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Melbourne Tram Museum
Badge - rubber type, The Met, "Metropolitan Transit", c1985
Purpose of item not known - could be have been for a key ring holder. Has the first The Met logo.Demonstrates a "The Met" produced branded item.Badge is made from a rubber-type flexible material with a semi-transparent clip on one end, badges, the met, public transport -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, The Met, mid 1980's
Instruction - Met tickets, Metcards, comprising five sheets (with multiple copies of some sheets) showing sample of actual numbered Met Tickets for One Person Operators and Conductors at Essendon Depot. Used for training purposes. Assembled by donor. Shows prices on each type of ticket. Sheet 1 - instruction Sheet 2 - 2 hour tickets - All zones Adult and Concession - along with the back of the ticket. Sheet 3 - Daily Tickets - 3 copies Sheet 4 - City Saver, City Saver and check tickets - 2 copies Sheet 5 - 60 Plus and Group Get-a-bout tickets for weekends and public holidays - 3 copiestrams, tramways, metcard, tickets, conductors, one man trams, the met -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - Adhesive label, The Met, mid 1990's
Adhesive Label or Signs with the The Met (Public Transport Corporation) logo in red and green about the behaviour on public transport - No Smoking, No feet on seats, No fare evasion, No Alcohol, No indecent language and No forcing doors. gives a list of offences and the phone number for police assistance. Sign of the type with an adhesive back.trams, tramways, the met, ptc, signs, tramcars, passengers, by laws -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, The Met, "Travelling together this weekend", c1990
Poster - A3 colour printed on gloss paper, titled "Travelling together this weekend", advertising The Met's Group Get.A.Bout ticket for group or family daily travel. Gives prices for single and zones 1+2+3 and contact phone number. Note - no sample held in the collection at the time of entrytrams, tramways, tickets, the met, travel cards -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Programme, The Met, "Tram & Bus Operations Division / Job Experience Feedback / stress Management Workshop for Tram and Bus drivers", late 1980's?
Photocopy of a four page document or workshop programme titled "Tram & Bus Operations Division / Job Experience Feedback / stress Management Workshop for Tram and Bus drivers", providing a course outline, aim, objectives, outcomes and a programme for the day. Not dated. Has The Met flying arrowhead on the base of the sheet.trams, tramways, personnel, crews, the met, workplace conditions -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - 3 hour adult $1.40 scratch ticket, The Met, 1990
The Met, Zone 1, 3 hour Adult Scratch type ticket, yellow with black printing and areas where a person could scratch out the month, day and time to validate the ticket. Has the number on the base of the ticket. Printed for use up to December 1990. Has not been used. On the rear are the conditions of travel for the ticket, The Met logos, Transport Information and Transit Patrol telephone numbers. Demonstrates the Melbourne ticketing system used on the public transport.3 hour adult $1.40, Zone 1 scratch ticket - unused - light card with yellow front.the met, scratch tickets, public transport, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, The Met, "Melbourne's Unique Tourist Tram", c1994
Pamphlet - DL card size, full colour on gloss paper titled "Melbourne's Unique Tourist Tram", featuring a photograph W1 427 and advertising tour from Swanston and Victoria St and St Kilda Beach terminus, tickets, contract phone number and its routes. Produced by The Met, c1994.Has in top right hand corner (c-1994), in ink.trams, tramways, tourist trams, w1 class, the met, tram w1 427 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, The Met, Travel card Central, c1980's
The Met travel cards, Travel card Central, Travelcard large size, printed on pink card, tickets for the 1987 to 1989 era for central area, unpriced.. Availability dates printed on ticket but not the year. Later versions printed with the price. Conditions of use and map showing the area available printed on rear.trams, tramways, tickets, the met, ptc, travel cards -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, The Met, "Overhead Appreciation - draft", 2/1995
Document - full title "Met Tram Overhead appreciation for Met Tram Officers & Tram Drivers" Gives a detailed inforamation on the structure of the tram overhead, its parts, poles, such as frog pans, crossing pans, points, contactors ,broken trolley wire, pantograph operation and feeder cables. Has notes on the SCADA system and Carlton Electrical control system. Written at the time when trolley poles remained in operation.Yields information about the Melbourne tramway overhead system.Document 47 A4 pages, clear plastic cover, with card covers comb bound along top edge.tramways, tramcars, equipment, overhead, electrical engineering, trolley wire -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, The Met, "Check Ticket Zone 1 Only", mid 1980's
Check ticket, issued by The Met, as a not cash ticket, for use with a short trip tickets only, zone 1 only. Printed in green ink on off white paper, number printed in black - A 625854. Two further examples added 20/12/2015 from donation of Harry Jackson - B167584 and C604246.trams, tramways, mta, the met, check ticket, short trip tickets -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, The Met, "How do you like our brand new station", mid 1980's
Advertising Poster for use in Tramcars printed on heavy cardboard advertising public transport, using The Met and in particular the refurbished Flinders St Station. Features a cartoon by Jeff with the caption - "How do you like our brand new station" Image file is a small version of the large pdf file, on file as hte5565i.pdftrams, tramways, posters, flinders st, advertisements, cartoons, the met -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, The Met, "Baby Carriages and Shopping Jeeps on Trams", Apr. 1985
Poster - printed on paper that could be pasted or adhered to the inside windows of trams titled "Baby Carriages and Shopping Jeeps on Trams". Dated April 1985. Notes that prams and shopping jeeps could be carried subject to room being available, and that assistance may not be available to lift them onto vehicles. Has The Met logo.trams, tramways, the met, prams, baby carriages, posters -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera, The Met, "Sixty Plus Concession Card", mid 1980s
Issued by The Met or V/Line to identify the person was able to receive concession fares when travelling on public transport. Have the conditions of transport on the rear.Yields information about travel concession cards of the mid 1980s.1 - Sixty Plus Concession card - yellow card, printed in green ink - numbers in red ink - 479650 and 479603 2 - Laminated Sixty Save concession card - printed on safety paper in red and black ink - No. 50748. Priced at $25. Appears to have had a photo affixed to card in the top left-hand corner.Expiry date stamp on item 2 - 5 Mar. 1986tramways, passes, public transport, the met, vline, concession card -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Form/s, The Met, "Pay In Slip", Mar. 1988
Printed form No. 3/135- title "Pay In Slip", dated March 1988 - used for conductors to pay in cash to the Revenue Clerk with space for Table Number, Name, outfit No., totals, depot date stamp, and Revenue Clerk signature. The Met, PTC. Six copies held. See Reg item 809 for a 1973 issue.trams, tramways, the met, mta, ptc, forms, conductors, revenue clerks -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket - City Saver, The Met, 1988c
Used by The Metropolitan Transport Authority (The Met) to provide a multi-journey trip ticket within a nominated City (CBD) area. Has been used for 10 trips. A check ticket was issued by a conductor for each trip made. Has details of the availability on the rear. Notes that the ticket is available for trams, buses and light rail. Previous issues did not have light rail listed. The light rail to St Kilda and Port Melbourne commenced in Nov. 1987. Has The Met logo on the rear. Demonstrates a multi-use ticket used by The Met in the City area of Melbourne.City Saver –No. 23457 - $5.60 printed on a green card with a map of the available CBD travel area on the back.public transport, tickets, the met, trams, tramways, city saver -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, The Met, "Every Five minutes during peak hours", mid 1987
Poster - Advertising tram rack size - titled "Every Five minutes during peak hours", with an image of B 2001 advertising the forth coming light rail to Port Melbourne and St Kilda - Light Rail - Published by The Met. The light rail opened 20 Nov. 1987 - see Reg Item 602. Two copies held.trams, tramways, light rail, st kilda, port melbourne, b class, posters -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, The Met, Electrical drawings for Z1 and Z2 tramcars, c1995
Black plastic folder with black plastic comb binder containing plasticized drawings for the Z1 and Z2 class tram circuits (45 pages), Z3 tramcars (47 sheets), notes on the CCU Test cards and performance and a list of controller wiring diagrams, for all tramcars and some of the associated drawings. Prepared by the Met Tram Servicing branch. Not dated.trams, tramways, z class, instructions, controllers, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, electrical systems, z3 class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, The Met, "Stud Markings for (A class tram pantograph (yellow)) and (Articulated Tram LRV White)", c1985
Instruction - single A4 sheet - "Stud Markings for (A class tram pantograph (yellow)) and (Articulated Tram LRV White)" - not dated, setting out marks for tram stops, cross overs, junctions, compulsory stops and insulator cut offs. Shows a hand drawn plan. Has the early "The Met" logo in the bottom left hand corner.trams, tramways, stud marking, tram driving, crossover, tram stops -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Origami Finger Game Card, The Met, c1985
Origami Finger Game Card, printed with fold lines with a set of Question and Answers about giving some facts for the Met about trains, trams and bus systems. For instructions on how to use see - http://www.hellokids.com/c_31585/kids-crafts-and-activities/origami-how-to-videos/the-origami-finger-game - accessed 9/7/2021.trams, tramways, the met -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction Book, The Met, "Short Trip Tickets", 2/04/1995 12:00:00 AM
Booklet - 28 pages, printed in colour on gloss paper, titled "Short Trip Tickets", effective 2 April 1995. Outlines the use of the Met's short trip tickets on the tramway system, and gives details of each route and section details at the time. Three copies held. Two further copies added 29/9/14.trams, tramways, the met, short trip tickets, tickets, instructions -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Model tram, Preston Workshops, B1, number 2002, c1984
Model tram - B or B1, number 2002 made by The Met for their model tram at the Royal Show Melbourne c1985. Consists of: 1 - 2 x Fibreglass sections - one with a pantograph, painted in The Met colours with number 2002 with destination of "Special". Pantograph made from wire. 2 - small articulated section made from fibre glass and black vinyl, painted yellow and green. 3 - two sets of heavy duty electric motor, geared to two sets of four wheel bogies and one unmotorised bogie with a centre pins, washer and split pin that secured the articulated section of the tram. Each set number on side "MTA No. 7A and 9B" Made from brass, steel, plastic - purpose made. Placed with two sections of O gauge track - each 340mm long.trams, tramways, models, b class, the met, royal show -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, Met Tram, "Automated Ticketing System Update", 10/07/1996 12:00:00 AM
Memorandum - 6 A4 pages, photocopied sheets, stapled in top left hand corner - Met Tram - Message to Camberwell staff from the Managing Director Met Tram - titled "Automated Ticketing System Update", signed by Russell Nathan and dated 10/7/1996. Advises that Metcard vending machines are being installed in tramcars from 16/7/1996 and that it will be introduced on Route 75 in the next couple of months. Refers questions to the Depot Manager, Geoff Lockwood and the Senior Depot Trainer - Greg Rodgers. Gives an overview of the system, tickets, validators, questions and answers about Metcards, including Metcard Xpress (something that did not actually happen), ticket types, assistance and concessions. Has the Metcard logo in the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, metcard, met tram, tickets, validators, ticket machines -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, The Met, "Souvenir Ticket - Australia's first light rail system", Nov. 1987
Printed card ticket on off white card, green background, yellow type "Souvenir Ticket - Australia's first light rail system", Melbourne - St Kilda, November 20-21, 1987. Has the Met Logo, with "The Met" name and "an authority of Victoria Transport" in the bottom right hand corner. See Reg Item 1774.4 for the ticket use in the opening folder. See Reg Item 2229 for a Public Transport Worker's Poster for the day. Three further copies added 21-6-2017 from donation of Neil Elfick 602.1 - as above but with notation on rear by Ian Stanley, "B1 2001 Wright Street - St Kilda - City (Spencer St at Lonsdale St) - St Kilda - Wright Street Friday 20 Nov 1987"trams, tramways, tickets, light rail, st kilda, opening -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, The Met, "Tram System Map", c1990
Tram system map published by The Met to show the various Melbourne tram routes, route numbers, principal road names, suburbs and tram routes within the Central Business District.Provides information about Melbourne tram routes c1990Printed A4 full colour sheet with four punch holes on left hand side.tramways, melbourne, the met, map, tram routes, routes -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, The Met, mid 1980's
Black and White photograph of the new footbridge over Swanston Street at Elgin Street, mid 1980's, with sw6 class No. 931 in The Met colour scheme turning into Elgin street on route 1, East Coburg. Shows the track at this location, prior to its extensive redevelopment as a terminus. The footbridge, serves Melbourne University. A take-away shop is on the corner.On the rear in ink "Newly erected Road bridge, Swanston St North @ Melb Uni"trams, tramways, swanston st, elgin st, melbourne university, tram 931, sw6 class, the met -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket - Senior Citizens Free Travel Pass, The Met, 1991
Issued by the Public Transport Corporation, PTC to provide free travel for senior citizens for a specific 8 days during April 1991. On the rear are the conditions of travel, availability, The Met logo, and contact details Demonstrates a free travel pass issued by the PTC.Ticket - Senior Citizens Free Travel Pass - set of two, printed on light card, Nos. 76679, 76680public transport, tickets, the met, trams, tramways, senior citizens, travel passes, ptc -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Set of two prepaid group travel tickets, The Met, c1990
Set of two The Met prepaid travel vouchers or authority for group travel, with conditions of use on rear. Has time of travel commencing along the top edge. Could be used on trains, trams and buses.Demonstrates a group ticket for use on The Met 1980s to 1990s.Ticket - set of two, fawn or blue card.public transport, tickets, the met, groups -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket - City Saver - set of 3, The Met, c1990
Used by The Metropolitan Transport Authority (The Met) to provide a multi-journey trip ticket within a nominated City (CBD) area. Could be used for 10 trips. A check ticket was issued by a conductor for each trip made. Has details of the availability on the rear. Notes that the ticket is available for trams, buses and light rail. Two different versions - priced at $7.20 and one unpriced. The first has The Met logo on the rear (see item 6313 for $5.60 version). The unpriced version has the PTC logo on the rear, indicating a later issue. c1990.Demonstrates a multi-use ticket used by The Met in the City area of Melbourne.Set of 3 City Savers, printed on green card with a map of the available CBD travel area on the rear. Nos - 37482, 37494, and 277526. All have been stamped "Cancelled"public transport, tickets, the met, tramways, city saver, ptc -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, The Met, "Melbourne City Guide", March 1991
Map issued by The Met, March 1991 based on a Melway map of the Central city area providing details of tram, bus and trains, attractions, major institutions, tourism information, and dining out areas or streets. Demonstrates a map produced by The Met to assist Melbourne visitors.Map - 14 fold printed on gloss paper.trams, tramways, the met, maps, melbourne, cbd -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, The Met, "Speed Hogs", May. 1984
Advertising Poster for use in Tramcars printed on heavy cardboard - titled "Speed Hogs" about the opening of the final section of the Underground loop or City Loop - has a cartoon by "Jeff" - notes the connection of the north western lines - 1 May 1984 (PTV Website loop history accessed 7-2-2016) Has The Met logo in the bottom right hand corner.trams, tramways, the met, city loop, melbourne