Newspaper clipping - from The Progress Press, 10 May 2004, titled "Tram revamp for route 109" looking at different types of tram stops for the section of Route 109 between Barkers Road Hawthorn and Union Road Balwyn. Quotes the Transport Minister Peter Bachelor, Project Manager Russell Bittner and Boroondara Mayor Jack Wegman. Item by Peter Rolfe, has images of proposed stops. This did not occur.trams, tramways, route 109, tram stops, whitehorse rd, city of boroondara

Newspaper clipping - set of three cuttings - from the Southern Cross, 18/10/1995 titled "Tram in a jam" with a photo of W6 983 outbound in Toorak Road. Looks at the performance of the tram route and the issues of timekeeping, over crowding and traffic. Story by Bruce Atherton, photo Linda Tanner. Quotes Peter Batchelor Opposition transport spokesman, MLA Robert Doyle, and Transport and PTC Spokesman Ray Wilson. Also has quotes from five tram patrons.trams, tramways, route 8, toorak rd, passengers, traffic control, timetables

Report - carbon copy 6 foolscap sheets untitled and not signed. Report looks at the finances of the MMTB in about 1930 based on the report, its constitution, payments to consolidated revenue, the tramway system in general, the board's financial position, the cable tram system, trams vs buses, the possibility of buses in Melbourne, Co-ordination of Public Transport and the Ministry of Transport Bill. Written by A. Cameron Chairman??Has some pencil correctionstrams, tramways, mmtb, parliament, victorian government, finances, buses, tramways, cable trams, public transport

Drawing of the produced by Transit Australia, November 2001 of the Citadis 302 tramcar by Alstom Transport France. Side and end elevations and floor plans with leading dimensions. .1 - "Siemens Combino Three Section Tram (Melbourne Class D1)" .2 - "Siemens Combino Three Section Tram (Melbourne Class D1"trams, tramways, drawings, tramcars, c class, tramcar design

Set of 60 A3 sheets, comprising a folder of GA Drawings – from Keith Kings, held with black plastic semi elastic black clip or retaining strip. All drawings have been scanned (about 50% were already scanned, e.g. the first sheet) and placed on the Depot Tramcar Mechanical component listing. Order of drawings as received has been retained and listed as follows. R1146 – General Data of Tramcars – 24-9-1924 R11-927 – SW6 and W6 – Advertising Panel Location R11-928 – W7 Advertising Panel Location R9529 – Class W7 GA List of Tramcar GA Arrangement Drawings dated 13/12/1974 Cover sheet – “Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board – Electric Tramcars Index - lists Class, numbers and Drawing Nos. R1266 – Cable Train – Dummy and 4 wheel trailer R3799 – Cable train – Dummy & 4 wheel trailer R3422 – Cable train – dummy & Bogie trailer PMTT 161 – Combination Car R3076 – Class A – Combination Car Dropped ends PMTT – 163 - Bogie car with dropped centre compartment PMTT – 700 – Bogie Car with dropped centre compartment and longitudinal rattan saloon seats R3078 – Dropped Centre bogie car – Maximum Traction R4571 – Dog Transport Car – class C converted PMTT 162 – Summer car (old type) – F class PMTT 164 – Summer car – G class R3079 – Class L R7416 – Class L PMTT 160 – Bogie Closed Car – (O class) R9787 – Class G – All night tram style R3077 – Class G – All night tram style R8999 – Class A tramcar Coburg type Original – S class R5963 - Class A tramcar Coburg type Original – S class (modified) R3093A - Class T R4382 – Class T arrangement for one-man operation Car 178 R3756A – class U R2461 – class W – W class converted to W2 R2460 – class W1 R2459 – class W2 R4646 – class SW2 R9525 – class SW2 R3071 – class W3 R3812 – class W4 R4678B – class W5 R9601 – class CW5 R5818 – class SW5 R12-052 – Class W5 – sliding door conversion R4771A – class SW6 (reversible seats) R6408A – class SW6 (Tubular Fixed Seats) R8617 – class SW6 and W6 R9529 – class W7 R10-129 – Class VR car R8332 – PCC type car R2462 – class X R1811 – types of electric cars – class X Safety car R2463 – class X1 R3080 – Class X2 R2464 – class Y R2465 – class Y1 R10-946 – All electric tram – 1041 R11-333 – class Z1 and Z2 trams R11-387 – class z outside dimensions R11-563 – Class Z tram (101-115) R11-580 - class Z3 tram R12-062 – Class A tram T4000-12 – double ended 6 axle articulated LRV – a possibly arrangement R6928 – PCC Car – double end operation R9980 – Freight car 17 – former V class passenger car See Reg Item 5639 for a similar document.trams, tramways, drawings, tramcars, cable trams, tramcar design, preston workshops, mmtb

35mm Kodak white cardboard colour slide by Keith Kings of per way works car No. 15 being used to transport brake shoes (blocks) around the depot. Being loaded at Preston Workshops. 16/4/1968Keith Kings stamp and number "21-36", with details of exposure. in ink "MMTB No. 15 (ex Q 198) being used to transport brake shoes around the depot. Being loaded at Preston Workshops.trams, tramways, work trams, brake blocks, tram 15

News paper clipping from The Age, 15 June 1985, titled "You're right, this tram has a flat wheel!", written by Tony Harrington, transport reporter about the problem of wheel flats or square wheels. Quotes the Union Secretary Jim Harper and the MTA who blamed the Union over a dispute the previous year and a backlog.trams, tramways, wheels, tramcars, maintenance, unions, mta

Newspaper clipping, from The Age, 23/11/1994, titled "A new automated ticketing system goes for a test drive", written by Bruce Tobin, Transport Reporter, about the start of testing of Metcard system on trams. has a photo of a number of Metcards held up in front of a tram, Z class, without a destination roll. Quotes Alan Brown, Transport Minister. Photo by Sebastian Costanzo. Testing out of Camberwell Depot.Date and news paper written in ink along the top edge.trams, tramways, metcard, tickets, trials, camberwell depot

Newspaper clipping, from the Progress Press, 18/5/1988, titled "Trams a vital part of City's transport", written by Marc Fiddian, giving the story of Melbourne trams from horse, cable to electric, where they run NMETL, VR tramways and there place in Melbourne. Has a photo of a cable tram with a very young Gripman, and Z59 on a Bundoora service.trams, tramways, cable trams, nmetl, vr, melbourne, history, z class, books, bundoora

Newspaper clipping, from The Sun, 3/8/1987 titled "Trams out as talks continue" and a second heading "History back on the tracks". Item about industrial issues for maintenance of trams and trains, or wages supplements, Has photos of Mr Roper, Transport Minister and Peter Parkinson of Trades Hall. Notes that old trams, such as W and Y class were back in service. Has a photo of Y1 612 in service on Wattle Park. Story by Jane Gibson and Jim Nevein. Attached to the item is a cartoon, 4/8/1982 by Jeff of a man digging a hole around the tram tracks and finding a cable tram.trams, tramways, cable trams, strike, unions, w class, y class, wattle park, cartoons, tram 612

Pamphlet - large 8 fold pamphlet, full colour, titled "The History of the Transport Mural - 1835-1935" - providing a detailed description of the Mural, its parts, making, painting, detailing its preparation by Harold Freedman, timing, his work and other details. Prepared by VLine, priced $3, c2000? Understood that Keith provided details for the mural. Imaged over 8 jpg files.trams, tramways, spencer st, mural, southern cross station

Report - approx. 55 A4 photocopied sheets - bound with white comb binding, with embossed leather imitation grey card covers, titled "Symposium 'Electric Traction Systems' ", presented by the Institution of Engineers Australia, Vic Div, Tues 6/5/1975. Contains three papers: 1 - "Electricity of Transportation" - R. G. Chapman, SEC 2 - "Electric vehicles for Street Transport:" - F. D. Snell - MMTB 3 - "Electric Railways" - A. Firth - VR Paper 2 looks at the history of the MMTB system, the W class tram, control systems, lack of new trams in the 1960's, ordering of the Z class tram, its specification and manufacture, 980, 1041 and other forms of public transport on roads - trolley buses, gadgetbahns, and lots of possibilities of new systems including battery vehicles.On rear in ink in top right hand corner "D. W. Lees"trams, tramways, reports, mmtb, tramcars, pcc class, z class, melbourne, history, trolley buses, electrical engineering, controllers

Light card, tickets for the 25/1/1982 "A Cavalcade of Transport" Adult ticket - white card - featuring L and T class on the ticket - 60c - Nos. 0501 and 0502 Child ticket - white card - featuring Ballarat 27 and Bendigo 18 - 20c - Nos 12203 and 12204 Tickets are un punched, have been torn from a block.trams, tramways, tickets, melbourne pageant, tram cavalcade, melbourne, australia day

Newsletter - two fold A4, full colour titled "Gold Medal Moments - April 2006", featuring a Golding cartoon on the front cover, about the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Has many comments from passengers, including of Z81, Karachi tram and many photos. Included in the item is a letter from the Premier of Victoria, Steve Bracks and Minister for Transport, congratulating Yarra trams and staff for the event.trams, tramways, yarra trams, commonwealth games, karachi, passengers, cartoons, tram 81

0 - No 9 - 1/4/2011 - Rhinos on skateboards, Did you know, Spencer St works, .1 - No. 11 of 3/5/2011 with the revised Yarra trams logo, traffic priority, work over Easter in Spencer St at Bourke and Collins St, Good Friday appeal, safety, passenger feedback and future works. .2 - No. 13 - 31/5/2011 - new uniform, cleaning, CEPR, trackwork - Fitzroy St, Northcote, Rhino, Carlton Control. .3 - No. 14 - 15/6/2011 - Haymarket Roundabout, accessibility, maintenance, CSE. .4 - No. 17 - 2/8/2011 - High St Westgarth trackwork, Swanston St, IMF CEO visit .5 - No. 18 - 16/8/2011 - Performance benchmarks met, Preston Workshops, repairs to 3018, tram signal priority. .6 - No . 19 - 30/8/2011 - New E class trams, routes "a" or "d", TramTracker in shelters, police, fare evasion .7 - No. 20 - 15/9/2011 - Football trams, Superstops, Bridge Road, Rhinos. .8 - No. 21 - 27/9/2011 - CEO's journey to work, accessibility, increased patronage, E class. .8a - No. 22 - 11/10/2011 - Minister Mulder visit, E class, Customer experience, Elizabeth Kerdelhue Corporate Affairs Director, flood indicator in Wellington Parade, Keolis - Orleans and PTV coming your way. .9 - No. 23 - 25/10/2011 - forthcoming royal visit, opening for Footscray Road extension, Rhinos, Stockholm .10 - No. 24 - 8/11/2011- Royal visit, photos, Z3 158, route 86 works in High St. (see htd5043i21 for a image from an unknown newspaper of the actual event - features Z3 158.) .11 - No. 25 - 22/11/2011 - new staff guide, Gold Coast tram line, Macarthur St, overhead, fund raising, route numbering update. .12 - No. 26 - 6/12/2011 - Swanston St Superstops, Newmarket bridge strikes, rhinos. .13 - No. 27 - 20/12/2011 - Christmas carnival, Lenny Bates, portable crossover, uniforms. .14 - No. 28 - 17/1/2012 - Passing of Len Bates, Myki, Gardiner railway station. .15 - No. 30 - 15/2/2012 - visit of Keolis, SNCF people, list of Executive leadership team with photos, Swanston St works, Myki introduction. .16 - No. 31 - 29/2/2012 - patronage up, tram postage stamps, Myki, rhinos. .17 - No. 32 - 14/3/2012 - St Kilda Rd trackwork, fund raising, Southbank Depot extensions, Myki, driving conditions, grand prix. .18 - No. 33 - 30/3/2012 - introduction of the PTV, end of MetLink and Transport Ticketing Authority, changes in management structure, trackwork, Gold Coast tramway and Keolis. .19 - No. 34 - Dr Jake - Royal children's Hospital super stop, route 96 - Premium line. .20 - No. 35, 2/5/2012 - Revision of Rules, trackwork in St Kilda Road and Elizabeth St, Myki, safety - Zero Harm. .21 - No. 69 - 25/9/2013 - Passengers paying their way, E class update, Mal Ashworth retires, progress report, feedback, new chime on trams. .22 - No. 70 - 9/10/2013 - Art comes alive, tram 925, driver simulator at Preston Workshops, E class project, 90th Glen Huntly. .23 - No. 83 - 23/4/2014 - Screen time for trams, new PIDs on B class, assistance animals, Operations Centre, Preston Workshops, Electrical log sheets to SLV. .24 - No. 89 - 23/7/2014 - punctuality, refresh of network map (fold-out map), women drivers. .25 - No. 97 - 19/11/2014 - Revitalising route 96, Keolis news, free tram zone, guide dogs. .26 - No. 99 - 17/12/2014 - Accessibility week, new uniform top for CSE's, free tram zone, world trade centre stop upgrade, heat stress, Art tram 158. .27 - No. 100 - 14/1/2015 - Route 96 complete, New Years eve free travel, fare compliance, patronage down, Demonstrates Yarra trams staff newsletters.Set of 22 Yarra Trams internal newsletter "The Wire", All A4, printed in full colour. All four pages unless noted otherwise, full colour, performance snapshot on front cover.trams, tramways, yarra trams, traffic control, trackwork, spencer st, fund raising, operations, rhinos, carlton control, high st, haymarket, preston workshops, e class, route numbers, bridge road, wellington parade, ptv, royal visit, footscray road, new tramway, gold coast, macarthur st, swanston st, superstops, newmarket, gardiner, burke road, level crossings, railway squares, myki, metlink, tickets, route 96, rules, st kilda road, elizabeth st, tram 158, tram 925, glen huntly depot, simulator, b class, opeations centre, art trams, patronage

flat leather strap used in cable tramcars for the conductor signal bells to the grip man. Has a brass rivet demonstrating the method of joining the leather pieces. Not original - see history.trams, tramways, bellcord, public transport, equipment, seats, cable trams, conductors bell

Poster - large full colour poster for walls in railway stations and shelters, titled "The Met tram system", showing the tram system, early to mid 1990's. Has The Met contract number and that it was published by the Public Transport Corporation.trams, tramways, map, ptc, the met, melbourne, tramways

Set of five large posters, featuring a person using public transport and how to use it titled "Public Transport Corporation - Your travel made easy" .1 - portrait format - for trams .2 - ditto for buses .3 - ditto for suburban trains .4 - landscape format for country trains - has a contact number for disability access. .5 - ditto for suburban busestrams, tramways, ptc, posters, trams, railways, disability services, behaviour

Magazine - 20 pages, centre stapled with yellow cover, duplicated sheets titled "Dreadnought - May 1972", Vol. 4 No. 7, published by the Brisbane Tramway Museum Society. Contains items on the Society, Tramcars built by the Brisbane tramway Trust (notes that the bogies of trucks were built by Sewell of Melbourne, early 1920's), Bendigo Tramway Closure, an item on Melbourne and new trams "Trams can be Trendy", impressions of NZ Museums, public transport in Port Moresby and recent developments in Adelaide. Has a Advert for Shell fuels at Grange.trams, tramways, melbourne, mmtb, adelaide, brisbane, bendigo, nz, closure, new tramcars

Set of two pamphlets for the reconstruction of tracks in Nicholson St, Carlton between Alexandra Parade and Holden St - Jan. 2020. Part of the project to provide low floor tram stops. .1 - "Buses replace trams on Route 96" - 4 fold DL, printed both sides detailing the works, replacement services and stop changes after the work. Two copies held. .2 - Digital image - Update 1 - dated 11/11/2019 - giving details of the work, including preliminary works.trams, tramways, nicholson st, trackwork, tram stops

Set of six large posters, featuring the tram map of Melbourne, Inner City, Northern and Southern sections. Items .1 to .3 have an adhesive backing for application onto a tramcar advertising rack. Items .4 to .6 are photocopies of the same with corrections or suggested changes, all c1990. .1 - Inner City - approx. A3, Has the revised The Met symbol with a key along the lower edge detailing route numbers and routes. .2 - Southern Region Tram Map with a map key showing hospitals, points of interest, parks and gardens, some schools and zones. Also shows trams routes through the city, rail lines, stations and major roads with bus routes. .3 - ditto for the Northern Region .4 - Photocopy of the Inner City area with corrections which have been picked up on the final version. .5 - ditto for the Southern Region, two sheets joined together with tape. .6 - ditto for the Northern Region. Items .4 to .6 not scanned.trams, tramways, ptc, posters, trams, the met, map, tram routes, bus routes, route numbers

Myki rechargeable tickets, smart card, plastic card with embedded chip for use on public transport in Victoria. .1 - Green / white, Adult, card number ending 7953-5 - has the Myki logo, contact numbers. See Reg Item 3327 for other tickets including child and concessions.trams, tramways, tickets, myki, melbourne

Digital image of a report titled "The Melbourne Tram Fleet (Service Trams), listing trams sorted by Tram number with a table giving the age of the tram for tramcars operated by the Colonial Tram car restaurant, privately owned, Public Transport Corporation, Swanston and Yarra trams. Gives the number, class, operator, in service date and age in years. Does not give the actual depot. Dated 5/7/1999.trams, tramways, tramcars, swanston trams, yarra trams, lists, depots, depot allocation, restaurant tram

Digital image of a list - 20 sheets, titled "Allocation of tramcars as at 1 Jan 1995", published by the Public Transport Corporation. Lists trams for each depot, includes stored cars at Hawthorn Depot, Preston Workshops, Newport, North Melbourne (Henderson Springs) and numerical listing.trams, tramways, tramcars, ptc, lists, depots, depot allocation

Digital image of two reports and a letter - 41 A4 pages Report - titled "Melbourne's Trams and Tramways - Statement of Heritage Significance", Working Paper 1.1, dated May 2000, by Convergence Design Pty Ltd and Boyce Pizzey Strategic - Page 3 is missing - looks at the development of Melbourne's trams, the element of significance, the tramway system as an entity, Social and cultural influencers, the technological development, including tram design. The two page statement notes the tramway system as an evolving entity and technology. And included document is "A Brief History of Melbourne's Trams and tramways", considers the history of the tramway system, cable cars, W class cars, buses, WW2, postwar developments, Robert Risson and a heritage assessment. There is reference to maps and attachments, but these have not be included other than the sources. A letter dated 6 June 2000 from COTMA (written by Craig Tooke, Executive Officer) to Mr. E Keys of Booz-Allen & Hamilton provides comments on the draft and corrections. .1 - hard copy of the Brief History.trams, tramways, history, significance, mmtb, melbourne, tramways, transport, buses, closure

Digital image of a report - 12 pages - titled "The Survival of Melbourne's Trams". Article looks at the factors behind the survival - modal decision, the motor lobby, cable operation, buses and trams (compares extensively to that of Sydney), departmental autonomy and capital management. Looks at the history of Melbourne trams up the retirement of Robert Risson. Has a list of notes and sources. Author not given.trams, tramways, history, significance, mmtb, melbourne, tramways, transport, buses, sydney, closure

Seat Fabric Samples in a cardboard folder - by Lo-Rib Transit for public transport and other uses. Has a photo of the interior of a bus. Has 9 different colours, with detailed specifications on the rear. Printed August 1986. Manufactured by Melded Fabrics of Dandenong, a unit of Nylex. Has contact details.trams, tramways, public transport, equipment, seats, fabric

Extract of a the specification for Z class tramcars regarding Conductor's Enclosures and Sanding Equipment. Used for the testing of the sand equipment on A and Articulated tramcars 2001 by the Preston Laboratory. Has hand written notes on the first sheet. Dated May 1984. Three sheets stapled in the top left hand corner.trams, tramways, public transport, equipment, sanding equipment, testing