Four page pamphlet, with colour photos titled "100 Streamliners 'On the Double' " promoting the forthcoming launch of coupled PCC cars for the Toronto Transit System, c1947. Cover shows a coupled set, interior views, trams passing through a set of traffic lights and the couplers. Promotes the use of these cars and their forthcoming use on the Bloor - Danforth route. This route was replaced by a subway mid 1960's. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidents%27_Conference_Committee_(Toronto_streetcar) - accessed 28-2-2019.trams, tramways, pcc, transport equipment, tramcars, canada, toronto

Report - 2 foolscap sheets stapled in the top left hand corner titled "Public Transport in Melbourne" giving a brief history of Melbourne's tramways, cable tram opening dates, trusts, formation of the MMTB, the MMTB management c1960 and a note on Wattle Park.trams, tramways, mmtb, cable trams, wattle park, management

Newspaper clipping from The Age 17/7/1988 titled "$200m Hong Kong rail deal shows confidence in Australia". Written by Tom Harrington Age Transport reporter and Ali Cromie in Hong Kong. Reports on the project consortium The Met and Leighton - gives details of the financing arrangement, The Met's involvement after Comeng pulled out, timing. Has comments from John Halfpenny of the AMWU, Tom Roper, Minister for Transport and other people.trams, tramways, hong kong, the met, comeng, construction

Report 6 pages, photocopied onto head sensitive paper titled "Public Transport in Big cities" printed in the October - December 1966 issue of Australian Transport. Written by R. J. H. Risson, Chairman of the MMTB. Includes a photo of the author. Paper looks at Public Transport in Melbourne, its past and where it is going, car parking, that trams will stay in Melbourne, US cities though winding down, UK hardly a model, must do better, looks at New York, growing cities, the work place and workforce, transport essentials, fares, speed, new buses and trams, articulated vehicles, solutions, plans for Melbourne, underground tramways. Has photos of European trams.On rear of page 5 are a numb er of algebraic equations!trams, tramways, mmtb, tramway, melbourne, underground tramways, new trams, public transport

Guide booklet - pocket size, with rounded corners on right hand side, 24 pages, centre stapled printed on white paper, titled "Myki Operator Pocket Information Guide", giving details of the Myki ticket system. Has a table of contents. Covers the Myki system, how to use it, various products, types or kinds, purchase and topping up, equipment, language, questions and general information. Though not dated, c2011trams, tramways, myki, tickets, public transport

Report - 120 pages + cover perfect bound - titled "On the right track .. Freeways of Better Public Transport for Melbourne's East?", to the Victorian Minister for Transport Hon. Peter Spyker by Professor E. W. Russell, dated July 1991. Has a table of contents. Report looks at the options for transport to the Doncaster area, freeways, light rail or tram or heavy rail, considers options for the extension of routes 48 and 72 (along Burke Road), buses, tram line from Shoppingtown to Box Hill. Includes illustrations and maps.trams, tramways, public transport, doncaster, box hill, new tramway, route 48, route 72

Pamphlet - special size - printed on orange paper, four fold titled "Getting Trams Moving - Improved Traffic Management on Tram Routes" giving details of new road traffic regulations for line marking on roads used by trams. Gives background to the work, traffic signals controlled by SCRAM and dates. Has diagrams of the various roads and line markings. Published by the Ministry of Transport 1984.trams, tramways, traffic control, traffic lights, tramways, rta

Set of three items related to the decision to franchise the public transport in Melbourne during late 1998. Items are related to Reg Item 2830. a report titled "A system into a Service" by the Victorian Government late 1998. .1 - photocopy of a newspaper article in The Age 30/10/1998 titled "Transport Safeguards" written by Lyall Johnson giving details of the Passenger Charter, guarantees, quotes Robin Cooper, Minister for Transport. Has a cartoon by Tandberg. .2 - Pamphlet - 4 fold DL titled "New Guarantees for Public Transport Passengers effective mid 1999" detailing the Passenger charter. .3 - Pamphlet - 3 fold DL titled "A New Partnership - Reforming Victoria's trains and trams: what it means for public transport employees", outlining the corporate structure, franchising and private ownership, guarantees for employees and passengers. Not dated.trams, tramways, public transport, franchising, ptc, privatisation, passengers, minister for transport, cartoons, passenger services

Book 60 pages, full colour, centre stapled, A4 size, titled "Tuen Mun - A building & Construction News Commemorative Publication" reporting in detail on the construction of the Tuen Mun tram or Light Rail system in Hong Kong by Leighton's and The Met or Metropolitan Transport Authority of Vic. Also details the various suppliers, including The Met, Comeng and electrical equipment. Has a forward by the Minister for Industry John Button. Published for the 8/8/1988 opening. .1 - 25 A4 sheets, photocopy of an article on the construction of the Tuen Mun tram or Light Rail system in Hong Kong by Leighton's and The Met or Metropolitan Transport Authority of Vic, titled "New Trams for a New Town" that appeared in the August 1988 issue of Building and Construction News as a Light Rail Supplement.trams, tramways, hong kong, tuen mun, new tramway, construction, new trams, comeng, the met, mta

Report - 2 Foolscap duplicated sheets, 3 pages stapled in the top left hand corner, titled "Public Transport", dated June 1972 outlining the history of the tramways in Melbourne, the MMTB, cable tram conversion, the status in 1971, why the degeneration in use and the growth of motor cars, fare increases, Government Policies, what could be done to solve the problems in purchase of new trams and refurbish the workshops. No details of who published the document.trams, tramways, public transport, history, mmtb, new trams

A series of four reports regarding the implementation and work done by the Metropolitan Transportation Committee completed in 1969. Prepared by Australian Railways Union, Boilermakers and Blacksmiths Society, Tramway Employees' Association and the Amalgamated Engineering Union. .1 - Bulletin No. 1 - 18 white sheets duplicated - looks at the plan, results, services, motor vehicles and public transport. .2 - Bulletin No. 2 - 14 - yellow sheets duplicated - The Press and the Plan. .3 - Bulletin No. 3 - 10 pink sheets duplicated - The Underground loop - to be or not to be. .4 - Report on the Teach-in held on 15/5/1970 - 3 green sheets stapled - refers to the above documents and the 4th - The MMTB - its past and present - what of its future (that was in course of preparation)trams, tramways, public transport, history, mmtb, transportation plan, unions, melbourne, railways

Bottle of Port Wine in a cream round ceramic vessel with a small handle and black seal over the cork. Commissioned by the staff at the Kew Tram Depot to celebrate the 75th Celebrations of the depot. Top part is coloured brown. Has a brief history of the Kew Tram depot, its place in Melbourne's public transport and that it is an A Class depot. Has the logo of the Mt Aitken winery on side.trams, tramways, crockery, kew depot, pmtt, anniversary, wine

Cream China cup with cream handle with a line drawing in brown of the outer part of the PMTT logo with an A class tram inside with the destination of Kew Depot. Has a brief history of the Kew Tram depot, its place in Melbourne's public transport and that it is an A Class depot. Has the manufacturers detail on the base of the cup - "National Ceramics Australia 03-5552777" on the base. Made to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Malvern Depot - 1991.trams, tramways, crockery, kew depot, pmtt, anniversary

Tender Document - 9 A4 pages stapled in the top left hand corner titled "Request for Tender for The Preparation of a Management Plan for Tram and Tram Related Heritage", dated 11/2/2000 closing 6/3/2000. Has conditions of tender, specification, conditions and tender form. Contact Mike Ryan. Prepared at the time of the Bracks Labour Government. Issued by the Office of Director of Public Transport. Only relevant pages scanned.trams, tramways, heritage, victorian government, tramcars, tenders, tramways

Set of 16 colour prints of tram depots and/or associated land holdings. All dated May 1991, unless noted otherwise. .1 - Brunswick depot looking from Sydney Road. .2 - ditto - car parking area adjacent to depot .3 - ditto - from railway line looking at the depot car shed .4 - East Preston depot from the south east. .5 - East Preston depot car park cnr. David St and Plenty Rd. .6 - Building adjacent to the car park, BTR automatic Transmission specialists which was owned by the PTC. .7 - House at 63 David St Preston, assumed owned by the PTC - dated 13-3-1986 .8 - Camberwell depot - car shed. .9 - ditto - entry and office. .10 - Office from the depot side. .11 - Malvern depot - No. 1 shed and office .12 - Malvern depot - No. 2 shed .13 - Coldblo road with tram track .14 - House at 28 Stanhope St which was PTC owned. .15 - rear of above. .16 - Stanhope St tramway hall.1 - .3 -"Brunswick Tram depot May 1991" in ink on the rear. .4 - "East Preston Tram Depot May 1991" .5 - "East Preston depot car park cnr. David St and Plenty Rd. May 1991" .6 - "Factory at 261 - 267 Plenty Rd Preston Tramways owned building" .7 - "63 David St Preston 13-3-86 (1pm) .8 - 10 - "Camberwell Depot May 1991" 11 - 13 "Malvern Depot May 1991" .14 and .15 - 28 Stanhope St Malvern May 1991" .16 - "Stanhope St Hall Malvern May 1991"trams, tramways, camberwell depot, east preston depot, malvern depot, brunswick depot, property, stanhope st

Set of 4 colour prints of the tramway hall in Stanhope St Malvern used a the "Tramway Museum" .1 - Hall building with a sign "Tramway Museum" above the doorway. .2 - ditto with a sign in the bottom edge, say "official opening" .3 - Interior view with people looking at the displays .4 - Exterior view of the car park side of the buildingtrams, tramways, malvern depot, property, museum, stanhope st

Set of 9 loose tickets 1 - British Railways platform ticket for LlanfairPG - the station with the longest name in the UK. 2 - two yellow tickets for the "A Cavalcade of Transport" 30/1/1978 - Nos 1823 and 5362 3 - set of 8 orange tickets in a block - The Melbourne Pageant 29/1/1979 - nos 5644 to 51. 4 - Set of two TMSV zoo horse tram tickets - Adult and Child - 0505 and 0005. 5 - NSW Railways ticket - Circular Quay to Bondi Junction - machine issued dated 26 Jul. 6 - Two tickets on cardboard for a SPER tour on the Glenelg tram 24/3/1974 and AETM 23/3/1974.trams, tramways, tickets, nsw, sper, aetm, tmsv, cavalcade, uk

Pamphlet - part colour two fold for the launch of the Transport Art Mural and the Cavalcade of Transport on 30/1/1978, features a reproduction of the Mural, details of the Mural itself, the Artist Harold Freedman and the programme for the events.trams, tramways, cavalcade, state government, spencer st, mural, southern cross station

Report - five foolscap carbon copy sheets stapled in the top left hand corner, titled "Summary of Concessions issued by the MMTB". Provides a list and then details each concession ticket, including hours of travel. Includes city concession cards and combined weekly rail - tram ticket. Has a handwritten note on the bottom of the last sheet "Information sent to Mr Foletta Ministry of Transport 17-11-72"trams, tramways, tickets, concession fares, mmtb

Press Release - single A4 sheet printed on yellow paper, titled "New tramways head" from the Minister of Transport, by the Acting Minister Mr. Granter, advising of the appointment of Mr. F. D. Snell as the Chairman of the MMTB. dated 22/6/1976trams, tramways, mmtb, personnel, minister for transport

Folder - folded card sheet, green with yellow outlines and the Metropolitan Transit logo containing A4 sized papers at the time of the launch of the "Metropolitan Transit Authority". Contains the following documents: .1 - cover .2 - sheet advising of the formation of the "Metropolitan Transit Authority" .3 - sheet discussing the logo or symbol and its meaning .4 - heavy politicised sheet with the logo or symbol and name .5 - Two sheets - detailing the new colours and technical aspects of why the colours were selected. .6 - Two sheets - showing the uniforms in front of a bus and tram and the specification of the uniforms and what would be issued. .7 - Two sheets - Press Release or news release dated 10/7/1983 about the MTA - issued by the Minister of Transport Mr. S Crabb. Note the first sheet has been printed on longer paper - folded to fit. .8 - single sheet titled "Super trains" giving the specification of Comeng Trains and a photo.trams, tramways, the met, mta, uniforms, logos, colour schemes, railways, comeng, minister for transport

Set of six destination indicator equipment that was fitted to Z, Z3 and B class trams. .1 - dot matrix type destination sign fitted to the side of a B class tram - set at Preston Depot - serial number 232636 - Luminator type, back cover loose, 180H x 1300W x 100D. See images 3704i1a to e. .2 - dot matrix type route number fitted to the front of a tram, type fitted to B2 class tram, set at 86D, serial number 273644 - Luminator type, marked "163 No", 240H x 350W x 135D. See images 3704i2a to d. .3 - flipper type, side destination type, marked "ex 53" (Z class tram), made in Italy by Boselli has yellow label 37/702S, serial number 40A1603, set to St Kilda Beach and stamped 136 on one flange. 120H x 330W x 165D. See images 3704i3a to c .4 - flipper type, destination box, with markings "B'Wick Flaps", with labels "New" "Universal A flaps" made in Italy by Boselli, serial number 40A6623, set to St Kilda Junc". 210H x 1000W x 1900. See images 3704i4a to d. .5 - flap from an above type box, half of "Richmond" and "South Melb Depot", 970W x 80H. See images 3704i5a to b .6 - controller box, marked "No. 105" on rear, serial number 202311 Luminator, numeric pad, illuminated display and five control buttons made by gulton Luminator division fitted to a B2 tram. See images 3704i6a to b .7 - dot matrix destination sign fitted to the front of a B2 class tram, set to "Not in Service", Serial number 502626 Luminator, 220H x 1300W x 165D, See images 3704i7a to e. Source of items 3 and 4 name based on drawings held by the Museum for the destination signs fitted to Z class trams. Refer to drawing R11-982 as an example. Luminator made by Luminator Technology Group Texas - see https://www.ltgglobal.com/ access 12/7/2019. Imagetrams, tramways, destination indicators, z3 class, transport equipment, z class, b class

Black and white photograph of a Cobb and Co. coach with four horses outside the Braybrook Hotel. Has the caption "Cobb & Co. Coach - Victoria's first public transport" along the top of the photograph. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number H1. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and was not an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series.Has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "H 1" in ink on rear and "5-1"trams, tramways, horse buses, horse drawn vehicle, coach building

Colour photograph of W5 774 after repainting as part of the Heritage Fleet in the yard by the entry gate at Preston Workshops during 1995. Tram has the destination of Swanston St, route 28. Note the pantograph friendly point frog at the back of the tram. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number "1995-166".Has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and numbers "1995-166" and "3-18"trams, tramways, preston workshops, repainting, maintenance, w5 class, tram 774

A series of letters and notes concerning "Applications for tram car bodies 1956 - 1961" comprising (from the top) 1 - a handwritten list listing the various applications from bodies and noting that there had been some 330 private applications. on ruled paper. 2 - copy of letter by R. J. Risson to Master Paul Day re a surplus body and referring to the letter from Sir Arthur Warner. dated 29/3/1961 - on blue paper carbon copy 3 - as for 3, but initialled by Risson 4 - Hand written draft of a letter on plain paper 5 - Letter on Minister of Transport letterhead, dated 24/3/1961 to Mr. Risson forwarding the letter from Paul Day and signed by the Minister Sir Arthur Warner 6 - Hand written letter from Paul Day of Essendon with a phone number asking for a tramcar.trams, tramways, mmtb, minister for transport, sale of trams, disposal, mmtb chairman

Newspaper clipping titled "Trams of two great cities a class act" Saturday 13 May 2006 written by Dispesh Chakrabarty about the difference in personally travelling on trams in Calcutta or Kolkata and Melbourne - especially in regard to class. Has a photo of Z81. Edited extract from Tramjatra edited by Mick Douglas.trams, tramways, calcutta, w-11 tram, melbourne, tramways, public transport

Set of newspaper clipping featuring tram 965: .1 - titled "Melbourne passes on crowning glory" being handed over by the Minister for Transport Peter Batchelor to the Danish Consol General Jorgen Mollegaard. From the MX Newspaper, 10/11/2005. .2 - cartoon - undated, from the Herald Sun by Andrew Fyfe about the event and the Royal couple holding a baby. .3 - clipping from The Age, 21/2/2006 of W6 965 running on the Danish Tramway Museum track in the snow, showing route 16. Photo from Associated Press.trams, tramways, denmark, tram museum, restoration, cartoons, minister for transport, w6 class, tram 965

Newspaper clipping photocopied onto an A3 sheet from the Herald Sun 8/11/2000 titled "Tramways Heritage hidden away in depots - Next Stop, a museum" with a photo of the Minister for transport Peter Bachelor under a tram at Preston workshops. Story by Genevieve Lally, is about the possibility of using Preston Workshops as a Museum. Looks at other options of Docklands, Newport Workshops and the Gertrude St cable tram winding house. Quotes Roberto D'Andrea.trams, tramways, tram museum, preston workshops

Report - two foolscap sheets, stapled, titled "Historical Notes public street transport in Melbourne" dated June 1968. Gives a brief outline of the MTOCo cable operations, cable line opening dates, trusts, the formation of the MMTB and its operations. Author ? - possibly Robert Greentrams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, cable trams, history, mto co

Newspaper clipping - from The Age, 22/10/2004 about the tender for a new ticketing system to replace Metcard by 2007, for which the tender expires March 2007. Looks at some of the likely companies, ERG, Cubic, OneLink, Wayfarer. Notes some of the problems, particularly for trams. Quotes PTUA Secretary Tony Morton and opposition Transport Spokesman, Terry Mulder.trams, tramways, ticket, myki, metcard