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Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, Association of Railway Enthusiasts (ARE), "Tram Tracks - Vol 1 - No. 3 - July 1946", Jul. 1946
... class 36 "dog car", use of T class cars, W3 class trams, U206... tram line, C class 36 "dog car", use of T class cars, W3 class ...Magazine - five Gestener duplication sheets - titled "Tram Tracks - Vol 1 - No. 3 - July 1946" - the Journal of Association of Victorian Tramway Enthusiasts. Has notes on the PCC car, Glenhuntly depot tour, construction of the Latrobe St tram line, C class 36 "dog car", use of T class cars, W3 class trams, U206, Ballarat 16, notes from other cities, Sydney, notes on VR tramcars and details of the Association.trams, tramways, melbourne, t class, w3 class, vr trams, glenhuntly tram depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Public transport Unions, "Metplan - Industry Unions - Briefing Paper No. 3 - Tram System Extensions", "Metplan Discussion Paper", 1987 to 1988
Set of four photocopied documents, A4 sheets, stapled in top left hand corner concerning the development and adoption of Metplan, a Metropolitan Public Transport Industry Plan - see Reg Item 1186 for a discussion paper. .1 - "Metplan - Industry Unions - Briefing Paper No. 3 - Tram System Extensions" - March 1988 - 16 sheets - one of series of four documents to give Public Transport Unions where the industry is heading over the 15 years project life period. document looks at the Docklands Light Rail in London and bus services through the Central district of Melbourne. .2 - "Metplan Draft Document - January 1988" - 5 pages - prepared by Martin Gray - December 1987 - looking at training, working conditions, employment security, station staff and service delivery and job opportunities. .3 - "Metplan Discussion Paper" - 3 sheets - gives an overview of the suburban system, union's role, what could be done, electrification, rail cars, station development, dual voltage systems. .4 - "Metplan Discussion Paper" - table looking at the various measures, percentage changes, Metplan issues, services, finance and extension options. See also Reg item 2809 for a August 1988 paper and 345 for a detailed report.trams, tramways, ptc, metplan, unions, buses, tramways, public transport, suburban and underground -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Specification, McCarty Underwood & Co, "Hawthorn Tramways Trust Specification of Car Bodies Contract No. 12", 1915
1579.1 - Bound specification - 20 sheets - stapled within brown paper covers and sealed with black tape on the left hand side. Titled "Hawthorn Tramways Trust Specification of Car Bodies Contract No. 12". Gives the General conditions of the contract, specifications and forms for tendering. Prepared by McCarty Underwood & Co. Consulting Engineers 31 Queen St Melbourne. Contains completed tender forms, prices and some minor initialled alterations to the tender. The document is the HTT or Trusts copy of the tender and it has been signed by Duncan and Fraser and the HTT and on the rear sheet has the seal of the Trust. Gives prices and dates for delivery of 10 bogie and 9 combination (4 wheel) tramcar bodies. .2 - letter - typed on quarto paper - from Duncan & Fraser dated 13/4/1915 - advising that they had posted their tender document and questioning the type of "Ash" timber to be used. Has been endorsed on the left hand margin as item G referred to in the tender document. .3 - letter - typed on quarto paper - from Duncan & Fraser dated 13/4/1915 - advising that they had instructed the National Bank of Australasia to hand you the fixed deposit, but it had been sent to Adelaide in error. Letter enclosed the deposit receipt. .4 - Receipt on pre-printed receipt paper with a South Australian Government duty stamped impressed into the paper on the right hand edge, with an adhesive strip on the rear of the left hand side. Dated 26 May 1916 - received from the Hawthorn Tramways Trust the Fixed Deposit and interest.On the top cover in ink or pencil "Duncan & Fraser / Tramcar contract / Trusts Copy"trams, tramways, htt, hawthorn, duncan fraser, tramcars, bogie trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Specification, McCarty Underwood & Co, "Hawthorn Tramways Trust Specification of Car Bodies Contract No. 12A", 1916
1580.1 - Bound specification - 20 sheets - stapled within brown paper covers and sealed with black tape on the left hand side. Titled "Hawthorn Tramways Trust Specification of Car Bodies Contract No. 12A". Gives the General conditions of the contract, specifications and forms for tendering. Prepared by McCarty Underwood & Co. Consulting Engineers 31 Queen St Melbourne. Document originally printed for the first contract for tramcar bodies. This document has been changed as a result of negotiations by Duncan and Fraser and the HTT, which have been initially by both parties. Contains completed tender forms, prices and some minor initialled alterations to the tender. The document is the HTT or Trusts copy of the tender and it has been signed by Duncan and Fraser and the HTT and on the rear sheet has the seal of the Trust. Gives prices and dates for delivery of 8 bogie and 7 combination (4 wheel) tramcar bodies. .2 - letter - typed on quarto paper - two sheets - from Duncan & Fraser dated 10/7/1916 advising of changes in materials and equipment that was being offered, partly due to availability due to World War 1. Has been endorsed on the left hand margin as item referred to in the tender document. .3 - copy letter - typed on quarto paper - two sheets, dated 26/7/1916 to Robert Duncan of Duncan & Fraser c/- of the Grand Hotel in Spring St., advising of the acceptance of the tender, the price, modifications to bogie trams and combination trams. .4 - letter - typed on quarto paper - from Duncan & Fraser - dated 5/8/1916, concerning the payment of the contract deposit.On the top cover in ink or pencil "Duncan & Fraser / Trusts Copy"trams, tramways, htt, hawthorn, duncan fraser, tramcars, bogie trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald and Weekly Times, "The Weekly Times - Jan. 29, 1975", "Vintage Trams", 29/01/1975 12:00:00 AM
Pages 1, 38 and 39 of the "The Weekly Times - Jan. 29, 1975" No. 5415 featuring a photograph of Mr. Alf Twentyman on his cable car set at Northcote and centre page spread on the activities of the TMSV - Tramway Museum Society of Victoria at Bylands. Gives a background on the Museum and has photos of many of its workers - see Key associations.trams, tramways, tmsv, cable trams, bylands, museums -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Tramcar - Record Card, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Set of 12 photocopied tramcar record cards listing:, c1995
Set of 12 photocopied tramcar record cards listing: Sheets: 1 - Special features on W2 class trams. 2 - ditto 3 - List of W1 class building dates - cars 470 to 479 4 - Y class 469 5 - X1 ditto - cars 459 to 468 6 - W1 - 419 to 438 7 - W1 - 470 - 479 - part of above 8 - special features on W2 class trams - two sheets - giving where made. 9 - W class 219 to 248, 339 to 368 10 - ditto, 339 to 368 and 399 to 418. 11 - ditto 439 to 458 and 419 to 438 12 - ditto 542 to 549 and 480 to 541."Certain record cards" in ink on the top right hand corner of the first sheet.trams, tramways, tramcars, construction, records, preston workshops -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, AEG - Telefunken of Berlin, "Four-axle Double Ended Tram with Thyristor Control, Chopper Control", Jan. 1984
Pamphlet or report printed on A3 gloss paper, folded into A4, with a brown printed cover and a photograph of Z3 117, Melbourne, in Bourke St Melbourne, with the destination of City - Spring Rides and in the route number box "New Tram - Free Rides today". Inside pages and rear cover give details of the trams, its equipment specification, how a chopper control works, car control systems, rotary converter for 24V DC and 220V AC systems, drawings of the trams, and technical data, including a simplified wiring diagram. Produced by AEG - Telefunken of Berlin.trams, tramways, z3 class, aeta, specification, preston workshops, new trams, tram z3 117 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - List, John Prideaux, "Car 1041"All electric" Destination Indicators, c1973
Set of four hand written notes on off white paper. .1 - "Car 1041"All electric" Destination Indicators - giving a list of the destination blind fitted to prototype tramcar 1041 - dated 13-7-73. .2 - "Tail light modifications to W2's - gives a list of W2's yet to be fitted and notes on dates. .3 - "W2 Overhauls" - giving a list of W2's and dates of overhauls. - 1973? .4 - "Able bodies W2 trams (1973) - list of W2's in use?, depot, dates of overhaul and some comments in red ink.trams, tramways, 1041, destination roll, lights, w2 class, preston workshops, overhauls, tram 1041 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Folder with papers, Goninan & Co, "Goninan Quality", Nov. 1995
... train for Melbourne, Sprinter Rail Cars, City Circle Trams... operations - Double Deck train for Melbourne, Sprinter Rail Cars ...Folder - presentation white card - with printed gold front with large round tab on the right hand side, with the words "Goninan Quality" on the cover. Inside are papers: 1. Welcoming the members of the Australian Electric Traction Association - AETA - for a tour of the Preston Light Rail Facility on Friday 10 November 1995, including a very prelim sketch of a Hong Kong light rail vehicle, newspaper cuttings about overseas contracts for the Hong Kong - Kowloon Canton Railway. Includes notes on Howard Smith Company, the owner of Goninan at the time. 2 - Copy of Goninan News - No. 78, July / August 1995 - all locomotives. 3 - Pamphlet on Goninan - activities, Victoria operations - Double Deck train for Melbourne, Sprinter Rail Cars, City Circle Trams and Driver Only trams. Gives contact details. 4 - Press Release - about Goninan & Co being successful for the building of up to 120 locos for the National Rail Corporation - dated Thursday 5/10/1995.trams, tramways, goninan & co., light rail, hong kong, preston workshops, aeta, tours -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Howard Street Property - conversion into cable car depot", 1925
A4 sheet printed from a pdf file of the "Howard Street Property - conversion into cable car depot". Shows the changes to the buildings in order to provide a running depot for the cable cars that worked the Elizabeth St to Abbotsford line via North Melbourne. Depot required following the closure of the Flemington Road depot when it was converted to electric in July 1925. Drawing not dated. Two current photos of the buildings provided by Mal Rowe - Photos of the front of the buildings - 27/4/2013 and the rear 10/3/2013.trams, tramways, north melbourne, cable trams, conversion, howard st, depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - List, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Note on Sales of MMTB Trams", "Cars Sold", 1960s
... "Note on Sales of MMTB Trams", "Cars Sold" Document List ...Photocopy onto foolscap sheets of a list prepared by MMTB staff, listing the cars sold and date along with some information if sold to the SEC and person sold to where known. Lists tramcars 1 (1931) to 218In blue ink ""Note on Sales of MMTB Trams" - Duplicates herewith - attempts made to copy original long page...."trams, tramways, mmtb, sale of trams, secv, ballarat, bendigo, geelong -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - List, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), "Destination Screen Printing", 9/02/1988 12:00:00 AM
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 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Leisure object - Cardboard Model, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), c2016
Cardboard, punched out, folding model trains. .1 - V/Line Velocity set - two cars - in purple colours - - has facts and V/Line logos .2 - Metro - X'Trapolis carriage - 898M - has facts and metro / PTV logostrams, tramways, models, railway vehicle manufacture, railways, ptv, v/line, metro trains -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, The Met, "Instruction re Blind cars, W class", 1/03/1996 12:00:00 AM
A4 photocopied sheet prepared for the use of W class trams fitted with blinds, ex Sth Melb. Depot, particularly for BTM No. 671, during visit of 3 & 4/96, covers controllers, safety, motor cut outs etc. Dated 1/3/1996. Prepared by M. Drew, Senior Depot Trainer South Melbourne Depot. Has a number of hand written notes on the car, including being found in tram, its colour scheme, and destination curtain titles or list.See Above.trams, tramways, w4 class, instructions, south melbourne depot, w class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, John Prideaux, "Southbank Depot", c2000
Hand make sketch on a AMWU yellow A4 sheet of paper advertising a protest meeting, with a sketch of Southbank depot, showing a simplified track layout, Jeff's shed, building layout, car parks and the City Link Freeway over.trams, tramways, southbank depot, depots, unions -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Valentine's, "Chapel St, Prahran", c1915
... a number of horse drawn vehicles, some motor cars and a cable tram... motor cars and a cable tram in the view. Divided back ...Postcard - photo of Chapel St Prahran looking south along Chapel St towards the intersection with Commercial Road with the Jacob Read drapery business or the Charles Moore and Company department store - now the Pran Central complex in the view. Has a number of horse drawn vehicles, some motor cars and a cable tram in the view. Divided back with spaces for Correspondence, address and stamp. Stamp area has "Printed in county of Saxony" and number 3949 in bottom right hand corner. Published by Valentines & Sons Publishing Co. Melbourne and Sydney.trams, tramways, cable trams, commercial rd, malvern rd, chapel st, horse drawn vehicle -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Legal record, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Wattle Park - car, protection and management, 1922
Printed documents - MMTB By-Laws. .1 - printed document - single foolscap sheet - By Law No. 7 - Wattle Park - car, protection and management - 25-11-1926. See Reg Item 3032 for the HTT By Law. .2 - printed extract from the Government gazette - noting that By Law No. 2 of the Hawthorn Tram Trust was rescinded and that By Law No. 7 of the MMTB was in place. .3 - printed 1/2 foolscap sheet - extract from the Government gazette - noting that MMTB By-Law No. 7 clause 13 was altered - dated 20-7-1927. .4 - Photocopy on foolscap paper - 19 pages stapled in the top left hand corner with "Secretary's File" stamped on the top edge, By Law 8 - detailing Tolls, Fares and Charges - dated 31/10/1946.trams, tramways, mmtb, by laws, wattle park, fares, tickets -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Research Notes, H. S. McComb, "From Annual Reports of the P&MTT", 1950's
Set of papers - handwritten onto plain quarto paper of extracts from the PMTT reports for 30/9/1910 to 1919 quoting various reports, issues, land acquisitions, traffic, payments to councils, issues with the Victorian Railways, Car depots, including report appendices. Items 2041 to 2052 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "PMTT" in red pencil.trams, tramways, pmtt, malvern, reports, routes, track, malvern depot, opening, kew depot, financial statements -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Herald, “Truck, trams hit in city”, 13/06/1973 12:00:00 AM
... car before hitting trams, one head on. Both trams were... at Spring St. Truck hit stationary car before hitting trams, one ...Newspaper clipping titled: “Truck, trams hit in city” – Herald Wednesday, June 13, 1973 Photos and text of collision at Spring St & Collins St Trams # 759 & 596 18-ton truck loaded with asphalt and two trams collide at corner of Spring St and Collins St at 2:15pm (13/6/73) Truck driver, Greg Gerard, said his brakes failed when stopping at Spring St. Truck hit stationary car before hitting trams, one head on. Both trams were crossing Spring St in opposite direction. Tram driver, Tony Rawlins, said he managed to scramble clear before truck hit and crushed cabin.trams, tramways, collision, accidents, spring st, collins st, trucks, tram 596, tram 759 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Sun, The Herald, The Age, “Smash – right in the middle”, “Trams Hit; 25 People Hurt” "Crowd causes chaos", “Driver out before crash”, 21/03/1968 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping titled: “Smash – right in the middle” The Sun, Thursday, March 21, 1968 The Herald, The Age Photos and text Flinders and Swanston Streets 25 people taken to hospital, St Vincent's, Royal Melbourne, Prince Henry's Accident happened about 12:30 pm when west-bound Flinders St tram crashed into north-bound city tram in Swanston St “Driver out before crash” The Age, Thursday, March 21, 1968 Photos and text Flinders and Swanston Sts Driver, Mr John Middlemo, was knocked semi-conscious two blocks before the collision. He struck his head when a car pulled out in front of him at Exhibition Street. Risson said it was worst accident he had seen in 40 years. Appoints 5 man inquiry committee Tram W2 304 (City Route 6) was crossing Flinders Street when it was hit by tram W2 559 (Spencer St route 28) which failed to stop at the red light. Tram 304 was subsequently scrapped.trams, tramways, collision, accidents, flinders st, swanston st, tram 304, w2 class, tram 559, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Lee A Ratten, 1940's?
Black and white photograph of Freight Car 206 at Preston Workshops. This tram began as one of 10 single truck saloon trams built by J.G. Brill & Co., USA and assembled by Duncan and Fraser, Adelaide. It entered service for the NMETL as tram number 5 on 13/10/1906. It was transferred to MMTB and renumbered as U class tram 206 on 1/8/1922. It was withdrawn from service in 1938 and was converted to a freight car. In November 1947 it was withdrawn from service as a spare freight car after a bad accident and remained in storage until March 1950 when it was scrapped.trams, tramways, freight tram, preston workshops, nmetl, tram 206 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Lee A Ratten, c1948
Black and white photograph of 2 trams at Preston Workshops c1948 First tram 500 is a W2 class tram built by MMTB at Preston Workshops in 1928. It entered service 27/4/1928 and was withdrawn from service and sold in 1981. The tram's destination is shown as "Special". The tram has been fitted "T" lettered taillights. The second tram, 198, is a Q1 class single truck straight-sill combination tram built by the MMTB at Holden St Workshops. It entered service in 1923 and was reclassified as a Q class tram. It was converted to all night service in 1937 and operated until 1957. It was reclassified as a freight car and renumbered as W15 in 1958, before it was withdrawn from service in 1986.trams, tramways, w2 class, q class, preston workshops, lights, tram 500, tram 198 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Lee A Ratten, c1948
Black and white photograph of Q class tram 198 at Preston Workshops c1948. The tram was built in 1923 at MMTB's Holden Street Workshops and was later converted to Welding Car Loco No 15 (later No 15W). See page 79 of Destination City 5th Edition for another photo of this tram in storage at Preston Workshops in 1958.trams, tramways, q class, preston workshops, tram 198 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1931
Black and white photograph from an illustration of class W3 tram No 655. The photo is titled: "Class 'W-3' Car, with all steel frame. Length 47 ft. Mounted on new type trucks with semi-elliptical springs. Four airbrake cylinders and clasp brakes" Destination displayed as "Special".trams, tramways, w3 class, new trams, tram 655 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1930
Black and white photograph from an illustration of class Y1 tram No 611. The photo is titled: "Exterior Class 'Y-1' Car. Length 45 ft, width 8 ft 4 in. 4.4 H.P. Motors. See page 31 of Destination City 5th Edition for another photos of this tram at Preston Workshops in 1962. Destination displayed as "West Preston" See Reg Item 3558 for another print within an album.trams, tramways, y1 class, new trams, tram 611 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1927
Black and white photograph of class Y tram No 469. The photo is titled: "Class 'Y' steel safety car with reversible transverse seats. Seating Capacity 54. Length overall 45 ft 5 in. See page 29 of Destination City 5th Edition for another photo of this tram in Spencer St in 1992. Photographed with the and external store area at Preston Workshops in the background. See Reg Item 3558 for another print within an album.trams, tramways, y class, new trams, tram 469 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Travis Jeffrey, c1963
Negative of tram 372 in Toorak Rd at Burwood terminus. Tram has destination City and Route No 74. Photo shows a person wearing what appears to be a Brisbane tramway cap tying down trolley pole for return trip to City. Comment from Tony Smith of the MTPA, that it could be Travis Jeffery. Email from Len Millar - 7-2-2019 - "As best as I can decipher by enlarging the image, it does look like a young Travis. The long-ish face was my guide. Brisbane hat – and tying a pole down on a service car in busy Toorak Road? That would be Travis!"Paper folder that contained the negative had "NR100A" in red ink, "12A" in blue ink, date stamp "1 Jan 1963" on front, and date stamp "26 Sep 1962" on rear.trams, tramways, w2 class, route 74, burwood, toorak rd, tram 372 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Travis Jeffrey, 29/11/1959 12:00:00 AM
Negative of tram 685 in Elizabeth St, north of Lonsdale St. Tram has destination Essendon... and Route No. 49 Has an advert for Dents of Essendon for Austin motor cars and Rivella wines.Paper folder that contained the negative had "NR11A" written in red ink, "M12" written in pencil, "11A" written in blue ink, and date stamped as 29 Nov 1959.trams, tramways, w5 class, elizabeth st, tram 685, route 49 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Market Street Railway Company, San Francisco, “Trolley Festival – The past is present on market street”, 1980s
Pamphlet titled: "Trolley Festival – The past is present on market street" Produced by the Market Street Railway Company, San Francisco, features photo of a Melbourne tram owned by them. “Historic Cars of the Trolley Festival”, Melbourne Marathoners (1928-30), former MMTB trams #496 and #648. Tram #648 has since been sold to Sacramento Western Railway museum Trolley Festival ran from 1983 to 1987 due to cable tram track replacement.trams, tramways, usa streetcars, usa trams, usa tramways, w2 class, w5 class, tram 496, tram 648 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum and Table Cards, DJ Davidson, "Tram scheduling for football and cricket games at MCG", 1930s
Memorandums and table card for tram scheduling for events at the MCG: 1 - Memo from DJ Davidson, Dist. Traffic Supt NS, to Mr Simpson, Dist. Traffic Supt SS, advising of 3 extra tramcars from Hawthorn Depot for VFL football semi-final at MCG on Saturday 9 September 1933. 4 extra tramcars to be available at Hanna St Depot and 8 extra cars from Coburg Depot. Dated 5/9/33, 2 - Memo from DJ Davidson, Dist. Traffic Supt NS, to Mr Simpson, Dist. Traffic Supt SS, advising of 3 extra tramcars from Hawthorn Depot for VFL football semi-final at MCG on Saturday 16 September 1933. 4 extra tramcars to be available at Hanna St Depot and 8 extra cars from Coburg Depot. Dated 11/9/33, 3 - Interstate cricket at MCG, loading checks. Handwritten. Victoria v NSW, Friday 22 to Wednesday 27 December 1933. Victoria v SA, Friday 29 December 1933 to Tuesday 2 January 1934.trams, tramways, instructions, events, mcg, hawthorn depot, hanna st depot, football, cricket