Tickets collected by the donor contains: Sheet 1 - Victorian Railways combined rail / tram St Kilda Brighton line 2 - ditto - most used with part tickets 3 - mainly rail and bus 4 - rail and bus 5 - ditto with some rail only 6 - ditto - with tickets torn in half 7 - rail and bus weekly 8 - Single and return tickets for Sandringham to Black Rock 9 - ditto with tickets torn to cancel them 10 - various rail tickets - mixed including some country and weekly tickets 11 - combined train and bus tickets post 1956 12 - Mixed railway tickets - including first and second class suburban 13 - General railway tickets 14 - Rail tickets just prior to Neighbourhood tickets. 15 - ditto with some NSW tickets 16 - MMTB Section tickets and others systems. 17 - Miscellaneous tickets 18 - Miscellaneous tourist operator tickets 19 - ditto 20 - Train world examples 21 - Metcards 22 - Metcards 23 - Metcards - printed for events etc. 24 - Metcards 25 - Frankston line Connex timetable, V/Line ticket folder and Ganga phone card. Yields information about the Victorian Railways rail and tram ticketing systems.Album - red plastic cover two ring spring binder, with gold block "Swap Card Album" - with a $14.50 price label in the top right hand corner. Contains 25 used or partly used card plastic sleeves and four unused sleves. tickets, st kilda brighton electric tramway, victorian railways, metcard, sandringham to black rock, buses, vr, railways, tramways, mmtb, train world

Set of two books printed in full colour on gloss white paper, centre stapled providing information for transport staff involved in the Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne 16-26 March 2006. Both have details of event for train, tram and bus crews, event program and transport map, including shunting details, announcements, bus replacement services, electric or automatic points, route alterations and security information. On the back cover has contact telephone numbers and web addresses. Both have the Met Link logos on the front covers. Items contained with in a plastic envelope with a black neck band. .1 - "Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games - 16-26 March 2006" - Yarra Trams Staff Booklet" - 80 pages with a photo of 5014 on front cover. 2nd copy added 11-12-17 from Donation of Ron Scholten. .2 - "Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games - 16-26 March 2006" - Connex and V/Line Staff Booklet" - 96 pages with a Alstom suburban train and Bombardier Velocity set on the front covers. 2 copies held.trams, tramways, commonwealth games, connex, v/line, yarra trams, metlink

.1 - Newspaper Clipping - from an unknown paper, possibly The Sun, given the print font, about the last tram to North Fitzroy along Collins St from Spencer St. Has a photo of many people in front of the tram. Notes that cable trams will soon "roar" in Collins St. .2 - ditto, reporting on the closure of the Collins St cable line and that little interest was taken - but a had a quiet run. Also notes temporary arrangements with buses. Date of closure in Collins St was Saturday 14/9/1929. Cable cars continued to use Brunswick St until 12/7/1930.trams, tramways, cable trams, collins st, north fitzroy, closure, brunswick st

Photocopy of a Newspaper Clipping - from The Sun, most likely 17/4/1939 about the closure of the Collingwood line on Saturday 15/4/1939. Bus services replaced the trams during the afternoon or earlier that the scheduled last tram in order to prevent damage by revellers. Titled "Tram Chairman beats revellers". Has a photo of the last tram with Mr. J. Peden as Gripman and E. McLeod as the conductor with two male passengers."1939" written in on the left hand side in ink.trams, tramways, collingwood, closure, cable trams, crews

Newspaper Clipping - from a newspaper a photograph of the final day of operation of Collingwood cable trams in Lonsdale Street, noting that buses take over tomorrow. Has a photo of passengers with the Gripman and the Conductor on the grip. Time line book gives the closure at 15/4/1939. Refer to Reg Item 1806 for a photo of services being closed in Lonsdale St. Newspaper not known at the time of cataloguing could be The Herald, as it mentions "today" in the photo caption.Has "April 1939" written in ink on the top edge.trams, tramways, cable trams, lonsdale st, collingwood, gripmen, conductors, closure

Newspaper Clipping - from The Herald 30/9/1935, about the operation of Elizabeth St by buses titled "Elizabeth Street without Trams Today". Has a photo of two buses at Bourke St looking south. Timeline gives the closure of the cable line as 29/9/1935. See Reg Item 1812 about the re-opening of Elizabeth St for electric trams. Newspaper not known at the time of cataloguing could be The Herald, as it mentions "today" in the photo caption.trams, tramways, elizabeth st, cable trams, closure, flinders st station, conversion, buses, tram 744

Newspaper Clipping - from a Melbourne newspaper of a cable car set at the intersection of Spring and Bourke St with the caption - "Its Days now numbered", reporting on the soon to close Bourke St cable line and replaced by modern buses. Includes a safety zone sign. Newspaper not known at the time of cataloguing or the date.trams, tramways, bourke st, cable trams, closure, buses

Block of tickets - paper printed paper stapled too a cardboard back with a top retaining piece, "Railway Check Tickets" printed in black on off white paper with two red diagonal stripes, numbers B879814 to 879999. Used for passengers who travelled by tram or bus on railway issued tickets. Has the terms of use printed on the tickets, only available on Sundays. Issued by the MMTB. The only line that these were used on was Route 19, for the Upfield line. See Reg Item 2371 for a timetable where tram/bus used only on Sundays and 2378 when it was in the evenings Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday.trams, tramways, upfield, tram replacement, buses, railways, tickets

Notice - 3 A4 sheets stapled in the top left hand corner, titled "Staff Bulletin No. 2 - 17/2/93" - follows an agreement with the ATMOEA union, about fare collection, workshops, line closure (just Northcote to Thornbury), Infrastructure, service levels, retention of tram services, tendering of bus services, and various other reforms, consultation, arbitration hearings and revised interim management structure. Signed by John McMillan. See also 3049 and 3052trams, tramways, services, buses, bus replacement, tram replacement, railways, contracts, preston depot, met ticket, maintenance, unions, atmoea, agreements

Set of four notices regarding trackwork and reconstruction printed on foolscap paper. Signed by R. C. Drummond as Traffic Manager. .1 - Notice No. D1507 "Reconstruction of Burnley Railway Bridge in Swan Street - Sunday 13th April 1969" giving details of tram and bus rearrangements, procedure at the bridge for buses. .2 - Notice No. D1508 - regarding Burnley St rail bridge and the single line working that applied during the bridge reconstruction period - dated 10/4/1969. .3 - Notice No. D1546 about reconstruction of tram tracks in Collins St between Swanston and Elizabeth on Sunday 22 June 1969. Two pages, has been stapled in the top left hand corner. Gives bus and tram rearrangements. Dated 18/6/1969. .4 - Notice No. D1550 about reconstruction of tram tracks in Collins St near King St for 29 June 1969.. Two pages, has been stapled in the top left hand corner. Gives bus and tram rearrangements. Dated 24/6/1969.trams, tramways, mmtb, trackwork, burnley, swan st, signals, collins st

.1 - Pamphlet - four fold - DL side four colour printed on off-white paper, titled "Tram service changes St Kilda Rd & Toorak Rd", advising intending passengers of the work between 1/7/2017 and 11/7/2017 to connect route 8 at Toorak Road West into St Kilda road the closure of the route via Park and Domain Road. Has a map, list of service changes, bus replacement guides and contact information. Has the logos of Metro Tunnel, Yarra Trams and PTV. .2 Pamphlet, printed and cut for use in trams around passenger hanging rails, titled "St Kilda Rd Tram and Bus service changes - Saturday 1 to Tuesday 11 July" - details bus replacement services and tram stops. Related to the main pamphlet - see image Set of five digital images taken at stop 25, Park St advising of the route diversion, replacement services and stop closure and two protest posters on fences nearby the stop about the Metro Tunnel project trucks using the local streets and the closure of the Park St / Domain Road tram line. .2 Pamphlet, printed and cut for use in trams around passenger hanging rails, titled "St Kilda Rd Tram and Bus service changes - Saturday 1 to Tuesday 11 July" - details bus replacement services and tram stops. Related to the main pamphlet.trams, tramways, park st, domain junction, metro tunnel, toorak rd, st kilda rd, tramway construction

Black and White photograph, mounted onto brown card of the interior of Ascot Vale Sub-station with two rotary converters in the foreground, and associated panels and four employees alongside the panels. Rotary Converters have English Electric displayed on the machines. Time-line history of Melbourne's Government cable electric trams and buses - George et al, page 30 gives date of opening as Dec. 1924.Under the photograph, the words "Ascot Vale" has been written in ink and one person has been arrowed the expression "ME" written onto the photograph.trams, tramways, mmtb, substation, ascot vale, english electric, rotary converters, switchboards

Set of 9 MMTB Tram timetables, folded sheets, generally 10 sections, providing timetables for specific routes, day of week giving information on tram times at specific time points, route map, sections and fares and organisation address - 616 Little Collins St. Melbourne. All printed on yellow paper unless noted otherwise. .1 - Route 3 - East Malvern 3 - Bus Route Sundays Only, Feb. 1975 .2 - Route 5, 35 - Malvern - City .3 - Route 6, 7, 36 - Glen Iris - City .4 - Route 19, 18, 20 - North Coburg - City and Sundays only - Fawkner to Gowrie, Upfield - May 1975 .5 - Route 55, 56, 68 - West Coburg - City - Domain Road - May 1975 .6 - Route 57, 54, 60, 58 and 50 - West Maribyrnong - City - Feb. 1975 .7 - Route 64, 65, 62, 61 - East Brighton - City - June 1975 .8 - Route 66, 67 and 37 - Carnegie - City - June 1975 .9 - Route 82 - Footscray - Highpoint West - Moonee Ponds (Bus service Saturday afternoons and Sundays - November 1975. See Reg Item 2886 for a tramway check ticket for use on the Upfield line.trams, tramways, mmtb, timetables, melbourne, fares, upfield, bus replacement, route 3, route 5, route 6, route 7, route 18, route 19, route 20, route 35, route 36, route 37, route 50, route 54, route 55, route 56, route 57, route 58, route 60, route 61, route 62, route 64, route 65, route 66, route 67, route 68, route 82

Vol. 4 No. 1, January 1949 of "Tram Tracks - The Electric Traction Monthly" of the Australian Electric Traction Association. Magazine consists of 20 printed pages, with a single staple on the saddle. Contains a photo of the construction of the Victoria Parade tram line, article "Trams and the Motorist", items on Melbourne (Bourke St, "Higher costs with Buses - Melbourne Experience", Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Monorails, railway map of Australia track gauges, (centre page), Brisbane Tramways, Melbourne and Sydney electric trains, and letter to the Editor from John Buckland - not supportive of Bourke or Latrobe St tramways. Issue has advertisements for the Model Dockyard, ARLHS, The Hobby Shop, Barnes Tennis Centre, Fleet, Christie Model Railway Equipment of Sydney, Meadmore Model Engineering, Austral Bronze, Wattle Park, Traction Publications and Robilt "O" gauge locomotives, Parker & Gray, The Model Dockyard,Has initials "JBS" in top right hand corner in pencil.trams, tramways, electric traction, aeta, australian tramways, mmtb, pcc, sydney, newcastle, brisbane, bourke st

Two Newspaper clippings from The Age Newspaper Jan. 1990 - featuring public transport. There were two other feature articles written by John Masanauskas - subtitled "Public Transport Going Nowhere" .1 - 16/1/1990 - part 3 - page 11, titled "The rot set in the Fifties" about the problems on Melbourne public transport, staff, graffiti, costs, lack of use, The Met, problems with the private bus operators, Met Plan. .2 - 17/1/1990 - part 4 - page 11 titled "Scratch-it and save $24m a year "considering a report from the Toronto Transit Commission and the introduction of a new three zone ticket system using scratch or honour tickets and the use of off line ticket sellers. Has a map of the zonal system, fares, the phasing out of conductors except on W class trams.trams, tramways, tickets, fares, scratch tickets, public transport, buses, metplan

Pamphlet - DL - 3 fold, two colour printed on semi gloss white paper, titled "Why the public transport system must become the public transport service", c1990 describing changes proposed by the Public Transport Corporation to revitalise Melbourne's Public Transport. Notes changes to contracting out cleaning of vehicles, transforming the system to a service, improved security and calling for tenders to provide night buses on nine metro routes. Features a photo of tram 2032 by Parliament. Has "Authorised by the Public Transport Corporation" line above the word "Victoria"trams, tramways, pamphlets, ptc, buses, contracts, melbourne, public transport

Document titled "Bus and Tram Shelters - Brief for the Preparation of Submissions" Issued by the Ministry for Transport, Victoria Transport, December 1989. Has a table of contents. Asks for submissions for shelters at tram and bus stops for both V/Line and The Met. Gives an outline of the project, selection process, information required in the submission, advertising proposals, design requirements. Has a number of drawings including "The Met" logo in large format.Part of the design process for a new style of bus / tram shelter in Melbourne.Report or Specification or brief, approx. 70 pages, white comb bound, clear plastic front cover, white rear card cover.In ink on the top right hand corner "1989", and on bottom edge "3.07m / 43"trams, tramways, ptc, the met, bus stops, shelters, v/line, advertisements

Report - or booklet - 40 pages printed on newsprint plus gloss paper cover - quarto size - centre stapled - titled "Hold the line - Costing Melbourne's transport options" Written by John Andrews, Geoff Lacey and Patrick Moriarty - published by the combined public transport unions - June 1981. Looks at the impacts of the Lonie report and Minister Maclellan options for reducing public transport in Melbourne and converting rail lines to light rail, sustainability. Has a table of contents, list of unions involved. See image i5 for a summary of the report - back cover.trams, tramways, lonie report, unions, public transport, melbourne, light rail, upfield light rail, buses

Pamphlet - 24 pages, DL size, centre stapled, printed on white paper titled "Disability Services - for Customers with Specific Needs", giving information for disability services provided by the The Met and V/Line, has the PTC logo. Not dated - possibly mid 1990's. See also Reg Item 1181 for a 1990c versiontrams, tramways, ptc, the met, disability services, buses, public transport, v/line

"Marathon training is right on track" by Catherine Lambert "Transport routes inspire runner" Cyrus Wong has run along every train line, tram track and most bus routes in zones 1 and 2. Article shows Mr Wong running with tram number 2061 in background. Tram displays route 58, via William St & Zootrams, tramways, tram routes, b class, tram 2061

Black and White Photograph of the MMTB tram and bus services c1975. The tram line to East Burwood is not shown. Possibly used in a report 1975 as it shows the urban development in 1945 and 1975.On the rear of the photograph has in pencil "Route Map - MMTB".trams, tramways, maps, buses, mmtb

Digital Memory module, or Portable Memory Key, equivalent in type to a USB stick, black plastic with sliding mechanism to protect 8 copper contact strips with a digital memory area at one end. Stamped into the memory area part number "109 13858 512K KDM", indicating it had a memory storage of 512Kb. Above the number are the remains of a white bar-code label. Has as key type appearance. .1 - Numbered in white numerals "08330705" .2 - ditto "120703350" Advised by Adam Chandler 20-11-2017: They were used by tram and bus drivers. The PM (portable memory) key was issued to each driver. At the start of a shift, the driver would put it into a cream-coloured terminal at the sign-on point (starter's office in the depot) and transfer their shift information onto the key. Once the driver reached the vehicle, they put the key into the black-coloured terminal (tram driver's keypad - TDKP or bus driver's keypad) to upload the shift data to the vehicle. This was also the method used to transfer the 'blacklist' of periodical passes that had been stolen or misappropriated to each vehicle. IE if an annual Metcard had been stolen, once the holder reported it to Metcard they would blacklist the ticket number and this would be sent out to every depot and piece of equipment. From memory there were 100 slots in the blacklist. When a tram driver was finishing their shift (either being taken or running in) they would transfer all of the validations and ticket sale information to the PM key by inserting it a few minutes before the end of shift and downloading all of this data from the vehicle. They would then be required, on arriving back at the starter's office, to insert the key in the cream coloured terminal once more and copy all of the information across to the main system. Bus drivers also issued tickets from their BDKPs so the black PM key was also used for ensuring the accounting information was copied across to the main system. My memory might be faulty but I recall using them at railway stations with the Booking Office Machines (for starting and finishing shifts). No transfer of ticket issuance data however, as there was a computer equipment cabinet at each railway station with a DSL or cable link back to the OneLink central computers (in the revenue clearing house) I don't know what happened with the MTH cars on the Stony Point rail line but I could presume that there was a cabinet with a TDKP equivalent in it and a similar procedure for start and finish of shift.trams, tramways, ticket machines, metcard

Set of two photographs, possibly during a Footscray Technical College tour in July 1974. Such tours were arranged by Bill Kingsley. 1 - L 102 at Brunswick Depot. Note the destination of "Fawkner" - which was used to link with bus services at various times of the day between North Coburg and Fawkner station - see reference. 2 - ditto turning from Pilkington St into Barkly St North Fitzroy, part of the single track Holden St. line.Yields information about the use of L class trams.Set of two colour prints, Kodak paper with date of July 1974 on rear.Location and tour notestrams, tramways, l class, tram 102, pilkington st, barkly street, bill kingsley., brunswick depot

One of a series of tram / bus tickets known as "Schoolboy Howlers" - with a joke line on the rear and that Melbourne's trams and buses were carrying 1,000,000 passengers per day. Use to promote advertising on rear of tickets. Has the saying "It is nice to go damsel picking in the Autumn". Ticket 4d - has been punched "Out" for Section 4. The figure of 1,000,000 likely to be a bit of puffery, though on some days that may have occurred during the 1940s. See item 6949 for about 60 different schoolboy howlers. Demonstrates tickets with a funny theme, at the time, on the rear.MMTB paper or flimsy ticket - 4d - black print on off white paper - No. C Jf 820103trams, tickets, mmtb, schoolboy howlers

Compiled by an unknown person as a record book of cable tram operational tickets or fare history for each location with general notes and some notes on electric trams. Pages 1 to 23 and pages 123 and 124 - General history of cable and electric trams with notes on tickets, trams, buses, events, and operational management. Compiled through to 26/10/1930, with some loose notes about the final closure of the cable tram system. For each cable tram car house (depot), Power House or Winding house, or route, notes on tickets, dates, rope speed, fares, replacement electric services or buses. Richmond Fitzroy Fitzroy and South Melbourne line Victoria St Clifton Hill Nicholson St Exhibition (route or line) Brunswick Royal Park Carlton Prahran Toorak' Queensberry St North Carlton Esplanade with details on bus services Windsor St Kilda (Brighton Road) North Melbourne West Melbourne' South Melbourne Port Melbourne' Northcote Kew (horse) Elsternwick (electric) At rear of book is four page document that gives information on the electric tram system, routes, cable. fares and first and last services for each line. Mid 1920s as the West Coburg service noted. Yields information Melbourne cable tram fares, ticket issuing and general history of the MMTB.Book - heavy card covers with paper imitation leather finish with red tape on left hand side and labelled "Minute Book", bound with 8 sewn sections, approx 200 foolscap pages, ruled sheets, numbered in pencil from 1 to 124 used to record information in ink.tramways, cable trams, fares, tickets, electric trams, melbourne, mmtb

The Victorian Railways continued to operate a bus service along the former Black Rock - Sandringham line, long after the tram line closed. This set of tickets represents samples of Edmondson-style tickets sold at stations for use on the bus. 1 - Middle Brighton to Cnr of Bluff Road & Royal Ave - first class - joint rail and tram tickets - No. 0128 - dated stamped 15 June 1971 (this ticket was purchased by the donor as a sample at the time) 2 - Weekly ticket - Black Rock and Elsternwick - issued at Sandrinham - No. 0809 3 - Single ticket - 4 sections - Pacific Boulevard - No. 05208 4 - Return ticket - 2 sections - day return - Pacific Boulevard - No, 00826 Demonstrates a railway ticketting system that was used on buses and railwaysSet of 4 Edmondson style railway tickets.railways, tickets, weekly tickets, buses, victorian railways, sandringham, sandringham to black rock, pacific boulevard

Memorandum, typed foolscap, 8 sheets, titled "Memo to Members of the Board - The Bourke Street - Nicholson Street and Clifton Hill and Northcote Conversion" dated 13/10/1938. The report looks at major English cities, excluding London, transport to developing housing areas outside existing transport links, costs of conversion compared to buses, success of diesel buses (referred to as crude oil buses), construction of new tram lines, use of trolley buses and tables looking at the cost and revenues for each routes, comparison of service levels, capital costs and other factors. Recommends that the Collingwood cable line be closed as soon as practicable. See also Reg Item 934 for a bound copy of his full overseas tour report.trams, tramways, mmtb, bourke st, conversion, double deck buses, tours, overseas tours, buses, trolley buses, uk, costs, housing

Radio Transcript - 11 Foolscap pages, undated, given a reference to the connection of the Commercial Road tram line following conversion of St Kilda Road cable tram lines - early 1926. Presented by The Chairman, Mr Cameron, giving a short history of trams in Melbourne, formation of the Board, lists other Board members, the General Scheme, Railway electrification, public transport in Melbourne, William St extension, replacement of the cable trams, methods of conversion, reference to the Tramway Trusts, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Murdoch, W. Strangward, tramcars, speed of trams, use of buses and finally fares. Has a reference to the forthcoming conversion of the Commercial Road and Malvern Road cable tramsHas green pencil in top left hand corner "Chair"trams, tramways, public transport, radio stations, cable trams, conversion, general scheme, personnel

Set of two reports by Keith Kings, titled "The Privatisation of Melbourne's Public Transport - Has the wheel turned full circle? for the Second Annual RMIT Sir Robert Risson Memorial Lecture. See Reg Item 4679 for the first lecture by Graeme Turnbull. .1 - 12 A4 pages - Keith notes that it was the actual handout of the presentation. Two copies, one stapled. 2 - 20 A4 pages, single sides - copy of the initially drafted document. Both copies have handwritten notes about their origin and use. The lecture looks at early railway development in Melbourne, private operators, development of horse drawn buses in Melbourne, competition, bus chassis, body builders, operators, private suburban operators, tramway buses, cable tram MTOCo, tramway trusts, Government involvement, formation of The Met, PTC, V/Line, corporatisation of public transport, franchising, passenger expectations of public transport, Yarra Trams and the future.trams, tramways, buses, cable trams, mto co, public transport, competition, yarra trams, franchising, the met, ptc, tramways