Set of two pamphlets involved the concept of the "Route 96 Project - Have your say: Nicholson Street Early Designs". Notes the introduction of the E class tram. .1 - DL full colour booklet, 24 pages with a questionnaire response form, outlining the Route 96 project to speed up trams providing route segregation for most of the distance. Issued 2013. Provides concept designs, Blyth St terminus, easy access stops, tram lanes. Gives dates for meetings. .2 - fold out full colour map, 8 folds, printed both sides providing details of the planning for the various stops and segregation between Victoria Parade and Blyth St.. The loss of car parking and issues with the Fitzroy St St Kilda stop met a lot of opposition. The Blyth St terminus was rebuilt June 1015. Two copies held., both were originally contained within a plastic wrapper. One wrapped version obtained when collected. Produced by Public Transport Victoria. See also Reg Item 24?? for a 2009 version.trams, tramways, yarra trams, route 96, east brunswick, e class, superstops

Set of five Pamphlets - DL - 3 fold, full gloss paper titled "Your new accessible tram stops" about the introduction in April 2007 of upgrades stops in Burwood Highway - stops 59, 61, 62, and 63 to Superstops. Has VicRoads logos as well as Vic Government and Yarra Trams. Two copies held. 1 -2 fold DL - for stops 124A on routes 96, 109, and 112 - on the Specert St Bridge over the Yarra River - has map. 2 - 3 fold DL for stops 38, 42, 48 and 52 Dandenong Road - Nov. 2007 3 - 3 fold DL for stops 22, 23, 24 and 26 Queens Parade Fitzroy North, Nov. 2008 4 - 3 fold DL for stops 53 to 59 - Matthews Ave Airport West April 2008trams, tramways, yarra trams, burwood, vermont south, superstops, route 75, spencer st, route 96, route 109, route 112

Invitation card - four fold printed on white paper, inviting people to the launch of the C class tram, and Superstops in Collins St on 12 October. 2001. Invitation from Hubert Guyot CEO Yarra Trams, Victorian Premier Steve Bracks, Minister for Transport - Peter Batchelor. Also celebrated the launch of route 109. Image has a drawing of a C class tram. Two copies held.trams, tramways, yarra trams, c class, superstops, collins st, launch, opening

Pamphlet - 4 fold horizontal format, full quarto, titled "Your new look Yarra Trams" following the takeover of the former operator Keolis Downer/EDI rail in late 2009, featuring the new Yarra Trams logo and the terms "think like a passenger", "moving safe haven" and "find your way" - has a sample of the Route 112 route map. Also features the new look trams and the Keolis/Downer - EDI rail logo.trams, tramways, yarra trams, kdr, logos

Book, 146 pages, including card covers, white spiral bound titled "Melbourne by tram - Staff Guide 2008", with a photo of two employees on the front cover. Has a message from Trevor Greer as Manager Customer Services and on page 3, a list of contents. Gives emergency procedures, location and trams stops for Melbourne's facilities, eg churches, consulates, list of route destinations, tram stops by route with TramTracker ID's. Two copies heldtrams, tramways, yarra trams, routes, melbourne, tram stops, staff

Compact Diskette with video (DVD), titled "Melbourne all over", Yarra Trams promotion video, first made in 2004 and then revised August 2006. Has copy right to "Metrolink Victoria". Length 10mins 15 secs. Has intro from announcer Alan Pearson. Has a printed image on the DVD itself and contained within a clear front, black plastic base CD case. Features the use of low floor trams, Melbourne's city attributes, the tram system, public transport, how the city works with the trams, some spoken words from Peter Batchelor, Minster for Transport, images of views of the C class being offloaded from the ship. Explains the relationship between Transdev and Transfield Services, the franchise arrangement, passenger growth, many views of the C class operating. Dennis Cliche speaking about the Think Tram project, Eastern Roads Operations Centre (EROC). Clip from 7 news about the launch of the C class trams. short clips with Steve McEvoy, Rod Beet, Chris Bela Anthony Nichols - disability consultant of Yarra Trams. .1, original version, in shaped case. Added 28-8-2017.trams, tramways, yarra trams, melbourne, public transport, the met, c class, route 109, superstops, events

Book - 84 pages black and white on gloss paper + colour card covers, centre stapled, titled "Melbourne's Tramways", written by David Keenan, published by Transit Press's in 1985. Gives an overview of the Melbourne, tramway development, the system itself including operation, fares, tickets, crew training, tramcars and their maintenance, track, power supply, tram routes, depots and allocation at the time. Has maps of the system, Preston workshops, depots, tramway track types, electrical system and services details of routes, running times and service frequencies along with many photographs. Includes photos of emergencies, track work and other aspects of the system in 1984. 'Has a sticker in the top right hand corner "TDO $12.00"trams, tramways, melbourne, tramways, history, trackwork, depots, fares, tickets, training, tram routes, tramcars, maintenance, power supply, maps, operations

Colour print of SW5 723 at the East Brighton terminus, c1983, route 64, photo undated. Driver or conductor placing trolley pole on the overhead. Tram has the destination of City and Yellow pages front panel advertisements.trams, tramways, east brighton, route 64, trolley poles, drivers, conductors, tram 723

Colour print of SW5 843 running into Kew Depot with two crews (driver and conductor) and the tram conductor standing in to the door way indicating to motorists that the tram is turning in. Tram has the Destination of Kew Depot, route No. 47, depot run indicate K58 and a RESI Permanent building society advert on the front panel. Note the Tram waiting shelter in Barkers Road. Printed on Kodak paper, c1985.trams, tramways, route 47, kew depot, conductors, drivers, tram 843, tram shelters, sw5 class, the met

Parts of the Glen Eira Historical Society Newsletter" for an issue during 2015 containing an item written by Keith Stodden, titled "Our local tram services: a few thoughts" covering early horse tram services, cable trams, PMTT, Point Ormond, Glen Huntly depot, Elsternwick, routes and Truganini Road. Has a photo showing the former tramway poles at Elsternwick Park.trams, tramways, caulfield, horse trams, glen eira, glenhuntly tram depot, point ormond, tram routes, pmtt, truganini rd

Set of six documents issued to participants of the "The Z-class Ruby Jubilee Tour", Saturday 14/11/2015 operated by Yarra Trams, John Whiting and Melbourne Tram Museum. All have a "Z1 & Z2 Class Ruby Jubilee Tour - 40 years" stamp on them. .1 - Tour booklet 8 pages - A5 when folded - with Z101 on the cover, giving a brief history, photos of Z class trams through the years, technical details, Z class trams in preservation and acknowledgements. .2 - A4 sheet "I was on board the tour" with photos of Z1 22 and Z2 101 along with logos of the MMTB, MTA. The Met, Swanston Trams, M>Trams, Yarra Trams. .3 - A4 - "Tram Service Changes" change sheet advising the tour times, routes and service changes. .4 - Doubled sided A4 sheet giving the detail timetable for the tram tours using Z1 22 and Z2 101. .5 - A4 sheet - giving details of the Z class destinations and codes. .6 - A4 double sided, Z class ruby Jubilee tour passenger survey sheet.trams, tramways, z class, tours, logos, e class, specification, destination roll, timetables

Report 12 A4 pages, including card covers, centre stapled, full colour printed on off white paper, titled "Route 96 Project Overview". Looks at the route itself, project objectives, governance arrangements, communications and consultations. Includes a note that the Government has order 50 new trams. Notes the proposed works packages and who would be managing them - VicRoads, Yarra Trams or PTV. Includes photos of Bourke St, street plans and information numbers. Has the State Government, VicRoads and Yarra Trams logos. Published 2012.trams, tramways, ptv, route 96, east brunswick, yarra trams

Book - 36 sheets - A4, two colour - printed on off white paper, titled "Tram Network Disability Services" published by Public Transport Corporation Victoria, with a drawing of SW5 758 on the cover along with a The Met logo. Provides information in map form on each tram route in a large print format, contact numbers and some general information. No date of publication. Port Melbourne route shown as route 111; Reg Item 252 notes that this route ran between Port Melbourne and the Exhibition Buildings between 12/1987 and 12/1993. See Reg Item 1865 for pamphlet version and 6000 for a PTC 1998 version. 2nd copy added 24-5-2023 - larger size issue - 248H x 242W - wire boundtrams, tramways, ptc, the met, maps, disability services, tram routes, routes

Report - A4 perfect bound, printed on gloss white paper, 44 pages including card covers, titled "A Transdev - Transfield Services Partnership Yarra Trams - The first two years 1999 > 2001". Gives a list of Board members, list of managers along with photograph, photos of old and new trams, Box Hill extension, vision, customer charter, employees, various projects undertaken, operations - reliability, maintenance, Southbank depot, Preston Workshops, infrastructure works, finance, marketing, sponsorships and the future. Contains a complete listing of Yarra Trams Employees.trams, tramways, yarra trams, transdev, transfield, management, box hill, route 109, employees, lists, preston workshops, southbank depot, maintenance, trackwork

Pamphlet or book - 12 pages, A4 landscape printed on gloss white paper, centre stapled, titled "Have your say on improving tram 109", consultative or consultation document for the Box Hill tram route. Gives information and consultative meetings - looks at the relocation and reconstruction of tram stops, centre platform stops, kerb access stops, maps and alternative stop locations from Kew Junction to Union Road - stops within the City of Boroondara. Contains a form that could be posted back to VicRoads. Published 9/2005c, has dates for October 2005 meetings. Has the logos of Victorian Government, VicRoads, Yarra Trams and the City of Boroondara. Two copies held .1 - five fold pamphlet - DL - titled "Box Hill Tram line extension", promoting the construction of the route 109 to Box Hill. Message from the Minister, Peter Batchelor, who is Yarra Trams, project details, benefits and why.trams, tramways, yarra trams, route 109, box hill, mont albert, kew junction, superstops, tram stops, city of boroondara, vicroads, new tramway, construction

Set of three A4 printed newsletters, stapled in top left hand corner, titled "Tram 109" and two associated pamphlets. .1 - 4 pages - issue 1 - September 2001 - with introduction by Minister for Transport Peter Batchelor introducing the new route 109, Hubert Guyot (CEO Yarra Trams) about the Superstops, details of the new low floor trams and details of the extension to Box Hill along with time line. .2 - 4 pages - issue 2 - Autumn 2002 - message from CEO, diagrammatic map and attributes, and a general update on progress, including a timeline. .3 - single folded A3 sheet printed both sides - Issue 4 - Summer 2003 - noting the wheel chair access to tram, opening on 2/5/2003, message from CEO and launch details, including notes on patronage increase. .4 - Pamphlet - DL four fold - printed on gloss paper full colour dated Autumn 2002 with message from Minister for Transport Peter Batchelor, diagrammatic map of extension showing tram stop facilities and locations of important places, low floor trams and contact details for further information. .5 - Pamphlet - DL five fold - printed on gloss paper full colour dated c mid 2001 with message from Minister for Transport Peter Batchelor, details of Yarra Trams, why the extension and project map. Has Harry the Yarra Trams Infrastructure Mascot. .6 - Pamphlet - 4 fold A4 landscape - printed both sides, issue 3, noting the need for universal access, St Vincent's plaza upgrade and tram stop options.trams, tramways, yarra trams, route 109, box hill, mont albert, superstops, tram stops, opening, st vincent's plaza

Set of six documents contained within a card board folder marked "Tram 109 Project" issued at the time of the opening of the tramway. .1 - folded cardboard folder, with 109, State Government, Yarra Trams and VicRoads logos. .2 - pamphlet - fold out - 5 x 2 sections with map of the extension, location of tram stop either kerb or Superstops, notes on the extension and method of track construction - two copies held. .3 - foldout - 4 section - pocket map of stops and service frequencies. .4 - media release for the opening of the line - dated 2/5/2003 - two pages stapled in top left hand corner - two copies held. .5 - folded A3 sheet - printed single side - colour competition for the opening of the tramway, closing 28/4/15 and welcoming people to the opening celebrations. .6 - Colour book - 12 pages + card covers titled "The adventures of Tram 109" with the Alstom and Yarra Tram logos, cartoons or illustrations by Warwick Hook.trams, tramways, yarra trams, route 109, box hill, mont albert, superstops, tram stops, opening, colouring book

Memorandum - 6 A4 pages, photocopied sheets, stapled in top left hand corner - Met Tram - Message to Camberwell staff from the Managing Director Met Tram - titled "Automated Ticketing System Update", signed by Russell Nathan and dated 10/7/1996. Advises that Metcard vending machines are being installed in tramcars from 16/7/1996 and that it will be introduced on Route 75 in the next couple of months. Refers questions to the Depot Manager, Geoff Lockwood and the Senior Depot Trainer - Greg Rodgers. Gives an overview of the system, tickets, validators, questions and answers about Metcards, including Metcard Xpress (something that did not actually happen), ticket types, assistance and concessions. Has the Metcard logo in the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, metcard, met tram, tickets, validators, ticket machines

Newspaper clipping - full page newspaper - from the MX news, Friday 11/10/2002 - titled "Melbourne's last work of art. (And you thought it was just a tram stop.)", featuring stop 6, Collins St, Town Hall - about Yarra Trams Superstops - notes that Yarra trams were awarded the John Truscott Design Foundation award recognising excellence in community designs. Also advertises Route 109.trams, tramways, yarra trams, superstops, collins st, route 109, tram stops

Set of two DL size pamphlets, both printed on gloss white paper with Yarra Trams logos. .1 - Single sided pamphlet advertising Colonial Stadium Services - extra trams services and the routes that serve it - c2001. The Wikipedia entry for Docklands Stadium accessed 2/12/15 gives the dates for the name of the Colonial Stadium as 9/3/2000 to 1/10/2002 - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docklands_Stadium#Naming_rights_history .2 - Double sided pamphlet titled "City circle tram - reduced services", dated January 2001 advising services reduced to the temporary withdrawal of the W class trams for maintenance - has contact numbers.trams, tramways, yarra trams, docklands, football, events, city circle, w class

Notebook - 100 ruled blue line pages centre stapled with card cover used by Inspector Harold De Dohse to record his observations and instructions to crews regarding uniforms, behaviour, operations, accidents and other offences. Has been ruled into 8 vertical columns to record "date, time, route, locality, conductor or driver, number, nature of Offence and action taken" Commences 1/12/1956 through to 3/5/1959. Has various date stamps in the book - the purpose may have to be to show that they have been recorded by the Board clerical traffic staff. See htd1205note.pdf for information about the purpose of the book and its use, including industrial and training issues - from Kevin Stanes 24-4-2017.On front cover in blue ink "Insp De Dohse Mobile" and in red ink "Nich St"trams, tramways, mmtb, uniforms, officers, inspectors, drivers, conductors, derailments, personnel, notebooks

Dark blue cloth covered bound book, 84 + 6 page glued in section (pages 62A to 62F) pages, plus printed end sheets used in covers, titled "MMTB Electric Tramways and Motor Omnibuses Sections and Fares", dated October 1955, authorised by C. E. Hall, Acting Traffic Manger. Book consists of one sections, bound with sewn cloth binding on the outside with glued white paper end covers. October 1955 Details the various section stages and fares for each tram and bus route, General instructions, concession fares and has photos or drawings of the various special tickets, eg passes or prepaid tickets. Has a number of glued in pages or part pages eg pages 17 (See Reg Item 1206 for the same page), 59, pages 62A to 62F, with an addition on page 62A. 2nd copy - similar but has slightly different additions.Both inside covers stamped "Cond School" of copy 1.trams, tramways, tickets, fares, sections, passes

Brown cloth covered bound book, 124 pages, plus printed end sheets used in covers, titled "MMTB Electric Tramways and Motor Omnibuses Sections and Fares", dated September 1958, authorised by B. H. Misson Traffic Manger. Book consists of four sections, bound with sewn cloth binding on the outside with glued white paper end covers. September 1958, Details the various section stages and fares for each tram and bus route, General instructions, concession fares and has photos or drawings of the various special tickets, eg passes or prepaid tickets. Copy 1 - page 40 correction has been glued in upside down as has been "28 Change" on page 123. Copy 2 - page 40 - fares corrected by hand, "28 Change" glue in correctly. Copy 3 - page 40 - glued in correctly, but no "28 Change" part - has been used.trams, tramways, tickets, fares, sections, passes

Pamphlet - 4 fold DL, titled "Buses replace trams - Route 48, 75 78", published by PTV about the replacement of trams on routes 48, 75 and 78, during the reconstruction of Bridge Road Richmond trackwork between 3/1/2021 and 16/1/2021. Has a map of the replacement services. Has PTV and Victorian Government logos. two copies held.trams, tramways, route 48, route 75, route 78, trackwork, bus replacement, bridge road

Set of timetable information sheets titled "Running Timetable and Locations of Recording Clocks" for various tram routes - signed R. C. Drummond Traffic Manager. Gives running times for sections during various parts of the day, early am, am peak, mid period, pm peak, weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays, and evening and the location of Bundy Clocks. .1 - Prahran or St Kilda Beach - North Richmond - August 1973 .2 - ditto .3 - Mont Albert - City - Oct. 1973 .4 - North Balway - Oct. 1973trams, tramways, timetables, schedules, bundy clock, mmtb

Book - 92 semi gloss pages + card covers, perfect bound titled "Clang clang Clang", by Marc Fiddian,1993, published by the Pakenham Gazette. Has a photograph of A231 in Church St Richmond about to cross Swan St. Looks at Melbourne's tramway history, initial comparison with San Francisco, formation of the MMTB, the War Years, ticket, travel experiences, history. Has a map, list of route numbers, Bibliography, index, and an extensive list of other books by the author.Has a price liable on the front cover $15.95 and in ink " K. S. Stodden 6-3-93"trams, tramways, melbourne, tramways, history, travel books

Illustration from a TMSV Calendar, "The Route to Wattle Park" showing the route overlain in red on a street map. From an original MMTB Poster.trams, tramways, mmtb, posters, illustrations, wattle park

Set of 4 digital images of W6 1000 on the opening day of the service in Bourke St via High St Northcote to East Preston on 26/6/1955. .1 - 1000 (East Preston route 89) at Spencer St, note the sign behind the tram and the newly painted safety zone. Has the Mail Exchange in the background. .2 - ditto at Spencer St with Carlyon's Hotel and the Spencer St Railway station in the background. .3 - tram arriving at the East Preston depot leads - has adverts for Milo, Kiwi boot polish and Pleshur's shoes. .4 - ditto with a Book Repairs Shop, R. P Evans, Goweville Hotel advertising Fosters Lager, and the Melody Picture theatre, In the background is Bell St with a set of clock traffic lights and two tower wagons and a Pura Milk truck just behind the tram.trams, tramways, w6 class, opening, route 89, bourke st, east preston, high st, northcote, tower trucks, traffic lights, bell st, tram 1000

Black and white photograph of L 106 in Maribyrnong Road, Ascot Vale 20-9-1985 during a MTA Maintenance Strike. Photo by Dave Cochrane.On rear in ink "19 - 106 (Moonee Ponds, Route 82) in Revenue service, 20-9-84 (Ascot Vale), Footscray M/Ponds route during MTA Maintenance Strike. Dave Cochrane. Has the ARHS collection stamp on rear.trams, tramways, l class, maribyrnong rd, ascot vale, mta, moonee ponds, route 82, tram 106

Set of two Black and white photographs of W6 974 following a collision at the corner of Balaclava and Hawthorn Roads, November 1981. Tram has a route 3 number and has two RESI advertisements. Details of the incident not known."Cnr Hawthorn & Balaclava Rd, Nov. 1981" and has the ARHS Archives stamp, not completed.trams, tramways, accidents, w6 class, balaclava rd, hawthorn rd, route 3, tram 974