.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, bendigo, forms, inspectors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Yarra Trams, "Via Flinders St (anti-clockwise)" & "via La Trobe St. (clockwise)", c2008
Auxiliary board or sign for the front of tramcars providing destination details - using heavy stiff plastic black board, with the words "Via Flinders St (anti-clockwise)" on one side "via La Trobe St. (clockwise)"on the other. Letters printed onto the plastic sheet. Would have been used on the route City Circle service. Has two steel sheet pressed metal lugs on either pop riveted to the board.trams, tramways, sign, city circle, la trobe st, flinders st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, "Off the Rails", c1960
Newspaper Clipping - from a newspaper titled "Off the Rails" about the derailment of tram 750, running a route 82, Moonee Ponds at Rosamond Road, Maidstone the previous evening. Cutting undated and source not known. Notes derailment was due to stones packed into the track. Photo has the Emergency Crew truck rerailing the tram. C1960. Though to be early 1960's as there are advertisements on the front of the tram. See image i2 for a photo of the tramcar record of the era.trams, tramways, derailments, accidents, rosamond rd, route 82, tram 750, w5 class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Keith Kings, "The Bendigo Tramways", Feb. 1972
Book, 80 pages, gloss art paper, in black ink with a yellow card cover in green ink, centre stapled, titled "The Bendigo Tramways" Details history of Bendigo tramways, its tramcars and the involvement of the various operators. Has maps and photographs. Written by Keith Kings and published by the Victorian Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society and others at the time of the closure of the Bendigo system. Has details of the various organisations that published the book on the rear cover.trams, tramways, bendigo, battery trams, steam trams, history -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Invitation, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Official Opening of the Bourke Street - Northcote Electric Tramway", Jun. 1955
Printed invitation on off-white card with MMTB letter head invitation to the "Official Opening of the Bourke Street - Northcote Electric Tramway", Friday 24th June 1955 at 3pm at the new tramcar depot in Plenty Road Preston. Has been handwritten for "H. S. McComb Esq." in blue ink. Has a map of the route, the Nicholson St line show dotted and schedule for completion in 1956, details of the project and a brief history of the route.trams, tramways, opening, civic functions, bourke st, preston depot, northcote, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "Electric Traction - July 1955", Jul. 1955
Eight page magazine, centre stapled, "Electric Traction - July 1955", with a photo of 974 undergoing noise testing in Bourke St. Has an article on the Minister for Transport, Mr. A. G. Warner speech at the time of the opening of the new East Preston Depot, and the efficiency of tramways. Has an item on the Resilient wheel that reduces noise. Also items on the new W7 tramcars, route numbers for the Bourke Street routes, NSW electric railways and Ballarat.trams, tramways, bourke st, w7 class, east preston depot, resilient wheels, wheels, testing -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Robert Green, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria, "A tramway museum and Tourist Tramway for Melbourne", mid 1990's
Report - 18 landscape format - A4 pages + card covers, bound with a plastic binding on the left hand side. Titled "A tramway museum and Tourist Tramway for Melbourne". Prepared by Robert Green mid 1990's. Examines various aspects of establishing a Museum at the full site of the Hawthorn; Has a Introduction, preservation and tourism, world vintage tramcar operation, the TMSV, operation of the Museum and trams, establishment requirements, an imaginary visit to the Museum, conclusion and recommendation.trams, tramways, hawthorn, hawthorn tram depot, tmsv, museums -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 26/06/1967 12:00:00 AM
Photographs, Black and White, Group Photo of the depot, staff, crew and tramcar 32 with two horses of the Hawthorn horse tramway. In the background is the horse tram depot with a clock on the wall. There are 8 uniformed men and four men in suits either standing or seated in front of the horse tram No. 32. The tram has the route painted on the board above the windows "Burwood Rd, Power St Riversdale Rd" and "Connecting with Richmond Cable tramway" above that.In ink on the rear: Keith Kings stamp and number S-A-1139 "Melbourne MTOCo Co, Horse Tram 32, Riversdale Road, Auburn at Car Shed" and "Ex F. B. Broadbent Collection"trams, tramways, horse trams, hawthorn, auburn road, depots, group photo, tram 32 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 23/07/1944 12:00:00 AM
Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of SW6 854 turning from Church St into Swan St. Note the other curves for the opposite direction at the intersection. In the background is M Ball & Co. building, drapers, men and ladies clothing advertising war savings certificates and 5/- National Savings Stamp. Also an advert for Persil soap? Photo dated 23-7-1944 in the Wal Jack album along with details of the location and the tramcar.trams, tramways, church st, swan st, sw6 class, richmond, world war 2, tram 854 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Digital Image, "Hail to the Swan St Tram", 1915
Digital image of the first tramcar body built for the Hawthorn Tramways Trust by Duncan and Fraser outside their Adelaide factory. See also Reg Item 5282. Taken from a publication titled "Hail to the Swan St Tram", and dated 12 June 1915. Has a large sign about the order and that it was built out of Australian timbers. Note the tram does not have driver cabin's metal canopy, hand rails and other fittings.trams, tramways, htt, duncan fraser, new trams, tram bodies, adelaide -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Yarra Trams, Photo Dec 1972
Black and white photograph, printed using a laser printer onto off white paper of some 34 men standing in front of the frame or body of tram 1041 at Preston Workshops Dec. 1972. Shows the structure of the tramcar and has the workshops building in the background. Tram body is on transport No. 1 trucks. The group of men includes the workshop manager and most likely those who worked on the tram. Not known who made the print or when.In ink on the top of the sheet "Proto type Z 1041 @ PWS Dec 1972"trams, tramways, mmtb, preston workshops, personnel, 1041, prototype tramcar -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, The Met, "Its comfortable, quiet, air-conditioned and my 'super train' is easy to park", mid 1980's
Advertising Poster for use in Tramcars printed on heavy cardboard advertising public transport and in particular the then New Comeng "Supertrains" and avoiding car parking's by using The Met Features a cartoon by Jeff with Flinders St Station and cars not moving in traffic. Has The Met logo. Has the caption "Its comfortable, quiet, air-conditioned and my 'super train' is easy to park" Image file is a small version of the large pdf file, on file as hte5566i.pdftrams, tramways, posters, flinders st, advertisements, cartoons, the met, comeng, car parks -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Australian Tramway & Motor Omnibus Employees Association (ATMOEA), "Our photograph Page", 9 and 11/1929
Newspaper clippings from The Tramway Record, 5/9/1929 and 28/11/1929, titled "Our photograph Page" featuring photographs of: .1 - Rail grinder in Melbourne, a single truck tramcar (M class 186) outside Hanna St depot after a thunderstorm and a flooded street, Hanna St depot and Circular Quay Sydney .2 - Y 410, W2 329, tourist bus, and interiors photos. Published by the ATMOEADated in ink on .2trams, tramways, grinder, work trams, buses, y class, interiors, flooding, atmoea, m class, hanna st depot, south melbourne depot, tram 186, tram 410, tram 329 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "City Section Concession Card", early 1970's
"City Section Concession Card", MMTB, printed on manila coloured card, 12 trips, each used - ticket No. Ba 256789. Plain back. Gives details of the area of availability - just the main CBD area. Cost $1.00 Five additional examples added 20/9/15 from the donation of Harry Jackson, who has written the tramcar numbers used on the rear of Aa426496. Other tickets - Aa 015460,193098, 339534, 339843,trams, tramways, mmtb, ticket, city section -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Hawthorn Tramways Trust (HTT), "Instructions to Motormen in Electric Car Driving", 1918
Book - dark red Rexene covers, with 16 pages (four sheets) centre stapled inside, titled "Instructions to Motormen in Electric Car Driving", published by the Hawthorn Tramways trust giving 76 questions and answers Q&A to driving and operating electric tramcars. Published by HTT July 1918 and authorised by Struan Robertson Engineer and General Manger. 2nd copy - part of McComb collection, in the HTT file added 27-9-2016Has number "227" on inside of front cover in red ink.trams, tramways, hawthorn tramways trust, htt, instructions, motormen, controllers