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Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Ltd, Ballarats tramway preservation project, ????
A summary history of the Ballarat Tramway system, its decline and subsequent preservation work.Ill, p.15non-fictionA summary history of the Ballarat Tramway system, its decline and subsequent preservation work. tramways - ballarat, trams - ballarat - history, trams - preservation -ballarat -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Inc, The Kilmore horse tramway, 1985
The Kilmore horse tramway projectIll, p.9.non-fictionThe Kilmore horse tramway projecthorse tramways - kilmore, tram museums - kilmore -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Tramway Publications, Tramway by the river : a brief history of the Hawthorn Tramways Trust, 1993
The Hawthorn Tramways Trust was established in 1914, and merged with the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board in 1920. The Hawthorn line operated via Bridge Road, Richmond. Horse drawn trams were withdrawn in 1916 prior to the introduction of cable trams. The booklet provides technical details about this line, as well as photographs.Ill, maps, p.17.non-fictionThe Hawthorn Tramways Trust was established in 1914, and merged with the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board in 1920. The Hawthorn line operated via Bridge Road, Richmond. Horse drawn trams were withdrawn in 1916 prior to the introduction of cable trams. The booklet provides technical details about this line, as well as photographs.tramways - melbourne, trams - melbourne - history -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Booklet, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), "The Ballarat Tramway Colouring and Activity Book", 2024
Third edition comprises eight drawings to be coloured in or other activities prepared by David Frost and Peter Waugh. See items 2250 for the first edition and 6006 for the second edition.Demonstrates a BTM produced Sales item.Book - 16 pages colour outside covers, centre stapled.btps, btm, coiouring book, sales items -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Maffey, I.D, The Mount Somers Tramway 1886-1943, 1971
A history of the Mount Somers Tramway in the mid-Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand.index, ill, maps, p.113.non-fictionA history of the Mount Somers Tramway in the mid-Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand.railroad construction - new zealand, railroad operations - new zealand -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Drawing - Proposed Fares, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Ballaarat Tramway System", 1949
The plan prepared by the SECV shows proposed fares, an increase of 1d on existing fares, and the through routing of tram services. Scale of 40 chains to 1". Alligns with August 1949 Fare By-Law - see item 3111. See also the pdf file "Ballarat Tramway Fares Changes SEC Era", by Warren Doubleday, 03-09-2006.Demonstrates aspects of the way the SEC prepared plans showing tram and ticketing arrangements.Plan titled "Ballaarat Tramway System" - multi-coloured on paper with pencil notations.tramways, ballarat, secv rules, by-laws, tickets, fares -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Drawing, Victorian Railways, Ears for Tramway Overhead Construction, 1924
Gives the design details of the device or fitting known as a trolley wire ears that holds a tramway copper trolley wire in position. Notes that the drawing was traced in 1924 from a MMTB drawing. Has details for a splicing ear, straight line ear. feeder ear and curve ear along with details for nuts and screws.Yields information about the design of four different types of trolley wire fittings and how they were fabricated for use on the two tram lines, or electric street railways operated by the Victorian Railways.Dyeline print of Victorian Railways drawing number 4057 - Ears for Tramway Overhead ConstructionHas number "7513 D.33" in black pen in bottom right hand corner.tramways, trams, overhead, victorian railways, trolley wire, engineering, electrical engineering -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Bendigo Tramway Service - Notes", 27/07/1959
Notes give history of the SEC's operation of the tramway, the reconditioning, their condition, lack of capital expenditure, rolling stock and track age, possible abandonment, but finally, we must solider on. Appears to have been written for staff and explain the lack of capital expenditure on the system, but we must continue to run a safe and reliable system.Yields a information about the history of the SEC in Bendigo. Almost apologetic in its tone in not spending enough money on the tramway system. Gives notes about the overall engineering status of the system.Typed statements (1 to 11) on two foolscap sheets, carbon copy, titled "Bendigo Tramway Service - Notes" about the Bendigo Tramways, the SEC's position and status. Dated 27-7-1959, with initials ACS.VMcC in top right hand corner. In top right hand corner in black ink "BTPS 405"trams, tramways, bendigo, sec, maintenance, reports -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Drawing - to Wal Jack, C Roy G Field, "Mossman Steam Tramway", 8-9-1941
Wal Jack had an extensive range of correspondents throughout Australia and the world who often prepared extensive drawings for him. This detailed drawing is by Roy Field who swapped many photographs with Wal Jack. The drawing details the railway or narrow gauge (2') tramway that served Mossman and Port Douglas, Queensland. Most of this is now used for cane trains, though a small tourist operations runs out of Port Douglas. Details of Roy are included record 8561.Demonstrates some of the correspondence that Wal Jack received from around the world and that of Roy Field.Drawing - pen and ink red and black on foolscap sheet of the "Mossman Steam Tramway"letters, wal jack, tramways, drawings, roy field, railways, mossman, port douglas, narrow guage -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Footscray and Maribyrnong Tramway Construction - Act 1953 - Showing the type of track for the electric tramway jointing the Footscray and Maribyrnong Tramways", Nov. 1953
Drawing - hand coloured titled "Footscray and Maribyrnong Tramway Construction - Act 1953 - Showing the type of track for the electric tramway jointing the Footscray and Maribyrnong Tramways", dated 13/11/53. Details the streets, land types, road crossings, track types and has a reference to the Order in Council for the tramway construction.Has a ink note along the bottom edge "13/11/53 Sample copy"trams, tramways, footscray, maribyrnong, new tramway, order in council, acts of parliament -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Prahran & Malvern Tramway Trust (PMTT), "The Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust - Report and Statement of Accounts, Nov. 1914
Photocopy of Report - 23 foolscap pages - titled "The Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust - Report and Statement of Accounts for Twelve Months ending 30th September 1914". Gives listings of Trust Members and Officers, lines opened, Rollingstock, power supply problems, Finance, Operation and General matters, statistics, finance statements, balance sheet and Auditors Report. Appendices includes the Engineers and Manager's Report, Statistics, accounts, funding, auditor reports and maps. Also covers the electrification of the Kew horse tramways. Audited by Percy P Cook.Has the stamp of the Tramway Museum Society on the rear of the first page.trams, tramways, pmtt, reports, construction, finances, operations, horse trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Corporation of Glasgow Transport Department, "Glasgow Municipal Tramway", c1933
Book - 48 pages + 2 fold out maps + cover, card cover, bound, giving details of history of Glasgow tramways, power stations, substations, workshops, bus stations, training and underground railway. Commences at p41 - 92, could have been part of a larger document. Record reviewed and scanned images of cover added 5/9/13. trams, tramways, glasgow, uk, tramway, bus, underground -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter, City of Prahran, paving and lighting of tramway of the High Street Prahran Tramway, 1/07/1909 12:00:00 AM
Letter on the City of Prahran letterhead, signed by the Town Clerk dated 1/7/1909 to the Secretary of the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust regarding the paving and lighting of tramway of the High Street Prahran Tramway track. Considers the construction and pavement finish - including wood blocks and lighting of the tramway - the Council would pay one half of the cost for additional lighting.trams, tramways, pmtt, letters, construction, trackwork, lights, high st, city of prahran -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster - Illustration/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), 1960's?
Black and white Illustration of the Doncaster - Box Hill tramway used for printing purposes. Has been adhered to a piece of cardboard with "whiteout" surrounding the edges to hide the edges. See also Reg Item 198 for a colour reproduction of this poster and Reg Item for a framed print.On the rear is the "The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Limited" stamp.trams, tramways, box hill, timetables, doncaster -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Prahran & Malvern Tramway Trust (PMTT), "The Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust - Report and Statement of Accounts, Nov. 1915
Photocopy of Report - 26 foolscap pages - titled "The Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust - Report and Statement of Accounts for Twelve Months ending 30th September 1915". Gives listings of Trust Members and Officers, lines opened, Rollingstock, power supply problems, Finance, Operation and General matters, statistics, finance statements, balance sheet and Auditors Report. Appendices includes the Engineers and Manager's Report, Statistics, accounts, funding, auditor reports and maps. Also covers the electrification of the Kew horse tramways, tourist tickets. Audited by Percy P Cook.Has the stamp of the Tramway Museum Society on the rear of the first page.trams, tramways, pmtt, reports, construction, finances, operations, horse trams, tourist tickets -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Australian Tramway Employees Association (ATEA), "Memorandum of Agreement - ATEA with PMTT, NMETL, ESCo & Meakin & Thomas", 1913
Four separate agreements, one for each organisation. All details wages and conditions of work and disputes, grievances, and discipline, leave etc. Pages 1 - 10 - agreement with the PMTT - dated 14/1/1913, applied from 1/10/1912 to 1/6/1916. Signed for PMTT by Alex Cameron Chairman; Thomas King Member; and Thomas King Secretary and for Union by Lionel L. Hill President and A. C. Warton General Secretary. Pages 12 - 20 - ditto with NMELTL - dated 14/1/1913, applied from 1/1/1913 to 30/6/1916. Signed for NMETL by L. Voight, A.D. Murdoch and for Union by A. C. Warton General Secretary. Pages 21 - 32 - ditto with ESCo - dated 14/1/1913, applied from 1/12/1912 to 30/6/1916, includes rosters for Ballarat and Bendigo. Signed by William J Home for P. J. Pringle for ESCo and for Union by Lionel L. Hill President and A. C. Warton General Secretary. Pages 33 - 42 - ditto with Messrs Meakin and Thomas, Lessees of the Northcote Cable Tramways. Dated 14/1/1913, applied from 1/12/1912 to 30/6/1916. Signed by F.W. Meakin and Lena Thomas in front of Louis Waxman Solicitor and A. C. Warton, General Secretary. Yields information about the industrial agreements with Tramway operators in Victoria, except for MTOCo.Forty-Four page booklet, off-white paper, saddle-stapled, with additional dark grey colour paper cover titled "The Australian Tramway Employees' Association with the The Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust / The North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Company Limited/ The Electric Supply Company of Victoria Limited and Messrs. Meakin and Thomas". Two copies held. "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 213" in ink on top of first page, inside cover on both copies. Copy 1 - has name of "H.W.H.Collett" and "1913" on front cover, and pencil or red pencil notes against various rules in the ESCo section. Copy 2 - some minor pencil marks.trams, tramways, bendigo, ballarat, atea, unions, agreements, esco, nmetl, pmtt, northcote cable trams, meakin & thomas -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Engineering Standards, The Engineering Standards Committee, "British Standard - Tramway Rails and Fish Plates - Standard Sections and Specification - July 1903", 6/05/2006 12:00:00 AM
Book - 10 pages + 13 drawings sheets of rail cross sections contained within separate printed covers (colour fleck), titled "British Standard - Tramway Rails and Fish Plates - Standard Sections and Specification - July 1903". Side stapled and then bound with a green tape on left hand side. Gives details of the standards of the materials, rolling, payment, conformity, testing, marking holes for both rails and fishplates. Drawings for 13 different weight rails, straight and curves, 90lb/yard to 116 and a drawing of the BS tyre profile for tram car wheels and how it interfaces with a rail. On rear cover, both sides gives a list of standards and foreign translations up to March 1919.On top of first sheet in black ink "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No 8."trams, tramways, british standards, standards, rails, fishplates -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Ceremonial object - Engraved Silver Trowel, Bendigo and Eaglehawk Electric Light and Tramway Powerhouse, 1901
This trowel was presented to City of Bendigo Mayor, Simeon Ryan by Mr B. Deakin the Australian representative of the Victorian Electric Supply Company on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone for the new power house building in Hargreaves Street, Bendigo. This power house was built to supply power to both Bendigo and Eaglehawk and the overhead power system for the tramway which ran from Quarry Hill, through the city to Eaglehawk and from Golden Square to Lake Weeroona. The building of the power house changed Eaglehawk and Bendigo as street lights were installed and houses became electrified. A report in the Bendigo Independent in 1902 reported ' Night will then be almost as brilliant as the day and people .... who live in the suburbs are to be provided with a tram service worth of the name'. (See reference A Mammoth Scheme.) The tramways closed in April 1972 after the Victorian Parliament granted the SEC an application to cease operating. Today Bendigo Trust operates the tourist trams which run along Pall Mall and welcomes over 40,000 visitors annually. The Bendigo Tramways Depot is the oldest operating tram depot in Australia and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. There are currently 45 trams in the fleet (13 of which operate as part of the 'Talking' Tram service).For more about the history and to tour the tramways visit www.bendigotramways.com.Triangular shaped silver engraved trowel with ivory handle (0286a). Top face of trowel is ornately engraved with floral and decorative motifs and an image of an electric tram and two power poles. Reverse has engraved text. No makers mark detected. Housed in a leather covered case (0286b), lined with ruched blue silk. Case has two brass hinges and two small brass clasps.PRESENTED / By / THE ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO / OF VICTORIA TO / SIMEON RYAN. ESQ JP. / MAYOR OF BENDIGO / ON THE OCCASION OF HIS LAYING / THE MEMORIAL STONE OF THE / BENDIGO AND EAGLEHAWK / ELECTRIC LIGHT AND TRAMWAY / POWER HOUSE / 26th JUNE, 1901/ STERLING SILVERcouncillor simeon ryan, councillor s h mc gowan, councillor john hoskins, councillor george loudon, councillor john green, councillor alfred hicks, borough of eaglehawk, borough of eaglehawk mayor, mayor loudon, city of bendigo mayor, mayor ryan, bendigo and eaglehawk tramway -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Melbourne's tramway routes and timetables - MMTB, 1925
Map of the MMTB Tramway routes 1925 with a list of first and last cars, along with photographs of Wattle Park, Luna Park, and Studley Park. Provides information for the Prahran and Malvern lines, Hawthorn, Footscray, Essendon, Coburg, Kew, St Kilda, cable tram routes, and buses. Also provides information for passengers. The cover photo is of the front of W 296, with the destination of Esplanade. The map is dated by the opening of the line to West Brunswick as far as Albion St, the City Road to St Kilda line via Sturt St lines, and the electric line in Flemington Road which were all opened during mid to late 1925. See Reference. Shows a number of buildings and locations by a numbered reference list, including the Federal Parliament house. The map has advertisements around the outside of the map for Kiwi Shoe or boot polish.Yields information about the Melbourne tramway system in 1925 and demonstrates the methodology the MMTB used to provide information to travellers. Shows both cable and electric tram lines and the development of the Melbourne system.Map book - 15 fold paper titled "Melbourne's tramway routes and timetables"trams, tramways, mmtb, tramway maps, wattle park, studley park, timetables, cable trams, w class tram, tram 296, kiwi shoe polish -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine - The Tramway Record - Souvenir Edition - Vol. 54, No. 16, Australian Tramway & Motor Omnibus Employees Association (ATMOEA), 10/1993
Last issue of the Tramway Record - when the ATMOEA became the RTBU. Features history of the Union, Retired Tramway Employees Association, Tow Away Zones, Further tram stories by Frank Puls, news from the depots, Jess Wilson, one of the first connies in Melbourne, Remembering the Records, and a list of past and present Secretaries. Includes notes on the Combined Tramways & East Melbourne Sub-branch RSL. Frank Puls article on pages 9 and 10, stories of working on Melbourne trams and page 13, a photo of BTM Horse Tram No. 1Yields information about the ATMOEA and its transistion to the RTBUFifty Two page, with glossy card cover and plain white paper inside - "The Tramway Record Vol. 54, No. 16 Souvenir Edition 1993" - with title in green and black ink and Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees Association logo on the front cover. Printed by the Victorian branch of the union.trams, tramways, atmoea, rtbu, unions, melbourne, ballarat, btps, frank puls -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), "The Australian Tramway Employees' Association with the Electric Supply Coy. of Victoria Limited / Agreement", 1917
Sixteen page booklet, off white paper, saddle stapled, titled "The Australian Tramway Employees' Association with the Electric Supply Coy. of Victoria Limited / Agreement". Has 1917 in indelible pencil on top of cover, with numerous red and pencil notes inside on the various clauses of the agreement. Date of Agreement from 1/1/1917 to continue to the 31/12/1918. Applies to both Ballarat and Bendigo. Details hours of work, rates, Sunday runs, casual rates, holidays, free passes, uniforms, window shields (windscreens) on Bendigo trams, eyesight tests, dismissals, meals, Board of Reference. First schedule gives rates of pays for all types of tramway workers and Rosters for Bendigo Eaglehawk and Cemetery line, Golden Square and Lake Weeroona line and Ballarat Rosters for Summer and winter - gives Run Nos. Signed by William Home for P. J. Pringle for ESCo and Lionel Hill, President and T. Jewell General Secretary for the Union."Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 210" in ink on top of outside cover. Numerous notes in red ink or pencil against the various rules. trams, tramways, bendigo, ballarat, atea, unions, agreements, esco -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Prahran & Malvern Tramway Trust (PMTT), The Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust - Report and Statement of Accounts, Nov. 1916
Photocopy of Report - 35 foolscap pages - titled "The Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust - Report and Statement of Accounts for Twelve Months ending 30th September 1916". Gives listings of Trust Members and Officers, lines opened, Rollingstock, power supply problems, Finance, Operation and General matters, statistics, finance statements, balance sheet and Auditors Report. Appendices includes the Engineers and Manager's Report, Statistics, accounts, funding, auditor reports and maps. Also covers shelter houses, tourist tickets, union - Australian Tramway Employees Wage log of claims, the first world war impacts. Lists names of Employees who volunteered for active service, including those who volunteer but did not pass the medical test. Audited by Percy P Cook.Has the stamp of the Tramway Museum Society on the rear of the first page.trams, tramways, pmtt, reports, construction, finances, operations, horse trams, tourist tickets, world war 1, unions -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, The British Westinghouse Electric & MFG Co. Ltd, "Parts of Westinghouse No. 46 and 46M Tramway Motors”, “Parts of Westinghouse No. 49B Tramway Motor”, “Parts of Westinghouse No. 200 Tramway Motor”, “Parts of Westinghouse Nos 90 and 90M Controllers”, “Parts of Westinghouse Automatic Circuit breaker tramway type”, 1900's
3700.1 – British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co – Parts Catalogue B 6004, “Parts of Westinghouse No. 46 and 46M Tramway Motors” – 2nd Edition – 20 pages centre stapled. 3700.2 - British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co – Parts Catalogue B 6005, “Parts of Westinghouse No. 49B Tramway Motor” – 2nd Edition – 20 pages centre stapled. 3700.3 – British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co – Parts Catalogue B 6006, “Parts of Westinghouse No. 200 Tramway Motor” – Oct 1904 – 20 pages centre stapled. 3700.4 – British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co – Parts Catalogue, “Parts of Westinghouse Nos 90 and 90M Controllers” – 12 pages from a 24 page document, has Electric Supply Co. stamp on the cover. 3700.5 - 3700.2 – British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co – Parts Catalogue, “Parts of Westinghouse Automatic Circuit breaker tramway type”, 8 pages centre stapled of a larger document...4 - has the stamp of the "Electric Supply Company of Victoria"trams, tramways, westinghouse, instructions, maintenance, controllers, motors, circuit breakers -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), "The Australian Tramway Employees' Association / Electric Supply Co. of Victoria Ltd / Agreement", 1923
Sixteen page booklet, off white paper, saddle stapled, with additional cream colour paper cover titled "The Australian Tramway Employees' Association with the Electric Supply Coy. of Victoria Limited / Agreement". Dated on cover 1923. Agreement dated 23/11/1923, to 31/3/1925. Applies to both Ballarat and Bendigo. Details hours of work, rates, Sunday runs, casual rates, holidays, free passes, uniforms, training students, meal relief, one-man cars, eyesight tests, dismissals, meals, Board of Reference. Gives schedules for various grades, and a schedule for quarterly adjustment of wages depending on a cost of living index. On rear page - page 16, has the name of "Fremantle Municipal Tramways and Electric Lighting Board" as the name of the respondent - printing error, or heard at the same time. Signed by William J Home for P. J. Pringle for ESCo and John L Abfalter Vice President and T. Jewell General Secretary for the Union. Three copies held. Copy 1 - complete Copy 2 - missing rear cover Copy 3 - missing covers"Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 212" in ink on top of outside cover., Copy 1, Copy 2, Copy 3trams, tramways, bendigo, ballarat, atea, unions, agreements, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Album, Gus Weir, "Tramway Museums Australia"
Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum, former Wellington tram driver. See Gus Weir Obituary - Wellington Tramway Museum 2019 file. Comprises photos taken during COTMA conferences and tours in Australia. Ballarat photos have details on the rear as do many others. Museums include Sydney, Victor Harbor, Bylands, Haddon, Bendigo, Ballarat, Rockhampton, Portland, Launceston, Perth, Portland and Hawthorn Melbourne. Ballarat photos are dated 11/2000.Yields photographic records of most Australian tramway museums. Album, black leather covered heavy card cover, with 46 double side paper sheets bound into album with two plastic sleeves per side to hold photographs. Some sheets at the front have been removed. Also has a paper envelope to hold negatives at the rear. Titled "Tramway Museums Australia" on the front spine.cotma, tram museums, btm, ballarat, gus weir, stm, tmsv, bendigo, portland, launceston, perth, mtpa, mtm, victor harbor -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Memorabilia - Display panel, The North Eastern Steel Co. Ltd. Middlesborough, Standard Section of Tramway Rails
Flanged Tramway Rails - sections from The North Eastern Steel Co. Ltd. Middlesborough - see https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/North_Eastern_Steel_Co 1 - Walthamstow & District Light Railways BS Section No. 3C - 106 lbs. per yard 1904 - Dick Kerr & Co. Contractors London. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tottenham_Outrage 2 - Bath & District Tramways 95 lbs per yard 1903 - George Hopkins & Sons Engineers London 3 - Burton on Trent Tramways 90 lbs per yard 1903 - Messrs Kincaid, Waller & Manville, Consulting Engineers 4 - Swindon Corporation Tramways BS Section No. 4 C, 111 lbs per yard, 1904 - Messrs J G White & Co. Ltd, Contractors London 5 - Wigan Corporation Tramways BS Section No. 5, 100 lbs per yard, 1903 - Messrs J G White & Co. Ltd, Contractors London 6 - Derby Corporation Tramways BS Section No. 6, 107 lbs per yard, 1904 - Messrs J G White & Co. Ltd, Contractors London 7 - Nottingham Corporation Tramways BS Section No. 1 , 90 lbs per yard, 1903, J. G. White Ltd, London, Contractors. 8 - Swindon Corporation Tramways, BS Section No. 4, 105 lbs per yard - Messrs J G White & Co. Ltd, Contractors London, Messrs Lacy & Sillars Consulting Engineer 9 - Kalgoorlie Electric Tramways BS Section ? 96 lbs per yard. 1904 - Messrs J G White & Co. Ltd, Contractors London 10 - Leicester Corporation Tramways & Track? 100 lbs per yard 1903, I George Maybey? MICE Engineer 11 - Ipswich Tramways 90 lbs per yard, 1902, Dick Kerr & Co. Contractors London Shows the type of tramway rail and cross section produced by The North Eastern Steel Co early 1900's, the relationship to the British Standard and who used them. Provenance of the item not fully known. Possibly given to the Electric Supply Co of Victoria at the time when they would have been ordering rails for use in Ballarat. May have been collected by other parties.Plywood sheet, covered in black cloth displaying 11 different British Standard Rail Sections made by The North Eastern Steel Co. Ltd. Middlesborough , early 1900's. Each section secured with two 20mm (¾”) long, 3mm dia (1/8”) machine screws, countersunk with a slotted head from the rear. All nickel plated on both sides, engraved as to the tramway used on, date of production on the head of the rail, Designing Engineers on the web and the manufacturer on the foot of the rail. Cloth secured with staples and drawing pins on the rear. On the rear is a chalked sign, the principal one being "No Thoroughfare"Engraved as listed.tramway rails, rails, tramways, north eastern steel co, middlesborough, walthamstow, bath, burton on trent, swindon, wigan, derby, nottingham, kalgoorlie, leichester, ipswich, j g white & co, dick kerr -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), Tram VR 53 La Trobe St, c1974
Colour slide of VR class tram 53, route 30, westbound in La Trobe St on the bypass built to enable the construction of the Melbourne Central or Museum station between Dec 1973 and 1978 - see reference. The concrete looks relatively new in the photograph. The tram was originally built by the Victorian Railways for their St Kilda Brighton tramway in 1942. It is currently on display at the Melbourne Tram Museum. Many of the buildings in the background have since been demolished. The former Myer warehouse can be seen in the top right-hand corner of the photo.Yields information about VR tram 53 and Latrobe St c1974.Kodachrome colour slides, cardboard mount.Has "MP146" in pencil and stamped "Tramways Museum Society Victoria" on rear.tramways, vr class, tram 53, route 30, latrobe st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Prahran & Malvern Tramway Trust (PMTT), "The Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust - Report and Statement of Accounts, Nov. 1910
Photocopy of Report - 11 foolscap pages - titled "The Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust - Report and Statement of Accounts for Twelve Months ending 30th September 1910" Gives listings of Trust Members and Officers, lines opened, Rollingstock, power supply problems, Finance, Operation and General matters, statistics, finance statements, balance sheet and Auditors Report. Appendices includes the Engineers and Manager's Report, Statistics, accounts, funding, auditor reports. Audited by Percy P Cook.Has the stamp of the Tramway Museum Society on the rear of the first page.trams, tramways, pmtt, reports, construction, finances, operations -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, RMIT Business, Graeme Turnbull, "The decline and ultimate abandonment of the Brisbane Tramway system - A contrast with the retention of the tramway system in Melbourne", Nov. 2002
Report - 60 A4 pages + card covers. centre stapled titled "The decline and ultimate abandonment of the Brisbane Tramway system - A contrast with the retention of the tramway system in Melbourne". Prepared by Graeme Turnbull of the RMIT Transport Research Centre. Has an Abstract, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, References and a list of Other Papers. Report looks at the 1950's and 1960's closure of tramway systems worldwide, the influence of Robert Risson, the closure of Brisbane including the lost of 65 trams inn 1962 and the 1969 closure of the system.trams, tramways, brisbane, melbourne, closure, history, reports, tramways -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co - abstracts of Rules for Gripmen
Copy of a document from an original source, handwritten and partly typed. Details the 104 Rules that applied to the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company grip men for cable tram operations. Gives rules for their personal behaviour, duties, operations, management of passengers, shunting, use of the gong, not converse with passengers, what to do if a flock of sheep on the line, use of the grip, stop and starting of the tram (known as a train), care of the rope, end of the shift duties and knowledge of the Rules and Regulations.Yields information about the rules that Melbourne cable tram grip men operated by.Set of two blue foolscap handwritten sheets consisting of five sheets each (Rules 1 to 76) and one typed sheet (Rules 77 to 104) titled Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co - abstracts of Rules for Gripmentramways, trams, cable trams, grip men, rules, mtoco