Newspaper cutting about flooding in South Melbourne disabling a tram and a "trammie" conductor or driver, directing traffic. Tram W7 1019, route 10.Yields information about the type of delays that can occur on a big tram system.Newspaper cutting from the Herald Sun 13-1-1980 about flooding in South Melbourne and delaying tram W7 1019"Sun Herald 13.1.80"trams, tramways, tramcars, flooding, floods, south melbourne, w7 1019, route 10, crews

Book published by Topmill, featuring images and background information on tram types including horse, cable, steam and electric trams. Has photos of Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Rockhampton and Kalgoorlie. Many in colour. Includes photographs of tram museums. Includes Melbourne trams 670, 611, 613, 106, 469, 25, 389, 214, 1008, 234, 975, 814, 279, 2112, 812, 442, 917, 2027. Melbourne photographs by Ray Marsh and Ken Smith.Book - 40 full colour A4 pages + card cover, centre stapled, titled "Trams of Australia Vol. 1" revised and expanded.trams, tramcars, melbourne, sydney, brisbane, adelaide, tram museums, ballarat, bendigo

Magazine - issued by the Public Transport Corporation announcing the split up of The Met into the parts that facilitated the later franchising of the trains and trams. Created Yarra Trams and Swanston Trams and Hillside and Bayside trains. Includes a map of the two systems, lists the senior positions and their names. Includes the launch of Principal Drivers for trains, sporting news, operator performance delivery statistics, Transcom adverts and Bairnsdale line upgrade.Yields inforamation about split up of the PTC in readiness for future franchising. Magazine - three fold to A4 sheet, printed in two colours.tramways, tramcars, yarra trams, swanston trams, ptc, bayside trains, hillside trains, management, managers

Photo shows - works in Swan Street Richmond to lower the tram tracks under the Railway bridge which were later replaced by an open web girder truss bridge. The track on the left has been completed while on the right, the original road surface can be seen as well as the temporary track. Shows the abutment for a new railway bridge on the right, for the six tracks to South Yarra. Tram W2 330 (left, Camberwell Depot, route 76) and 339 (City, route 77) are passing each other. In the background is a large advertisement for Pattersons home furnishings. Photo dated 1957.Yields information about alterations to tram services during road reconstruction project.Photograph - Black and White - Swan Street track lowering Has details handwritten on rear, date stamp and John Alfred Stamp. tramways, tramcars, swan street, richmond, route 77, railways, bridges, tram 330, tram 339

Newspaper clipping - "Keep nuts on the right track", written by Keith Dunstan in the Weekend magazine - 17/4/1993. The story features Shane Moore, the owner of W2 568 and the tours that are undertaken from Hawthorn Tram depot. Regular drivers are Steve Olsen, Monica Campbell. Includes notes on a trip taken on the tram and some of the issues. Yields information about the tramcar W2 568 and Shane Moore's tours with the tram.Newspaper clipping from the Herald Sun printed on newsprint.tramways, tramcars, w2 class, tram 568, shane moore, monica campbell, steve olsen, tours, keith dunstan

Journal of the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria. Ltd. Volume 8, No. 3, June 1971. Thirty five cents. Sixteen pages. Front cover picture (right) from Victorian Railways, shows tram no. 304 which was one of 100 W class tramcars. 60 of them, including this one, were built by Holden's Body Builders of Adelaide. They were transported by rail to Melbourne then lifted onto horse-drawn vehicles for the final stage of their journey. On back cover (left) photo by R. Prentice. Picture of Bylands where the society is building a tramway museum for Victoria. History of document: Part of 'Basil Miller Tramways Collection'document

The SEC made this agreement with respect to the operation of tramways in Ballarat and Sebastopol in 1929, though the SEC did not formally take over operation until 1934.Yields information about the 1929 agreement between the SEC, The City of Ballaarat and the Borough of Sebastopol about the operation of tramways in Ballarat.Original copy and photocopy of an SEC made 17/11/1929 of the "Agreement between the SEC, City of Ballaarat and Borough of Sebastopol" re tramways at the time of the operation transfer of the tramways from ESCo to the SEC. Five pages, foolscap, white paper stapled in top left hand corner. Outlines the conditions of operations, track maintenance, tramcars, responsibilities, buildings, bus services. On pages 13 and 14 has the names of the parties who signed the agreement, including John Monash. Agreement dated 17/11/1929. See Reg Item 4941 for another version, carbon copy of a closely typed version. tram, trams, agreements, sec, city of ballaarat, borough of sebastopol, esco

Yields information about the working of trams with three horses up the Sturt St hill, with the Town Hall in the background and the dress of the passengers and the advertising carried - the Vine Hotel.Black and white photograph of Ballaarat Tramway Company horse tram in Lydiard St. North with Town Hall in background. Horse tram has three horses in harness, with about 30 men and boys, passengers, standing around or on the horse tram. Vine Hotel advertisement on the modesty panel of the tramcar. Both copies of the print have been laminated for display purposes. Copy 3 - unlaminated, added 29/5/2007 from Alan Bradley collection of photographs, to the depot 5/2007. See Reg Item 5109 for a framed photo of this print. copy negative scanned 18/5/2020 and image replaced.trams, tramways, town hall, horse trams, lydiard st. north, ballaarat tramway company , tram horse tram

Yields information and demonstrates aspects about Ballarat's destination rolls used in trams up to 1967 when the rolls were replaced with the opposite colour arrangementDestination roll white lettering on black background used in Ballarat until late 1967, replaced by black letters on white background. Layout of individual destinations follows that shown in K.S.Kings, "Ballarat Tramways" - see image file for copy. Main letters are 150 high. Has a short section of white on the top of the roll and larger section at bottom. On rear of roll, has abbreviated destinations painted in white paint on black gloss paint to enable drivers to locate easier the individual destinations. See also Reg Item 4121 for another example and K.S.Kings "Ballarat Tramways" Not to be used in a tramcar destination box - original to be kept in archives.tram, trams, ballarat, destination roll

Black and white photograph of Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust bogie car No. 33, maximum traction tramcar, later to become M&MTB No. 33. Photographed in Coldblo Road alongside Malvern depot. Tram has destination of St. Kilda Road, route number indication "2". Photographed probably between 1913 and 1919 when P&MTT taken over by the M&MTB, though could be later prior to repainting. On rear is stamp in purple ink "Photographed by C.F. Dewey Sydney N.S.W." / "Copyright by the International Association of Railway Correspondents". Scan updated 18/8/13 and back image added.trams, tramways, malvern depot, pmtt, c class, tram 33

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 41 at City terminus, on the south side outbound with passengers boarding the tramcar and others walking up to it. Tram is in the process of being fitted with dash canopy lights and tiger strips and has roof advertisements for Admiral TV and other electrical products. Tram has destination of Gardens via Drummond North. Photo taken early 1961. Has Commonwealth Bank and Mutual Life building in the background. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 24-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 19" in penciltramways, trams, city terminus, sturt st, tram 41

Photocopy of the "General Electric Company Type ML Governor for Motor-Driven Air Compressors" manual or pamphlet, dated Jan. 1914, Bulletin No. 44590. Details the operation of the ML type air compressor governor which is fitted to a number of the BTM tramcars. Three pages, with number T26M in the top left hand corner. A further three pages, dated April 1917, Bulletin No. 54533, numbered T60M, gives a sectional view of the governor, parts diagram and parts listing. Photocopy provided by C. Tooke from his personal files. Two copies held. pdf image added 26/11/2016.trams, tramways, general electric, type ml governor, tramcar equipment, compressor governors

Annual report of the MMTB for the year end 30/6/1963 - No. 44 - buff heavy paper cover with 52 pages on inside giving details of the MMTB Board, Officers, Balance Sheet, Statement of funds, operation, schedule of debenture, investments, Auditors reports, record of Annual traffic receipts, passengers, miles etc, tram and bus routes operated, statistical information, graphs and photographs. Photos include site preparation for new Doncaster depot, decorated tramcar for Melbourne cup carnival Nov. 1962, MMTB float - Melbourne Moomba festival Feb. 1963 and Demonstration model of Underground Tramway Intersection.4950 - has Graeme Breydon's address stamp on front cover.trams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, annual reports, operations, trackwork

Set of six black and white photographs on Kodak Paper believed to be an outing of the Toddlers Home by tram late 1960's. See envelope in worksheet file. .1 - Marge Prisk standing by No. 39 at the City terminus. .2 - Two children on the step of a tramcar .3 - Three bogie trams at the city terminus with the ANZ bank and Post Office in the background and a number of people at the stop. Includes No. 34. .4 - ditto with two trams - taken from the central plantation. Also has Macey's store in the background. .5 - Tram in Gardens Loop, Wendouree Parade from the Gardens. Gardens Kiosk in the background. .6 - ditto.tramways, trams, special trams, toddlers home, sturt st, wendouree parade, tram 39, tram 34

Agfacolour slide with words "Agfacolour" in blue top and bottom on one side, white cardboard mount with thick blue border on the printed side. Possibly hand done. Photo taken by Ben Parle 8/1956. Photo taken from the Ballarat Post Office footpath looking across to the Town Hall, with a single truck tramcar waiting on the north side, a bogie car on the south side, with a number of vehicles in the background. Slide is very dark/blue colour. The Town Hall has large numerals "100" in white, with the word "1855" apparent on the nearest side. The corresponding year is partially hidden by trees."Sturt Street Ballarat" "8/56"tramways, trams, sturt st, town hall

Five page duplicated document contained within orange colour card covers with one of the 3 copies side bound with plastic binding. Titled "Farewell Old Friend", "The withdrawal of W2 tramcars from Service, The final Farewell, Tour No. 3, Sat. 3 September 1988". Provides a welcome aboard, a safety message, organiser details, notes on the W2, a plan showing the route, route information and photo stops and on the rear cover, the route for tour 3 and previous tours. Tour organised by the Association of Railway Enthusiasts, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria and the Australian Railway Historical Society Vic Div.on Front cover of bound copy "ARE"trams, tramways, are, arhs, tmsv, w2 class, tours

Photocopy of a set of foolscap and A4 documents that comprise the form for the importation of one PCC car from the USA, 4/7/1939, stapled in the top left hand corner. Title - "Department of Trade and Customs - Form for use in connexion with application for admission of goods under Departmental By-Laws". Gives details of the proposed imported tramcar, Source (the St Louis Car Co. of St Louis), and duty details. Form to be signed by Reuben Alfred Spencer. Includes draft of the document, copy of report by H. H. Bell (9 pages) and extract from magazines "Transit Hails the Modern Car"(16 pages).trams, tramways, mmtb, pcc, st louis car co., reports, manufacturing

Newspaper cutting - The Age, 1/6/1998 - pages 9-13 - with two stories about the phasing out of tram conductors - with sub-heading "The trams are still running but conductors have taken their last ride. Will Melbourne ever be the same again?" - "Once were connies" - written by Lyall Johnson - about the conductors no longer on tramcars and what would happen in the future and some of the issues. - "End of the Line" - written by John Elder - has stories about travelling on the tram network. - Letter to the Editor - page 13 - "Life without conductors" - particularly about the ticket machines and inspectors. Written by Bernard Sheppard of Middle Park.trams, tramways, conductors, ptc, one man trams, public transport, tickets, stories, metcard, letter to the editor

Black and white photograph of an illustration of the Fairfield Horse Tram. The illustration is from The Australasian Sketcher with Pen and Pencil (Melbourne, Vic. : 1873 - 1889), No 188 Vol XIIL, 14/1/1885. The magazine was owned by the Argus. The drawing is from a series of sketches at one of the Saturday land sales. The tramcar is numbered 1 and has signage Fairfield Park and Fairfield Tramway. The tramway was operated by Charles Henry James in an attempt to sell land developed by him north of the Fairfield railway station. The tramway operated from 20/12/1884 until its closure in 1890. Stamped on the back "...The Argus...negative No X2656"trams, tramways, argus, fairfield, horse trams, tram 1

Set of two Report - carbon copy typed foolscap blue sheets, giving reports on tenders received from the Controller of Stores to the Deputy Chairman. .1 - "Tender 2161 - manufacture of two tramway tower waggon bodies" - dated 12/9/1960, proposed to award to Ansair Pty Ltd. (Did this occur - about the time the Sydney system closed and two tower wagon bodies without towers were obtained?) .2 - "Tender 2167 - reconditioning of ten tramcar roofs with plastic coating of "Nyolac" - Liquid Polyurethane. Only one tender received from Austral Floors. Dated 5/10/1960.trams, tramways, tower wagon, tramcar bodies, maintenance, overhead

Instruction - 64 pages + light brown card cover centre stapled with cloth binding on outer edge + fold out drawing inside the rear cover, titled "Westinghouse - T5001-1 SM3 Straight-Air Brake Equipment". Dated March 1927. Has a table of contents, outlines the rules of operating brake equipment fitted to tramcars, the SM3 and PV brake valves, SX2 brake valve, locomotive straight air, installation piping, wiring, maintenance - piston travel, lubrication, car tests, hints to Motormen and Conductors and General Hints. Includes instructions on compressors, air intakes, valves, cylinders and governors.On inside cover "Bob Prentice 13 High Street Prahran Vic 3181" and on top of first page "W. Armstrong"trams, tramways, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, westinghouse, air compressors, brakes, instructions, maintenance

Instruction - 48 pages + light brown card cover centre stapled with cloth binding on outer edge + 13 fold out drawings inside the rear cover, titled "Westinghouse - T5001-1 Straight-Air Brake Equipment". Dated March 1923. Has a table of contents, outlines the rules of operating brake equipment fitted to tramcars, the SM3, SX2 brake valve, locomotive straight air, installation piping, wiring, maintenance - piston travel, lubrication, car tests, hints to Motormen and Conductors and General Hints. Schedule for SM-1 and featherweight equipment. Includes instructions on compressors, air intakes, valves, cylinders and governors.On front cover in ink "Mr McLaren"trams, tramways, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, westinghouse, air compressors, brakes, instructions, maintenance

Poster - full colour for the launch of the five postage stamps featuring Australian tramcars. "Australian Historic Tramways" 11 October 1989 by Australia Post. Features the stamps on a background of a view of Swanston St. Has the details of the stamp show on the bottom of the poster - 18 - 22 October 1989. Five stamps, all 41c: Adelaide Horse Tram Sydney Steam Tram Melbourne Cable Tram Hobart electric Tram Brisbane Electric Tram. See also Reg Item 471 to 474 for other examples and associated materials. 2nd copy added 9/6/2020 from donation of Keith Stoddentrams, tramways, stamps, australia post, cable trams, horse trams

Poster, paper mounted or glued to cardboard sheet for use in tramcars - titled "M&MTB - Electric Tramways - Sections and Fares" giving Section number, street corner, and Fares, for all routes, including Footscray, (not Point Ormond), including via William St. Notes combined section, prepayment of fares, children fares, scholars concessions, luggage and all night services. Dated 14th Sept. 1958. Printed by Sands and McDougall Melbourne. Note the section detailing Combined fares etc in the lower right hand corner is an update sheet adhered to the original. Second copy added 30-10-2016.trams, tramways, fares, mmtb, posters, buses, routes, william st, latrobe st, all night services

Full colour gloss finished postcard with a serrated edge of L 104 on the Zoo line, showing West Coburg via William St (route 55) as its destination. Photo has the Zoo brick wall in the background. On the rear of the card has the details of the tram type and the tramcar itself. Photographer (Ron Scholten). Produced by the TMSV in association with Nucolorvue. Has space for stamp and address details. NCV 1389 Used by Kevin Tierney to return a donator form and a note on the Hawthorn flyers distributed by the Connies at the Melbourne Town Hall on the 26 July 2014 Open House Day. 2 copies held.trams, tramways, l class, zoo tram, tram 104

Yields information about the equipment offered to Ballarat at the time of the determining what type of signals to put in to improve safety on the system, following the take over by the SEC of the tramways. Gives details about other tramway equipment available on the market place.A set of documents under cover of a Forest City letter dated 29/7/1936 to the General Manager Ballarat, typed in black and red ink. Has a date received stamp of 20 August 1936. Contains the following items. 4911.1 - Letter from "The Forest City Electric Co. Limited" to ESCo re Point controllers, tramway signals and warning signs, dated 29/7/1936 - 2 pages 4911.2 - Collins Patent Automatic Point Turner - sheet 19 - 4 pages - sheet 19, two copies 4911.2a - ditto, sheet 18 QT - four pages 4911.3 - Electrically operated Point switches, overhead frogs and signals for tramcar depots. - four pages 4911.4 - Automatic Tramway Signals - five pages - sheet ATS1 4911.5 - Universal Insulator - Sheet 17 - 2 pages 4911.6 - Porcelain hangers - sheet 15/1 - 2 pages 4911.7 - Porcelain insulators for cap and cone suspensions - page 11, 1 page. 4911.8 - Motor Bus and Tramcar Stage and Fare Signs in Cast Aluminium - sheet MD2 - 1 page 4911.9 - Flashers and Spellers - Sheet F1 - 2 pages 4911.10 - Forest City Relays - 2 pages 4911.11 - Traffic light - 1 page, sheet 2A Note the letter the price of the non car counting signals is 20 pounds, including freight.On letter notes in margins and margin on page 2 against tramway signals, marked in red. On rear of page 2 is a pencil sketch.trams, tramways, signals, overhead, traffic lights, points

Provides information about the two-day enquiry held by the Victorian Transport Regulation board into the SEC operated Ballarat Tramway system. Enquiry held at the Ballarat Court House, by Messrs J Bolster, E V Field (Chairman) and J O Mactier of the TRB. Two photos show the Board and some of the attendees. Page 2 of the 3 April report; the acting assistant manager of the SEC advised that the tramway was unsafe, deaths due to collisions with trams, costs of refurbishing the tracks and tramcars and employment issues. Evidence was also given by the Mayor of Ballarat, Cr. Nicholson, Ballarat Town Clerk Mr Maddern, Barry Wilkins, H A Davis local bus operators. The Board considered whether the existing services could be replaced by private operators, or a publicly operated service, including the cost of operators. Also submissions from Mr O'Shea of the ATOMEA, Ballarat Trams and Labor Council, and Chamber of Manufacturers. At the time, the Government did not have the numbers in the upper house to close the system. Yields information about an 1968 enquiry into the closure of the Ballarat Tramway system. Set of two newspaper cuttings from The Courier, Ballarat 3 and 4 April 1968 about a Transport Regulation enquiry.trams, tramways, ballarat, closure, transport regulation board, trb, enquiry, atomea, sec, secv

Colour illustration of M&MTB tram W2 417 on a route 45, Deepdene service in Collins St. Melbourne at the intersection of Russell St. with the Scots Church in the background. Points of interest in the photograph are the lack of white lines along the tracks, safety zone equipment, "Hail Cars Here" tram stop sign on a steel pole by a traffic light and the style of traffic light. Two advertising panels on the front of the tram advertise "Jex Soap Pads" and the musical "Hair" at the Metro Theatre Bourke St. Two Fords are alongside the tramcar. Musical "Hair" in Melbourne 1971 - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_%28musical%29 accessed 6-4-2016 trams, tramways, collins st., melbourne, mmtb

Book - 28 pages, colour covers with colour and black white photos titled "Ballarat's Heritage Tramway", Tells the story of the Ballarat Tramways and the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society. Written by W. F. Scott for the BTPS in 1993. Was an update of previous versions. Covers the history of the horse trams, the electrification by the Electric Supply Co. of Victoria, (ESCo) the takeover by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), closure in 1971, the formation of the BTPS and the operation of the tramway. Includes a list of the Museum tramcars at the time, details of the trams, many photos and a map of the system, depot layouts. Images of each page included in the image file. See Reg item 1967 for proofs of sheets.trams, tramways, btps, btm, history