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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Bromide of a b/w photograph, The Courier Ballarat, c1912
Bromide of a black and white photograph of ESCo tram No. 12 outside the Ballarat Wendouree Parade Depot. See Reg. Item 757 for a print of this photograph and further details. Bromide made c1994 for possible publication, but not used.trams, tramways, esco, fares please!, tramcars, tram 12 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Instruction, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Opening of the Tramway for Revenue Service", 24/12/1974 12:00:00 AM
Original of an instruction and notice that the City of Ballaarat approved the operation of the BTPS in Wendouree Parade from 6pm on 24/12/1974. Signed by Clyde Croft - then Secretary. Also instructs that all trams bound for Carlton St. must stop at depot junction. Notes that first tram ran out at 6pm was tram 26. In very poor condition. On BTPS letterhead, with words "Ballarat Tourist Tramway" along bottom edge. All in green ink. A stamp in black ink "LATE" has been stamped alongside the Secretary's name. Document signed by the Secretary.trams, tramways, btps, operations, city of ballaarat, opening -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Alan Bradley, Adelaide horse trams sold to Ballarat, 1995
... Trams tramways Horse Trams Adelaide Sebastopol Depot Fire ...Photocopy of a letter from John Radcliffe past President of the Australian Electric Transport Museum, Adelaide written on 5 January 1995 concerning the two Adelaide horse trams sold to Ballarat for use on the Sebastopol line following the Sebastopol fire in Oct. 1909. Notes the types of cars that could have been sold and other sources of information. Attached to the photocopy, not from John Radcliffe but from Alan's files are 14 drawings/sketches of Adelaide horse trams - side and end elevations, prepared by LSK.trams, tramways, horse trams, adelaide, sebastopol, depot fire -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Miscellaneous Images, Set of 15 (Only three photos in archive, .5, .6 and .7. Location of remaining 12 photos under investigation), 1960s
Set of 15 items personally collected or given to Les Denmead by visiting Tramway enthusiasts or other interested people to Ballarat. Retained as a sample of images or other mementoes given by people though not directly of Ballarat. The following items are a summary only: 1901.1 - Postcard from South Pacific Electric Railway of L/P class tram No. 154 on SPER track , SPER-1 - Nucolorvue. 1901.2 - Photograph of Brisbane FM 440? and drop centre behind - CBD area Brisbane. Has 'Brisbane' written on back. 1901.3 - Photograph of Brisbane FM 473, showing Grange, as for 1901.2. 1901.4 - Photograph of Brisbane FM 422, showing Chermside, Brisbane CBD area, has "Brisbane May 1955' written on front of photo. 1901.5 - Illustration of Christchurch Horse Tram, Tramway Historical Society / Shell Oil company produced card, full details on rear. 1901.6 - Illustration of Wellington 'Fiducia' tram No. 238, operating on Wellington Tramway Museum track. Produced by Museum, with full details on rear. 1901.7 - Colour illustration of Wellington tram No. 257, central or downtown Wellington, outside the Parliament grounds. Full details on rear of card - produced by Shell Oil Company? 1901.8 - Photo of four H class trams at Victoria Sq. Adelaide, 25/3/1967. Taken by Douglas A. Colquhoun. On left hand side is a single car 378 and on the other track a three car set 366, 367 and 368. 1901.9 - Photo of Adelaide E1 111, crossing the Holland St. Bridge, 24.10.1953. Photo by Douglas A. Colquhoun. 1901.10 - Photo of Adelaide A 82, Wayville Junction, Feb. 1952. Photo by Douglas A. Colquhoun. 1901.11 - Photo of Adelaide A 10, later SEC Ballarat 21, in Adelaide CBD, with Ferors Gresham Hotel alongside. Has written note on background re tram. 1901.12 - Two prints of the front vestibule of a Toronto PCC tram, with operator (driver) seated. 1901.13 - Two prints of Toronto PCC 4400 and 4404, coupled together, 9/8/1949 with a depot? or carbarn building in the background. Has caption on the base of the photograph - copy photograph. 1901.14 - Two prints of a close up photograph of the coupling between the two cars in 1901.13. 1901.15 - Photograph of a Fare Box on a Toronto Streetcar. (1901.13 to .14) have "Canada" written on the back. 1trams, tramways, sydney, brisbane, adelaide, wellington, christchurch, toronto, pcc, victoria sq., tram 21 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Memorabilia - Event Materials, The Courier Ballarat, "Ballarat Begonia Festival - Official Program Guide", 31/03/2000 12:00:00 AM
Forty page full colour printed program for the 2000 Begonia Festival. Includes festival events, maps, details of related events. On page 38 is an half page item on the Ballarat Tramway Museum. First photo features Stephen Butler in the cab of tramcar, with another tramcar (40) in the background - taken at depot junction, some details on the Ballarat Tramway system and details of the BTM itself. A second photograph features four trams at the Loop (40, 671, 13 and 26) during Boxing Day 1999. Details of the program production on page 3. Images items include reproductions of each photograph and the general layout of the item itself. See 1347i4 for image of the front cover. See also Reg Item 5466.1 to 5466.3 for other year 2000 brochures.trams, tramways, btm, begonia festival, festival program -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, The Courier Ballarat, c1971
Yields information about the nature of the operations towards the end - frequent derailments - due to poor track. Shows minor damage to the tram and people involved in the rerailing.Black and white photograph of the No. 11, derailed inbound, Albert St Sebastopol, near the Masonic Hall. Tram has destination of City, has a Twin Lakes Sign, broken life guard flap. Has Inspector Arthur Maxwell, Depot Foreman Stan Lakey and crew member in the photo looking at the tram. A bogie tram has come down to No. 11 to assist. Photograph by the Courier.On rear photograph, stamped in purple ink "Ballarat Courier, Press Photograph, Copyright"tramways, trams, accidents, derailments, albert st, tram 11 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Metra News - Winter 1980", 1980
Single sheet of paper, folded to from a four page newsletter, titled "METRA News, the news vehicle for MMTB employees" and dated Winter 1980. Has the title printed in red ink and uses the same colour for other titles for items with the newssheet.. Items of interest: 1. Bourke St. Mall 2. Senior citizens help design new tram - Z3 class trams 3. Bus only lane in Johnston Street 4. Education of City Police 5. An extensive item on people, new employees, promotions - including the promotion of BTM Board Member Greg Rodgers to Trainer Drivers at Camberwell. A number of these people have been underlined or circled in red ink. 6. Depot employees' social and facility fund 7. Profile on R.C.Dummond, Traffic Manager 8. Wilbur's corner - a review of out of court settlements for accidents. 9. Two cartoons by AugustineRed ink circling or underling specific employee names in the people section.trams, tramways, mmtb, bourke st, bus only lane, accidents -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, The Courier Ballarat, 21/01/1969 12:00:00 AM
... . tramways trams Depot Decorated Trams Begonia Festival tram 21 ...Yields information about Ballarat's decorated trams for Christmas and other events or fund raising. The basic decoration was able to recycled for other events as well - Begonia Festival.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier, published 21/1/1969 of No. 21, decorated as "Begonia Festival showboat", at the Ballarat Depot, displaying the various festival activities. Has the destination of Lydiard St Nth. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos SEC era" (Archive Documents) for source of details. See Reg Item 7219 for a printers block of a similar photograph.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, depot, decorated trams, begonia festival, tram 21 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, The Courier Ballarat, 15/11/1969 12:00:00 AM
... the depot building itself. tramways trams Depot Strike Wendouree ...Yields information about Ballarat's tramway's depot when industrial action taking place - all locked up with trams outside the depot building itself.Black and White copy photograph taken by The Courier, of trams parked in the SEC Wendouree Parade during a strike, with the gates closed. Photo taken 14/11/1969, published 15/11/1969. Shows how trams would have been parked overnight, although seldom? not outside the depot building itself except on "0" road. Tram 42 on "0" road and 13 and another single trucker on "4" road. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos SEC era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.tramways, trams, depot, strike, wendouree parade, tram 43, tram 13 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign - Duty Officer Indicator Panel, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV)
... their availability. Trams tramways SEC Ballarat Depot Officers Inspectors BTM ...Demonstrates the method in which drivers could communicate their availability. Wooden sign indicator panel with sliding cover used to show "Tramway Officers on Availability Duty" with countersunk screw holes, varnished timber with raised sides and yellow lettering. Used in depot office of SEC to show who was duty officer, with name written on paper and pasted in."Tramways Officers on Availability Duty"trams, tramways, sec, ballarat, depot, officers, inspectors, btm, ballarat tramways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Pamphlet, Warren Doubleday, "Ballarat's Horse Trams", 10/1994 to 1997
A4 folded pamphlet, brochure, titled "Ballarat's Horse Trams" produced originally for the October 1994 CHHA exhibition at the Ballarat Drill Hall at which the Horse tram was displayed outside. Printed by a laser printer on A4 paper - yellow - featuring a vertical photo of the horse tram near Windmill Drive North, unloading the body of No. 1 in 1985 at the depot and inaugural running in 1992. Also has a membership application form for the BTM. Gives a brief history of the horse trams in Ballarat and the reconstruction of the vehicle itself. Was also produced for handing out to the public at the depot. Produced by Warren Doubleday. See Reg Item 6217 for the 2015 version. Copy 2 added 9-11-2018 from donation of Glenise Kellett.trams, tramways, horse trams, chha, btm, membership forms -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph, Peter Rufus, rail used in the construction of Essendon depot in 1906, 2006
... Trams Tram Track Tramways Essendon Depot NMETL Construction ...Set of two digital images of rail used in the construction of Essendon depot in 1906, marked "Carnegie 1906". See item 6809 for an actual piece.trams, tram track, tramways, essendon depot, nmetl, construction -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, David Frost, "A short history of the Victorian Railways Trams - St Kilda - Brighton - Sandringham - Black Rock - Beaumaris", May. 2006
Book - 20 pages + card covers, centre stapled titled "A short history of the Victorian Railways Trams - St Kilda - Brighton - Sandringham - Black Rock - Beaumaris". Covers have colour photographs on the outside. Page 11 has a map of the two tramways with the tram lines and features shown in red. Written by David Frost, published May 2006 by Tramway Publications. Edited by Dean Filgate. Provides details of the background of the tramways, Elwood depot fire, Sandringham depot, closure and an Epilogue Has details of the Author. Copy 2 added 31-10-2020trams, tramways, vr trams, elwood, st kilda brighton, sandringham, beaumaris -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Photocopy, David Frost, "The Hawthorn Training Centre", 2010
Photocopy - two pages - titled "The Hawthorn Training Centre" from Melbourne Tramways in 1974" by David R Keenan (pages 9 and 10) describing the Hawthorn training facility and the tram driver training process. Has a photo of one corner of the depot and Y469 at Wattle Park terminus.trams, tramways, hawthorn, training, crews, drivers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, Bob Lilburn, mid 1950's?
... Trams tramways Hawthorn Depot W2 class On rear in ink "460 ...Black and white photograph of two W2 class trams and motor vehicles on the depot fan at Hawthorn. Note the brick building at the rear of the photo. Photo possibly mid 1950's and by Bob Lilburn.On rear in ink "460 at Footscray Rly Station"trams, tramways, hawthorn depot, w2 class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Depot List, Bob Lilburn, "MMTB Engineering Department - Workshops and Running sheds Branch - Allocation of Tramcars", 1928 to 1985
Set of 20 photocopied lists, titled "MMTB Engineering Department - Workshops and Running sheds Branch - Allocation of Tramcars", listing allocation of tramcars to various depots, workshops, storage and disposal. Packet 1 1 - 16/6/1928 - 2 pages 2 - 9/6/1934 - 2 pages 3 - 30/6/1938 - 2 pages 4 - 12/3/1948 (?) - 2 pages 5 - 1/2/1949 - 4 pages 6 - 16/7/1949 - 2 pages 7 - 28/1/1950 - 2 pages 8 - 24/3/1951 - 2 pages Packet 2 9 - 24/1/1953 - 3 pages (one poor copy) 10 - 23/1/1954 - 2 pages 11 - 30/8/1958 - 2 pages 12 - 17/1/1959 - 2 pages 13 - 1/1961 - 2 pages 14 - 1/1962 - 2 pages 15 - 7/1963 - 2 pages 16 - 1/1964 - 2 pages 17 - 1/1965 - 2 pages 18 - 3/1965 - 2 pages Packet 3 10 - 1/1965 - 2 pages 11 - 1/1967 - 2 pages 12 - 1/1969 - 2 pages 13 - 1/1970 - 2 pages 14 - 1/1971 - 2 pages 15 - 1/1/1977 - 3 pages 16 - 1/7/1977 - 3 pages Packet 4 17 - 1/7/1978 - 2 pages 18 - 1/7/1979 - 4 pages 19 - 1/7/1980 - 4 pages 20 - 1/7/1985 - 7 pages - MTA header.trams, tramways, tramcars, mmtb, lists, depots, depot allocation -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Colour Print, Bob Lilburn, mid 1970's to early 1980's
... Trams tramways Malvern Depot W2 class tram 360 Colour print ...Colour print photograph W2 360 (showing Special) on the Malvern Depot fan - mid 1970' to early 1980's. Tram has adverts for TravelCo and a beer. Photo possibly mid 1950's and by Bob Lilburn.trams, tramways, malvern depot, w2 class, tram 360 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard - ESCo, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), "Souvenir tram ticket - Railway Picnic", c1905
Printed postcard/ticket for the 16/9/1905 Railway Picnic by the Electric Supply Co of Victoria promoting Bendigo Tramways. Has three views of ESCo's depot and power station and one of a tram. Ticket priced at 6d. On the rear is an advertisement for Henderson & Goodisson's Beehive drapery, furniture, and Carpets. The letter has been sent to Mr Lewis Morgan of Pitfield Plains Vic, noting the trams. In the top right-hand corner is "B Deakin Engineer and Manager", following an English practice of providing details of the Manager;s name.Demonstrates an ESCo printed ticket for a specific event of 1905.Postcard - ticket - divided back used number 6188Hand written message written on the rear - see image 2tramways, trams, bendigo, esco, ticket, railway picnic -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - MMTB Photo of line up of MMTB Double Decker buses, 1940
The Double Deckers are built on Leyland TD5c chassis, with bodies by Leyland (1), Cheetham & Borwick (17), Martin & King (17) and J A Lawton & Sons (10) – a total of 45. The photo was taken at the Central Bus Garage North Fitzroy. All the DDs were ready for service in April 1940, but their issue to service was delayed due to the war effort to save fuel – continuing with the cable tram until the rope was almost worn out. They were not a success in Bourke St and were replaced by trams in 1955 and 1956.Yields information about the double deck bus fleet that was used to replace cable trams in Bourke St.MMTB Buses line up, prior to roll out in October 1940double deck buses, leyland, north fitzroy bus depot, bourke st, mmtb, central bus garage, td5c class, buses, world war ii -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Memorandum of Discussion Points Meeting 30.9.1971", Sept. 1971
Yields information about the establishment of the BTPS tramway activities and the considerations being made in Sept. 1971 for it, just after closure.Photocopy of a document titled "Memorandum of Discussion Points Meeting 30.9.1971", outlining discussions with Council Offices and BTM regarding the Depot, Authority to Operate, Site and Operations, passenger operations, traffic conditions, financial and depot site.trams, tramways, btps, city of ballaarat, operations, depot -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - List, "Rolling stock data list of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, as at 10th Jan. 1927", 1950's
Typed two page list - one foolscap and one quarto sheet, titled "Rolling stock data list of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, as at 10th Jan. 1927", listing each class, car numbers, type, seating capacity, truck, wheelbase, motors, Horsepower, Tare Tons, Controllers, Compressors and Length. Extends to X1 class tram - typo - 469 instead of 468. Includes cable cars. Has some depot allocation notes. Similar style to 5673, possibly re-typed by Keith Kings, from a MMTB data sheet.Has a pencil note against "469" - bogie?mmtb, tramcars, melbourne, lists -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 2, Dave Macartney, Sep. 1971
Yields information about the storage of SEC tram 36 at South Melbourne depot when it visited Melbourne following the closure of the SEC system and the advertising of Ballarat Tourism.Set of two black and white photographs of SEC tram No. 36 in Melbourne advertising Ballarat Tourism Week, September 1971. Both photos by Dave Macartney. .1 - No. 36 and W2 257 out bound St Kilda Road near Domain Road. No. 257 has destination of Malvern Bourke Rd, route 5. Tram 36 has destination of Sebastopol. .2 - No. 36 in bound passing Victoria Barracks in the background. trams, tramways, st kilda road, melbourne, melbourne, tourism, mmtb, tram 36 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 4, Richard Gilbert, c1975
... Trams tramways BTPS Depot Brill Trucks Maintenance tram 26 ...Series of four Black and white photographs of tram 26 on No. 2 road at the BTPS Depot, undergoing replacement of the broken frame on the Brill 21E truck. The tramcar record sheets note that the car was lifted 15-3-1975 and lower 27-7-1975 and tested on the same day. Seems to have re-entered service on 28/9/1975. .1 - on the front of the road, with a "Defective Not for Service" sign. .2 - car on jacks being either lifted or lowered. .3 - tramcar body lifted showing the word to replace the side frame underway, has the good and broken side frame in the view. .4 - tram being either lifted or lowered - with Rolf Jinks in the view. trams, tramways, btps, depot, brill trucks, maintenance, tram 26 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, D. Hutchesson, 30/11/1995 12:00:00 AM
... Trams tramways BTPS Depot W4 class tram 671 Colour print ...Colour print of BTPS/BTM tram No. 671 outside the depot, photo by D. Hutchesson 30.11.1995 Print was used in the Museum Tramcar record or Tramcar Register sheets. trams, tramways, btps, depot, w4 class, tram 671 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Richard Gilbert, mid 1987
... Trams tramways BTPS Depot Maintenance tram 26 Black ...Black and white photograph of tram 26 jacked up for wheel and motor maintenance, after it had been reconverted back to California Combination tram during the previous few years. Tram on jacks at the rear of No. 4 road. The tramcar record sheets note that the car was lifted April 1987 and lowered Oct. 1987. trams, tramways, btps, depot, maintenance, tram 26 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Leon Marshall Wood, 29/03/1948 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about Geelong trams in the late 1940's and the rear of a bogie tram showing a 22E truck.Photograph - black and white of a Geelong bogie tram, most likely No. 31 given Reg Items 7239 and 7243 showing the detail of a 22E truck and side of the tram. Photo taken at North. Photo dated 29-3-1948. Based on handwriting, photo by Leon Marshall-Wood. Negative scanned at 3200dpi 9/6/2020 9/6/2020.In pencil on the "Geelong Depot 29/3/1948"trams, tramways, geelong, north, maximum traction, brill trucks, tram 31 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Instruction, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), SEC "Rules Governing Depot Employees" and "Rules Governing Track Repair Employees", 1958
... . Trams tramways SEC Safety Depot Rules Instructions Welding ...Yields information about the procedures, instructions and rules that tramway (depot and track) worked under in Ballarat.Gestetner reproduced 'State Electricity Commission of Victoria / Ballarat Electricity Supply and Tramways / Rules Governing Depot Employees' consisting of three pages and a single page "Rules Governing Track Repair Employees", with welding repair notes on the rear in pencil and ink showing location and where welds done and some dates (1958). Document details General rules such as hours of duty, fire, accidents behaviour; Depot Operation - Safety Rules detailing many procedural rules about work safety on trams. The 4th page details rules governing track repair employees, such as safety, breaking of rail circuits and use of bitumen boilers. See Also Reg Item 2440 and 2441 for copies of later versions. Was originally located with item 3692 - 1958 Trackwork diary.trams, tramways, sec, safety, depot, rules, instructions, welding -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "On wrong track, "Tram man replies", "Retain parklands", "Alienation of parklands", Dec. 1977
Set of four news paper cuttings (including one photocopy) of Letters to the Editor in the Courier, December 1977 regarding the BTPS proposals to extend the depot to the south. .1 - Photocopy - heat sensitive paper - 7/12/1977 - titled "Alienation of parklands", written by J.P. Rolandson of Carlton St. .2 - Cutting - 9/12/1977 - "On wrong track", written by A. Hall, Howitt St., Ballarat .3 - Cutting 10/12/1977 - "Tram man replies", written by F. D. Hanrahan - President BTPS .4 - Cutting 16/12/1977 - "Retain Parklands", written by J.H. Heinz, Wendouree Paradebtps, depot extensions, carlton st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Roster, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "On and Off - Total Times of Duty", Sep. 1970
Yields information about the arrangements made for tram crews and the hours worked for each day of the week.Single sheet of off white duplicating paper titled "On and Off - Total Times of Duty". Printed by wax cut stencil or Gestetner method. Details the sign on / sign off times for each run number operated by Motormen / Conductors and where they signed on, either depot or city and the total time worked for that particular shift. Has date "14/9/70" in top right hand corner. 2nd copy added 2/1/2020trams, tramways, ballarat, rosters, crews, employees, shifts, timetables -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record - Memorandum, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Abandonment of Tramways - Ballarat", 21/04/1971 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the planning for the closure of the tramway system in Ballarat by the SEC and the way the retrenchment of staff would be arranged and names those affected., Yields information about the planning for the closure of the tramway system in Ballarat by the SEC and the way the retrenchment of staff would be arranged and names those affected.Typed original on a foolscap sheet of a Memorandum titled "Abandonment of Tramways - Ballarat", dated 21 April 1971, advising of the names of the employees affected by the closure of the tramway in the depot. Signed by Ivan Pallas. Advises of the Car Clean, Pitman, fitted, painters, carpenters and temporary staff.trams, tramways, closure, ballarat, sec, depot