Black and White photograph, looking south towards the railway Thornbury overpass, Miller Street of the Epping line (the hump) for trams. Shows the car park under formation and the rebuilt bridge to provided access under the bridge for cars. Note the new concrete pier alongside there railway replacing a former wooden or steel pier.On the rear in ink "New carpark appearing east of PWS c1987"trams, tramways, preston workshops, car parks, bridges, the hump, thornbury

Black and White photograph, print of Z class bogie photograph at Preston depot - shows the general arrangement of the bogie from the side on. MMTB Photograph?trams, tramways, z class, bogies

Printed form on off white paper with yellow self carboning copy (NCR) titled "The Met (Met bus) – monthly record of employees ticket outfit ", listing employees names, number, day, and the various zone travel tickets including "The Met Bus special ticket". Apparently for use at Footscray Depot. Form No. MBTAF1 and F/PTC01117A. Possibly late 1980's.trams, tramways, mmtb, passengers, tickets, forms, revenue journal, buses

Yields information about The Met tram routes and their timetables..1 - Route 55 - West Coburg - Domain Interchange via William St - dated Nov. 1994 .2 - Printed 28-page book stapled timetable for "West Maribyrnong - City Route 57" tram service, dated Nov. 1994. The "The Met" logo, was published by the Public Transport Corporation. Document No. TT011 Provides a map, description of route, time points, timetable, ticketing information, some ticketing information, introduction by the Manager Essendon Depot, including a photo - Chris Hatzis and an image of a single truck (No. 8) tram available for hire as a party tram and a adverts for the City Circle Tram and Queen Victoria Market. .3 - Route 82 - Moonee Ponds - Footscray - dated Nov. 1994 .4 - Route 96 - St Kilda Beach - East Brunswick - dated March 1994trams, tramways, tickets, the met, tram services, timetables, route 57, city circle, route 55, route 82, route 96

Reports - photocopied, A4 sheet, titled "Tram Availability" for two specific dates. Lists each depot, the class type, the AM peak, depot stock, at or for Preston Workshops, defective and the number availability and the change since the last report. Also lists the tram fleet by class, and type and a summary of the out of service tramcars and the reason. .1 - For 17/11/1992 .2 - 27/1/1993.trams, tramways, tram failures, tramcars, lists, depot allocation, depots

Document or report - 6 A4 pages, photocopied - titled "Scope of works for Z1/Z2 tram upgrades" giving listing of work recommended for the upgrade of Z class trams. Gives cost per car and total cost - based on 114 trams. Document undated - assumed mid 1990's. Includes pantograph conversion.Sheets 2,3 and 5 has comments in ink.trams, tramways, z class, overhauls, bogies, pantographs, preston workshops

Memorandum - photocopy of original - 2 A4 pages - from Alex Gash - Group Manager Production & Customer Liaison Workshops Division to A. Doery Mechanical System Engineer Tram Fleet, dated 18/9/1992 about the cost of the conversion of the Z3 class tram to suit a roving conductor. Gives the cost per tram.Has comments partly readable on the top of the first sheet.trams, tramways, z3 class, overhauls, preston workshops, conductors

Report - 3 A4 sheets - photocopy - of "Scope of Work - Major Overhaul - W class Tram Mandatory Work" - lists work to be done on a W class tram during a major overhaul - c August 1993, and re tram 909. VicSig.net - accessed 22-7-2016 notes: 1993 - Friday, 27th August Released from Preston Workshops after a major overhaul.has in ink on top "Re Tram #909" and "Received 29/8/93 from" and on rear sheet "fibreglass roof work was additional"trams, tramways, w class, overhauls, preston workshops, equipment

Report - 4 A4 sheets - showing the monthly and annual usage of various W class tramcar components: Governor Linebreaker R/C Coil R/C Unit Relay Valve Governor tipshas in ink on top "found Feb. 1992"trams, tramways, w class, overhauls, preston workshops, equipment

List or check list - laminated sheet, DL size, titled "Fault Finding "B"", listing the method to check and rectify faults on B class trams; including Power Off, Battery light, air conditioning, insulated trams, line breaker, driving from either end, power on, but will not drive, defective doors and damaged pantographs.trams, tramways, b class, faults, lists

Report, single A4 sheet with notes titled "Ticket Machine installation - ATM Fitup's" , giving dates for the fitting of ticket machines for both Yarra and Swanston Trams to W class trams. Gives total numbers. Dated 29/4/1998trams, tramways, preston workshops, w class, ticket machines, metcard

Photocopy of a seven page A3 report, stapled in the top left hand corner titled "Asbestos under smoker as at 28 June 1989" - with hand written updates to early 1990. Lists tram number, depot, status, and notes."Trams - Asbestos Removal Status" (1990)"trams, tramways, preston workshops, asbestos

Photocopy of a set of two drawings showing the "Duwag Articulate Joint" for B class trams - Fig 1, plan view of floor connections and figure 2 - roof connections. Used for training and maintenance purposes.trams, tramways, preston workshops, b class, articulated trams, maintenance

Set of approx. 48 A4 single sided sheets outlining overhaul procedures and scope of works for Plan Programmed Maintenance (PPM) Has been part of a larger report. Appendix A - Bogie Overhaul - 2 sheets B - Rotatating Machines - 2 sheets PPM Overhaul Schedule - All tram cases - three levels proposed - 1 W class and others trams - 8 sheets B class - 5 sheets Z class - 6 sheets Maintenance and repair overhaul - transformers - 3 sheets W class and other tram defect report sheets - 2 Bus Maintenance employees/ bus for Australian cities - 1 DH16 Overhaul labour/resource chart - 1 GE 247 motors - ditto - 1 Wheel condition report form - Yarra Trams c2000 - 1 Set of forward planning sheets for tram overhauls from W681 to A300 - c 1991 - 15 sheets.trams, tramways, tramcars, preston workshops, maintenance, w class, a class, b class, z class, compressors, motors

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

Set of four driver / conductor traffic numeral badges or personnel employee numbers and one brass MMTB button. .1 - Badge number, MMTB style, "1453", plated brass to give a gold finish with the numbers fixed to a bar top and bottom and two lugs on the rear to clip into a cap. Made by Stokes and Sons Melbourne - has been stamped onto the rear. .2 - ditto - engraved into a layered plastic backing - black plastic with a white underlay, used by tram crews to indicate their assigned personal employee number. Later MMTB prior to The Met type. See Reg Item 1368 for other examples. .3 - ditto - The Met - Three parts - holder made from gold coloured plastic with a metal Met (the flying one) logo fixed above the holder and fitted with a pin. A engraved plastic, gold front, black rear number was then inserted and glued into the holder - See Reg Item 2862 for other examples. .4 - as for .1 - number 3921, nickel plated steel. .5 - brass MMTB uniform button. Olive Bailey - No. 3921 Harold or Harry Leamon (husband) - 1453trams, tramways, badges, the met, mta, personnel, employees, mmtb

Set of 4 colour prints of the tramway hall in Stanhope St Malvern used a the "Tramway Museum" .1 - Hall building with a sign "Tramway Museum" above the doorway. .2 - ditto with a sign in the bottom edge, say "official opening" .3 - Interior view with people looking at the displays .4 - Exterior view of the car park side of the buildingtrams, tramways, malvern depot, property, museum, stanhope st

Colour photograph of W5 774 after repainting as part of the Heritage Fleet in the yard by the entry gate at Preston Workshops during 1995. Tram has the destination of Swanston St, route 28. Note the pantograph friendly point frog at the back of the tram. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number "1995-166".Has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and numbers "1995-166" and "3-18"trams, tramways, preston workshops, repainting, maintenance, w5 class, tram 774

Digital image of a report titled "The Melbourne Tram Fleet (Service Trams), listing trams sorted by Tram number with a table giving the age of the tram for tramcars operated by the Colonial Tram car restaurant, privately owned, Public Transport Corporation, Swanston and Yarra trams. Gives the number, class, operator, in service date and age in years. Does not give the actual depot. Dated 5/7/1999.trams, tramways, tramcars, swanston trams, yarra trams, lists, depots, depot allocation, restaurant tram

Timetable provides information on a chartered refurbished W class tram tour from Malvern depot on 20/10/1994 to the Zoo, picking up passengers at the Regent Hotel in the CBD, with a meal break at Essendon Depot. Has table card number 701 - 702Demonstrates a timetable for a chartered private tram to the zoo. timetable or table card printed sheet within a plastic sleevetrams, instructions, timetable, charters, zoo tram, table cards

Report 12 A4 pages, including card covers, centre stapled, full colour printed on off white paper, titled "Route 96 Project Overview". Looks at the route itself, project objectives, governance arrangements, communications and consultations. Includes a note that the Government has order 50 new trams. Notes the proposed works packages and who would be managing them - VicRoads, Yarra Trams or PTV. Includes photos of Bourke St, street plans and information numbers. Has the State Government, VicRoads and Yarra Trams logos. Published 2012.trams, tramways, ptv, route 96, east brunswick, yarra trams

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

Set of two scratch tickets - .1 - Zone 1 - Daily Adult - un-priced - black printing on yellow /white printed card and areas where a person could scratch out the month and day of the month areas to validate the ticket. Has the number on the base of the ticket. No. 918424 Has not been scratched. .2 - Daily Concession for Zones 1, 2 and 3 - yellow, blue and red vertical sections - 00107671. Has on the rear The Met supporting Melbourne Olympics. Scratched for Jan 3.trams, tramways, tickets, scratch tickets, the met

Event materials - for the 1985 Cricket Carnival, consisting of: 1 - clear plastic cover 2 - sheet of paper with The Met logo and the letters MTACA 3 - Hand written sheet listing the member name, L Howard, dates of events. 4 - Anywhere Travel Card, dated 23/2/1985, $16, No. 171668trams, tramways, cricket, sports, mta, carnivals

Map Includes description of tram and bus routes, private bus routes, and rail lines. Has contact details for bookings and lost property etc and how to use the map. Gives details of the ticketing system, along with photographs of the various modes. Dated May 1995 with a stylised image of some of Melbourne's landmarks on the cover. Published by the Public Transport Corporation.Yields information about Melbourne public transport services in 1995.Fold out map (36 sections 9 across x 4 deep), "Public Transport Map", coloured of Melbourne's Tram and Bus routes, route numbers, rail lines, detailed for the central part of Melbourne and the outer Metropolitan services.tramways, melbourne, tram services, bus services, maps, railways

Plan dated 3/10/1994 shows the layout of the Preston Workshops tracks, buildings at the time and emergency evacuation assembly points. At the time operated by the Public Transport Corporation with ABB Contractors and Goninan Tram Project Offices. Document Number T01_447501.Yields information about the layout of Preston Workshops in 1994.Photocopy of an A4 plan or document.tramways, trams, preston workshops, floor plans, track plans

Invitation - printed on DL stippled card, inviting the donor to attend "Inauguration of the refurbished Tramway Museum", on 15/9/1992. Opening to done by Peter Spyker MP, Minister for Transport.trams, tramways, opening, malvern, stanhope st, museum

Set of three Table or Run cards for Essendon Depot Photocopied sheets, providing the table for a driver to operate to - routes and times along each route, and times starting and finishing, (on and off) and meal breaks. Blue - Table 15, Run E005, Saturday, 9/5/1998 placed in a plastic folder with an opening at the top - West Coburg and West Maribyrnong - Route 55 and 57 White - Table 66, Run E057, 21/12/1996 - Routes 57, 82. White - Table 144 Run E059, Route 57trams, tramways, table cards, essendon depot, drivers

Badge or lapel pin for tram crews at the 1999 Qantas Grand Prix featuring a chequered flag and the front of a B class tram. Metal with a gloss painted finish and a pin with the retaining clip on the rear.trams, tramways, grand prix, badges, crews

Notice to crews regarding altered tram arrangements for route 55 trams busses that used Queensbridge St during the demolition of the former St Kilda/Port Melbourne rail over bridge between 30/7/1993 and 2/8/1993. Notes that trams will be stabled in La Trobe St between Spencer St and Kings St.Yields information about the demolition of a rail bridge in Queensbridge St South Melbourne.Three A4 page document, stapled in top left hand corner.tramways, queens bridge street, yarra bank road, bridges, demolition, buses, trams