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Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Malvern Depot - traffic employees, c1919
Photograph of some 94 traffic staff in front of the Malvern Depot, possibly near the time of the MMTB absorption of the PMTT. The employees are wearing two different styles of uniforms (63 dark and 31 light) all with caps. Shows the roller doors at the top of the depot and the overhead trolley mechanism that allowed the doors to close and bypass the trolley wire. There are four trams behind the men - each showing a different destination - Windsor, Esplanade, Mont Albert and Burke Road. The three cars on the right appear to be C class cars. Yields information about PMTT depot employees c1919Black and white print mounted onto a light brown card Under the print is a letter machine blue / white Dymo label under - "KEW DEPOT"tramways, personnel, uniforms, destination boxes, pmtt, mmtb, trams, c class, malvern depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Rolling Stock employees Malvern Depot Workshop, c1923
Black and white photo of some thirty eight rolling stock workshop depot maintenance employees at Malvern tram depot. Note the two employees at the right are standing on a raised works frame. behind that again is motor lorry. Behind the workers on the left in the photo is Works Locomotive No 8A and to its right a Californian combination car that appears to be raised up?Yields information about the rollingstock maintenance staff at Malvern Depot Workshop c1923.Black and white print mounted onto a cardboard back with remnants of adhesive tape on the rear. Second print mounted onto heavy brown stippled card within a backing paper border, with notations on the rear. Two copies held.In pencil "Malvern T Depot" Second print - "Tramway Workshops crew, Coldblow S Malvern 1916" and "W C Nankervis (extreme left)?tramways, workshops, tramcar maintenance staff, trams, mmtb, tram 8a, malvern depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Transit Research Corporation of New York, "Specifications for PCC Car", 1950
Document produced by the Transit Research Corporation of New York, details the specifications for the Presidents Conference Committee (PCC) for a streetcar or tram for American cities. The MMTB researched this type of tramcar for use in Melbourne, taking out a licence for their production. This document dated 1/4/1947 with revision to 1/6/1950 would have been part of the licence agreement. Unfortunately, there were insufficient funds to build this type of tramcar. Only tram 980 which was based on a modified W6 class body was fitted with PCC equipment, later transferred to prototype PCC tram 101. See reference.Yields information about the technical specification for US PCC tramcars.Document - bound with card covers, approx 300 printed pages including folded drawings held by an Arnos type steel binding clip,On the spine with a green/white label "Specifications for PCC Car"tramways, tramcars, pcc, new trams, tramcar specifications -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - tickets, Tramway Board, Trip Slip - cable tram Bell Punch type, 1910s
Used by a cable tram conductor to record the number of 2d fares collected from passengers. The Bell punch recorded the number of times a hole was punched in the slip. They were used by the cable trams until the mid-1920s when they were phased out and replaced by "flimsy" paper tickets. The item has been punched a number of times. Printed for the Tramway Board (1916 to 1919). Has space for 32 journeys. On one side, has space for the name Line, Date, Badge, car, time of starting, and signature, if a student conductor. Printed for use in the up direction. For an example for the Down direction and larger, see item 3335.Demonstrates a Cable Tram tram Conductors record of the trips sold/fare collected.Ticket - Trip Slip - cable tram Bell Punch type - manila coloured card, 2d fare.tramways, tickets, cable trams, bell punch, tramway board, tb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co (MTOCo), "Never get on or off while the car is in motion / Call attention of Conductor or Gripman to stop the Car.", c1890
Used on the inside of the doors of a Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Cable tram saloon trailer along with item 7438. See also item 2907 for another example. Recovered by the donor from a trailer that was in a yard in Dromana shortly before it disappeared. See image 2 of the locations of the signs. Demonstrates a MTOCo sign from a cable tram trailer and the style of signage.Sign - metal strip, with folded edges, 8 countersunk screw holes, painted cream back with black letters Shows position of the sign on a cable tram door."trams, tramways, conductors, cable trams, signs, trailers, safety, passengers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Speed Tests - PCC Type Car No. 980 - June 1950", 17/07/1950 12:00:00 AM
Report - original typed copy - six foolscap sheets bound within a brown card folder, stapled, with adhesive tape binding on the outside. Titled "Speed Tests - PCC Type Car No. 980 - June 1950", marked "Chairman's Copy", dated 17 July 1950, prepared by the MMTB Testing Department, Report No. S21/1/2. Gives details of testing done to determine the coasting characteristics of the tram, with crush, seated or no load. Tested in Miller St, Preston. Also reports on the maximum speed compared to car 888, and scheduled speed. Has appendices with the actual data. Conclusion on page 3 - that 980 would show an improvement of about 5% in schedule speed of SW6 cars. Second copy added 31-5-2016 from donation of Geoff Warburton.trams, tramways, testing, pcc, preston workshops, reports, specification, tram 980 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), "Route 96 Project - Have your say: Nicholson Street Early Designs", 2013
Set of two pamphlets involved the concept of the "Route 96 Project - Have your say: Nicholson Street Early Designs". Notes the introduction of the E class tram. .1 - DL full colour booklet, 24 pages with a questionnaire response form, outlining the Route 96 project to speed up trams providing route segregation for most of the distance. Issued 2013. Provides concept designs, Blyth St terminus, easy access stops, tram lanes. Gives dates for meetings. .2 - fold out full colour map, 8 folds, printed both sides providing details of the planning for the various stops and segregation between Victoria Parade and Blyth St.. The loss of car parking and issues with the Fitzroy St St Kilda stop met a lot of opposition. The Blyth St terminus was rebuilt June 1015. Two copies held., both were originally contained within a plastic wrapper. One wrapped version obtained when collected. Produced by Public Transport Victoria. See also Reg Item 24?? for a 2009 version.trams, tramways, yarra trams, route 96, east brunswick, e class, superstops -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Colour Print, c1985
Colour print of SW5 818 at the East Malvern Darling Road Terminus, c1985, with destination of City and showing route 3. VicSig.net (accessed 8-11-15) notes that the tram, built as a W5 was converted to a sliding door car in Oct. 1984. In the background is a Butcher shop and Windeyer Art Gallery. Advert on side of tram is an expired parking meter - something you don't see on The Met.trams, tramways, east malvern, darling rd, sw5 class, route 3, tram 818 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), "Met Lines", 1988
Magazine, published by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria "Met Lines" (Metlines) - A4, printed on white gloss paper, centre stapled with the MTA logo or symbol. Issued under the name of Kevin Shea as Chairman. Continues from Reg Item 1142 "Met Lines" - printed in an A4 version. Major tram and bus items listed. Tramway names only listed, not railway. .1 - March 1988 - The Pandas car coming! - 20 pages - lists MTA Board, under Minister Jim Kennan; Helen Davison, Jenny Acton, Tony Tuohey, Sybille Kalbitzer, Greg Rodgers, John Usher. Advertising on trams etc, by Australian Posters - contractor, includes a photo of 814 as the Summer in the City tram, Transport Information Centre, launch of St Kilda light rail, photo of test tram 533, Tom Roper, tram 2002. Photo of farewell at Essendon depot. Final W2 - last tram in regular service - 646. .2 - June 1988 - Football theme - 16 pages - Station improvements, Jolimont Decentralisation, advertising the Met (photo for 273), new computer systems, Panamonium - pandas at the Zoo and Z8 painted for the event, new MAN buses - photo of 260. .3 - September 1988 - Uniquely Melbourne theme on the cover, some of the items sold at The Met shop, - 20 - photo of Light Rail vehicle lifting equipment at the workshops with Jack Armstrong and Les Jean, opening of The Met shop, Metrol, kids take a peek at trams (Brunswick depot). .4 - December 1988 - Festival season cover - 20 pages - MAN buses to Elwood, Transport Technology conference, article on the Thornbury Tramway Flyover (the Hump) at Preston Workshops - collisions or accidents on the flyover, tramcar details - submitted by Norm Cross. For next year 1989 - see Reg Item 1184trams, tramways, the met, mta, advertising trams, light rail, st kilda, essendon depot, zoo tram, buses, preston workshops, brunswick depot, the hump, bridges, w2 class, last tram, tram 814, tram 2002, tram 533, tram 2001, tram 8, tram 273, tram 646 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Curriculum of Training for Electric Car Drivers", 1955
Book - heavy card covers with light brown cloth cover, 32 pages, sewn into glued end or cover sheets, titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways /Curriculum of Training for Electric Car Drivers". Book has rounded corners. Issued 1955, has a detail contents index. Sets up the training process, trainer drivers, driver certificates, follow ups, road tests, probationary drivers, training syllabus, training school (at Hawthorn) and procedures and physical standards for tram drivers. See Reg item 882 for the 1960 version.trams, tramways, mmtb, drivers, training, instructions, motormen, hawthorn, medical -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Yarra Trams, "Park & Ride", c2001
Pamphlet - DL four fold titled "Park & Ride", about parking at Melbourne Museum, Colonial Stadium or Olympic Park and then using trams after purchasing a ticket. Map gave locations of car parks and the travel limitations of the ticket. Pamphlet has instructions on how to use, costs and that it was only available on the tram service. Not dated, c2001 - Colonial stadium known as such between 2000 and 2002 - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docklands_Stadium - accessed 7-12-2015.trams, tramways, yarra trams, park and ride, tickets, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Emily George, "Always start your car with two bells", 1985
Book - 128 A5 pages + card covers, perfect bound, titled "Always start your car with two bells", written by Emily George 1985. Details her career, relatively short, as a Conductor and Tram Driver, training, experiences, interaction with other staff and family.On first page "Keith Stodden 3-2-02" in ink.trams, tramways, books, conductors, drivers, training, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Tramcar component, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Bell cord - for a grip car bell, c1920?
A souvenir from one of the last trams to Port Melbourne. Both the South Melbourne and Port Melbourne cable lines closed on this date. The South Melbourne line was converted to electric traction; the Port Melbourne line was replaced by a bus service. See item 7595 for another bell cord from the same event.Has a close association with the closure of the Port Melbourne cable tram line.Bell cord - for a grip car bell - consisting of a wooden turned handle fitted with a screw at the bottom, a length of sash cord and a cast iron end to which the rope has been glued or fastened into and a hook that went on the underside of the bell itself. On the wooden handle is a label - "Cable tram cord taken from the last tram to run in Port Melbourne"trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, gripmen, bell, port melbourne, last tram, closure -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, The Met, "Its comfortable, quiet, air-conditioned and my 'super train' is easy to park", mid 1980's
Advertising Poster for use in Tramcars printed on heavy cardboard advertising public transport and in particular the then New Comeng "Supertrains" and avoiding car parking's by using The Met Features a cartoon by Jeff with Flinders St Station and cars not moving in traffic. Has The Met logo. Has the caption "Its comfortable, quiet, air-conditioned and my 'super train' is easy to park" Image file is a small version of the large pdf file, on file as hte5566i.pdftrams, tramways, posters, flinders st, advertisements, cartoons, the met, comeng, car parks -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, mid 1930s
Black and white photographs of a band marching across the intersection of Bourke and Swanston about mid-1930. Has a cable set descending the hill. In the background is a number of parked motor vehicles. The band is followed by a number of cars and is being watched by some people on the corner. The buildings on the top left were later demolished to make way for the Foys building. The arches of the Esquire cinema in the background are visibletrams, tramways, bourke st, bands, swanston st, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Commonwealth Engineer, "Australia's first "Noiseless" Tramcar", 1950
.1 - Photocopy of a two A4 page document titled "Australia's first "Noiseless" Tramcar" from the September 1, 1950 issue of Commonwealth Engineer. Report details the noise reducing features of PCC car 980, bogies, the car body with dimensions and its USA licence for the manufacture of such cars in the Australia. See also Reg Item 3420.11 for a similar report.trams, tramways, pcc class, pcc 980, new trams, tramcar design, bogies -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Notebook, Bob Lilburn, sale of MMTB trams - R, U, S, P, W, G, H, J, and Q class, 1970's
... for Ballarat and Geelong cars. sale of MMTB trams - R, U, S, P, W, G, H ...Set of hand written notes recording date of sale of MMTB trams - R, U, S, P, W, G, H, J, and Q class and sometimes the sold location. Notebook - pocket size, wire spiral bound, listing trams sold by the MMTB up to the mid 1970's and similar for Ballarat and Geelong cars.trams, tramways, sale of trams, mmtb, notebooks, personal papers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Album - Folder, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "MMTB Electric Tramways", c2000
Providing GA drawings of the following: R1146 – General Data of Tramcars – 24-9-1924 PMTT 160 - PMTT Bogie closed car (O class) PMTT 161 - PMTT Combination car PMTT 162 – Summer car (old type) – F class PMTT 163 - PMTT Bogie car PMTT 164 – Summer car – G class PMTT – 700 – Bogie Car with dropped centre compartment and longitudinal rattan saloon seats R2461 – class W – W class converted to W2 R2460 – class W1 R2459 – class W2 R2462 – class X R2464 – class Y R2463 – class X1 R2465 - class Y1 R3071 - class W3 R3076 - class A R3077 - class G R8617 - class Sw6 and W6 R3078 - Class C R3080 – Class X2 R3093A - Class T R3812 - class W4 R4382 - class T - arrangement for one man operation R4646 - class Sw2 R4678B - class W5 R4771A - Class SW6 R5818 - class SW5 R5963 - class A - One man Coburg type R6928 - PCC Car - double end operation (based on a USA drawing) R7416 - class L R8332 - PCC Type car (980) R8999 - Class A tramcar Coburg type original R9601 - class CW5 R9529 - class W7 R9622 - Proposed SW6 car with front entrance R9980 - Freight car 17 R10-129 - class VR R11-333 - Class Z1 and Z2 trams R11-387 - class Z 0 outside dimensions R11-580 - class Z3 tram R12-052 - class W5 sliding door conversion R12-062 - class A tram Articulated tram - class B2Yields information about the MMTB fleet including scrapped trams and their General Arrangement.Album or Set of 41 A4 sheets, photocopied with the title "MMTB Electric Tramways".trams, tramways, drawings, tramcars, tramcar design, preston workshops, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Colour prints, Roy J Mitchell, 1974 to 1998
Set of 24 colour prints of photos taken by Roy Mitchell between 1974 and 1998. For a listing of the prints see htd5640list.pdf. Word file and scanning by Mal Rowe. Roy Mitchell photos.docx Roy Mitchell photos.pdf RoyM1_Arts Centre_6Jun1998_RoyMitchell.jpg RoyM2_Arts Centre_6Jun1998-2_RoyMitchell.jpg RoyM3_Horse Car 256-AlbertPark_1974_RoyMitchell.jpg RoyM4_2055_Bundoora Opening_McLeansRd_12Oct1995_RoyMitchell.jpg RoyM5_70_Swanston St_25Sep1994_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM6_954_Princes Bridge_26Jan1994_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM7_954_Princes Bridge_26Jan1994_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM8_866_Flinders St_25Sep1994_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM9_Horse Car 256-Albert Park_1974_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM10_1020_Bourke St_1Nov1995_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM11_TrackRenewal_St GeorgesRd_4Nov1995_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM12_11W_University Terminus_16Jan1966_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM13_11W_ElginSt_16Jan1966_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM14_2112_First Car-No 3-shunt_16Jan1966_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM15_104_Spencer St_5Oct1997_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM16_Crossing-Renewal_Swanston-CollinsSt_7Jun1997_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM17_Trackwork_Brunswick St-shunt_10Nov1998_Ro yMitchell.jpg RoyM18_Riversdale Rd-pantograph_7Feb1998_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM19_Curve-renewal-Gisborne St_21Feb1998_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM20_2081_Victoria St-shunt_8Mar1998_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM21_2007etal_Park St_St Kilda_8Mar1998_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM22_New-tramway_Exhibition St Extension_Dec1998_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM23_Batman Ave-terminus-removal_16Jun1999_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM24_Batman Ave-cabin-removal_16Jun1999_Roy Mitchell.jpgAll have information written on the rear of the photo by the photographer and the donor.trams, tramways, trackwork, horse tram, bundoora, opening, swanston st, princes bridge, shelters, bourke st, melbourne university, work trams, collins st, elgin st, spencer st, riversdale rd, gisborne st, victoria st, shunting, park st, exhibition st, batman ave, tram 256, tram 2055, tram 1020, tram 11w, tram 2112, tram 104, tram 2046, tram 2081 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Tramcar component, Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co. Limited, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria, Tramcar component - window lifter, c1890 to 1990
Tramcar component - window lifter - cast brass fitted with a leather piece to enable a person to lift the window. Fitted to cable car trailers. Included are two brass slotted head screws. Appears to have a silicon seal around the brass stud on the rear. Collected as a sample - see history of object.trams, tramways, cable trams, windows, trailers, components -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - Framed Logo, Kosnar's Picture Framing, c1912 - 2020
Framed logo - PMTT monogram or emblem - Saloon door glass (see donation document) that has been framed in a walnut finished frame with gold edge and further glazing. Was a broken part in one corner - bottom right hand. At the base three photographs have been provided - one of the original Malvern Tram depot building, PMTT No. 44 bogie car and the interior of a saloon of a PMTT tram. Has paper back with a hanging strip on the rear. Very heavy.trams, tramways, pmtt, windows, interiors, tramcars, tramcar component -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Timetables set of 39", 1960
Set of 39 MMTB Tram timetables, 2 fold sheets, , providing timetables for specific routes, route numbers, day of week giving information on tram times at departure time points, sections and fares, where applicable all night bus services. All signed by B. H. Misson, Traffic Manager. All sponsored by Kays Rent a Car and Motor Drome, 18-30 Mount Alexander Road, Flemington. The only one missing is Point Ormond. Not dated, based on fares - 1960 and possibly after Point Ormond had closed. .1 - Route 1, 21 - East Coburg - City .2 - Route 4, 4A, 4B - Carnegie - City .3 - Route 4D, 14 - East Malvern - City .4 - Route 5, 5A - Malvern Burke Road - City .5 - Route 6, 6A, 6B - Glen Iris - City .6 - Route 7, 7A, 7B, 7D - Camberwell - City .7 - Route 8, 8A - Toorak - City .8 - Route 9, 9A - Northcote via St Georges Road - City .9 - Route 9, 9B, 10, 12 - Sth Melbourne Beach, St Kilda Beach - City .10 - Route 10,11 - West Preston - City .11 - Route 15, 16 - St Kilda Beach - City .12 - Route 15, 22 - Moreland - City .13 - Route 18, 19, 20 - North Coburg - City .14 - Route 27, 28 - Hawthorn - Spencer St .15 - Route 42, 44, 45 - Mont Albert - City .16 - Route 48, 40, 41 - North Balwyn - Spencer St .17 - Route 49 - Essendon (Matthews Ave) - City .18 - Route 50, 54, 57, 58, 60 - West Maribyrnong - City .19 - Route 55, 56 - West Coburg - City .20 - Route 59 - Essendon Aerodrome - City .21 - Route 61, 62, 64, 65 - East Brighton - City .22 - Route 69 - Kew Cotham Road - St Kilda Beach .23 - Route 70, 71, 76 - Wattle Park - City .24 - Route 74, 75, 76 - Burwood - City .25 - Route 77, 80 - Prahran - City .26 - Route 78, 79 - North Richmond - Prahran .27 - Route 82 - Moonee Ponds - Footscray .28 - Williamstown Road - Footscray - Tram and bus .29 - Ballarat Road - Footscray - Tram and bus .30 - Russell St - - Footscray - Tram and bus .31 - East Brunswick - City .32 - Domain Road - City .33 - West Heidelberg - City .34 - Sunshine - City via Ballarat and Footscray Roads .35 - Sunshine - City via South and Dynon Roads .36 - Sunshine Park - City .37 - Garden City - City (Victoria St) .38 - Queens Bridge - Fisherman's Bend via Ingles St .39 - Queens Bridge - Fisherman's Bend via Lorimer St and Princes Bridge - Fisherman's Bend via Williamstown Rd.All have the route number in ink on the front cover - see image 5691i.jpg for standard cover.trams, tramways, mmtb, timetables, melbourne, fares, route 1, route 22, route 4, route 4a, route 4b, route 4d, route 14, route 5, route 5a, route 6, route 6a, route 6b, route 7, route 7a, route 7b, route 7d, route 8, route 8a, route 9, route 9a, route 9b, route 10, route 11, route 12, route 15, route 16, route 22, route 18, route 19, route 20, route 27, route 28, route 42, route 45, route 44, route 48, route 40, route 41, route 49, route 50, route 54, route 57, route 58, route 60, route 52, route 56, route 59, route 61, route 62, route 64, route 65, route 69, route 70, route 71, route 76, route 74, route 75, route 76, route 77, route 80, route 78, route 79, route 82, williamstown rd, ballarat rd, russell st, route 96, domain rd, west heidelberg, sunshine, garden city, queens bridge, fishermen's bend -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 2d - green print on a off white paper, 1960's and 1980's
Set if 4 tickets: 1 - 2d - green print on a off white paper, No. 537299, with a Bushels coffee advert featuring a women washing clothes using a washing board and tub. 2 - MMTB blue 5 sections ticket - B890785 with 1981 written in ink on the rear 3 - Two MetroCard's - Off peak - brown print on Edmondson style car, Nos. 00840 and 841 for Preston to Melbourne, dated 12/3/1981trams, tramways, tickets, mmtb, metrocard, advertisements -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Form/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Car Journal", 1920's
Form, single sheet - brown paper - titled "Car Journal", form 3/27, providing details of a tramcars mileage enable recording of trips ,noting the location the vehicle departed from time, minutes late, run number, motorman and conductors names route, table and remarks. Continues on the rear of the form and has space for the last motorman to sign. Has instructions on the bottom of the rear.trams, tramways, stationery, conductors, motormen, mileages, forms -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Australian Tramway & Motor Omnibus Employees Association (ATMOEA), "Our photograph Page", 31/10/1929 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Tramway Record, 31/10/1929, titled "Our photograph Page" featuring photographs from various Australian tramway systems - Sydney, Wattle Park cable car, St Kilda, Kimberley Pier, Wellington cable tram and Collins St during the cable conversion with a bus alongside. Published by the AMOTEAtrams, tramways, cable trams, sydney, collins st, conversion, st kilda, wattle park, buses, kimberley -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter, "Scrubber Car", 1931
Letters - comprising 9 sheets, between April and June 1931 titled "Scrubber Cars" - correspondence concerning the design of a new type of scrubber tram (would have been No. 5, and then later on No. 8) between the MMTB and MTT Adelaide. Considers block access, operation, motor sizes, refers to drawings which at the time of cataloguing are yet to be scanned.trams, tramways, scrubber tram, tramcar design, new trams, work trams, mtt, adelaide -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Herald, "Last Collins St tram tonight", "Tram Conversion Changes", 14/09/1929 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clippings - "Last Collins St tram tonight" - giving details of the closure, the last car, the crews and replacement services and arrangements. Gripman - M r Atkin and Mr Hindle. Notes no difficult in selling the old rolling stock. Dated 14-9-1929, published in The Herald. Cutting from The Age 15-9-29, titled "Tram Conversion Changes", reporting on the closure of the tram line.In pencil along the top edge "in the Herald 14 Sept 29", In pencil above the heading "Age "15-9-29"trams, tramways, cable trams, closure, collins st, sale of trams, last tram, conversion, tram 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing - List, Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co (MTOCo), "MT&OCo Standard lettering', 14/9/1898
... by the MTOCo. in 1898. Tramways cable trams MTOCo signs grip car dummy ...Provides a list of the lettering to be painted on the cable trams operated by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. (MTOCo) including horse trams and horse omnibus routes. Dated 14/0/1898. Yields information about the signage applied to the Melbourne cable trams by the MTOCo. in 1898.Drawing or list black ink on linen.tramways, cable trams, mtoco, signs, grip car, dummy, trailes, horse buses, horse tram -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Interesting Facts about One-Man Safety Cars", 1926
Pamphlet details the features of the X1 class trams that were introduced onto the Footscray system during late 1926. Details the construction of the tram, seating, safety features, fares, fare boxes, pay as you enter (PAYE), and provide hints for passenger behaviour. See items 7519 and 7530 for the introduction to Russell St and Williamstown Road respectively also using the Pay as You Leave system,. Yields information about the attributes of the X1 class tram at the time of their introduction in 1926.Pamphlet - one sheet folded printed on light brown paper.tramways, trams, mmtb, x1 class, fare box, footscray -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Notice cable trams, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Traffic Signalling", 1921
Notices to cable tram employees and signalmen about the operation of the intersection of Collins and Swanston Street c1921. Details how Police would signal for the number of trams to cross in either direction and how the signalman would operate the signals and the cable depression lever for Collins St cable cars. The Rules for signalmen dated 1/7/1921 and signed by J G Roberts, Manager Cable system for the MMTB. This intersection was one of the busiest in Melbourne running four separate routes in Collins St and the busy St Kilda Road route.Yields information about the cable tram operation of Swanston and Collins St and signalmen.Two foolscap photocopied sheets, stapled in top left hand corner.tramways, cable trams, swanston st, collins st, signalmen, police