Notes 6 pages, pinned together, giving details, opening dates, terminals, depot entries, sheave pits, curves, for the Domain Road, Park St, Toorak Road and Chapel St lines. Second set of notes 4 pages for the Port Melbourne and South Melbourne beach lines via City Road and Victoria St respectively. Single page sketches for both the Flemington Road via North Melbourne and Spencer St to North Melbourne lines - no dimensions or survey notes. Items 2064 to 2075 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "MT&O Co." red pencil on the front cover.trams, tramways, mto co, cable trams, drawings, reports, surveys, toorak rd, chapel st, south melbourne beach, port melbourne, city rd, victoria st, north melbourne, flemington rd

Single page sketch for the Wellington St, Fitzroy St, Esplanade to Acland St line, three pages of notes on the High St Dundas St terminal, Nicholson St line, Items 2064 to 2075 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "MT&O Co." red pencil on the front cover.trams, tramways, mto co, cable trams, drawings, reports, surveys, st kilda, acland st, the esplanade, wellington st, nicholson st

Single sheet, folded into half, typed, with pencil notation on the front "Hamilton's cable figures" providing a "Synopsis of Cost of the Melbourne Tramway System", prepared for The Melbourne Tramways Trust by its Secretary and Engineer T. Hamilton, dated December 1896. Provides length of each line, cost of track, cost of altering services, engine houses, engineer, general expenses and cost per mile. Also includes horse tramways, staff, offices, borrowings. Items 2064 to 2075 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "MT&O Co." red pencil on the front cover.trams, tramways, mto co, cable trams, drawings, reports, surveys, horse trams, mtt

Notes 3 pages, 2 pinned together, giving details of the two horse tram lines as authorised, Kew and Hawthorn Items 2064 to 2075 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "MT&O Co." red pencil on the front cover.trams, tramways, mto co, cable trams, drawings, reports, surveys, kew, hawthorn, horse trams

Set of 9 typed full foolscap sheets, stapled on the left hand side with a blue cover strip titled "Schedule of Motor Omnibus Routes prescribed within the Metropolitan Area for the Period 1st January 1930 to 31st December 1930". Dated by hand in the top right hand corner "1.8.30". Lists the route number, route, sections, service (frequency), fares, bus number authorised and actually licensed. Does not list the operator. For full pdf of file see i2.pdf See also Reg Item 2682 for a similar 1938 listing.trams, tramways, regulations, mmtb, tramways, buses

File- card, green grey - Rondo of London type, titled "Municipal Miles" - giving the calculations and background paperwork for the breakdown of the tramway system by municipality. Used late 1920's to mid 1930's. The top sheet, scanned, though superseded shows the route miles by double track, single track, shared at council boundaries and the total miles of track. See Reg Item 2083 for tram miles for the system as a whole - was this information required for rate valuation returns.trams, tramways, mmtb, trackwork, mileages, reports, councils

Set of five photocopied documents, A4 sheets, stapled in top left hand corner concerning re-organisation of the PTC - which would involve the transfer of employees, redeployment and a redundancy scheme. .1 - MOA/MTA stop work meeting 1/12/1987 Recommended Resolutions - 1 sheet .2 - MTA Officer re Transfer, Redundancy and redeployment scheme and associated Trades Hall circulars dated 26/11/1987, letter from Minister Roper dated 19/11/1987 - 5 sheets. .3 - Trades Hall response to proposals dated 13/11/1987 - 1 sheet. .4 - Trades Hall Circular - 30/9/1987 Re use of contractors - 3 sheets. .5 - Trades Hall Circular - 30/9/1987 re MTA Transfer, Redundancy and redeployment scheme - 14 sheets.trams, tramways, ptc, metplan, unions, buses, tramways, public transport, mta, minister for transport

Photocopied 140 page document titled "MTA Engineering & Maintenance Change Projects", produced by the MTA, 11/12/1987 setting out the proposal changes to MTA staff, use of contractors, consultation with the unions, consultation with unions, has a table of contents, index. Looks at construction activities, building maintenance and track maintenance, electrical and vehicle maintenance for the rail and tram divisions.trams, tramways, ptc, unions, tramways, railways, mta, workshops

1621.1 - 47 A4 pages stapled in the top left hand corner - pages 63 to 121 from a set of documents of 148 pages - "Specifications for Modifications - Driver Only Tram". Details a list of modifications for Class W5/7, Z1/Z2, Z3, A1/2 B1/2 of 26 modifications. Gives the specifications for each modification, and details of maintenance support, reliability, spares and manuals to be provided as part of the contract - No. PSD 93/036. 1621.2 - 17 -A4 sheets landscape format, stapled in the top left hand corner - "W class Tram Overhaul Scope" - Rev 1, dated 30/8/1993 - the form to be completed for a detailed listing of work to be carried out at PTC Preston Workshops. Has the number "728" in the top right hand corner, but has not been filled in. Has a photocopied note "Day one (into body shop) written on the top sheet..1 - top sheet has "JRP copy (1993) in ink and "Driver Only Tram" in blue ink written over a "whiteout" correction fluid.trams, tramways, ptc, preston workshops, overhauls, driver only modifications, w class, z class, a class, b class, specification, modifications

Digital copy of a paper presented to the Victorian Institute of Engineers in 1928 by W. R. Pollock. Paper looks at the tramway cables, with additional notes on the power and machinery required for the system. Includes notes on cable life, replacement, repairs, faults and renewal. Includes some discussion on the paper. Scanned by the University of Melbourne - downloaded 30-12-2016. First page gives the title, authors and url of the paper. It is word searchable.trams, tramways, melbourne, cable trams

Foolscap form - possibly a photocopy of a blank form No. 3/312, May 1976 titled "Running Sheds Daily Return" giving details of trams required, trams run, trams available and not available and totals for each depot on a particular day. Has notes on trams taken out of service. Records the state of weather as well.trams, tramways, depots, forms, tramcars, reports, preston workshops

Photocopy of an A4 page with hand written headings, titled "Survey of Passengers April 1974 - first Z3 tram in service", giving response to the questionnaire completed by 110 passengers and comments received. Signed R. Dunning? 25-9-1979.trams, tramways, z3 class, surveys, new trams

Duplicated two page foolscap sheet, stapled in the top left hand corner, issued by the MMTB Engineering Department - titled "Passenger Tram Fleet", as at 21/12/1964. Lists all bogie trams, numbers, class, number in service, stored, to be sold, Tare weight, length and width, roof height, number of doors and seated / crush capacity loads. Has form G.43 in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, tramcars, lists, mmtb

Set of documents, charts, notes and other papers about Braking chart / graphs for A and Z3 class trams - produced c1998 - has notes on charts etc.trams, tramways, tramcars, preston workshops, maintenance, a class, z class

.1 - Set of 8 foolscap pages, carbon copy of "MMTB - Data Regarding Essendon - Tramway Services", from 1.10.1887 to 1.12.1955, giving a list of events, extracts from government papers, concerning the development of the Essendon Tramways. Prepared by H. McComb, dated 8-8-1956. .2 - Set of approx. 80 plain note paper half quarto sheets, giving hand written events for the above notes - gives date, event etc. Some have initials AR by the date. Sorted in date order. Items 2027 to 2030 and 1309 copy 2 contained within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Historical Data regarding Essendon Tramways and their services to the City"trams, tramways, essendon, saltwater river, keilor rd, reports, essendon depot, nmetl, moonee ponds

Set of papers, handwritten concerning the history of Essendon electric system. .1 - two foolscap pages notes on the terminus of the electric tramway at Moonee Ponds creek and other notes - dated 31-7-59. .2 - five foolscap sheets - pinned in the top left hand corner - extract from the Victorian Government Gazette - 11.5.1905, p. 1425. .3 - four quarto sheets pinned in the top left hand corner - hand written extracts from: - Argus - 6/10/1960 - p20 - The Age - Friday Oct. 12, 1906 - p6 - Argus - 12/10/1906 - p4 - The Age 12/10/1906 - p6 Items 2027 to 2030 and 1309 copy 2 contained within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Historical Data regarding Essendon Tramways and their services to the City"trams, tramways, essendon, saltwater river, keilor rd, reports, essendon depot, nmetl, moonee ponds

Set of papers, handwritten concerning the history of Essendon electric system, track layouts, dimensions, field book notes, plans, sketches of Trackwork prepared by A H McC? - dated 28/8/1958. "Information searched at MMBW from 40' to 1 inch plans showing Essendon Tramways" Includes a copy of a newspaper cutting from The Age 11/10/1956, titled "A Women Drove the First Tram". Items 2027 to 2030 and 1309 copy 2 contained within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Historical Data regarding Essendon Tramways and their services to the City"trams, tramways, essendon, saltwater river, keilor rd, reports, essendon depot, nmetl, moonee ponds, mmbw, opening

Set of papers, handwritten concerning the history of the electric tramways in Essendon, some in response to a query from a Mr. H. W, Bryne of Buckley St Essendon, dated 21/5/1956. Prepared largely by H. S. McComb, with notes on the extract of Act 2333, notes to the Chief Engineer, letter from H. Bryne, track layout sketches, meeting notes etc. Dated 1956 - draft of letter to go from the Secretary. Items 2027 to 2030 and 1309 copy 2 contained within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Historical Data regarding Essendon Tramways and their services to the City"trams, tramways, essendon, saltwater river, keilor rd, reports, essendon depot, nmetl, moonee ponds, mmbw, opening

Set of papers - 12 foolscap and some quarto sheets - hand written in ink and pencil giving details of the Hawthorn system, distances, running times, streets used. Notes on Straun Robertson, depot layout, notes on track mileage, Wattle Park, construction, loop locations, sketches of track, the authorising Act, track lengths and calculations. Items 2037 to 2041 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Hawthorn Tramway Trust" in red pencil.trams, tramways, htt, hawthorn, reports, routes, track, hawthorn depot

Set of papers - 12 foolscap - hand written in plain and red pencil giving details of the Hawthorn system, the various opening dates of the track constructed by the HTT and extensions; sketches show each extension in red relative to the previous track and the opening date. Front two sheets gives description of work carried out by the MMTB and the year opened. Items 2037 to 2041 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Hawthorn Tramway Trust" in red pencil.trams, tramways, htt, hawthorn, reports, routes, track, hawthorn depot, opening, mmtb

Set of papers - 50 foolscap plain paper sheets - handmade or written in plain and red pencil giving details of the Hawthorn system, sketches showing changes to the trackwork, duplication dates, lengths of track, level book references, calculations, junction arrangements, Batman Ave terminus, Bridge Road interchange with the cable trams, Items 2037 to 2041 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Hawthorn Tramway Trust" in red pencil.trams, tramways, htt, hawthorn, reports, routes, track, hawthorn depot, opening, cable trams, batman ave

Set of papers - one foolscap sheet, 3 demy-foolscap ruled sheets and one quart sheet, giving a list of route mileages, date of opening, length of single track, connecting curves for both single and double tracks of the PMTT and relevant calculations. 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

Transport - produced by Melbourne's Metropolitan Transportation Committee. 4 page brochure describing Melbourne's transport survey - "Blue-print for the Future".trams, tramways, reports, planning

Preprinted certificate issued by the MMTB to BERG, Albert Alan, traffic number 5700, as a tram conductor / driver from 6/7/1971 to 14/12/1971. Signed by the Secretary and the Albert Berg.trams, tramways, mmtb, certificates, drivers, conductors, forms, training, employees

Photocopy of a newsletter to Public Transport Corporation staff, May 1992, titled "Leader's Digest", Vol 1 and No. 1 (unknown if any more published), with a photo of a group of five people undergoing a team briefing. Original document 16 pages, but only a few copied, principally about the proposed Tram Cross - Linking and Route Restructure proposals. Follows the Tram and Bus Strategic Review Committee of April 1991. Looks at West Coburg - Carnegie, West Preston - South Melbourne, Bundoora - East Brunswick, Mont Albert to Port Melbourne, North Balwyn - City - East Burwood, Footscray - West Maribyrnong to Glen Iris via Swan St St, Moonee Ponds - West Maribyrnong, Kew Cotham Road - William St - St Kilda and Moreland - Toorak. Has a map of the routes remaining unchanged. See Also Reg Items 344, 1545 and 2332 for related materials.trams, tramways, w class, reports, melbourne, ptc, tram depot, operations

Set of about 80 typed, carbon copy of the "Ton Mileage Returns" and "Car Mileage Returns" for c1927, 1928 and the 1948 to 1952, not in date order. Lists the class of tram operation, car numbers, number of cars, weight in tons, total miles run and av miles per car for both passenger and non-passenger cars.trams, tramways, tramcars, mileages, reports, lists

Set of two letters on quarto paper regarding an article to appear in the Feb. 25 issue of Modern Transport. .1 - Original of letter from D. R, Lamb, editor of Modern Transport magazine dated 30/12/1938 addressed to Mr. A. D Murdoch General Manager MMTB requesting an message of 1000 to 2000 words describing developments in the MMTB for publication in "Overseas Transport and Trade", showcasing British Industries for a forthcoming Fair. .2 - Response back from Lewis Russell Publicity Officer dated 13/1/1939, advising the death of Mr. Murdoch, enclosing a response of about 1500 words and asking for a copy to be sent to his brother Herbert Russell at The Times.Has an approved note from the Chairman H Bell.trams, tramways, london, reports, letters, mmtb, publicity, transport

Trooping the Colours - Wattle Park, 06/05/1934 Documents relating to tram arrangements the above event. 1 - Newspaper clipping describing the event to be held at Wattle Park on Sunday May 6 at 3pm 2 - Set of 3 table cards 3 - Handwritten note for event 4 - Pamphlet for event 5 - Set of 5 memos from DJ Davidson, Dist Traffic Superintendents informing of Trooping the Colours - Wattle Park. Covers rolling stock requirements and trip requirements 6 - Handwritten list of specials to runtrams, tramways, instructions, events, trooping the colours, wattle park, reports, inspectors

Form 104 - titled "Particulars of Loading" - giving tramcar passenger capacity, location, date, counted by, time, tram number, destination, and passengers - on Toorak line, Up. At Toorak & Glenferrie Rds Dated Sat 30 Dec & Mon 1 Januarytrams, tramways, mmtb, tramcars, passenger services, inspectors, reports