Black and white photograph of Y 469 at West Preston during a special tram tour, 9/2/1969. Photo by Chris Phillips. Tram has the destination of Hawthorn Depot and has a Top 4 Dry Cleaning shop in the background. Morris Minor car alongside tram. ARE Tour ex South Melbourne depot. Printed on Kodak Paper.In red ink "Y 469 West Preston 9/2/69"trams, tramways, mmtb, special trams, west preston, tram 469

Provides a lead up to the celebration of the 70 years since Electrification of the Swanston St line which featured a parade of 25 trams. Includes photograph of two tramway workers on T class 180 with other trams behind. Photographed at South Melbourne Depot.Provides advance publicity of a tramway historical event.Photocopy; a photograph for the 70th Anniversary of the Swanston St tramway Electrification. From The Age newspaper.trams, tramways, 70th anniversary, electrification, t 180, celebrations, swanston st

Has a strong association with a BTPS organised tour and yields information about the tour arrangements., Has a strong association with a BTPS organised tour and yields information about the tour arrangements.Spirit duplicated, handwritten Special Table" or timetable for a BTPS charter tram tour using two separate sheets of paper. Issued by the MMTB for a BTPS special charter on 16/12/1974. Inspector Davies, out of South Melbourne Depot. Gives time and route arrangements. Second copy from donation of the Tom Murray Estate added 20-11-2016.trams, tramways, btps, charters, special trams

Has a strong association with a BTPS organised tour and yields information about the tour arrangements., Has a strong association with a BTPS organised tour and yields information about the tour arrangements.Spirit duplicated, handwritten Special Table" or timetable for a BTPS charter tram tour. Issued by the MMTB for a BTPS special charter on 9/1/1974 (going away tour for Warren Doubleday), Inspector Davies, out of South Melbourne Depot. Gives time and route arrangements. 2nd copy on pink card, added 18/8/2007 from Warren Doubleday's papers.trams, tramways, btps, charters, special trams

Photocopy of a timetable for Tourist Tram Services - Camberwell and South Melbourne Depot - running each Sunday from 4/2/1979. Gives the times from Princess Bridge and from Hawthorn (Riversdale and Power St). Gives notes on the trams V214 and X2 676 and some notes. Notes the trams provided by State Ministry of Tourism and Employee's passes not recognised. Gives fares.Has "NEC 2/79"trams, tramways, mmtb, timetables, tourist trams, princes bridge, hawthorn, tram 676, tram 214

Black and white photograph of W4 671 at the East Preston terminus showing Leura Grove during a special tram tour with another service tram behind. Photo by Chris Phillips. Inspector Bruce Davey walking away from the tram. ARE Tour ex South Melbourne depot. Advertisements for Craven Filter cigarettes, Nuplastic and Lloyds Delicatessen in the background. Printed on Kodak Paper.On rear in red ink "W4 671 Bridge Thornbury 9/2/69"trams, tramways, mmtb, special trams, east preston, tram 662

Gives details of the times and the depots served, meal breaks and servicing at South Melbourne depot on a Wednesday. Also provides route to be taken, precautions and that the Batman Ave turnout is not to be used. Issued by the Acting Controller of Stores who managed the operation of this service. See Reg Item 1908 for May 1976 version. Yields information about the distribution of the Melbourne tramcar fleetFoolscap duplicated sheet providing a timetable for the Freight tram, dated 25/3/1963, notes normally uses tram No. 17. tramcars, tramways, mmtb, freight tram, stores deparment

Set of two spirit duplicated timetables for tram tours - handwritten Special Table" or timetable for a charter tram tour. .1 - Issued by the MMTB for a special charter on 22.10.1976, with Bob McHutchen as driver, out of South Melbourne Depot. Gives time and route arrangements. Printed on white paper. .2 - ditto, for 12-9-1974 for the Association of Railway Enthusiasts, Driver George, out of Malvern Depot, car 441.trams, tramways, are, charters, special trams, tours

Ray Roberts commenced with the MMTB in 1961 at South Melbourne depot. Born at Reefton NZ. Worked as a connie for 33 years. This volume has many personal notes on his work, his colleagues and events that affected the tramways. Includes many photocopies of newspaper articles. See also items 639 and 6719 for other volumes.Yields information about Ray Roberts and his tramway memories. Black comb bound volume, approx 70 pages, clear plastic cover, black rear cover.tramcars, tramways, melbourne, ray roberts, unions, ptc, mmtb, memoirs, conductors

Foolscap duplicated sheet with two punch holes in the left hand side, providing a timetable for the Freight tram, dated 24/5/1976, notes normally uses tram No. 17. Gives details of the times and the depots served, meal breaks and servicing at South Melbourne depot on a Wednesday. Also provides route to be taken, precautions and that the Batman Ave turnout is not to be used. See Reg Item 6496 for March 1963 version.In top right corner in ink "ON loan from JRP" and in top left hand corner "Acquired per Mr. Solly Stores Controller, Freight Tram made about 60 point changes"trams, tramways, freight tram, depot, stores department

Tour notes, printed on a foolscap sheet, spirit duplicated, purple colour printing for a Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Tour, titled "TMSV 39th Special Outing Sunday, November 8, 1970". Tour marked the anniversaries of the cable trams. Used tram W2 588 and bus 579, from South Melbourne Depot. Visited Alf Twentyman's home to view the cable trams there. Tour notes prepared by Keith Kings.trams, tramways, cable trams, tmsv, tours

Tour Notes or program Gestetner printed on foolscap sheet, titled 'AETA Souvenir Brochure - 32nd Special Tour - Saturday 10th February 1962 - closure of local tram routes at Footscray". Gives details of tours, safety, commenced at South Melbourne depot with a W3 and W4 class trams, travelled to the Footscray Depot via Moonee Ponds. Gives a short history of the lines, rolling stock to be used, and some notes on the AETA itself.trams, tramways, footscray, aeta, tours, history

Newspaper clipping, from possibly The Age, titled "Last mobile mural rattles tramways" with the artist Stewart Merritt leaving out of tram 439, possibly at South Melbourne Depot, during Sept or Oct. 1982. Has a closing date in a job vacancy advert on the rear of 18/10/1982. Item by Kim Lockwood, describes the artist, the tram and its work, the time taken and the Transporting Art project itself. Two copies held.trams, tramways, transporting art, ministry for arts, w2 class, tram 439

Set of two documents associated with "'W4' once more - Tram tour with 671" tour with BTM Tram 671 in Melbourne on 13/4/1996, arranged by the Rail Tourist Association in conjunction with the BTM. .1 - duplicated quarto sheet, double sided, booking invitation sheet and fares, contact details etc. .2 - ticket circular dated 10/4/1996, photocopied A4 sheet detailing and confirming tour arrangements, South Melbourne depot, and refreshments.w4 class, btm, tours, rail tourist association, melbourne

Black and white photograph of PCC 980 shunting at the Elizabeth St crossover, just to the north Lonsdale St, during a special tram tour, 9/2/1969. Has the Myer store buildings in the background. Photo by Chris Phillips. Showing Destination of Racecourse. Driver Clyde Croft. ARE Tour ex South Melbourne depot. Bus alongside tram is a MMTB AEC Mark VI, on a route 57 Sunday tram replacement service. Printed on Kodak Paper.On rear in red ink "PCC 980 Cnr Elizabeth, Lonsdale St 9/2/69"trams, tramways, mmtb, special trams, elizabeth st, pcc, tram 980

Photographs show X1 461 when new and men boarding or leaving the tramcar to illustrate the step height. The photos show a driver in position and the MMTB 2B Truck. The tram has the destination of depot. The tram entered service early Sept. 1926. Photographed at Hanna St South Melbourne depot. Note also the Driver's uniform of the day. See item 7401 for an internal photograph.Yields information about the X1 class tramcar when new.Set of tthree Black and White photographsOn the rear has the stamp of G J Fraser of 154 Little Collins Street Melbourne.tramcars, x1 class, tram 461, new tramcars, mmtb, hanna st depot, south melbourne, unifoms, trams

,1 - ticket printed on manila card - for the National Railway Historical Society - Philadelphia Chapter for the Melbourne Tram Tour, 11/4/1980 - number 19. .2 - Spirit duplicated timetables - handwritten Special Table" or timetable for a charter tram tour for the "National Railway Historical Society" tour of Melbourne 11/4/1980, using cars 1002, L104, W2 220, and X2 676. Three sheets on white paper. Tour from South Melbourne Depot, Malvern, Hawthorn and Kew.trams, tramways, charters, special trams, tours, tram 1002, tram 104, tram 220, tram 676

Sprit duplicated onto MMTB table cards (cardboard printed on rear for driver / conductor timetable use), handwritten, table or timetable for a charter tram tour. Issued by the MMTB for a AETA Special using tram 980 on Tuesday 24-4-1962. Driver Wearne, Conductor Warren. Included a visit to Malvern, Preston, Preston, Essendon Airport, running in and out of South Melbourne depot. Timetabled for tram 980. Timetable on two sheets of cardboard, printed on blank side only.trams, tramways, aeta, special trams, charters, pcc, tram 980

Set of 12 foolscap photocopied sheets, titled "Destination Screen Printing" - lists the destination for each depot and the positioning on the roll. Copied by John Prideaux 9/2/1988 1 - Preston depot 2 - Glenhuntly Depot 3 - second sheet for above 4 -Malvern Depot 5 - South Melbourne Depot 6 - Brunswick Depot 7 - Essendon Depot 8 - Kew Depot 9 - Camberwell 10 - Decorated car - Preston, North Fitzroy, Kew - roll 1 11 - Decorated car - Essendon, Brunswick, South Melbourne - roll 2 12 - Decorated car - Malvern, Camberwell, Glenhuntly - roll 3On the top sheet "Preston Workshops Paint Shop Data - "Destination Screen Printing" on the top edge of the first sheet and "copied 9/2/88" on the bottom right hand corner of most sheets.trams, tramways, destination roll, the met, w class, decorated trams

Sepia toned photograph titled "Runaway Electric Tram" of a W class tram that has over run or runaway from the William St terminus and is blocking cable trams in Collins St. Could be tram 230, 236, 290, 296. Has the original newspaper caption under neath - date not know - late 1920's. Shows tramway staff (captioned as Engineers) attaching a cable to pull the tram back over the intersection. Possibly one a set of cards made for the 70th anniversary of South Melbourne Depot.trams, tramways, w class, accidents, collins st, william st, cable trams

Sepia toned photograph - W 323 (?) running the opening service on the South Melbourne line, past the South Melbourne Technical College with many students outside the school in Albert Road on the reserved track section. Copied from a newspaper photograph and has the caption underneath the photo. Date of Opening - 31/10/1925 One a set of cards made for the 70th anniversary of South Melbourne Depot - has the anniversary logo stamp on the rear. Two copies - one Sepia toned and the other ordinary black and white.trams, tramways, w class, albert road, opening, south melbourne, tram 323

Colour print with black borders of MMTB Works car No. 16 (later 16W), decorated for Myers Emporium at South Melbourne Depot. Destination City, 4th Edition, page 100 gives dates of this car decorated for Myers as being 11/59 to 12/59 and 11/63 to 12/63. Photo taken of 1963 tram by Dave Macartney. Tram fitted with trolley pole skid, two speakers and has a Cinderella scene painted on the side of the tram. Buildings in Hanna Street (later Kingsway) visible, Golden Fleece Service station in background. See Destination City, 4th Edition, page 100decorated trams, myers, south melbourne, work trams, tram 16, tram 16w

Book - 11 foolscap pages, stapled within Manila card folders with a label glued to front cover titled "MMTB Service of Track Telephone Locations and Numbers". Has a hand dated date of "Oct 1977" on the bottom of the right hand corner of cover. Gives instructions for the usage of the phones and how the individual track phones may be contacted. Gives plans for Brunswick, Camberwell (including Bullen bus), Carlton Control, Essendon, Footscray (using PMG lines), Glenhuntly, Hawthorn, Head Office (all PMG), Kew, Malvern, Nicholson St, North Fitzroy, (some PMG), East Preston, and South Melbourne Depots.In pencil on top right hand corner "Engine House"trams, tramways, mmtb, telephones, depots, head office

Set of three Photographs, Black and White, of the interior of SW6 850, showing the interiors of the tramcar, one showing the view from the drivers door and the other of the drop centre area. Shows the highly varnished seats in the drop centre or smoker area. See also Reg Items 674 and 3425 for other photos, probably taken at the same time. Two copies held of item 3. See Reg Item 3558 for another print within an album.In ink on the rear: Copy 1 - M&MTB SA 949, SW6 850, Interior 1939, Note: Loud speakers in rear bulkhead, plywood smoker seats, South Melbourne depot. Copy 2 - M&MTB SA 950, SW6 850, Interior, as above. Copy 3 - as above but notes the speaker was later removed and number SA26 Both prints have the photographers stamp and date stamped 12 Jan 1946.trams, tramways, sw6 class, interiors, new trams, tram 850

Instruction Book - 20 pages, within manila card covers, titled ""How to become an efficient conductor", published by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board. Gives details on how to be a conductor safely, collect fares, disputes, school concessions, ticket cancellation, accidents, and conduct. A list of dos and dents' employee benefits summary and two drawings showing the consequences of not securing the trolley pole under the hook and step accidents. Inside front cover is a list of Melbourne tram depots, giving stop number, and street. Handwritten addition regarding South Melbourne depot - short cut from St Kilda Road - folded printed sheet. No date on the documents - assumed 1960's.trams, tramways, mmtb, conductors, instructions, melbourne, depot

Set of 3 The Met - Metropolitan Transit folded sheet timetables, printed on white paper, gives a map, time points, route description, notes and contact details. Note the contact times have been altered in hand writing. Folded by the half by half method. .1 - Routes 1 and 2 - South Melbourne Beach via Swanston St and Route 4 - South Melbourne Depot - City - October 1984. .2 - Routes 10 and 11 - West Preston via Collins St and route 13 - via Latrobe St - dated May 1984. .3 - Route 15 and 16 - St Kilda Beach - City via Swanston St - July 1983.trams, tramways, timetables, tickets, tram services, la trobe st, latrobe st, route 10, route 11, route 13, route 15, route 16, route 1, route 2, route 4

Newspaper cutting (page 4 of The Age, 7-1-1993), about the proposals by the State Government to revise the way the public transport system operated in Victoria including removal of conductors. Has maps or diagrams showing the proposed changes, including shutting of tram and rail lines and calling tenders for replacement services on country rail lines. Includes headlines: "Transport: The New Order" "Stupidity of reforms attacked by groups" "Advent of machine age means all change for trammies" "Pre-battle scramble for high ground" "Brown attacks massive rorts" Has a photo of conductors Ken Walker and Roberto D' Andrea by Michael Clayton Jones at South Melbourne Depot with W5 874 in the background.trams, tramways, ptc, tramways, melbourne, railways, upfield, closure, buses, unions, public transport, tram 874

Report - 25 A4 pages photocopied stapled in the top left hand corner, titled "Cross-City Linking - A critique of the Report of Tram and Bus Strategic Review Committee". Prepared by R. A. Vowels in Oct. 1992, is heavily critical of the report and with serious concerns and identified a number of deficiencies. Has a table of contents. Considers the W class trams and other trams. Provides suggestions regarding alternative routing of trams. Includes some copies of newspaper clippings. Not know who commissioned the report - may have been the Union or the Public Transport Users Association. See also Reg Item 2232 for South Melbourne Depot views, See also Reg Item 2652 for a short item about the route proposals.trams, tramways, ptc, routes, w class, operations, buses, ptua

Form - duplicated - "Progress Certificate - Preston Workshops - Form R18", giving a summary of work undertaken by Preston Workshops. Has space for the Electrical Shop, Air shop, Body Shop, Truck shop, and Paint shop. Form used to advise that works car 19 had a loose tyre 2C, advised by South Melbourne Depot 3-12-1970. Tram 19W. Electrical shop cleaned and checked both controllers with dates of test, air shop - air and sand ok, and truck shop put notes in as well, not sure what they mean, though the axle is 33" by Thomson's & Co and it was fitted with GE 241 motors. Noted it was test run 21-12-70. Item was located within Reg Item 3912.trams, tramways, preston workshops, forms, tramcar trucks, axles, wheels, maintenance, advertising trams, tram 19, tram 19w

.1 - Ninety page report, stapled into a plastic covered binder, titled "The report of Tram & Bus Strategic Review Committee - Securing a future for Melbourne's tram system", May 1992 looking at the future of Melbourne's tram and bus fleet, proposals for maintenance of W class trams, fare collection, tram routes, a new South Melbourne depot, employee issues, and cost studies. Report addressed to the Minister for Transport, Hon Peter Spyker. Committee chaired by Peter Parkinson. .2 - Appendices to the above document - approx. 160 pages in a plastic covered binder with an Arnos binder as well to hold document together. See also Reg Item 2652 for a short item about the route proposals and also 1535.Has a number of pencil notations at the top of some sheets throughout the report.trams, tramways, w class, reports, melbourne, ptc, tram depot, operations