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Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record, "Supt running sheds daily return", 1938
... for similar reports. Yields information the mmtb cable tram allocation ...Administrative record - "Superintendent electric running sheds' daily return" for MMTB dated 5/4/1938 - form 71 of 6/37. Give details of the weather, traffic conditions, depot tram cars - bogie and single truckers and the cars for the All Night services and their availability. Lists 6 cars taken out of service - defective or accidents, provides detail of status of fire services at depots, and watchmen's tell tales. Would have been compiled from individual depot reports. The rear of the sheet has been used to prepare notes on applicants for a position - Snesby? ,Fay, Hughes, Jones, Snout, Low, Quick and Coates giving details of seniority, service and Order from buses. See item 7521, 7516 and 7517 for similar reports. Yields information the mmtb cable tram allocation and events at electric tram running sheds - 1925 employee listing.Completed preprinted foolscap form with typed information and hand writing on the rear.tramways, trams, mmtb, depots, daily reports, employment -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Print/s - set of 5, c1985
Set of five colour prints of photos taken by David Frost c1985 of ex SEC Ballarat Trams at the BTPS depot or the TMSV Bylands site. .1 - trams 671, 661, 14 and 38 on the depot fan. (661 repainted 1984 and 18 entered service 1985) .2 - 18 and 671 along with David's Morris Minor .3 - 14 on the access track .4 - Ex Ballarat 42 at Bylands .5 - ex Ballarat 17 and a cable trailer at Bylands.trams, tramways, btps, tmsv, depot, bylands, tram 18, tram 671, tram 661, tram 14, tram 38 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Watch for trams, 1993
A summary of the different sorts of trams used in AustraliaIndex, bib, ill, p.128.non-fictionA summary of the different sorts of trams used in Australiatramways - australia, cable cars - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Early trams of Sydney : photographs from the Field Collection at the Mitchell Library, 1983
A photographic essay of the early trams of Sydney - horse drawn, cable, steam and electric.Ill2, p.64.non-fictionA photographic essay of the early trams of Sydney - horse drawn, cable, steam and electric.tramways - sydney, tramways - rolling stock - sydney. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, The tramways of New South Wales : a pictorial and detailed history of the horse, steam, cable, and electric passenger tramways in the first formed state of Australia, 1992
... Prahran Tramways - New South Wales Steam trams - new South Wales ...An account of the various tramway systems in New South Wales including horse drawn and cable carsIll, maps, p.152.non-fictionAn account of the various tramway systems in New South Wales including horse drawn and cable carstramways - new south wales, steam trams - new south wales, cable tramways - new south wales -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Tramway by the river : a brief history of the Hawthorn Tramways Trust, 1993
... withdrawn in 1916 prior to the introduction of cable trams ...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 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Melbourne's marvellous trams, 1998
... History of Melbourne trams from cable trams to the present ...History of Melbourne trams from cable trams to the present with details of routes and vehicles.Ill, map, p.96.non-fictionHistory of Melbourne trams from cable trams to the present with details of routes and vehicles.tramways - melbourne - history, tramways - melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph, Gripman's view forward
... cable tram... or dummy. Yields information about cable trams in the 1920s ...The photograph shows the view of a gripman looking forward with his levers, the longitudinal seats and the head light. Also shown is the seat in the opposite corner of the grip car or dummy.Yields information about cable trams in the 1920s and 1930s.Photograph, black and white, plain backtrams, tramways, cable tram, gripmen, grip tram, dummy -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph, Cable tram 41 Bridge Road Richmond, c1900
... Cable tram 41 Bridge Road Richmond....cable tram.... Photo possibly dated c1900. Yields information about cable trams ...The photograph shows cable, trailer 41 climbing the Bridge Road hill just west of Waltham Steet bound for the city. A second cable set can be seen in the distance, bound for Hawthorn Bridge. Nearly all of the buildings on this south side of Bridge Road remain today including the former Forbes and Sons building. Photo possibly dated c1900.Yields information about cable trams in Bridge Road Richmond and associated buildings.Photograph, black and white, plain papertrams, tramways, cable tram, bridge road, tram 41, richmond -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 4 - Alf Twentyman cable cars
... The set shows the cable cars collected by Alf Twentyman ...The set shows the cable cars collected by Alf Twentyman at his Northcote home. The first shows Alf, his wife Ethel (Nettie) and visitors sitting in trailer No. 586 with the others showing the grip car No. 436. Photographer and date unknown.Yields information about the Alf Twentyman cable car collection.Set of four colour photos with plain backs.trams, alf twentyman, tram 586, northcote -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 4 - Alf Twentyman cable cars
... Twentyman cable car collection. trams Alf Twentyman tram 586 ...The set shows the cable cars, grip car 436 and trailer 586 collected by Alf Twentyman at his Northcote home. The first shows the garden setting while the others show the cable cars themselves. Photographer and date unknown.Yields information about the Alf Twentyman cable car collection.Set of four black and white photos with plain backs.trams, alf twentyman, tram 586, northcote, tram 436 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, 20/02/2000 12:00:00 AM
Set of 14 colour photographs of the installation of the No. 2 end motor into No. 28's 21E truck on 20/2/2000 and its subsequent checking on Wendouree Parade. 1321.1 - Pushing truck with only No. 1 motor installed onto No. 5 road - Alan Snowball watching. 1321.2 - Motor on crane, with motor suspension bearings lying by rail. 1321.3 - Motor in position - still on crane 1321.4 - Bear caps being fitted - Warren Doubleday fitting cap 1321.5 - Lunch 1321.6 - Bearing caps in position, with split pins and cables joined and insulated with heat shrink 1321.7 - Gear end of motor frame showing previous welding repairs for cracked gear case support arm. 1321.8 - Dipstick tubes being fitted to oil boxes. 1321.9 - Packing motor suspension bearing boxes 1321.10 - St Aidans Drive - truck towed by 661 and service car 26. 1321.11 - ditto 1321.12 - ditto with out 26 - Alastair Reither and Simon Jenkins looking on. 1321.13 - truck with 661 at St Aidans Drive 1321.14 - placing truck under No. 28.21e trucks, motors, 28, btm, tram 26, tram 661