Black and White photograph of a MMTB No. 9C truck used on W4 class trams. Reference Drawing R3662 One of a series of photographs done by the MMTB to illustrate the various types of bogies used by the MMTB. Possibly during the 1960's.trams, tramways, mmtb, bogies, trucks, preston workshops, w4 class

Black and White photograph of a MMTB No. 15 truck. with the chalk marking of "747-1" Reference Drawing R4033. One of a series of photographs done by the MMTB to illustrate the various types of bogies used by the MMTB. Possibly during the 1960's.trams, tramways, mmtb, bogies, trucks, preston workshops

Black and White photograph of the air pipe connection and the motor to bolster connection on a No. 9B or 9C truck. This is the area which failed on these trucks due to bending. One of a series of photographs done by the MMTB to illustrate the various types of bogies used by the MMTB. Possibly during the 1960's.trams, tramways, mmtb, bogies, trucks, preston workshops

Black and White photograph of a former cable tram bogie tram, bogie modified to be used as a temporary bogie to transport tramcars around Preston Workshops. One of a series of photographs done by the MMTB to illustrate the various types of bogies used by the MMTB. Possibly during the 1960's.trams, tramways, mmtb, cable trams, bogies, trucks, preston workshops

Newspaper clipping titled "Tramcar relic goes in Blaze" about a fire at the former South Melbourne engine house in City Road on 2/11/1991. Item written by Mirjana Jovetic and has two photos. Quotes Alan Mearns of the MFB and architect Graham Vines. The facade of the building survived and has been incorporated into a new building.Yields information about a fire in the former City Road, South Melbourne engine house.Newspaper clipping possibly from The Sun, dated 3-11-1990engine houses, cable trams, south melbourne, city road, fire, fire brigade

Yields information about tram 36 when it was used in Melbourne following closure of the Ballarat SEC system for tourist promotion.Colour 35mm slide in a Kodachrome cardboard mount of Ballarat No. 36, after closure of the Ballarat system, in Melbourne, Domain Road for Tourism Week, promoting Ballarat. See Reg item 3501 for photos of its transport to Melbourne and 3432 for a newspaper clipping and 3546 and 3503 for other photos in the same location. Photo shows details of the banners and roof advertisements. Has destination of Sebastopol. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.Written around the slide in in k "Ballarat - K. S. Kings No. 90-36, 23/9/1971, and No. 36 running in Melbourne as arranged by the Tourist Development Authority in Domain Road at St Kilda Road.tramways, trams, melbourne, tourism, mmtb, tmsv, domain road, tram 36

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak" top and bottom. Photo taken by Ben Parle 5/4/1958. Has slide No. "16" stamped in red in top corner. Photo of the No. 41 and 21 at the Victoria St terminus, with another single truck tram behind. No. 21 has destination of Special. Both trams are carrying the AETA special car auxiliary signs. Passengers are walking across to the service car - note the level of traffic on the main highway to Melbourne. Group of AETA travellers standing on the right hand side of the photo. Meagher's Hotel can be seen on the left hand side. Note the tram stop signage at the terminus. For high resolution scan see btm2849h.tif"Victoria St line" "5-4-58"tramways, trams, victoria st, aeta, tram 21, tram 41

This photo the traverser at Preston Workshops attached to a W class tram (numbering not visible) with “Nth Fitzroy” destination sign on the side.Depicts a traverser with a W class tram.Black and white photograph“SUTCLIFFE PTY. LTD. PHOTOGRAPHERS/CROMWELL BUILDINGS, 366a BOURKE St. MELBOURNE” stamp on reverse. “Preston Workshops” in pen on reverse.mmtb, electric trams, w class, preston workshops, traverser

This photo depicts W4.670 with destination sign set to “City” and Route 99 (City - St Kilda Station).Depicts W4 class tram in the early 1930s.Black and white photograph“SUTCLIFFE PTY. LTD. PHOTOGRAPHERS/CROMWELL BUILDINGS, 366a BOURKE St. MELBOURNE” stamp on reverse. “C6259” in pencil on reverse.mmtb, electric trams, w4 class

Photograph shows newly built W7 class car 1020 inside the newly built North Fitzroy car shed in at the Nicholson Street central bus depot. The tram shows a destination of Special and approx 10 suited men with hats stand in clusters either side of the tram with one at the controls. These men may be Board members and senior officers inspecting the new facilities. This shed, the new East Preston Depot and 40 W7 tramcars were constructed to service the newly built electric line along Bourke Street to East Brunswick and East Preston - just before Melbourne hosted the 1956 Olympic Games. This is likely an official M&MTB photograph.Yields information about North Fitzroy Depot Black and white photograph with label at bottom and note on rear.Below photograph note reads: "Nth Fitzroy Depot Commencement of Nicholson St Bourke St Service" On rear of photo in pencil reads: "Nth Fitzroy Depot on opening Nicholson Bourke St line"w7 class, car 1020, north fitzroy car shed, nicholson street, central bus depot, board members, east preston depot, 40 w7 tramcars, bourke street, east brunswick, east preston, 1956 olympic games

This photo depicts trams (W2.343, W5.805, W2.635, additional obscured tram) on Mount Alexander Rd. near Flemington Bridge. All trams have either destination signs “Essendon - Niddrie” (Route 49) or “City” (Route 59).Depicts W2 and W5 trams in the 1960s. A former route number is depicted as well.Black and white photograph“THE HERALD & WEEKLY TIMES LTD./MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA/NOT TO BE REPRODUCED OR DISPLAYED WITHOUT WRITTN PERMISSION” stamp on reverse. “Mount Alexander Rd.” in pen on reverse.mmtb, electric trams, w2 class, w5 class, mount alexander rd, flemington bridge

Photograph shows a large crowd of well dressed men and women looking away from the camera toward two crowded electric tramcars as a man on one of the trams delivers a speech. The occasion is likely the opening ceremony of the Victorian Railways Electric Street Railway between St Kilda Railway Station and Brighton Beach Railway Station on 5 May 1906. The man speaking is likely Premier Thomas Bent (later Sir Thomas). One tram is a combination car; the other an open cross bench trailer car carrying a brass band. These and most of the new fleet would be destroyed in the depot fire in 1907. The background beyond the trams is indistinct.Yields information about beginnings of Victorian Railways Electric Street Railway Black and white photograph with note on rear.Note on rear in stamp ink reads: "State ....city Commission Victoria, Publicity Photo, Permission to publish must be obtained and acknowledgment made, Negative No 9/275, Publicity Branch, 15 William Street, Melbourne"opening ceremony, premier thomas bent, victorian railways electric street railway, st kilda railway station and brighton beach railway station, 5 may 1906, combination car, open cross bench trailer car, brass band, depot fire in 1907

The photo shows W class tram 386, running through Royal Park track. The tram entered service on 21/12/1925. Photo c1926. The line through Royal Park was opened on 19/7/1925. It would appear given the destination of Special and a man leaning out of the back of the tram that they are testing either the tram or the track. Yields information about W class tram 386 and the Royal Park line c1926.Black and white photo with “The Argus” stamp and “Royal Park” handwriting on reverse.“‘The Argus,’ Melbourne, Photo” stamp and “Royal Park” handwriting on reverse.tramways, tramcars, w class, tram 386, royal park

Photograph shows two maximum traction bogie cars with one drop end, numbered 22 and 23 on Balaclava Road at St Kilda Town Hall. Both cars are full and travelling in different directions and both carry an additional destination board reading "Esplanade". Along side one tram are a dozen men, women and children riding bicyles or in a passing motor car. Three uniformed tramwaymen are also shown. The Balaclava Road/Carlisle Street line opened in 1913 and was very busy in summer months and on weekends enabling residents in Melbourne's eastern and southern suburbs to travel directly to St Kilda Beach without having to change to cable trams. Trams 22 and 23 were part of a four car set, built for the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust in 1912 in Adelaide and based on a designed used there. They were sold to the Hawthorn Tramways Trust in 1916, eventually classified as O class then sold back to Adelaide in 1927. Their bulky design earned them the names 'Zepplin' and 'Dreadnought'. Yields information about beginnings of Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust Black and white photograph glued to board with notes on photograph and on rear.Note on photograph reads: "St Kilda City Trams, Balaclava" Note on rear in stamp ink reads: "Geo Wall & Co Photo Experts 131 Chapel Street Balaclava. Photos copied, resuscitated and enlarged"tramways uniforms, maximum traction bogie cars, drop end, numbered 22 and 23, balaclava road, st kilda town hall, esplanade, carlisle street, st kilda beach, four car set, prahran and malvern tramways trust, adelaide, hawthorn tramways trust, o class, zepplin, dreadnought

Photograph looks south over Princes Bridge as a cable tram, some horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians cross the bridge. No motor vehicles are in sight. Government House is evident in the gardens in the background. Letters and postcards were the primary form of communication between people before the telephone; postcards were frequently used to send a short note to another person who lived in the same city. There were two mail deliveries on weekdays and one on Saturdays.Yields information about the use of postcards for short messages Black and white photograph with of oval shape and brown border, with note on front and postcard message and stamp on rear.Note on front reads: "Princes Bridge, Melbourne" Written in ink on rear: "Miss M Weston, I left that photo at Sydney P O Your brother would get it when he wrote for his mail if not it will be returned to you as I addressed it that way if F Marshall is still there you can say ? was asking for him. Barney"horse drawn vehicles, pedestrians, cable tram, princes bridge, government house, postcards

Photograph taken from upper level of Flinders Street Station looking northward along Elizabeth Street. Many tall buildings with street level verandahs are evident including the General Post Office clock tower. Elizabeth Street is busy with horse drawn vehicles and several cable trams with no motor vehicles in sight. Yields information about Elizabeth Street Black and white photograph with note on front and postcard markings on rear.Note on front reads: "Elizabeth Street, Melbourne" flinders street station, elizabeth street, tall buildings, street level verandahs, general post office clock tower, horse drawn vehicles, cable trams

Photograph shows Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramway Trust tramcar number 11 on a wide street with shop verandahs on one side. The location may be Lygon Street, North Carlton before 1920. The reference to Northcote may be an error as the electric tram through Northcote was opened by the new Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board in 1920, initially used a different design tramcar and was isolated from the MBCTT until 1924.Yields information about the early use of electric trams Black and white photograph with note on rear.In biro on rear: "Northcote Area 1"tramcar number 11, melbourne brunswick and coburg tramway trust, lygon street, north carlton, northcote, melbourne and metropolitan tramways board

The postcard shows a view just west of the intersection of Collines & Swanston St., looking east. The Melbourne Town Hall, Scots’ Church, and the Victorian Government Tourist Bureau are all visible. A cable tram is visible at the intersection.Depicts cityscape of the 1910s in the City of Melbourne, including cable trams and key landmarks.Colour Postcard“POST CARD,” “R.E.M. Series.,” and “Printed in Saxony.” on reverse. 1913 Australian Postage 1-penny stamp, ink stamp with “-3SE13 2.0P” on reverse.cable trams, collins st, swanston st, melbourne town hall

This photo depicts W2.570 at the intersection of Swanston and Bourke St, southbound towards Elsternwick (Route 1). The Leviathan Store is visible on the right.Depicts streetscape of City of Melbourne in the late 1920s/early 1930s.Black and white photographmmtb, swanston st, bourke st, w2, electric trams

Set of two documents about the consolidation or relocation of trams stops on route 57 prior to the introduction of G class trams and that all the stops would not be suitable for wheelchair access. 1 - Engage Victoria - about North Melbourne stops - Curzon St, Errol St, Abbotsford St and Victoria St. See also March 2026 issue of Bellcord. 2 - Newspaper item - Flemington Kensington News - Autumn 2026 - about relocation of tram stops in Racecourse and Epsom Roads and noting that it was not consulted like those in North Melbourne.Demonstrates issues with the introduction of the G class trams and the accessible tram stops.Digital document from Engage Victoria and newspaper from Flemington Kensington News - Autumn 2026tram stops, tramways, accessibility, north melbourne, ascot vale, g class

Certificate printed by MMTB titled "Electric Tram Driver's Certificate" and certifying that E L Healy has passed the Board's Examination for a Tram Driver. Dated 18/5/1933, given No. 559, signed by G Barker, as Instructor and C W Young as acting Manager. Signed on the left margin by E L Healy No. 575. Elmo Lennox Healy was the grand father of the donor.Demonstrates a 1933 Certificate issued to the drivers upon their qualification.Single sheet of off-white paper on watermarked paper.Form has been completed in ink. Signature of G Barker and E L Healey. Certificate number 559tramways, trams, drivers, certificates, mmtb, forms, 1933, no 559, e l healy, g barker

Document titled "An introduction to the Tram Overhead System" - gives a background to Melbourne tramway overhead. Includes notes on the type of collection, trolley pole or pantograph, trolley wire size3, suspension systems, design, with general recommendations, technical specifications, poles, frogs, weights, component names, and turnouts or points. Document undated - c1995. Notes the use of poles on the City Circle trams.Yields information about the Melbourne tram overhead system and components.Document - 16 loose A4 sheets.design, ptc, tramways, overhead

Tram line up at the depot with the same personnel (Item 9235), in formal poses in each photo. They are attired in the MESCo uniform that suggests that the photographs were taken before the State Electricity Commission of Victoria takeover on 1 September 1930. The ex-Melbourne Meadowbank cars 27 and 28 first ran in Geelong in 1928. Date of the photos would therefore be restricted to 1928-30, but it is possible that they were taken close to or on the handover date as a final record. See associated item 9235. Trams 27, 30, 5, 23 and 6 are at the front of the depot.Yields information about Geelong trams possibly at the time of the change of ownership from MESCo to SECV.Black and white print on paper12-10 and No. 1 written on the back in ink. GRS710/12/1/10 written on the back in pencil.geelong tram depot, geelong tramways tramcars, geelong tramways personnel, state electricity commission of victoria, tram 27, tram 30, tram 5, tram 23, tram 6

Tram line up at the depot with the same personnel (Item 9234) in formal poses in each photo., They are attired in the MESCo uniform that suggests that the photographs were taken before the State Electricity Commission of Victoria takeover on 1 September, 1930. The ex-Melbourne Meadowbank cars 27 and 29 first ran in Geelong in 1928. Date of the photos would therefore be restricted to 1928-1930 but it is possible that they were taken close to or on the handover date as a final record. See Item 9234 for another set of trams in the view. Trams 23?, 10?, 9, 25 and 1Black and white print on paper.12-11 and No. 1 written on the reverse in ink. GRS710/12/1/11 written on the reverse in pencil.geelong tram depot, geelong tramways tramcars and personnel, mesco tramway uniform

White cardboard mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of Bendigo No. 21 in High St (Calder Highway), near Short St, outbound to Golden Square. Photo taken after the tram has passed the photographer. Has Reid's Furntuorium sign in the background. The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560), provided the following caption details: "The "GOLDEN SQUARE" line followed the Calder Highway toward Melbourne for a couple of miles. Here, 21 is outbound not far from Charing Cross - Dec '68 (Dave Macartney)" See image btm2583p.tif for high level scan of image. Stamped on base of slide "11792" and written in ink on top edge "21 on Golden Square"tramways, trams, are, film strip, high st, golden square, tram 21

Series of five 35mm slides in a yellow colour "Peter Fox Collins St. Melbourne" cardboard mounts, of view of Bendigo trams. Each slide along the top edge has the details while the bottom edge, has a number in the details area. 2599.1 - No. 9420, No. 24 at Quarry Hill - photo at dusk, poor quality, has surface damage all over slide. 2599.2 - No. 9421, ditto 2599.3 - No. 10132, No. 19 in Bendigo Trust operation colours at intersection of McCrae St & Nolan St, some surface damage around the top and bottom edges. Has Gillies Pies roof advertisement. Tram has destination of North Bendigo. 2599.4 - No. 10133, No. 25, High St, south of Charing Cross - some surface damage around the top and bottom edges. Tram has roof advertisements for "Gas" and "Myers". Has destination of Joss House 2599.5 - No. 10134, No. 19, Pall Mall, some slight surface damage. Tram has destination of Golden Square and has a roof advertisement for Sandhurst Milk and one other company. In blue ink on each slide; number as above in bottom edge. 2599.1 and .2 - "No. 24 Quarry Hill" 2599.3 & .5 - "No. 19 Nth Bendigo" 2599.4 - "No. 25 Nth Bendigo"tramways, trams, bendigo, pall mall, bendigo trust, nolan st, tram 24, tram 19, tram 25

Photographs by Stan Lakey, SEC Deport Foreman. Shows some of the Ballarat fleet being loaded prior to going to other locations. Provided to donor at the time. Yields information about the transport of former Ballarat trams to their new "homes" or other tramway Museumstram Series of seven colour prints of SEC Ballarat trams loaded onto trucks for transport to their "new" homes, September 1971. .1 - Tram 12 - for the Sydney Tramway Museum - 8/9/1971 .2 - Tram 17 - for the TMSV Bylands - 20/9/1971 .3 - Tram 21 - for the AETM or St Kilda Tramway Museum Adelaide 21/9/1971 .4 - Tram 33 - for the Hamilton Transport Museum, with the depot crew standing in front of the tram 1/9/1971 .5 - Tram 36 - for transport to Preston Workshops and then Ballarat Tourism Week running in Melbourne 14/9/1971 .6 - Tram 37 - for the Sydney Tramway Museum 27/9/1971 .7 - Scrubber - for the TMSV Bylands 21/9/1971On rear has the photographers name and details written in by donor.ballarat, depot, tram disposal, tram transport, sec ballarat tramways, tram 12, tram 17, tram 21, tram 33, tram 36, tram 37, scrubber tram, trams, tramways

The photographs shows the arrangement for trams in Victoria St, the former main highway between Melbourne and Adelaide.Yields information about Ballarat tram No. 21 in Victoria St and the street itself.Black and White photograph of SEC Ballarat tram 21 in Victoria, in bound to the City. Photo by Keith Kings, 16/3/1963.On rear has the photographers file number O(l)(18)ballarat, victoria st, tram 21, trams, tramways

The photograph shows Geelong No. 2, built by Duncan and Fraser of Adelaide in 1911 in its as-built configuration, c1920 at the Wharf terminus, known as the Moorabool Street Pier. The tram line was opened in 1912 and closed in 1940 when the track in Corio St was extended to the Beach terminus. There are several horse-drawn vehicles in the view with goods being loaded or unloaded on the ship moored on the right. The tramway was operated by the Melbourne Electric Supply Co. (MESCo). The photograph from the collection of Ken Magor was published in the Sydney Tramway Museum's magazine Trolley Wire in April 1981. The photo caption advises - "The steamship to the right is the Edina, a veteran Port Phillip steamer which was launched in 1854 and was not broken up until 1957." This tram is part of the collection at the Ballarat Tramway Museum.Yields information about Geelong No.2 and the Wharf terminus.Black and white photograph of Geelong tram No. 2 at the Wharf terminus c1920. Two copies held.geelong, wharf, mesco, moorabool st pier, edina, tram 2

The former tram stop shelter at the Grenville Street tram stop was the same as many tram stop shelters along St Kilda Road Melbourne. Following closure of the Ballarat Tramways in 1971, the shelter was acquired and restored by a property owner in Scotsmans Lead. The photos 2010c show the then condition and locations.Yields information about the former Grenville St tram stop shelter.Set of four colour prints and one marked-up print of the former Grenville Street tram stop shelter at a house in Scotchmans Lead.On rear of all prints - "Scotchman's Lead"ballarat, tramways, shelters, grenville st