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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 8 or 9/1981
Black and White photograph of BTM No. 40 on the front of No. 5 road at the depot, August or September 1981 to be ready for use during the 10th anniversary of the closure of the tramway. Track has been laid outside the door, but no overhead in position as yet. The tram has its lights on and a wandering lead connected. In the background can be seen Geoff Cargeeg's stored bus and W5 671. Photo printed on Kodak paper. See July 1981 Fares Please! for background. see July 1981 Fares Please and Annual Reportstramways, trams, btm, depot, trackwork, tram 40 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1974
Black and White photograph of BTPS volunteers (3) packing track - No. 1 and 2 road points, with No. 26 in the background. Photo taken c1974 as No. 26 in use as the "Museum". tramways, trams, btps, depot, trackwork, tram 26 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph/s - mounted, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), c1936
Demonstrates an aspect and yields information about the reconstruction of the depot during the reconstruction by the SEC of the Ballarat Tramway system.Set of seven black and white prints of the reconditioning of the tramway depot tracks and pits during 1936 mounted onto a grey light cardboard sheet. Each photo about 65 x 90. Marked as "Series D1" in ink and a label - in on white paper - "Ballarat Tram Depot / Reconditioning of Tracks & Pits" at base of sheet. Produced by the SEC c1936. See Reg Items 1351 and 1352 for larger prints of these photographs.trams, tramways, depot, reconstruction, wendouree parade, trackwork -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Alan Bradley, "Getting ready for the Festival", Apr. 2005
Yields information about the people involved in the construction of the BTPS Depot trackwork.Photocopy of a photograph from The Courier, 26/2/1973, of seven BTPS workers working on the crossover between 2 and 3 roads at the BTPS depot, in order to prepare the area for the Begonia Festival.trams, tramways, btps, trackwork, track construction, depot -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Brian Robertson, ESCo letterhead to Mr. J. Lazarus Esq, Aug. 1993
Photocopy of a letter dated August 5, 1908, typed on ESCo letterhead to Mr. J. Lazarus Esq advising that he capably acted as Surveyor and Superintending Engineer for the construction of various sections of tramway track in Ballarat and thanking home for his work. Signed by E. James Beauchamp, Assistant Engineer and Manager. Accompanying the photocopy is a photocopy of a letter dated 17/3/1993 from Brian Robertson of 20 Main St Welshpool. Items from Mr. Lazarus had been left to him. Comments that Mr. Lazarus was a well known engineer in Ballarat prior to the first world war. Images added 27-11-2016.trams, tramways, esco, trackwork, construction, engineers -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Set of 3, Campbell Duncan, 26/12/1971 12:00:00 AM
Selected negative from a group of about 22 negatives showing the activities at the BTPS. Set of three photos taken on 26-12-1971 or the dismantling "0" road at the SEC depot. SEC depot Tennis court fence on right hand side and tram 14 being pushed back into the depot. Photographed by Campbell Duncan or Paul Nicholson. See also Reg Item 3545 a similar photograph by Paul Nicholson.trams, tramways, btps, trackwork, sec depot, tram 14 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Dipl-Ing Gunter Claus and Krupp Stahl AG, "Structures of Permanent Way for Rail Bound Traffic", 1981
Book - Foolscap size, approx. 100 pages, duplicated and bound into grey card folders, stapled and binding tape on the left hand side, titled "Structures of Permanent Way for Rail Bound Traffic", published by Krupp - Stahl AG 1981. Published by the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Written by Dipl-Ing Gunter Claus, shop manager, Krupp Stahl AG Switch department. Has an index, many drawings, photographs, types of track structures, rails, turnouts, points, geometry.trams, tramways, trackwork, points, tramways, rails -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIRO), Aug. 1935
Carbon copy of a letter to the Chief Engineer of the MMTB 16 August 1935 from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIRO) about the durability of various species of Eucalypti woods. Discusses service life, sleeper supply, pinus radiate sleepers in Adelaide, and further research work. Signed by Stanley A Clarke, Acting Chief Division of Forest Products.trams, tramways, mmtb, sleepers, trackwork, csiro -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Peter Waugh, 20/01/2013 12:00:00 AM
Digital image of Tram 671 and the Bedford tower truck on the depot fan in January 2013. The tram was being used to tow lengths of track prior to the relaying of the access track. The tower truck is parked on the grass, facing away from the camera.trams, tramways, tower wagon, trackwork, btm, tram 671 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Peter Bruce, "No. 26 and track cleaner", 1970s
Yields information about track maintenance and the Hospital Junction area.Digital image, black and white, of a track cleaner in white clothing sweeping out the track at Hospital corner with No. 26 approaching along Sturt St. Has the hospital in the background. Photo taken by Peter Bruce 1970's and 1971, prior to the closure of the Ballarat tramway system. Peter's Title of image: "No. 26 and track cleaner"trams, tramways, hospital corner, track, trackwork, tram 26 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, B. Prentice, Dec. 1972
Yields information the construction of the depot fan and how it was used on open days etc.Black and white print of the laying out of the rails that the start of the depot crossover between No. 2 and 3 roads, Dec 1972. Photo by Bob Prentice. No. 40 looks on. See BTPS Annual Report - 1972 - 73 list of dates.trams, tramways, depot construction, btps, trackwork, tram 40 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, late 1973
Yields information about the appearance of BTM tram No. 661 in 1960, the use of X2 on the Point Ormond line and the reconstruction of the Glenhuntly Road level crossing at Elsternwick during 1960. Black and white photographs of the depot fan late 1973 showing progress in ballasting the fan and area being cleaned up. Three trams in the depot with doors open. Agfa paper with date stamp "?.12.73" trams, tramways, depot fan, btps, operations, trackwork -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 27 mm sq slide/s, Andrew Howlett, SEC Ford Welding truck, complete with Trolley Pole in the Power Station yard, Dec. 1969
Yields information about SEC Ballarat Welding truck fitted with a trolley pole.Colour slides, Kodak white cardboard mount, developed Dec 1969 of the SEC Ford Welding truck, complete with Trolley Pole in the Power Station yard. Welder, weld Note the hand vice on the front bumper bar and the hand operated turn and stop signal device. See Reg Item 2864 for a view of this truck at work.ballarat, tramways, trams, sec, trackwork, welding -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 27 mm sq slide/s, Andrew Howlett, BTPS depot under construction, Jun. 1973
Yields information about the BTPS Tram depot construction and track work.Colour slides, Kodak white cardboard mount, developed June 1973 of the BTPS depot with the track to Nos. 2 and 3 road constructed and the hole for the overhead in No. 2 road made."Sebastopol term" in red ink.ballarat, tramways, trams, btps, depot, trackwork -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), "Buses replace trams on route 96", Jan. 2020
Issued for track work in Nicholson St Carlton as part of the the installation of centre island platform stops between stop 16 (Rose St) and Stop 25 (Albert St) during Thursday 2 January and Sunday 18 January 2020. A significant part of the project to make all route 96 platform stops. Gives details of the alternative bus routes. Produced by Yarra Trams and the PTV.Yields information about track work in Nicholson St Carlton 2020.Pamphlet - full colour DL 4 fold.trackwork, tramways, nicholson st, platform stops, carlton, route 96 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), "Buses replace trams - route 48, 75, 78", Jan 2021
Issued for track renewal and overhead work in Bridge Road between Chapel St and Burwood Road, between 3 January and 16 January 2021. Gives details of the replacement and alternative bus routes. Produced by Yarra Trams and the PTV.Yields information about track work in Bridge Road Richmond early 2021Pamphlet - full colour DL 4 fold.trackwork, tramways, bridge road, route 48, route 75, route 78 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Specification - set of 7 - worker ammenties etc, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), mid 1950s
Seven documents for the supply and delivery of equipment and sheds for track workers - All undated. 1 - "Five oil-fired 25 gallon urns for boiling water" - 4 sheets 2 - "Two (2) mobile bitumen heaters - oil fired" - 6 sheets 3 - "Six (6) mobile tool boxes" - 4 sheets 4 - "Three hundred (300) barricade posts and six hundred (600) barricade rails - 4 sheets 5 - "Five (5) portable gangers' offices" - 5 sheets 6 - "Two (2) portable lamp cabins" - 7 sheets 7 - "Four (4) mobile conveniences" - 4 sheetsYields information about the MMTB tender for track workers facilities and equipment.Set of seven documents - foolscap sheets stapled in top left hand corner and hole punched along the top edge.mmtb, tramways, contracts, purchases, trackwork, tools -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Form/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Tramway Works", c1960
Preprinted card or form, titled "Tramway Works", with the MMTB heading, addressed "To the Occupier" advising that tramway works will be undertaken in front of their property. Has phone contact number for the Assistant Civil Engineer, advised that some of the work could be undertaken at night and would be noisy. Signed "R. J. H. Risson - Chairman".trams, tramways, mmtb, trackwork, forms, road works -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Illustration, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Resilient crossings - Bourke Street - William Street Intersection", mid 1950's
Illustration, black and white, printed on gloss paper, reproduction of a MMTB report of photographs of the "Resilient crossings - Bourke Street - William Street Intersection", mid to late 1950's? May be from an MMTB Annual Report. Shows the nature of the crossing with the resilient inserts - it did not work as planned.trams, tramways, bourke st, william st, trackwork, construction -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Notice, The Met, "Track Reconstruction - Removal of Crossover in the Upper Esplanade at Acland St", 14/10/1986 12:00:00 AM
Typed notice on an A4 sheet, titled "Track Reconstruction - Removal of Crossover in the Upper Esplanade at Acland St" advising crews of the work and the alterations to services for Moreland, Kew Cotham Road and North Richmond Services. Signed by B. Moore Regional Operations Manager Southern of the MTA Tram and Bus Division, dated 14/10/1986. Notice D 3953Has in to the top right hand corner in ink "72Drv Sun"trams, tramways, trackwork, mta, st kilda, luna park -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Yarra Trams, "Tram Network Upgrade - Track Renewal - Wallen Road Hawthorn", Nov. 2016
.1 - Pamphlet, A4, full colour printed on gloss paper titled "Tram Network Upgrade - Track Renewal -0 Wallen Road Hawthorn", advising of the proposal to replace the tram track on the Hawthorn Bridge, Wallen Road, 3/1/2017 to 9/1/2017. .2 - ditto, a latter version with more information on the rear page - added 20-1-17trams, tramways, trackwork, hawthorn bridge, bridges, wallen rd -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Yarra Trams, "Tram guide to St Kilda Festival", Feb. 2014
Pamphlet - 3 fold DL full colour - titled on one side "Tram guide to St Kilda Festival" for Sunday 9 Feb. 2014 and on the other "Important Tram Service Changes" covering track maintenance work on St Kilda Road routes between Southbank Boulevard and Park St for Saturday 8 Feb. 2014. Shows relevant maps and re-routing of trams by Sturt St and Kingsway. Two copies held.trams, tramways, st kilda rd, trackwork, festival, st kilda -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Nicholson St Coburg - Single track lighting", 15/02/1960 12:00:00 AM
Report - carbon copy of 2 typed foolscap yellow sheets, titled "Nicholson St Coburg - Single track lighting", dated 15/2/1960 from D. H. Eakins, Chief Engineer to the Chairman. Looks at a proposal by the Distribution Engineer to automatically switch on and off lighting along sections of the Coburg line, using lighting similar to that used when track reconstruction works undertaken, illumination levels, costs, operation, switching and maintenance.trams, tramways, nicholson st, coburg, lights, trackwork -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Tender Document, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Supply and Delivery of Blue Stone Screenings and 1.5 inch metal", Jan. 1921
Tender document - MMTB - 7 sheets - some pre-printed and some typed with hand written notes titled "Supply and Delivery of Blue Stone Screenings and 1.5 inch metal", for Contract No. 107. Stapled along the left hand side. Only the first page and the schedule of Prices have been scanned. Has the Conditions of tendering, contract etc. \ Total material to be tendered for was 4050 tons, to be delivered to either Burley, Hawthorn, Camberwell, Tooronga or Malvern railway sidings at the rate of a total 345 tons per week. Authorised by S. Dix, 12/1/1921.trams, tramways, ballast, tenders, trackwork, track repairs -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), "We're upgrading two William Street tram stops so everyone can catch the tram", Sep. 2019
A4 size, 2 fold A3 paper pamphlet, printed in colour titled "We're upgrading two William Street tram stops so everyone can catch the tram" outlining the proposed reconstruction of William St Melbourne, between Flinders Lane and Dudley St, including the William Street sidings. Includes new super stops at Bourke and La Trobe St, Gives dates of drop in information sessions. Works planned for late November for two weeks. Published by PTV / Transport for Victoria September 2019.trams, tramways, william st, superstops, trackwork, maintenance -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Digital Image, Sydney Road, Coburg, looking south from near Bell St, c1920
Digital Image of Sydney Road, Coburg, looking south from near Bell St, showing the track repair work to remove bricks from the rails that were resulting in damage to the track foundations by letting water into the track. Photo supplied for identification purposes May 2020, by the Editor, Australian Railway History - see htd4680doc for email correspondence. Image belongs to the ARHS NSW Div. Rail Resource Centre No. 117413 Was used in the June 2020 issue of Australian Railway History - see Reg Item 4684. In the background are the Commercial Bank of Australia, A. M. Hadden Chemis, Walkers Stores, Joblings boots, a Lending Library with adverts for The Age, The Argus, The Herald.trams, tramways, sydney road, coburg, track repairs, trackwork -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), "Tram Service Changes - Route 58 - William St", Oct. 2019
Pamphlet 6 fold A3 to DL, titled "Tram Service Changes - Routes 58 - William St" affecting routes 11, 12, 48, 58, 86 96 and 109 - detailing the changes for the reconstruction of William St between Flinders Lane and Dudley St. Work reduced the track centres (once laid out for centre poles) and the provision of a set of scissors cross overs and super stops at Bourke and La Trobe St (Flagstaff Station). A super stop was not provided at Collins St. Work took place between 23/11 and 8/12/2019. Two copies held.trams, tramways, william st, tram stops, trackwork, reconstruction -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Specification, City of Melbourne Tramways, "Supply of Permanent Way Material", 28/11/1885
Contract No 25 - Supply of Permanent Way Material - Specification and Conditions of Contract. Specification of works and materials required in the manufacture, supply and delivery of the permanent way materials required by the Melbourne Tramways Trust for the construction of tramways in and about the city of Melbourne. 2 copies.trams, tramways, trackwork, permanent way, specification, contracts -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Works Programme", 20/10/1972 12:00:00 AM
Report - photocopied on foolscap paper, 5 sheets, titled "Works Programme", memo from the Civil Engineer to other Engineers dated 20/10/1972. Details the various locations, including reconstruction and maintenance and the extent of work to be undertaken and the involvement of other departments or bodies. Extends out to May 1974.Has notes in the left margin on some sheets showing current status.trams, tramways, civil engineering, trackwork, maintenance, reconstruction -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, VicSig, "Track Markings", c2008
Report - colour printer 4 A4 pages, titled "Track Markings" published b VicSig, printed 16/6/2008 by the Donor. Explains the type of markings used in Melbourne before points or for fouling marks with photographs. Also covers point signals.trams, tramways, points, signals, trackwork, stud marking