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Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing - Cable trams, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Built up Yoke", May 1922
... Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Drawing No. 939 signed and dated by the Chief Engineer, Mr. Strickland on 31-5-1922, Drawing "Built up Yoke", for contract No. 158 shows a cable tram Yoke possibly to be used in the link between Swanston St and Lonsdale St (west) or repairs. Signed by James Henderson Engineer for Permanent Way. The yoke could be used to support a cable pulley.Demonstrates a drawing made for cable tram track parts during the early 1920s.Drawing - blue print - No. 939trams, tramways, cable trams, trackwork, yokes -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Extension of the service to the Russell Street Route", 1926
... of their introduction in 1926 to Russell St. Tramways trams mmtb X1 class fare ...Pamphlet details the introduction of the X1 class safety trams to the Russell St Footscray route from 13/9/1926. Gives information on the tram, fares, fare boxes, pay as you enter (PAYE), or pay as you leave, and provides hints for passenger behaviour. See also item 7470 for a pamphlet on the tram itself. See 7520 for the pamphlet on the introduction to Williamstown Road route.Yields information about the attributes of the X1 class tram at the time of their introduction in 1926 to Russell St.Pamphlet - one sheet folded printed on light brown paper. Two copies held.tramways, trams, mmtb, x1 class, fare box, footscray, russell st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Extension of the service to the Williamstown Road Route", 1926
... in 1926 to Williamstown Road Tramways trams mmtb X1 class fare box ...Pamphlet details the introduction of the X1 class safety trams to the Williamstown Road route from 9/6/2024. Gives information on the tram, fares, fare boxes, pay as you enter (PAYE), or pay as you leave, and provides hints for passenger behaviour. See also item 7470 for a pamphlet on the tram itself. See 7518 for the pamphlet on the introduction to the Russell St route. Notes the discontinuation of the through service to Russell St,.Yields information about the attributes of the X1 class tram at the time of their introduction in 1926 to Williamstown RoadPamphlet - one sheet folded printed on off white paper.tramways, trams, mmtb, x1 class, fare box, footscray, russell st, williamstown road -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Car and Bus Mileage", June 1940
... . Tramways trams mmtb depots Mileages buses cable trams Statistics ...Administrative record - "Car and Bus Mileage" for 28 days ended 29th June 1940, lists each electric depot, cable, and bus for each bus route. Includes total to date. Signed by H Guice as Treasurer and Accountant.Yields information about the mmtb tram and bus mileages to June 1940, a few months before the cable system closed.Carbon copy typed foolscap sheet signed F Guicetramways, trams, mmtb, depots, mileages, buses, cable trams, statistics -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Its your responsibility to hand fare to the Conductor", late 1960s
... to the Conductor" Poster Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Poster that was adhered to tramcar windows, reminding passengers that they had to hand fare to the conductor before leaving the vehicle. Has an image of a conductor, with cap No. 9999 in uniform and clippers. Possibly late 1960s. See also items 5548 and 679 for other examples. Penality $10, and on second copy $50. Item 679 refers to By-Law No. 5.Demonstrates a MMTB Poster regarding payment of fares.Poster printed in full colour on light card. Two copies held - the second has a white $50 sticker over the original printed $10 amount.trams, tramways, mmtb, by-laws, conductors, tickets, behaviour -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record, "Particulars of single truck cars - and scrapping order", 4/1927
... & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Report or list titled "Particulars of single truck cars & Suggested order in which they should be scrapped" Dated 26/4/1927. Seems that the 3rd and 4th sheets were initial drafts while the 1st and 2nd the later version, though still with some corrections. Lists car (tramcar) numbers, No. of cars, seating capacity, wheel base, horse power, type of car body - lists class, type of truck and type of equipment. The 3rd and 4th sheets also gave the weight in tons. List the cars that had already been scrapped. The S and T class cars were to last in service until the 1950s.Yields information about the MMTB single truck fleet in 1927.Set of four typed foolscap sheets, carbon copies some with handwritten notes.tramcars, mmtb, scrapped trams, single truck cars, four wheel trams, list -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing - PMTT, "Sketch shewing Location of track in Coldblo Street", 12/1908
... Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...The drawing shows a 3 road depot layout, with an access track from Glenferrie Road, referring to a letter and a point D on the drawing. Drawing dated 18-12-1908 is some 18 months before the PMTT opened with a 6 road depot and is possibly related to land acquisition. Yields information about PMTT depot planning in 1908.Blueprint of a drawing showing the track layout for the entry to Malvern Tram depot.tramcars, pmtt, malvern depot, trackwork -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "1970 Royal Visit", 1970
... record Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Set of instructions or Administrative document prepared by the MMTB for the 1970 Royal Visit to Melbourne by HM Queen Elizabeth II and family during April 1970. Instructions for Traffic Officers regarding the Royal Progress, holding tram and bus services while the motorcade passed. Details the arrangements for each day, timing, locations, Traffic Officer's responsibilities, and Inspector table numbers. Dated 17-3-1970.Yields information about the arrangements for the 1970 Royal Visit and tram and bus planning.Administrative Record or booklet - 14 typed foolscap pages stapled within a manila folder.tramcars, tramways, royal visit, royal progress, inspectors, traffic officers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Reports, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Preston Workshops - Tram Summary", April 1963
... & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Set of three Preston Workshops reports for April 1963; 1 - Preston Workshops Tram Summary - week ending 20 April 1963 - detailing the tramcars awaiting attention, lifting shop, body shop, paint shop, trams receiving attention, trams received and trams dispatched with their work done. Lists tram that are held out of service, including those sold. Has ink notes regarding cracked axles. 2 - Sheet reporting on cracked axles supplied by Thompsons in 1923 and Hadfields 3 - Axle survey - 19-4-1963 - in workshops availed for processing of in use - lists by type of gear - BTH, GE, Metro Vickers and by axle status. Has ink notes along bottom edge.Yields information about Preston Workshops reporting, axles and general management.Set of 3 typed documents - foolscap sheets.tramcars, tramways, preston workshops, tramcar maintenance, axles -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - Form - Receipt docket, Victorian Railways (VR), Auxiliary Destination Board - Express - Beaumaris
Used as a destination or auxiliary board on Sandringham trams and buses that operated from the Sandringham railway station tram/bus depot. Tram and bus services were operated by the Victorian Railways. Have been letter Beaumaris Express and Beaumaris Express Black Rock which indicate more bus rather than trams.Demonstrates destination signs used by the Victorian Railways on their Sandringham services. Sign - plywood - 3 ply with a rebated timber section at the top of the sign, painted black with white letters. tramways, vr, sandringham, vr buses, buses, signs -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - graph, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), GE264 Motor performance curves, 1922
... Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Provides information on the GE 264 Ventilated Commutating Pole Motor, prepared by the MMTB dated 4/8/1922. Gives graphs for various gear ratios and wheel sizes. Would have been used for gear and wheel size selection. This type of motor was used in X 217 - see reference.Yields information about the motor used in Birney X 217Document printed on foolscap paper.tramways, technical information, tramcars, electrical equipment, motors, x class, tram 217 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report on cost of overhauls, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 9/1963
... on cost of overhauls Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Typed report on the costs of overhauls by Preston Workshops for 01, 02 and 03 type split in to tram type for three financial years 1960 to 1963. Shows that the cost of overhauls of W2's class tramcars was more expensive than that of the steel framed tramcars. Dated 4/9/1963.Yields information about the costs of overhauling trams during the early 1960s.Document or report foolscap sheet - carbon copytramways, technical information, overhauls, preston workshops, tramcar maintenance, costs -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Casting production and machining at Preston Workshops", 7/1963
... at Preston Workshops. tramways Technical Information Preston ...Typed report on the use of precision casting methods at Preston Workshops foundry to reduce the amount of machining post-casting. Looks at the methods of precision casting, the type of equipment needed for this, and those companies in Melbourne using shell moulding, Includes an extensive list of items and the number of units used each year that this method could be used for. Report by J Scholtz dated 12-7-1963.Yields information about the examination of costs and methods of using shell moulding processes at Preston Workshops.Document or report 7 foolscap sheets - carbon copytramways, technical information, preston workshops, costs, foundry, castings, plate shop -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Solid 28" dia tram wheels for conversion to wheel centres", 24/7/1964
... " Document Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Typed report on the possibility of converting solid steel wheels to wheel centres after they were worn out and then placing a tire or tyre onto them. Looks at the costs, and mileages. Understood this was not proceeded with. Report dated 24/7/1964.Yields information about the examination of costs and methods of recycling solid wheels as wheel centres.Document or report 1 foolscap sheet - carbon copytramways, technical information, preston workshops, costs, wheels, tyres -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "List of brake shoe type fitted to trams", 8/7/1963
... & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Typed report on the type of brake shoe fittings fitted to each tram as at 8/7/1963. The report lists each passenger tram from VR 52 to W71040, and what their status was if not in use - eg stored, sold, scrapped. The list excludes the early MMTB trams of A to V class. Works cars are not listed. Yields information about the status of the MMTB Passenger fleet in 1963 and the type of brake shoe types fitted to each.Document or report 5 foolscap sheets - carbon copytramways, tramcars, lists, scrapped trams, brakes -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Liability Release Form, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1960
... Form Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Form used by the MMTB to release and discharge any further liability from an accident claim. Has places for the persons name, details, amounts, dates and signatures.Demonstrates a MMTB Accident release form.Form - foolscap single sided, printed.tramways, mmtb, accidents -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter - Letterhead, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1970s
... in gold. Letter Letterhead Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board ...Letterhead used by the MMTB possibly during the 1970s with address, PO Box, telegram address and telex code. The MMTB logo is in gold. Demonstrates a MMTB letterhead of the 1970sLetterhead - printed A4 sheet with MMTB logo printed in gold.tramways, mmtb, letterhead -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter - Letterhead, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), late 1970s
... Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Letterhead used by the MMTB possibly during the late 1970s early 1980s with address, PO Box, and telex code. Demonstrates a MMTB letterhead of the late 1970s or early 1980s.Letterhead - printed A4 sheet with MMTB logo.tramways, mmtb, letterhead -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - form, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Certificate of Service", 1970s
... " Administrative record form Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Form recording a person's employment when leaving the MMTB - gives areas to record the nature of employment, from and to (dates), date of leaving and spaces for signatures. See item 1930 for an example of use for Oscar Turner.Demonstrates a MMTB form used to record a person;s employment.Form - printed quarto sheet No. 3/278tramways, mmtb, forms, certificates, employment -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - form, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Electric Tram Driver's Certificate", 1960s
... Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Form used to certify that a person was a qualified tram driver of the MMTB - has space for names, signatures, dates and a running number. See item 890 for an example of a certificate issued to R. Wearne in 1947.Demonstrates a MMTB form used to record a person was qualified as a tram driver.Form - printed quarto sheet No. 3/252tramways, mmtb, forms, certificates, drivers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - form - invoice blank, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 12/1967
... provided to by the Board. tramways MMTB forms Accounting invoices ...Form used issues invoices for payment to various parties by the MMTB. Has spaces for name of the receiver, dates, references, particulars and invoice Number. Demonstrates a MMTB form used to send out invoices to people or organisations that services were provided to by the Board.Form - printed on blue paper, No. 3/5, Dec. 1967tramways, mmtb, forms, accounting, invoices -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Candy Corner - St Kilda - opposite Luna Park - Esplanade, Early 1940s
Photograph shows the cafe and adjacent buildings on the area that was enclosed by Esplanade tram Loop or Luna Park loop. Known as "Candy Corner" on MMTB drawings and locally. The reference page 9 gives the background to the site and its use. The café was designed by Carlo Catani, who is also remembered as the landscape designer for other parts of St Kilda including Catani Gardens. It is now used by a McDonalds store. In front of the building is a board advertising or promoting World War 2 war-saving schemes for St Kilda streets. This dates the photos to early 1940s.Yields information about Candy Corner buildings Black and white photograph on paper.trams, tramways, luna park loop, candy corner, st kilda, esplanade, loops, carlo catani, world war 2, street savings scheme -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative - Copy - CW5 685 Hawthorn Road, Balaclava Junction, early to mid 1940s
Black and white photograph of CW5 685 in Hawthorn Road with Caulfield Park in the background, just before Balaclava Junction. Tram has white strips on the bumper and under the cab windows. Photo during the early to mid 1940's. Tram has an Auxiliary board "Via Dandenong Rd" and showing, Route 67. At the time, Route 67 ran from St Kilda ran from Balaclava Junction to St Kilda, Acland St via Dandenong Road. Ceased in 1955. See 3599 for a poor print.Yields information about the use of L class trams.Copy negative of a black and white photographtramcars, tramways, caulfield, hawthorn road, cw5 class, balaclava junction, route 67., tram 685 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Code of Procedure for use in Emergencies involving trams", 1960s
... Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Produced by MMTB to provide procedures for the recovery of tramcars and buses by the Emergency Vehicle Crew known as R10 - their radio call sign. Includes many photographs showing equipment in use. Prepared based on photographs during the 1960s. Provides details on the use of equipment for derailments, damaged equipment including the use of transporter bogies on trams.Shows the preparation of training materials for the Emergency Recovery crews.Folder by "Rexel nyrex" - green covered plastic containing 24 clear plastic sleeves. Each sleeve has two sheets back to back with some black and white photographs, typed foolscap. The folder has a typed tab or document titled "Emergency Procedures". Two photocopied sheets - fault class or number for W and Z class trams and how to install an emergency trolley pole on a pantograph fitted A class tram. Note: Pages are out of order.mmtb, tramways, trams, emergencies, r10, derailments -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Schoolboy Howler - 4d ticket, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1940s
... Tramways Board (MMTB) ...One of a series of tram / bus tickets known as "Schoolboy Howlers" - with a joke line on the rear and that Melbourne's trams and buses were carrying 1,000,000 passengers per day. Use to promote advertising on rear of tickets. Has the saying "It is nice to go damsel picking in the Autumn". Ticket 4d - has been punched "Out" for Section 4. The figure of 1,000,000 likely to be a bit of puffery, though on some days that may have occurred during the 1940s. See item 6949 for about 60 different schoolboy howlers. Demonstrates tickets with a funny theme, at the time, on the rear.MMTB paper or flimsy ticket - 4d - black print on off white paper - No. C Jf 820103trams, tickets, mmtb, schoolboy howlers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, The Age Newspaper, "Man with knife Tasered on tram", 18/06/2023
A man was Tasered by armed police on a Melbourne tram after he allegedly threatened to kill passengers on board.Has a photo inside tram of armed policeNewspaper clipping from the Age titled: "Man with knife Tasered on tram"route 48, tramways, trams, police, king street, collins street -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Telephone Directory - 1981", 1981
... Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ..."MMTB Telephone Directory - 1981", providing telephone numbers within the MMTB system and external dialed numbers, with officer names where known or detailed and location or head office room number. Has handwritten list of frequently called numbers on the inside page. Yields information about some of the MMTB employees and their positionlBook - 52 A4 pages + manila card covers, secured with two Arnos clips.mmtb, telephones, personnel, depots, workshops, substations, tramways -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - MMTB Padlock and Key, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c.1920s
... Padlock and Key Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Used for locking correspondence boxes belonging to the MMTB.An object in common use of an organization that has ceased to exist since 1983, with its actual creation date as early as the 1920s.Large metallic MMTB padlock for a correspondence box. The side of the key hole has the inscription "MMTB," while "516" is inscribed on the opposide side. The key is made from similar material to the lock."MMTB" and "516"public transport, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Tramways Toilet Key, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c.1940s
... Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Used for locking/unlocking toilets presumably maintained by the MMTB and carried by MMTB staff.An object in common use of an organization that has ceased to exist since 1983, with its actual creation date as early as the 1940s.Small metallic key (presumably associated with the MMTB) for locking/unlocking toilets. One side of the key has the inscription "TRAMWAYS.""TRAMWAYS"public transport, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Minute book - Cable tram operational history notes and records, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), up to 1930
... and records Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) Atlas Press ...Compiled by an unknown person as a record book of cable tram operational tickets or fare history for each location with general notes and some notes on electric trams. Pages 1 to 23 and pages 123 and 124 - General history of cable and electric trams with notes on tickets, trams, buses, events, and operational management. Compiled through to 26/10/1930, with some loose notes about the final closure of the cable tram system. For each cable tram car house (depot), Power House or Winding house, or route, notes on tickets, dates, rope speed, fares, replacement electric services or buses. Richmond Fitzroy Fitzroy and South Melbourne line Victoria St Clifton Hill Nicholson St Exhibition (route or line) Brunswick Royal Park Carlton Prahran Toorak' Queensberry St North Carlton Esplanade with details on bus services Windsor St Kilda (Brighton Road) North Melbourne West Melbourne' South Melbourne Port Melbourne' Northcote Kew (horse) Elsternwick (electric) At rear of book is four page document that gives information on the electric tram system, routes, cable. fares and first and last services for each line. Mid 1920s as the West Coburg service noted. Yields information Melbourne cable tram fares, ticket issuing and general history of the MMTB.Book - heavy card covers with paper imitation leather finish with red tape on left hand side and labelled "Minute Book", bound with 8 sewn sections, approx 200 foolscap pages, ruled sheets, numbered in pencil from 1 to 124 used to record information in ink.tramways, cable trams, fares, tickets, electric trams, melbourne, mmtb