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Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, Gerry Carman, "Our trams set to star in Seattle", 10/03/1982 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper cutting from The Age, 10-3-1982, titled "Our trams set to star in Seattle" about the sale of W2 class trams to Seattle and their use on a proposed tramway. Quotes advocate George Benson, purchase prices and operations. Gives some details of the city as well. Item written by Gerry Carman.trams, tramways, sale of trams, seattle, w2 class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Malvern Historical Society, "City of Malvern - A brief Malvern History", 10/03/1982 12:00:00 AM
Pamphlet - A4 sheet folded to DL, printed on orange paper titled "City of Malvern - A brief Malvern History", outlining the history of the City, including early settlers, churches, the Town Hall, settlement, the history of the name and street names, houses and hotels. Has photo of tram using a crossover in Glenferrie Road. Produced by the Malvern Historical Society. Two copies held.trams, tramways, sale of trams, seattle, w2 class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Dept of Planning and Development, "Catch the City Circle", 1994
... Trams tramways City Circle Yarra Trams PTC Pamphlet - DL 6 fold ...Pamphlet - DL 6 fold from A3 sheet, full colour titled "Catch the City Circle", detailing the City Circle tram, 1994 - has the original route by Spencer St - map shows various points and details the various locations.. Has contact details but no web site. Has the Victoria government, Better Cities and Public Transport Corporation Logos. See Reg Item 866, 2703 and 1337 for other versions. Second copy added 24-04-2019 from Bob Prentice Collection.trams, tramways, city circle, yarra trams, ptc -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Set of 9 MMTB imperial currency tickets and two decimal currency conversion tickets, 1960's
Set of 9 MMTB imperial currency tickets and two decimal currency conversion tickets. Some tickets have notes or advertisements on the rear as noted. If not noted, all printed with black ink on coloured paper with black numbers. 1 - 3d - on a light cream paper, overprinted "City Section" and letter Vt in Blue, numbers 244515 and 244516, both with Stamina trousers adverts on rear. 2 - 6d - red ink on off white paper - GE 751538 (has been creased badly) 3 - 6d - red ink on pink paper - overprinted "City Section" Qd 523894 - has dirt marks at top and stains on right hand side 4 - 7d - blue ink on off white paper, overprinted "City Section" in black ink, Ab901555 - with pencil note "Wed 23 Dec 1964 ? Collins St Sp St to Swanston St." 5 - 7d - on orange paper Ah 040296 - with an advert for "Blind babies" help on rear. 6 - 10d - on pink paper Ch 034301 - with a "Hicks advert on rear - 385 Bourke St for a trade in on a new Kelvinator Refrigerator" 7 - 10d - on off white paper, printed in blue ink, O 212360, with Stamina trousers adverts on rear 8 - 1/- on off white paper, Am 865950 9 - 7d / 6c - decimal conversion - orange paper, numbers Aq 548056 and An 795888, the second with a note in pencil on the rear "W2 604 6pm Glenferrie Road Gardiner to Camberwell 7D Fri 14 Nov 1965"trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, decimal currency, decimal conversion, advertisements, city section -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Set of 18 MMTB decimal currency tickets, 1960's to 1970's
Set of 18 MMTB decimal currency tickets. Some tickets have notes or advertisements on the rear as noted. If not noted, all printed with black ink on coloured paper with black numbers. 1 - 4c - printed on grey paper - H622901 2 - 5c - pink paper - Ag 655536 3 - 5c - pink paper over printed with a Red P, A 483403 - with pencil note "Tues Sept 4 1973, tram 1041 City to St Kilda Beach (route 15), (? (special?) ticket) 4 - 6c - orange paper, A 640184 5 - 6c - off white paper, blue ink over printed in black City Section, A442365 6 - 7c - purple paper, Bf 359635 7 - 7c - off white paper, purple ink over printed in black City Section, Va 832278 8 - 10c - off white paper, purple ink over printed in black City Section, An 004421 9 - 9c - red ink on yellow paper - Ab 578298 and Ac 599462. 10 - 12c - brown ink on off white paper - Nos. Bp584102, Bb852548, and Ag 018787 with an ink note on rear "W2 517, Sat 12 Dec 1966 Camb Junct Bickleigh St about 7.25am" 11 - 15c - yellow paper, F888649 and 885726 with "641" in ink on the rear. 12 - 22c - green ink on yellow paper, Aj 566434 with "369" in ink on the rear. 13 - 30c - red ink on off white paper - Af 387807 14 - 45c - on off white paper. An 711259trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, decimal currency, advertisements, city section, 1041 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket Blocks, Victorian Railways, "MetroCard", c August 1980
Bundle or block of railway tickets, MetroCard, Off Peak concession, numbered 5200 to 5399 (200 ticket) secured with string. Printed on yellow pasteboard as a railway ticket for use in station ticket racks - printed for Seddon station. Ticket available for train and MMTB City Section. For more details see http://www.robx1.net/victkt/pre1981/html/1980.htm - accessed 7/11/2018.trams, tramways, tickets, vr, melbourne, metrocard -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, MX, Herald and Weekly Times, "Art on the Right Track", 17/10/2018 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper - MX - Melbourne local newspaper, handed out free at Railway Stations in the city area for 17 Oct. 2018 with an article titled "Art on the Right Track", featuring a Transporting Art tram No. C3003 and Artist Oli Ruskidd. The newspaper has little snippets, news about Melbourne's public transport and events. Whole newspaper retained.trams, tramways, transporting art, decorated trams, c class, tram 3003 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Sun, "City's charm on the line!", 29/05/1987 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Sun, 29 May 1987, titled "City's charm on the line!" about the place of trams in Melbourne at the time, The Met, Hong Kong tramcars, tourism, Light Rail development, Art Trams. Written by James Hutchinson, notes that it was taken from Singapore Airlines magazine "Silver Kris"trams, tramways, melbourne, restaurant tram, tourism, public transport, the met, hong kong, tram 793 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, The Met, mid 1980's
Instruction - Met tickets, Metcards, comprising five sheets (with multiple copies of some sheets) showing sample of actual numbered Met Tickets for One Person Operators and Conductors at Essendon Depot. Used for training purposes. Assembled by donor. Shows prices on each type of ticket. Sheet 1 - instruction Sheet 2 - 2 hour tickets - All zones Adult and Concession - along with the back of the ticket. Sheet 3 - Daily Tickets - 3 copies Sheet 4 - City Saver, City Saver and check tickets - 2 copies Sheet 5 - 60 Plus and Group Get-a-bout tickets for weekends and public holidays - 3 copiestrams, tramways, metcard, tickets, conductors, one man trams, the met -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, The Met, "Travel back in Time - Vintage Trams", c1995
Pamphlet - 2 fold DL printed on light card with a fawn colour, titled "Travel back in Time - Vintage Trams", giving details of the Vintage Tram services, mid 1990's using the L class trams. Has map and timetables for route 68 to the Zoo, Route 16 to St Kilda Beach and Route 69 to Kew from the City. Has The Met logo and contact details.trams, tramways, ptc, vintage trams, the met, route 68, route 16, route 69, l class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newsletter, The Met, Public Transport Corporation, "CSE Newsletter - March 1995", Mar. 1995
Newsletter, A4 white paper, titled "CSE Newsletter - March 1995", outlining the role of the CSE Project Manager, training, City Circle, their role and relationship with the Met Train CSE's. Signed by Peter Winspur as Project Officer.trams, tramways, cse, customer service employees, city circle, tickets -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newsletter, The Met, Public Transport Corporation, "Snapshots - News from Advertising and Public Relations", Feb. and March 1995
.1 - Newsletter, A4 white paper, titled "Snapshots - News from Advertising and Public Relations", c March 1995, notes the Moomba, The Met special events services, Avalon Airshow, Footscray Bus Depot open day, train services to Cranbourne, City Circle trams. .2 - ditto, Feb 1995 about Melbourne events, the launch of the 3rd Restaurant tram by the Minister for Public Transport Alan Brown, Melbourne in March, Travel guides in 15 languages, Advertising schedule, has various snapshots of trivia but interesting information. Both items not formally dated.trams, tramways, public relations, railways, footscray depot, moomba, city circle, marketing, restaurant tram -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Lee A Ratten, c1948
Black and white photograph of R class 174 in Brunswick Rd at the corner of Lygon St - building in background is still there (so is the tram track at that point!), c1948? Tram has the destination of St Georges Road converted to the night tram service format. See page 65 of Destination City 5th Edition for another photo of this tram in St Georges Road. Has in the background Beatall Lingerie and Woottons stores. On the rear is the photograph stamp of Lee A Ratten of 51 Cotham Road Kew. Two copies held.trams, tramways, brunswick rd, lygon st, r class, st georges rd, holden st, tram 174 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), "Tram service changes", 2015
Set of 5 pamphlets or hanging notices to around tram handrails, cut out advised of the changes to services due to tramway or other works. .1 - Routes 12, 30, 70, 75 and 96 - 2/1/2015 to 11/1/2015 for the reconstruction of the Batman Park Stop, Clarendon St and the intersection of Flinders and Spencer St. .2 - 6/6/2015 to 8/6/2015 - St Kilda Road works .3 - 4/7/2015 to 8/7/2015 - St Kilda and Swanston St trams .4 - Routes 48 and 75 - 10/10/15 to 17/10/15 and 70, 75 and City Circle - 24/10/15 to 26/10/74. .5 - Route 8 - 28/11/2015 to 2/12/15 - Toorak Road works.trams, tramways, trackwork, bus replacement, notices and information, superstops, tram stops, route 12, route 30, route 70, route 75, route 96, route 48, city circle, route 8, st kilda rd, clarendon st, flinders st, spencer st, tram 3521 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Chairman's Overseas Visit", 1962
Copy of a report, 3 A5 sheets and 1 A5 cut sheet, stapled, titled "Chairman's Overseas Visit", discussing overseas developments following an overseas tour and the development of underground tramway systems in the CBD, including the closure of the Collin St tram lines in favour of Bourke St. Looks at congestion, development of the City Loop, monorails, motorists, Spencer St Station. See also Reg Item 409 and 2812 for further references. Item 409.4 referees to the Chairman's Tour of 1962.trams, tramways, mmtb, collins st, bourke st, swanston st, underground tramways, reports -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Biscay Greetings, "Greetings form Melbourne", c1990
Postcard - serrated edge, featuring Z3 179 in Spring St in front of Parliament House, route 88 destination City. Has on the rear a message to David Webb about a forthcoming tour with tram 661, 41c stamp and cancellation date of 14 May 1990. Biscay Greetings postcard No. BG 148trams, tramways, postcards, z class, spring st, tours, tram 179 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, ASEA Limited, "Tramcars for Melbourne Australia", Jan. 1976
Set of two pamphlets, A4 full colour reporting on the use of ASEA equipment in new trams for Melbourne. .1 - ASEA Pamphlet TB45-101E, Edition 1, June 1974 titled "Tramcars for Melbourne Australia", featuring a photo of 1041 (MMTB Photo) and an interior photo of the tram. The caption notes that there is no ASEA equipment on the tram. Describes the detail of the equipment to be supplied and some details of the tram and the Melbourne tramway system. .2 - ASEA Pamphlet 7967-28E Edition 2 titled "Tramcars for Melbourne" featuring a photo of Z1, possibly posed with a number of male passengers, showing route 88, City Spencer St. Gives details of the tramcar, specifications, notes differences between Gothenburg Tramways and Melbourne and that the trams are built by Commonwealth Engineering. Both documents printed in Sweden.trams, tramways, z class, new trams, 1041, asea, comeng, tram 1041, tram 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, The Met, "Public Transport Map of Melbourne" - "Effective August 1988", 1988
Map - Pocket size - folded - public transport map of Melbourne, printed in colour on art paper, showing public transport services in greater Melbourne, an index of localities. The City Saver area shown in detail. On the rear, route numbers, line maps of tram routes, train lines, outer metropolitan services, ticketing information, Transport Neighbourhoods, . Shows the St Kilda and Port Melbourne light rail lines. Price $2. Shows "The Met" logo. On front under The Met logo and above the scale bar is "Effective 1/7/1988".In ink in top left hand corner, "11" in a circle.trams, tramways, melbourne, map, routes -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Album - Photo Album, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Types of Passenger Shelters MMTB", mid 1930's?
Photo Album - brown cards covers, containing 12 heavy card sheets bound with a brown cotton cord titled "Types of Passenger Shelters MMTB". Ten sheets have two photos of shelters except for the last one giving location and cost. Sheet 1 - Two shelters at Wattle Park 2 - Batman Ave and Peel St; Flemington Road with cable trams in the background. 3 - Victoria Parade and Smith St; Ballarat Road and Gordon St Footscray 4 - Dandenong Road and Hawthorn Road Caulfield; photos of the standard shelter, 6 Number, for St Kilda Road, Alfred Hospital and Gisborne St East Melbourne. 5 - East Kew terminus; Camberwell Road and Smith Road 6 - Oakover Road and Gilbert Rd Preston, Flemington Road at Abbotsford St North Melbourne 7 - Swanston St and Grattan St Women's Hospital with a Bundy clock and street fire alarm in the view; Victoria Parade Fitzroy opposite Eye and Ear hospital with a W class tramcar and the Eastern Hill fire station in the background. 8 - Two photos of the shelter at the corner of William St and Collins St Melbourne. 9 - Toorak Terminus; Rennie and Nicholson St Coburg 10 - Market St terminus City. Images taken from the website production 16-1-2019 - see - http://www.hawthorntramdepot.org.au/papers/shelteralbum.htm On inside back cover is a Kodak label "Scroll" with "3" entered in ink. Date unknown, thought to be mid 1930's - see Reg item 3361 of the construction of William St shelter post 1933.in black ink "Manager" in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, shelters, mmtb, wattle park, victoria parade, st kilda rd, flemington rd, toorak, camberwell, market st, coburg, footscray, preston, caulfield -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Ray Jackson, c1969
Black and White photograph of W6 tram No. 914 outbound, in Glenhuntly Road, just before the tram line turned into Truganini Road. Graceburn Ave is in the view. Tram has the destination of City, and showing Route 4.trams, tramways, carnegie, glenhuntly rd, truganini rd, route 4, tram 914 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Sun, “Tram crowd hit by casks”, 7/08/1970 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping titled: “Brewery Truck Rips Tram: 2 die” The Sun Friday August 7 1970 Photos and text “Tram crowd hit by casks” Queens Parade Two passengers died when tram and brewery truck crashed at Clifton Hill (Thursday August 8 1970). Twenty-two people were injured, two seriously. Semi-trailer owned by Carlton and United Breweries. Tram driver Graham Barry McPhee, 31, was injured. Semi-trailer travelling along Queen’s Pde towards the city. No 88 tram bound for East Preston was just completing a turn from Smith St into Queen’s Pde. Six ambulances took 12 people to St Vincent’s and Royal Melbourne Hospitals. Police charged truck driver, 39, on two counts of manslaughter, and also charged driving under the influence of alcohol and exceeding .05. Will appear in Collingwood Court on October 12.trams, tramways, accidents, trucks, clifton hill, smith st, queens parade -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Set of 12 decimal MMTB or MTA tram tickets, mid 1960's to 1980's
Set of 12 decimal MMTB or MTA tram tickets. A variety of small size (58H x 26W) or large format (68H x 31W) tickets. All on off white paper. All numbers in black ink. .1 - 45c - light red stipple - A620890 .2 - 70c - purple reverse price - AF925219 .3 - 35c - green - B 748640 .4 - 30c - light red - A603660 .5 - 40c - black stipple - A156398 .6 - 15c - purple city section - A 661284 .7 - 15c - light purple City Section - A290722 .8 - 10c - blue with City Section printed in black - B101484 .9 - 10c - Pensioner - light brown with red P and slash - A802492 .10 - 20c - Pensioner - blue with red P and slash - A758330 .11 - 40c - The Met Concession - red - A019755 .12 - MMTB Pensions concession check ticket C623766trams, tramways, tickets, mmtb, mta, the met -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Set of twenty MMTB paper tickets, 1960's
Set of twenty MMTB paper tickets. All have black numbers with City Section over printed in black ink where relevant. See image i1 for tickets and i2 for the rear advertisements. .1 - 4d -printed in green ink on white paper - Aa 374101 .2 - 6d - red ink on off white paper - Hg829068 .3 - 6d - City Section - red ink on pink paper - Ef779926 - has a John Randle Hairdresser of 234 Collins St with a 10/- discount on cold wave or 2/- on your trim or setting. .4 - 6d - City Section - blue ink on off white paper - Bg964676 - has a John Randle Hairdresser of 234 Collins St with a 10/- discount on cold wave or 2/- on your trim or setting, different layout to .3. .5 - 7d - black ink on a light red paper Vd906440. .6 - 7d - City Section - blue ink on off white paper - Am776471 - has an advert - "Build in Thomastown" by the promote Thomastown Committee. .7 - 10d - black ink on red paper - Bv288105. .8 - 1/- black ink on brown paper - Ae857753 .9 - 1/2 - black ink on organe paper - Qb929953 .10 - 1/5 - black ink on yellow paper - Aa610607 .11 - 1/6 - black ink on yellow paper - Yo642195 - with an Royal Victoria Institute for the blind - remember the blind children. .12 - 1/9 - black ink on blue paper - Az134009 .13 - 1/10 - black ink on green paper - Ag867676 .14 - 2/- black ink on pink paper - Ab025997 .15 - 2/2 - black in on grey paper - Aa198789 .16 - 2/6 - red ink on orange paper - Aa359687 .17 - Multiple or dual currency ticket - 7d/6c - black ink on orange paper - An576277 .18 - Multiple or dual currency ticket - 7d/6c - blue ink on white paper - An686025 .19 - Multiple or dual currency ticket - 1/- /10c - black ink on brown paper - Bb472537 .20 - Multiple or dual currency ticket - 2/- /20c - green ink on pink paper - A020313.13 - has in blue ink written on the back of the ticket "Mr G Franzke, Cosmo Rd, Trentham.trams, tramways, tickets, mmtb, decimal conversion -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), Set of two "The Met City Saver" Adult tickets, 1980's
Set of two "The Met City Saver" Adult tickets - with The Met logo. Tickets not priced. Ticket nos. A877382 and B683046, printed on white paper in green ink with a black number. See Reg Item 978 for a block and 564.4 for another example.trams, tramways, tickets, mta, the met -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Badge, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), 1980's
Manufactured badge or employee pass - brass with nickel plate finish with a green and gold glazed paint finish and a single hole in one side with a raised, engraved with the Metropolitan Transit Authority logo and the organisation name. A number has been stamped on the rear. Set of 7 passes held. Donor advised that these passes were issued to MTA official and clerical staff and city Engineers. Pass numbers held: 266, 353, 862, 950, 1002, 1016 and 1067.trams, tramways, tickets, mta, the met, badges, officers, passes -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Leisure object - Cardboard Model Tram, Transit Graphics, Avant Card, c2002
Cardboard, punched out, folding model tram - Melbourne C class tram, numbered 3001. Has a pantograph attachment as well. Tram in the first Yarra Trams colour scheme. Has various destination signs and fleet numbers. Produced by Transit Graphics of Canberra for Yarra Trams. Three copies held. 1246.1 - postcard size model tram - with pantograph only. On rear has an paragraph about Melbourne being a most liveable city and that Yarra Trams are truly Melbourne all over. Produced by Avantcard with phone and website. Added 12-01-16. Two copies held.trams, tramways, c class, yarra trams, models, tram 3001 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Metlink, "City Saver Metcards", Jan. 2004
Poster - A3 - full colour printed on gloss white paper, advertising the City Saver Metcards and the availability within the city area shown by a map with the various routes and station stations. Also shows places of interest. Gives details as to the ticket system and the costs. Published by Metlink, has Metlink logos. Weblink - to a website published by Rob O'Regan - http://www.robx1.net/ accessed 3/1/2015 - gives the date of introduction as 1/1/2004 - see http://www.robx1.net/victkt/metcard/html/citysav.htmtrams, tramways, posters, metlink, tickets, metcard -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Jack Richardson, Ian Cooper, "Destination GPO", 1971
Book - 56 pages + card coves, printed on gloss paper, centre stapled, with two colour covers (blue and black) titled "Destination GPO", providing details of the Hobart and Launceston tramcars or rolling stock. Published by Traction Publications, in 1971, edited by Jack Richardson and Ian Cooper. Provides details on the trams that operated in the two cities. Has a list of tramway and railway books on the rear cover. See image i1 for Hobart and i2 for Launceston.trams, tramways, launceston, hobart, tasmania, depot, tramcars -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Jack Richardson, "Destination Subiaco", 1967
1305.1 - book - 20 pages including cover, printed on semi gloss paper, centre stapled with two colour covers (light green and black) titled "Destination Subiaco", providing details of the Perth, Fremantle, Kalgoorlie and Leonora tramcars or rolling stock and the Collie, Broome, Carnarvon, Derby, Esperance, Onslow and Roebourne light tramway (non electric) systems, complete with maps. Published by Traction Publications, in 1957, edited by Jack Richardson with Associate Editors of A. Cooke and K.S. Kings. Provides details on the trams that operated in the four cities that had electric trams. Has a list of tramway and railway books on page 19. See image htd1305i1.pdf for a scan of this version. 1305.2 - Book - 48 pages + card coves, printed on gloss paper, centre stapled, with two colour covers (green and black) titled "Destination Subiaco", providing details of the Perth, Fremantle, Kalgoorlie and Leonora tramcars or rolling stock. Published by Traction Publications, in 1967, edited by Jack Richardson. Provides details on the trams that operated in the four cities. Has a list of tramway and railway books on the rear cover. See image htd1305i2.pdf for a scan of this version.trams, tramways, western australia, perth, fremantle, kalgoorlie, leonora, depot, tramcars -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Jack Richardson, Roger Wheaton, "Destination Paradise", 1968
1306.1 - Book - 36 pages + card coves, printed on gloss paper, centre stapled, with two colour covers (purple and black) titled "Destination Paradise", providing details of the Adelaide and Port Adelaide tramcars or rolling stock. Published by Traction Publications, in 1968, written by Roger Wheaton edited by Jack Richardson. Provides details on the trams that operated in the two cities. Has a list of tramway and railway books on the rear cover. 1306.2 - Book - 52 pages + card cover, printed on matt paper, centre stapled, with two colour covers (purple and black) titled "Destination Paradise", providing details of the Adelaide and Port Adelaide tramcars or rolling stock including tramcar builders Duncan and Fraser, Pengelley, Holden, J A Lawton and the MTT itself.. Published by Traction Publications, in 1975, compiled by Roger Wheaton. Provides details on the trams that operated in the two cities.1306.1 - Has "Ajay's Bookshop - 380 Flinders Street, Melbourne" with phone number on the right hand bottom of page 3.trams, tramways, adelaide, mtt, port adelaide, depot, tramcars, tramcar construction