Digital images of BTM - Geelong tram No. 2 in the New Museum section of the depot. Photographed 21/1/2023 on a Mamiya RB67 large format film camera.Yields information about BTM tram 2.Black and white photo of - Digital images of BTM - Geelong tram No. 2btm, trams, tramcars, geelong, tram 2

Signed contract document - specification and drawings for the construction of the New Museum at the BTM Depot, dated 27-10-2020. See 8579 for contract drawings.Yields information about the BTM - MKM Building contract for the new Museum.Document - approx 60 A4 sheets + 33 folded A3 sheets, comb bound with clear plastic cover and black card back cover.Has been signed by the BTM and MKM parties to the contract.btm, tramway museum, depot, building, ballarat, mkm, drawings

Wal Jack had an extensive range of correspondents throughout Australia and the world who often provided him with detailed drawings and notes on various tramway systems. Drawing shows the various lines, crossing loops, depots, routes with numbers and the location of bomb damage during 1940 air raids. The gauge of the system was 3'6". The Wikipedia reference reports that the system was closed as a result of extensive damage during the air raids. Not known who prepared the drawing.Yields information about Wal Jack's correspondents and their extensive work.Drawing - red and black ink on quarto paper, Coventry tramway system.letters, wal jack, drawings, maps, coventry, uk.

Shows trams 6, 19, 1, 25 and 18 at the front of the Geelong tram depot - late 1920's. Each tram has the MESCo destination lights on the roof. Printed by the donor from a negative from Lindsay Crow.Shows Geelong tram depot and some of the trams operated by the Melbourne Electric Supply Co. Metal framed photograph with card backing, glazed and hanging cord. See image i4 for a large size file provided by the donor.geelong, trams, tramways, tramcars, tram 6, tram 19, tram 1, tram 25, tram 18, mesco

The photograph shows Geelong 7 as built, understood to be a test tram prior to the opening of the system. Photo taken in the then Corio Terrace, now Brougham Street Geelong 1912. Has a number of men on board the tram - depot workers for the photograph? See Item 4314 for another photo looking the other way. Printed by the donor from a negative held by the Museum of Victoria, Science Works. Shows Geelong tram No. 7 as built.Metal framed photograph with card backing, and hanging cord.geelong, trams, tramways, tramcars, tram 7, corio terrace, opening

Book - titled "A Brief History of The Melbourne Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust", MBCTT, written by Bob Prentice and edited by Dean Filgate. Published by Tramway Publications 1999. Provides details on the formation of the Trust, appointments, financials, track and overhead construction, power supply, street lighting, depot and offices, opening, map, tickets, staff, operation statistics, extensions, and rolling stock. Illustrated with many photographs including a photograph of the Trust Tramways Band.Yields information about the tramways built by "The Melbourne Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust"Book - 24 pages including heavy card covers, titled "A Brief History of The Melbourne Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust", centre stapled.trams, tramways, mbctt, tramways band, coburg, construction

Contains part of the negatives that the photographer took of Bendigo and its tramway system on a 1968 visit. For the actual prints see the Album 8637 and the digital images held in the Museum's photo collections files. Many of the photographs were used in Brian's book, "By Birney to Golden Square" Includes as well 172 photographs of J and K class locomotives at the Ararat locomotive depot.Demonstrates the work of Brian Andrews.Negative folder - paper folder by R. Gunz (Photographic) Pty Ltd containing 6 strips of 35mm negatives in a plastic clear sleeve.Folder No. 64 - 35mm - SEC Bendigo 12-5-68 and VR Western line 11-5-1968trams, tramways, brian andrews, negatives, bendigo, ararat, steam locomotives, j class, k class

Colour slide, of tram No. 35 leaving the depot, possibly on Sunday afternoon 19 September 1971, the day of the final closure of the SEC system, given the shadows and the tram destination. Trams ran as Special to Hospital Corner before picking up passengers. Demonstrates tram operations prior to closure of the SEC operated system.Kodachrome cardboard slide.tramways, ballarat, trams, sec depot, closure, tram 35, wendouree parade

Photo shows BTM trams 27, 33, 14, 671 and 28 standing in front of the depot c2016. Has been given titled "Our current Operational Fleet". Other trams were available at the time. Yields information about some of the BTM's trams.Laminated colour photo printed on an A3 sheet. Has five Velcro strips on rear.btm, tram 27, tram 33, tram 14, tram 671, tram 28, btm depot

Single truck (4 wheels), drop ends, modified California Combination, panelled sides, 4 external doors, 2 internal doors, longitudinal seats, air braked. Image - tramcar on depot fan - c1994 - Reg item 4071. See Destination City, Destination Eaglehawktrams, tram 33

One of a few service vehicles built from almost new by the MMTB rather than being a converted vehicle. Donated to the BTM in 1999 and has been an operational tram 2001.Single truck (4 wheels), special purpose tram fitted with two cabs, control equipment, air brakes, track scrubber or cleaning equipment, pump, water and air lines to clean track. Carries approx. 4 cubic metres of water. The tram was built by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board in 1934 using the cabs from a C class tram (No. 32). It was transported to the isolated Footscray system a number of times to clean the rails there. In 1961 it received additional body bracing and repainted in the diagonal black and string (light cream) stripes. The tram became 8W during 1975 as the then new Z class trams came into service. By the early 1990's the need for the tram and the other similar cars used to "scrub" the surface of the rails was no longer. The tram was stored at Malvern depot for many years before being donated to the Ballarat Tramway Museum by the Public Transport Commission in September 1999. It has been scrubbing the rails in Ballarat since March 2001. For a detailed article see April 2008 issue of Fares Please. Photo Warren Doubleday 20/9/2008 after painting completed See Destination CityMMTBtrams, scrubber tram

As built - Single truck, straight sill closed cross bench tramcar. As recovered - frame, roof, sides (some damage), and some internal parts. Placed on a fabricated truck - made from wheels ex Preston transfer dolly and steel crane beams ex Johns Valves. Moved from Tait St Sebastopol to Depot Friday 22 May 2009 - see other files etc. For photographs of preparing the tram for the move see Reg Item 4311 and the move itself 4312 and April and June 2009 Fares Please, supplementary files for associated emails etc.trams, tram 22, esco, ballarat

A four motor bogie drop centre combination tram of the Melbourne W2 class. Body built by the James Moore and Co. of South Melbourne as a W2 class tram. Delivered to the MMTB Preston Workshops where the electrical and mechanical equipment was fitted. Issued to traffic 18/4/1928. Allocated to Essendon Depot. The tram was part of the Transporting Art project suggested by the artist Clifton Pugh (1924-1990) in Jan. 1978 to the Lord Mayor of Melbourne Cr. Irvin Rockman. The concept was enthusiastically supported by Victorian Premier Rupert Hamer. Clifton Pugh's tram was the second tram to appear. Described by the artist as "The apostle birds in flight, as if the tram has run into a group of them and they're flying along the sides. Then I found the route was to be through Collingwood and Hawthorn football territory and one cannot be one-eyed in that worlds, there are a magpie and a hawk on each side." The tram was retained by the State and stored until 2015 when it was transported to the Museum's Offsite store. Formal ownership was transferred to the Museum during 2019. Conservation planning for the tram's return to service and the restoration of the artwork is underway. 1986 - withdrawn from service following a minor accident and stored. In 2015 tram relocated to the Museum's offsite store and during 2019 transferred to ownership of the Museum. See btm.org.au/trams/504.html for further detail. Photos - i1 - Ray Marsh 1978 i2 - Alastair Reither - 3/6/2015 showing the damaged side. i3 - Clifton Pugh on board his tram. Photo from the Diners Club Signature Magazine April/May 1982, from an article titled Moving Masterpieces. Photo courtesy of the Melbourne Tram Museum. See Destination Citytrams, w2 class, transporting art, tram 504

A four motor bogie drop centre combination tram of the Melbourne W7 class No. 1029, built at Preston Workshops during 1956, entered service on 1/2/1956. Fitted with sliding doors, Remote Control equipment. See webpage btm.org.au/trams/504.html Spent it appears all its life at Preston or North Fitzroy Depot. Transported to Newport Workshops during 1995. More to come here. Photo - Graeme Farrer - ex Mal Row via TDU of 21-10-2019 See Reg Items 7394 and 7396 for relevant newspaper cuttings and Destination Citytrams, w7 class, tram 1029

Hand drawn red and blue biro map of Newcastle electric tram lines - period 1923 - 1950, showing principal railway lines, tram tracks, crossovers depot layout, level crossings on plain foolscap paper.trams, tramways, newcastle, steam trams, trams, map

Colour photograph of Sydney tram P1617, mounted onto heavy card, with edges trimmed in green tape used as a Christmas card 1950, with caption on rear & greetings message.ON rear Along top edge "P1617 in Dacey Ave. outside / Dowling St. ?? Depot 1950" In middle of item "Compliments of the Season and Best Wishes / for Xmas 1950 / From Roy"sydney trams, p class, tram p1617

24 page magazine, publisher by Traction publication recording current event in Australia & New Zealand railways & tramways - with photos, advertisements, see list for contents. Railways in Australia The Magazine about Australian Trains, incorporating TRAM TRACKS, the Electric Traction Monthly Contents (Summary) Articles New Zealand Railways - Record Year - pl, 2 and 3 Diesel operation of South line is SAR plan - p2 Comrails plan big improvements - p3 New north line soon for NSWR? - p3 About Locomotives - QGR Garratt's, VR N class, R class, NSW 58, TGR diesels - p4 and 5 Holiday by Rail - C.Einsiedel - Vic and NSW Comparisons are Odious - An American View - PCC tram for MMTB - p9 More Fare increase - Sydney, Melbourne and elsewhere - p10 Operation 'Strike' - Melbourne Trams Handle Crowds - by KSK - p 1 2 and 13 (VR trains on strike) - very interesting. - has map of ~B including authorised lines. High Voltage ~ Electric Railway news - NSW, VR, Gippsland - p 14 Model Railways in Australia - p 1 8 and 19 The Mayfield Lines ( large garden 0 gauge model railway, by L.A. Clark, includes plan - p20 and 2 I.) Photographs NSW steam loco 5801 - pl TGR diesel railcars built by Comeng - p3 NSW 38's - p4 MMTB PCC tram 980 and interior view - p9 Photo of St Louis Car Co. B3 bogie used under PCC car - p10 Perth Trolley Bus - No. 41 - p 1 3 Advertisements McGills Newsagency - p2 John C. Beckett - photographer - p6 Meadmores model engineering Co. - p6 and p 14 WAGR institute magazine - p6 Wattle Park - p7 Australian Model Hobbies - SA - p 1 5 Traction Publications - p 1 5 The Main Hobby Depot - Melbourne - p 1 5 Railway Destination Rolls, LA Clark - pl 5 Model repairs - R.Pearson - p19 Hearn's Hobbies- p21 The Hobby Shop p21 Herbert Small - p21 Australia Railway Models - p22 Scale Model Railway Equipment - p23 Bames Tennis Centre - p23 Traction publications listings and books etc. - p24 - and where to purchase magazine. Amalgamated Blind and Tent Co. - p24 Other List of office bearers and general information for ARLHS Obituary for Maj Gen. A.C.Fewtrell Chief Civil Engineer for NSWGR Tramway news - Sydney King St. Closure, Wanganui system closure, Latrobe St. Melbourne, Melbourne VR trams, SEC trams purchasing maximum traction trams, Launceston, Hobart, Kalgoorlie - p I 1, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide - p I 5 Drawing of Adelaide H class trams - p 1 9 Club noticeboard, and Question box - on Outer circle Railway. Wad 25.11.95 Record images added 20/8/2013. trams, tramways, australian railways, new zealand railways, model railways, model tramways

Newspaper clipping from the Herald (Melb), 16/2/1957, titled "All-nighters roll out of the city" page 3 describing a trip on the last all night tram from Swanston St (Melb) to Glenhuntly depot on tram - Photo of X1 461 at Town Hall, and driver Fred Egan - story by John Monks with some errors. Scan added and entry updated 19/8/13trams, tramways, melbourne, tramways, all night services, x1 class

Has a strong association with the BTM volunteers who worked on the repainting of W4 671 and yields information about its appearance.Colour photocopy of a colour photograph of BTM W4 671 in "City of Ballarat" colours at depot on 12/11/1995, just prior to completion of work on that day. Standing by tram are Alastair Reither, Paul Mong, Simon Jenkins, Len Millar and Darren Hutchesson. Record updated 21/9/2013.w4 class, btm, city of ballarat, livery

Demonstrates an important part of Ballarat's tramway operations during the Second World War when black out conditions applied and headlights had to be masked, a replica mask fitted to a BTM tram.A4 size colour photocopy of a photograph of BTM tram No. 27 "dressed" in war time garb of white bumper bar, steps and headlight mask at depot. From a Kodak 35mm slide of W.A.Doubleday (16/9/95). White strips made with cardboard.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, btm, world war ii. , tram 27

Demonstrates an important part of Ballarat's tramway operations during the Second World War when Conductresses and many women were employed by the SEC and yields information about materials printed for the Australia Remembers exhibition in 1995 by the BTM.Seven colour printed A4 sheets used on the "Ballarat Trammies at War" exhibition at depot and CHHA fair. .1 to .7 printed on coated paper for use in bubble jet printers, .8 - A4 size white photocopy paper. 249.1 - Welcome poster - used at depot 249.2 - "How did they cope"? 249.3 - "Coping with conditions" 249.4 - "Conductresses Triumph!" 249.5 - Credits poster - used in video tape only. 249.6 - Credit poster - used in exhibition. 249.7 - Any further information 249.8 - 12 sheets - script for video tape. Paper - Ink jet paper by Gilbert Paper - "Jet-Tech" - 92 brightness, 210x 298, Made in USA - Menasha W 54952. Images of items added 29/9/2013.trams, tramways, exhibitions, ballarat, world war ii

Demonstrates the work done by the BTM/BTPS to celebrate the 50 years since the end of the Second World War and the documents prepared for the CHHA Exhibition in 1995.Two postcard sized colour photographs of the Museum's "Australia Remembers" Exhibition boards at the CHHA display and depot Oct. - Dec. 1995. Shows layout of Boards, captions etc. Kodak - official sponsor and Olympic logos on rear. Both photos re-imaged 18/7/2019.btm, exhibitions, world war ii

Yields information about the seven window horse tram - copy photographic print of Reg Item 257.Black and white photograph of a 7 window horse tram in Gardens Reserve, reproduced from stereo pair, Reg. No. 257, from a copy negative. Copy made Oct. 2001 for the "gold, Gold GOLD" temporary exhibition - colour laser print onto card, with Velcro dots on rear. Stored in box D1 (Display Box) 02/2003. 2nd copy of print added 29/7/2007 from Alan Bradley collection of photographs to depot 5/2007. High Res Images added 5/3/2011.trams, tramways, ballaarat tramway company, 7 window horse tram, gardens, horse trams

Yields information about the ex SEC tramway employees celebrations for 21 years since the closure of the Ballarat SEC system.Sixteen page magazine - periodical, SEC NEWS containing on p10, a photograph and article, former Ballarat Tramways employees at 21 year celebrations celebrated at the tram depot. Images of magazine added 21/10/2013.trams, tramways, ballarat, employees, btps, secv

Yields information about the purchase of second hand equipment from Adelaide following the fire at the Sebastopol tram depot.Typed copies of 4 letters from MTT Adelaide to ESCo Ballarat re purchase of two horse trams to replace those lost in the 1909 fire. Provided by State Records Office of Sth Australia - Ref. GRG 22/31/Vol D in March 1996 and copies of correspondence between Alan Bradley and SRO. 274.1 - Letter dated 15/10/1909 - receipt of ESCo's letter of 14/10 and delivery arrangements. 274.2 - letter dated 19/10/09 - confirming receipt of telegram for extra collars and reason for delayed dispatch of equipment. 274.3 - letter dated 20/10/09 - listing equipment sent and costs. 274.4 - letter dated 27/10/09 - cost of equipment. Copies of corresponded between BTM and State Records Office included within the scanned documents - 9 sheets. Scanned pdf image of document added 31/10/2013.esco, mtt, sebastopol depot fire, horse trams