Series of 12 black and white photographs of the trackwork on the MMTB system. .1 - demolished track at a junction .2 - section of rail showing the flangeway missing .3 - junction plates between different weight railway . .4 - wood blocked track showing broken joint and failure .5 - ditto .6 - V crossing ,7 - ditto at a wooden sleepered crossing with puppy dog spikes. .8 - crossing possibly between tram and rail .9 - H crossing rail showing broken joints and wear .10 - ditto .11 - section of rail pumping - waterlogged .12 - damaged joint, pumping, broken joint plate.trams, tramways, trackwork, rails, points, crossover, track materials, track repairs

Series of 8 black and white photographs of the trackwork equipment and tools on the MMTB system. .1 - Hydraulic drain cover lifting device. .2 - rack of jack hammers being lifted - St Kilda Road? .3 - length of rail being lifted by 12 men with MMTB equipment in the background. .4 - Pack of sleepers being lifted with many wood blocks in the background. .5 - pack of 12 jack hammers in their lifting rack. .6 - light weight tool being used to lift a track pit cover by two men. .7 - One man demonstrating the lifting of a 44 gallon drum. .8 - two men rolling a 44 gallon drum off a truck.trams, tramways, trackwork, rails, track materials, track repairs, sleepers, equipment

Folder - Press Pack, containing 10 sheets of light card about the Night Network trial that was to commenced on 1/1/2016. Provides information on the proposed 1 year trial (which was continued), trains, buses, trams, coaches, maps, costs, security and locations of the services in the CBD area. Published by the PTV 12/2015.trams, tramways, night trams, public transport, ptv, buses, railways, all night services

Cardboard box contain unused Metcard tickets - ticket nos 218282001 to 218283000 - 1000 unused tickets folded by 2. Used to reload a Metcard machine. In the side of the box has a label "10-4-12" - most likely the printing date.trams, tramways, metcard, ticket machines, tvm, tickets

Plastic folder, white plastic containing clear plastic partitions on the inside. Titled "The Melbourne Explorer's Pack", with The Met and PTC badges. Contains 1 - 12 fold "The Met's Melbourne Explorer's Map" with a map of the CBD, train, tram light rail networks and points of interest and locations. Includes a note on the Bus Network and routes. Folds to 167H x 95W 2 - Book - 48 pages + light card cover, "The Explorers Guide to Melbourne" - has a table of contents and index - details of Melbourne, what to see etc. 165H x 96W .3 - ticket - white card, punched for Nov 6, number EP6362 - has conditions of travel on the rear. 60H x 91W Available for zone 1 only .4 - 3 fold DL, advertising the Explorers Pass - three separate tickets, enabled the purchaser to pick the days. $12. .5 - single DL card as for .4, price $13, dated 1/1/1993. On the front is a hand written price label $5-, indicating that it had been purchased after use.trams, tramways, tickets, all lines tickets, passes, melbourne, the met, ptc

Set of five photographs of the loading of SW2 644 at Preston Workshops in the body shop, placing on a semi trailer for transport to the TMSV Bylands 16/12/1987 (date from the TMSV Website) In the background at Preston Workshops is W6 973 in the background. Photographs show the lifting method and crane at the workshops.trams, tramways, tmsv, preston workshops, preserved trams, transport, tram 644

Specification or Tender Document - titled "Design, Manufacture and delivery of 100 only all-electric trams", and "Background Information and Preliminary Specification", dated June 1965. Bound into a brown foolscap card cover. Details the conditions of tender, conditions of contract, notes, specification, gives background information about Melbourne, dimensions, performance, drivers and conductors, trucks, wheels, brakes, electrical equipment, control panels and drawings. The drawings give a map of the system, typical city route, Glenferrie Road route (grade diagram), concrete track construction, min. radius curves, loading gauge, all-electric tram and mounting details for the trolley base, schedule of prices, tender form, form of contract, schedule of information to be provided by the tenderer. Comprises: 1 - Conditions of Tendering - 1 page 2 - Conditions of Contract - 4 pages 3 - Contents - 3 pages 4 - Notes for prospective tenderers - dated June 1965 5 - General nature of contract - 21 pages 6 - Appendix A - climate data - two sheets 7 - List of 14 appended drawings 8 - O.6887A - cross section of trolley wire 9 - P.13855 - Glenferrie Road, Longitudinal Section 10 - P.13856 - Wattle Park Route 11 - P.13857 - East Preston Route 12 - P13858 - Concrete track construction 13 - P13859 - Open track construction 14 - P.13860 - Paved ballast track construction 15 - P.13887 - Tram Route - locations of substations and section switches 16 - P.13888 - Minimum radius service curves to give minimum clearance between tramcars 17 - P.13889 - Grooved Rail - 102 pounds per yard and tire profile 18 - R10-301 - Loading gauge, proposed electric tramcars 19 - R9706K - Rolling stock data, tramcars 20 - R10306 - Collins Points Shifter - Wiring diagram. 21 - Schedule of data to be supplied by the tenderer 22 - notes on Automatic Points shifters - 2 sheets 23 - Tender prices and delivery periods - 2 sheets. See Reg Item 2266 for the 1972 version and 1583 for the August 1966 version. See Reg Item 4049 for associated newspaper cuttings. See file htd4667i1.pdf for scans of the drawings.In ink in top right hand corner - "Lees"trams, tramways, specification, tenders, z class, mmtb, melbourne

Newspaper clipping printed from the on-line version of The Age, titled "Nostalgia validated as myki steams over tickets to ride", 28/12/2012 with a photo of Gary Davey holding some Metcard tickets. Article records the end of the Metcard system and the use of tickets. Written by Vince Chadwick. Also quotes Bernie Carolan CEO Transport Ticketing Authority.trams, tramways, metcard, myki, tickets

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

Copy of a lecture by Graeme Turnbull presented 2001 titled "The development and retention of Melbourne's trams and the influence of Sir Robert Risson" Consists of 22 A4 pages, with Bibliography. Looks at the history of the Melbourne's trams, why they have been retained, the MMTB, its formation, Chairmen, Overseas influences and reports, Bourke St buses, Bourke St, the PCC car, Robert Risson, Hector Bell, Reg Ansett, the Union, design of trams, accidents, trolley poles, uniforms, Risson's personality and his strong support for trams in Melbourne. See Reg Item 6061On top in ink "Delivered at RMIT Storey Hall on Friday 20/4/2001, the 100th anniversary of Sir Robert's birthday by Graeme Turnbull" and "Received 7/12/01"trams, tramways, mmtb, chairman, pcc, buses, accidents, trolley poles, uniforms, public transport

Poster - printed on heavy cartridge paper, advertising the sale of the first series of Transport Art Trams at the Held at Hyatt on Collins. To be held 7/12/1986. Gives contact details, time and has the Transporting Art logo. See Reg item 405 as well.trams, tramways, transporting art, auctions, decorated trams

Set of 15 Yarra Trams timetables, blue green cover with route number on cover, giving details of popular destination, check points, use of Metcards and contact details, tram hire, frequency, Some include maps. .1 - Route 11 - West Preston - City - July 1999 - 24 Pages .2 - Route 12 - South Melbourne and St Kilda Beach - City - July 1999 - 24 pages .3 - Route 48 and Route 34 - North Balwyn - City or via Latrobe St - East Melbourne, includes references to Routes 23, 24, 27 and 30 - July 1999 - 28 pages, includes a small map. .4 - ditto - August 2000 .5 - ditto - September 2001 .6 - Route 70 - Wattle Park - City - October 1999 - 24 pages .7 - Route 70 - Wattle Park - City via MCG - December 2000 - 24 pages - includes a map .8 - Route 75 - East Burwood - City - July 1999 - - 24 pages .9 - ditto - August 2000 .10 - Route 86 - Bundoora RMIT - Colonial Stadium via Bourke St - March 2000 - 28 page. .11 - Route 96 - St Kilda Beach - East Brunswick -March 2000 - 24 pages .12 - Route 109 - Mont Albert - Port Melbourne - July 1999 - includes references to route 23, 24, 27. 30 and 34 - 36 pages .13 - Route 109 - ditto includes La Trobe St services - September 2001 - 36 pages .14 - Route 112 - South Melbourne - St Kilda Beach to West Preston via City, including temporary combination of routes 11 and 12, route 11 and Route 12 - August 2000 - 48 pages. .15 - Route 112 - notes that it the combination of Routes 11 and 12 - September 2001 - 48 pages. .16 - Route 11 - West Preston - City - Nov. 1998 - 24 pages .17 - Route 48 - North Balwyn - City - Dec. 1998 - 24 pages .18 - Route 34 and 48 - North Balwyn - City and City LaTrobe - East Melbourne - August 2000 - 32 pages .19 - Route 109 - Port Melbourne - Mont Albert - Nov. 1998 - 24 pages.Some have notes such as "OPR", and number notes and notes written inside about changes or errors in ink. See History.trams, tramways, yarra trams, tram services, timetables, route 11, route 48, route 34, route 23, route 24, route 27, route 30, route 70, route 75, route 86, route 96, route 109, route 112

Pamphlet 6 fold A3 to DL, titled "Tram Service Changes - Routes 58 - William St" affecting routes 11, 12, 48, 58, 86 96 and 109 - detailing the changes for the reconstruction of William St between Flinders Lane and Dudley St. Work reduced the track centres (once laid out for centre poles) and the provision of a set of scissors cross overs and super stops at Bourke and La Trobe St (Flagstaff Station). A super stop was not provided at Collins St. Work took place between 23/11 and 8/12/2019. Two copies held.trams, tramways, william st, tram stops, trackwork, reconstruction

Memorandum - three typed sheets (8"x10.5") - titled "Opening of Luna Park - Saturday 13 October, 1934" from DJ Davidson, District Traffic Superintendent S.S. to Mr Mazoletti, Hanna Street, Mr Bradley, Glenhuntly and Mr Jones, Malvern. Memo dated 12 October and specifies trams required for event at Luna Park. Also paper pinned to front with inscription: "Opening Luna Park Sat 13th Oct 1934" written in red pencil."Copy to Hanna Insps" written in black pencil on Hanna St memo, "Copy to Hanna St & Ghtly Insps" written in black pencil on Glenhuntly memo, "Copy to Malv & Hanna St Insps" written in black pencil on Malvern memotrams, tramways, instructions, events, luna park, specials, candy corner

Symphony Orchestra Recital at Como Park, Sunday 25th November 1934 1 - Six memorandums from Dist Traffic Superintendent SS Manager, DJ Davidson concerning recital at Como Park. 2 - Handwritten loading schedule Handwritten date 2/12/34 Cancelled on each memoSeveral comments written in black pencil.trams, tramways, letters, instructions, events, como park, special trams

Parade of units of victory march personnel through city streets Monday 10 June 1946 - 11:00AM to 12:30PM Memos from JM Harry, Dist Traffic Supt SS regarding tram arrangements to Mr Mazolettti, Malvern Depot, Mr McLean, Hanna St, Mr Cliff, Glenhuntly Depot, Mr Fisher, Hawthorn Depot, Mr Head, Camberwell, Mr Lawrence, Port Melbourne, Mr McRae, Central Bus Garage Memos dated 3 June 1946. Letter from JM Harry regarding bus services. Letter from HS Wootton, town clerk. Documents from ADFNotations written in pencil on memo.trams, tramways, events, parades, malvern depot, hanna st depot, hawthorn depot, central bus garage

"Kooyong Tennis Courts - Notice Boards & Temporary Stops" 1. - Memo from Dist Traffic Superintendent SS (W Simpson) to Malvern Depot, titled Notice to Drivers and Conductors - Temporary Stop Marks at Kooyong Tennis Courts. Temporary Provisional Stop Marks placed on poles 103 on both "up" and "down" tracks opposite Kooyong Tennis Courts. To be observed during loading to and from tennis matches on Saturday 30/12/1933, Monday 1/1/1934 and Tuesday 2/1/1934. 2. - Memo from Dist Traffic Superintendent SS (W Simpson) to Mr Monsbrough, Architect, requesting notice boards to be painted and placed at Kooyong tennis Courts. 3. - Handwritten note for above notice boards. 4. - Inspector's Report - Malvern. Report from inspector JH Gownie, advising of several requests from passengers on travelling to various destinations from the tennis. Inspector suggesting notice boards advising public on tram destinations be placed at temporary stops at Kooyong Tennis Courts.Several notes and signatures written in pencil and ink on documents.trams, tramways, instructions, events, kooyong tennis

Newspaper clippings titled: “Probes on dirty trams, 'underpaid cleaners'” by Timna Jacks, Clay Lucas Newspaper clipping from the Age 23/12/2020 Leaked emails from company contracted to clean Melbourne's tram network suggest cleaning standards were impossible to maintain and staff were underpaid and risked injury. Fair Work Ombudsman and Yarra Trams are investigating cleaning contractor GJK Facility Services. Trams, depots and tram stops have all cleaned by the contractor with some not cleaned in accordance with contractual requirements.trams, tramways, yarra trams, tram depot, rolling stock, tram stops, cleaners, cleaning

Pamphlet - 12 fold DL - colour titled "Manningham by Bus" or "Manningham Transport Map", giving a detailed bus and tram map for the City of Manningham, cantered around the Doncaster Shopping centre. Covers route 109 and 48. Published by "Transport for Victoria" c2018 - no publication date. The tram portion of the map has been imaged. At the time of entry, the given website "melbournebybus.com.au" went to the PTV website.trams, tramways, maps, manningham, route 48, route 109

Wall Calendar - heavy card covers, 12 gloss art pages inside, titled "Trams - 2001" containing full colour photographs of Brisbane, Bendigo, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Rockhampton. Centre pages has postcards of Brisbane, Ballarat, Adelaide, Sydney, Hobart and Kalgoorlie. Has a list of tramway museums of Australasia, Melbourne tram photos of: Z3 205 VR 53 HTT 8 V 214 X 217 Z71 L 104 W5 774 SW5 682 - Merrin Eirth Z111 - Koorie tram - see Reg Item 4749 for a postcard size photograph. A 246 - Energy Victoria W2 - 150 years of Victoria. TMSV horse card 256 B2 in then then new Yarra trams colour scheme. Has a punched hole along the top edge to enable wall use. Provides dates for holidays, school holidays and Pension payment days and phases of the moon. Produced by Topmill Pty Ltd and distributed by Gordon & Gotch Pty Ltd. Photos by Noel Reed, Arthur Perry, Ray Marsh, Tracy Hardy, C Deantrams, tramways, ballarat, bendigo, melbourne, adelaide, sydney, brisbane, auckland, hobart, kalgoorlie, z class, vr, htt, v class, x class, l class, w5 class, b class, transporting art, tram 205, tram 53, tram 8, tram 214, tram 71, tram 217, tram 104, tram 774, tram 256, tram 682, tram 246, tram 111

Compact Diskette with CD Audio file within a black plastic case with a clear cover. titled "Hawthorn tram depot opening 19-1-2003 Photos by Bob Wilson"", containing 16 images of the opening of the Museum. 1. - No. 8 in Wallen Road with depot in background 2 - John Sutton and Minister Peter Batchelor 3 - the formal opening plaque 4 - Trams 469 and others inside the depot 5 - Tram 613 and others 6 - ditto 7 - 217, 613 and 104 8 - 510 and 469 9 - 8 in Wallen Road 10 - 214 with depot in background 11 - 8 in Wallen Road 12 - ditto 13 - 214 in Wallen Road 14 - 431 in Wallen Road 15 - ditto 16 - 380 and 676 in the depot and the Moomba Pedal tram.trams, tramways, fohtd, victrack, moomba, tramcars, posters, museum, cable trams, nmetl, hawthorn depot, opening, parades, tram 8, tram 214, tram 431, tram 380, tram 676, tram 510, tram 469, tram 217, tram 613, tram 104

Set of 23 tender documents, typed or duplicated, for the Tramway Board, typed or printed onto Foolscap sheets. Each give some detail of the contract, quantities, delivery and quality. Short titles are: .1 - Contract No. 4 - supply and delivery of wood paving blocks. .2 - No. 5 - steel castings .3 - No. 7 - rolled steel bars for grip dies .4 - No. 9 - rolled mild steel plates .5 - No. 10 - Kerosene oil .6 - No. 12 - Tar paving .7 - No. 13 - steel files .8 - No. 15 - iron castings .9 - No. 16 - cotton waste .10 - No. 18 - hemp rope .11 - No. 19 - tar oils .12 - No. 23 - steel wire rope (for cables) .13 - No. 24 - cotton waste .14 - No. 26 - iron castings .15 - No. 27 - purchase and removal of cottage at 87 Acland St St Kilda .16 - No. 28 - radial drilling machine .17 - No. 29 - steel castings .18 - No. 31 - paving blocks .19 - No. 33 - cotton waste .20 - No. 40 - substation building at Rathdown Street .21 - No. 47 - iron castings .22 - No. 54 - steel castings .23 - No. 72 - tar oils - from the Board's distilling works in Flinders St extension. Documents note scanned, just two samples.trams, tramways, tramway board, tenders, cable trams, grip tram, equipment, substation, cable grip, cables, demolition

Book, hard cover, 12 sections, sewn with end papers, 210 pages, titled "Destination unknown", written by Agatha Christie, published by The Crime Club, 1954. Has the stamp of the Footscray Tramway Library, asking it to be returned within 14 days inside the front cover and in many places throughout the book, along with Number "606" on the inside front cover and on the spine of the book. The book was part of a library run by the depot staff to provide materials during broken shifts and to take home. From Wikipedia - accessed 26/12/2019: Plot summary Hilary Craven, a deserted wife and bereaved mother, is planning suicide in a Moroccan hotel, when she is asked by British secret agent Jessop to undertake a dangerous mission as an alternative to taking an overdose of sleeping pills. The task, which she accepts, is to impersonate the wife of Thomas Betterton, a nuclear scientist who has disappeared and may have defected to the Soviet Union. Soon she finds herself in a group of oddly-assorted travellers being transported to the unknown destination of the title. The destination turns out to be a secret scientific research facility disguised as a modern leper colony and medical research center at a remote location in the Atlas Mountains. The scientists are well-treated, but they are not allowed to leave the facility, and they are locked in secret areas deep inside the mountain whenever government officials and other outsiders visit. Hilary Craven successfully passes herself as Betterton's wife Olive, because he is miserable and wants desperately to escape. Hilary discovers that the facility was built by the fabulously wealthy and somewhat villainous Mr Aristides, for financial rather than political ends. He has lured the world's best young scientists to it with various deceptions so that he can later sell their services back to the world's governments and corporations for a huge profit. She falls in love with Andrew Peters, a handsome young American who was in the group with her on their journey to the facility. With the help of clues she has left along the way, Jessop eventually locates and rescues her and the others held there. Peters turns out also to be on a mission, intent on bringing Betterton to justice for the murder of his first wife. Betterton, revealed to also be a scientific fraud who plagiarized his work, is arrested. Hilary no longer wants to die, and she and Peters are free to begin their life together.On the top of the first page "13/3" indicating the price, "m/arz"? on the bottom left hand corner and inside the front cover the label of "Robertson & Mullens Ltd" booksellers.trams, tramways, footscray depot, libraries, novels, personnel, crews, shifts

Tender form, duplicated foolscap sheet, titled "Supply and delivery of passenger check tickets", headed MMTB, closing 11/12/1919 for 19 million tickets - gives details of the delivery, paper, printing and samples. Dated 6/12/1919. Has a tender response form. two copies held.trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, tenders, specification

Set of 14 colour prints of Z and Z3 trams being built and equipment at Preston Workshops and Comeng Dandenong, c1979. .1 - Two pantographs of different types laid on top of each other. .2 - ASEA trucks or bogie one marked 115 .3 - Jacobs truck or bogie for a Z3 tram .4 - Z class roof sections stored at Comeng yard .5 - Z class fronts being finished off .6 - Z or Z3 class cars bodies being built at Comeng .7 - Z cab interior showing control panel .8 - Z cab being built .9 - Z class underside or underframe .10 - Interior of Z class being built .11 - ditto .12 - as for .8 .13 - Z3 front .14 - Z class being built. Printed on Kodak Papertrams, tramways, preston workshops, z class, z3 class, pantographs, bogies, tramcar bodies, tramcar manufacture, tramcar trucks, tram 115

Drawing - hand coloured - not formally titled - "Footscray - City Tram Schemes - Perspective Overview", shows existing tramways, proposed conversions, four different schemes or proposals and the length of double track. Shows roads, bridges, railway lines, docks, industry location, road cross sections and other planning features. Dated 4-12-1947, drawing No. P10868. Note pdf version of this drawing on the images file, but will not open with dbtext works pdf viewer. Converted to a jpg which does open.On left hand edge on the rear has in pencil - "Footscray - City Tram Schemes - Perspective Overview" P10868 1947 Spare (dup)trams, tramways, footscray, new tramway, north melbourne, spencer st, victoria st, bridges

.1 - Photocopy of a newspaper clipping titled "From London Buses to Melbourne Trams" with photographs from The Age 12/10/1951 featuring new conductors taking up duty after two weeks of training - 37 Englishmen. Features: Edward Sallows, Mick Segal. Ted (Edward) Thorpe and Jim Turner. .2 - Enlarged print of Edward Sallows with conductors bag open, doing a journal - number 3454 .3 - ditto of Edward Thorpe at a Bundy clock - number 3464. Has on the rear in ink Cnr of Whitehorse and Glenferrie Road.See rear of photostrams, tramways, conductors, immigration, training, bundy clock, conductors bag