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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Geoff Grant, 19/06/1955 12:00:00 AM
Black & white photo out of rear cabin of M&MTB tram No. 988, running "bang road" or wrong line in Bourke St. on Sunday, 19 June 1955 while testing overhead. Good view of Bourke St. buildings looking towards GPO. Some motor cars in the street. Negative No. 315 on file. Scanned image of negative btm497i1 shows a wider image than the print. Geoff Grant's notes on the envelope that contained the negative - says that this was the first tram to run on the Bourke St. route. Negative scanned at hi res 21/5/2020.On typed paper on rear "View out of the rear cabin of 988 as it came up Bourke St. on Sunday the 19 June 1955" and "Geoff Grant" stamp in btm rh corner.trams, tramways, melbourne, bourke st., commissioning , tram 988 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Roster, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Rotation Roster dated 9/8/1971, 9/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
Significant in being the last rotation roster sheet prepared for Ballarat, gives details of the crew working. Issued when only one route was left to be closed.Single sheet of off white foolscap size duplicating paper Rotation Roster dated 9/8/1971. Prepared for the last phase of the Ballarat Tramways, Sebastopol - Lydiard St. Nth routes only. Printed by wax cut stencil or Gestetner method. Details the run number operated by crew on a particular table for the day of the week. Two copies held. Has initials LJD:JG in top right hand corner. Stored separately with this sheet is a photocopies of the sheet reduced to A4 size. 2nd copy added 12/3/2009. 3rd copy added 2/8/2012.trams, tramways, ballarat, rosters, employees, shifts, timetables -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Report and Statement of Accounts" for year ended 30 June 1964, 1964
Annual report of the MMTB for the year end 30/6/1964 - No. 45 - buff heavy paper cover with 48 pages on inside giving details of the MMTB Board, Officers, Balance Sheet, Statement of funds, operation, schedule of debenture, investments, Auditors reports, record of Annual traffic receipts, passengers, miles etc, tram and bus routes operated, statistical information, graphs and photographs. Photos include trams operating in Stuttgart, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt-on-Main, window display Victoria House London, overseas recruiting, test equipment in a W class tram, building construction, Doncaster.trams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, annual reports, operations, trackwork -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 3, Travis Jeffrey, late 1960's or early 1970's
Series of three Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of photos of Bendigo No. 29 on the Golden Square - North Bendigo route. Photo taken late 1960's early 1970's from the window of another tram. The tram has a SEC Briquettes roof advertisement fitted. 2655.1 - No. 29 leaving Charing Cross for Golden Square with 26 in the background. 2655.2 - No. 29 north bound in Pall Mall with Stonemasons Supermarket and the Stoneman's Shamrock Hotel in the background. 2655.3 - No. 29 leaving a Myrtle St loop, in High St?, with Hardies Fibrolite Pipes yard in the background."BES 49", "50", "51" in pencil.tramways, trams, bendigo, golden square, pall mall, charing cross, high st, tram 29 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, Opening of Lydiard St, 1937
Yields information about the opening of the Lydiard St North line and changes to tram stops in Ballarat.Page of two newspaper clippings from The Courier, pasted to a single foolscap lined page. 1 - Photo of the Mayor, Cr. Pryor, cutting the ribbon for the Lydiard St North extension on 28/8/1937. Published at a later date. Notes that it is a "Richards and Co. Photo" 2 - Public Notice, dated 10/7/1942, about the alteration to tram stops or stopping places on all routes except for View Point. Many stops eliminated or relocated. Contained within Reg Item 5507 - Foolscap binder with green covers, black binding edge and metal clips. services, ballarat, tram stops, lydiard st north, opening -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, c1925
Yields information about the appearance and the use of ESCo tram 12 in Victoria St and has a strong association with those photographed on the steps of the tram.Digital Copy of a photograph purchased by David Critchley from E-bay, of ESCo No. 12 in Victoria St Ballarat, c1925, possibly at the King St loop. Tram has the destination of Orphanage, a Viceroy Tea advertisement, a Coliseum roof advert and an "Pay as You Leave" sign. Note the positioning of the tram number on the route footsteps. The tram still has track brakes and the footstep boards are yet to be cut back or shortened. Tram has four men in suits standing on the running board with the driver or motorman in the doorway of the tram as well. Image not to be formally published without owners permission or knowledge.On the rear of the print is a stamp of "Alpha Print Box Hill" with the number "88"trams, tramways, esco, victoria st, orphanage, motormen, tram 12 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Adult Tourist tickets, 1/- Card Ticket, c1943
Set of two Manila Adult Tourist tickets, 1/- Card Ticket No Ba 143049 and Ba 143797. Useable on all provincial tramways. Card originally preprinted for years 1943 to 1945 and dates for Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong, then overprinted for the years 1947, 1948 and 1948, with red lines through the original years. Allowed a return trip on all routes. .1 - Was punched for use on Wednesday, 2 Jan (?) 1947 in Bendigo. Appears to have been used for three trips. .2 - punched for Tuesday 13 Jan 1948 in Bendigo. Appears to have been used for four trips.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, tickets, tourist ticket -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Wal Jack, 21/10/1951 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the early use of Ballarat's bogie trams and the curve from Main Rd into Barkly St on the Mt Pleasant route following track work.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of Ballarat 35 turning into Barkly St Mount Pleasant route from Main Road, 21-10-1951, Wal notes say testing new outside curve following renewal. Wal gives time as 3pm Sunday. Note the hotel behind the tram, rare to see this in a photograph and the young lady with a large pram. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negative See Reg Item 7740 for a photograph of the work.On rear in ink "SEC Ballarat No. 35 as special testing new outside curve (96lb rails), Main Rd into Barkly St, Ballarat East, Sunday 3pm 21st October 1951" In top right hand corner is Wal Jack stamp with negative number "T24/PC" written in.trams, tramways, mt pleasant, barkly st, main road, trackwork, tram 35 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - MARKS COLLECTION: TRAMWAY OR RAILWAY MAP SANDHURST
Original map of 'land granted as endowment' for tramway or railway. On top Rh corner of map, in bold print 'Sandhurst, Inglewood & Loddon district Tramway or Railway.Land granted as endowment shaded, scale 60 chains to 1 inch. Lithographed by J & W. Holmes, Lith. Sandhurst'. Signed by Geo Avery Fletcher, Engineer. Map shows Parish of Leichardt, Parish of Yarraberb, Parish of Bridgwater and a section of Marong. On bottom RH corner, is small map of Sandhurst, showing railway reserve. Top LH corner, Inglewood. Map shows route of railway line from Sandhurst to Inglewood. -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "City Circle", 1994
Set of two "City Circle" Souvenir Tickets, with an image of a Melbourne City circle tram, logo, the words "Runs Rings around Melbourne" and "Melbourne City has more". On the rear are the logos for the Victorian State Government "Agenda 21", Commonwealth Government "Better Cities" program and the Public Transport Corporation (PTC). Tram route commenced 29/4/1994 - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Circle_Tram - accessed 17/08/2014. See this page for other details of the City Circle tram as well. 3rd copy added 16-8-2016 from donation of Kathy Etkins.trams, tramways, city circle, tickets, souvenirs, ptc -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Yarra Trams, "Your new Elizabeth Street is almost here", Oct. 2013
Pamphlet, DL size, green and white advising about the new Elizabeth St streets stops being opened in mid November 2013. Gives details of the stops, the benefits, a plan showing existing stops, new platform stops and temporary stops. Has the Yarra Trams and PTV logos. .1 - pamphlet or hanging notices to around tram handrails, cut out advised of the changes to services due to tramway or other works for changes to routes 19. 57. 59. 86 and 96 5/10/13 to 9/10/13. Item .1 added 8/1/2019.trams, tramways, yarra trams, elizabeth st, tram stops, platform stops, route 19, route 57, route 59, route 86, route 96 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, I. Macmeikan, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, "Melbourne Cable Tramways - General Report on their Construction Operation and Maintenance", mid 1950's?
Report - 114 pages, photocopied from an original, black comb bound with front clear plastic cover and rear mania cover titled "Melbourne Cable Tramways - General Report on their Construction Operation and Maintenance", prepared by I. Macmeikan - Assistant Superintendent Cable workshops 1920 - 1930 and Manager Preston Workshops 1951 - 1956. Has details of the construction of the system, car depots, car workings and maintenance, power houses or winding houses or engine houses, route colours, parts for the trams, grip mechanisms and its operations including the actual calculations for their operation. Published by the MMTB.trams, tramways, cable trams, mmtb, grip tram, winding houses, operations -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Plan of Tramway System - showing route mileage of electric tramways", Late 1960's
Drawings - dyeline print - titled - "Plan of Tramway System - showing route mileage of electric tramways" - Principal Junctions and intersections shown diagrammatically. Map of system shown at 40 chains to the inch. Drawing No. P6050. Shows crossovers, signal cabins, automatic points, closed cable tram lines in the city area, roads, railways and stations. Originally signed by Perway Engineer - 31-7-1951, last update March 1963. Has a list in the bottom left hand corner of abandoned cable tram lines. See Reg Item 1638 for a 1987 version and 3642 for a 1941 version.trams, tramways, mmtb, trackwork, tramways, junction, map -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Legal record, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), MMTB By-Laws, 1921
Printed or photocopied documents - MMTB By-Laws. .1 - photocopied single page sheet - By Law No.1 - dated 13-2-1920, approved by Governor in Council 9-3-1920 re Sections of Cable Tramway Routes and Regulations under the MMTB Act 1918 regarding the Tramways Appeal Board and who it was to function. .2 - Printed sheet - By Law No. 2 - dated 23-7-1920 regarding cable tram fares on the Northcote Municipal Tramways. .3 - Typed carbon copy - By Law No. 3 - dated 13-1-1921 regarding Unclaimed goods or lost luggage.trams, tramways, mmtb, by laws, appeals, fares -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, T. M. Burke, "The Merrilands Garden Suburb", late 1919
Book - 12 pages with a fold out double page centre map, centre stapled, titled "The Merrilands Garden Suburb", a real estate marketing brochure for area to the west of the Reservoir rail line, known locally as Merrilands. Marketed on being a gardens suburb to the then Town Planning situation. Contains a suggested loop tram system. Has sales conditions, general information. Marketed by T. M. Burke of 340 Collin St Melbourne. Fold out surveyors map, by Saxil Tuxen, Licensed Surveyor date Oct. 1919. Shows suggested tram routes, reserves, and civic centre.trams, tramways, real estate, reservoir, proposals, new tramway, land -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "Tram Man who halted city to save connies will punch out", 13/11/2010 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping - from The Age, 13/11/2010 titled "Tram Man who halted city to save connies will punch out", about the retirement of the PTU by Lou Di Gregorio, about his working career starting at Essendon depot in 1965 and Secretary of the Union for 21 years. Notes the various issues, the tram blockade 1/1/1990, Moonee Ponds - Footscray Route, privatisation, Government. Notes Lou will retire in Feb. 2011. Has a photo of Lou at Essendon depot with a Z class in the background. Item by Clay Lucas, photo Vince Galigiuri.trams, tramways, unions, management, route 82, moonee ponds, footscray, privatisation -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Sydney Sun 5/11/48", Oct. 1948
Manuscript - 8 quarto sheets carbon copy - assumed for a newspaper article - has "Sydney Sun 5/11/48" on top of the sheet. Has notes on the MMTB, the Trusts, its powers, borrowings, capital reserves and finances, Special Schemes, administration, Preston Workshops, Uniform manufacture, numbers of trams and buses, buses, age of fleet, vehicle maintenance costs, bus body building, fares, community obligations, licensing fund discontinued as it had too much money, reserve funds, Bourke St conversion and followed by other cable tram routes that at the time were buses.On top of page 1 - in pencil "Sydney Sun 5/11/48" On base of page 3, hand written notes about the number of trams in 1938 and 1939 and discontinuation of cable tramstrams, tramways, mmtb, workshops, cable trams, st kilda rd, finances, buses, bourke st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board, Mal Rowe, Destination Signs on Munitions Factory Extras, 1942
Printed copies of a digital copies of Instructions issued by the MMTB regarding World War 2 notices to crews. .1 - Notice C4608 - Destination Signs on Munitions Factory Extras - dated 24/2/1942 to Essendon, Footscray and Central Bus Garage crews - when the various signs and route number letters were to be used on Explosives Factory, Ordnance Factory and Ammunition Factory to be shown on trams. .2 - Notice C4551 - "Running to and from Explosives and Ordinance factories - Instructions regarding destination signs to be shown for trams from Brunswick, Malvern, Glenhuntly and Hanna St depots.trams, tramways, world war 2, footscray, destination roll, maribyrnong, west maribyrnong, explosives factory, ordnance factory, ammunition factory -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 3 Colour Negatives, Phil A'Vard, 10/02/1962 12:00:00 AM
Set of 3 photographs taken on the AETA tour Sat. 10/2/1962 - Closure of the Local Tram Routes at Footscray. .1 - X2 677 inbound at the corner of Gannon and Charles Sts Footscray with a BP service station in the distance. .2 - X2 677 and two X1 class cars at the Williamstown Road terminus in Somerville Road. .3 - ditto, with X1 467 at the rear of the 3 trams. Has the tram sign on the left hand side of the photograph, with a Craven A and Nugget boot polish signs in the view. Taken on Perutz film - see 3997 for the AETA Tour circular.trams, tramways, footscray, aeta, williamstown rd, charles st, gannon st, x1 class, x2 class, tram 677, tram 467 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Circular, Department of Defence, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Defence Week, Jan/Feb 1934
Defence Week - Monday 12/2/34 to Saturday 17/2/34 1. - Newspaper clipping - Arrangements for March - provides details and route of march through the city. 2. - Memo from Assistant Manager to Dist. Traffic Supts NS & SS, dated 5 Feb 1934, providing details of Defence Week, with plan of march. 3. - 10 pages of memos to senior inspectors for shunting arrangements. 4. - 3rd Military District Circular No 4/1934 - describing the march. 5 pages 5. - Programme for week - 2 page program of Defence Week activitiestrams, tramways, instructions, events -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Heritage Victoria, "Recommendation of the Executive Director and assessment of cultural heritage significance - Brunswick West Tramway Substation", Nov. 2019
Digital copy of a 50 page report - "Recommendation of the Executive Director and assessment of cultural heritage significance - Brunswick West Tramway Substation" at 196a Dawson St Brunswick West. Report prepared November 2019. Details the history and context of the location relevant to the development of the West Coburg route, the equipment contained within the building, includes all moveable objects within the building including documents. Has a detailed statement of cultural significance, proposed permit policy. The history includes details of the electrification of the Melbourne's tramways, the mercury arc equipment, its operation, architecture. Report includes photographs of the interior of the building.trams, tramways, substation, west brunswick electric tramway, mercury arc, heritage victoria, significance, dawson st, transformer, power supply, electrical engineering, rotary converters -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Route of New Electric Tram from Lonsdale Street to Elsternwick via Brighton Road - Opening Sunday August 29th", Original 1926
Poster - special size, titled "Route of New Electric Tram from Lonsdale Street to Elsternwick via Brighton Road - Opening Sunday August 29th". Shows the tram rote in red and other tram lines dotted, including the Yarra River. Given its condition - a reproduction poster. From the Don Storey tram history notes - 1926 - 29 August - "he Elsternwick - St Kilda Junction line was opened, replacing the Brighton Road cable line together with an extension to Glenhuntly Road, and was built as double track." .1 - Laminated A3 version - added 30/6/2021trams, tramways, st kilda rd, brighton rd, lonsdale st, new tramway, conversion, elsternwick -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Nu-color-Vue, Swanston St looking North just before the Flinders St, late 1980's
Postcard - full colour, Divided back type of Swanston St looking North just before the Flinders St intersection, with Young and Jackson Hotel and many neon signs in the background. Tram 756 with destination of Moreland and Route 15 is in the view. Note the wood planks in between the rails at the stop, possibly at the time that the bridge over the rail lines was being rebuilt. Appears to have a The Met tram stop sign on the safety zone. Possibly late 1980's. Nu-Color-Vue postcard with serrated edges, number ML 116 with logos and place for stamps and address.trams, tramways, swanston st, flinders st, moreland, route 15, tram 756 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Swanston Trams, "Combino Problems", 2002
Set of 3 reports on A4 sheets about Combino trams. Only top sheet scanned. .1 - 4 pages with hand written notes titled "Combino Problems" - listing many issues on various route during the commissioning phase, includes an email dated 28/2/2002 from Russell Brooks re a meeting of 27/8/2002 and issues from the meeting. .2 - 3 A4 pages titled "Combino Meeting - Minutes" of a meeting of 26/9/2002, following from above meeting. .3 - 1 A4 page of a meeting of 23/11/2002 notes.trams, tramways, siemens, combino, unions, new trams, commissioning -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide, John Webster, 14/06/1960 12:00:00 AM
Colour slide, Kodak, white cardboard of trams W5 725 (North Balwyn) and W2 408 (Spencer St), both route 48 at the intersection of Church St, Burwood Road and Bridge Road Hawthorn with the driver? of 725 getting on the roof to retrieve a trolley pole (with wheel) that cant be positioned because of the overhead span wire. Note the street light behind the tram. 725 has an advert for Penfolds Wine. Slide dated 14-6-60. See Reg Items 4361 for the Chairman Robert Risson on the roof of a tram and 3973 for a related newspaper cutting following the death of a driver.Hand writing on rear in ink "14-6-60 - Retrieving a trolley pole Church St Hawthorn."trams, tramways, route 48, north balwyn, trolley poles, church st, burwood rd, w2 class, w5 class, tram 725, tram 408 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, "Will Acland Street be eaten by PTV Trams?", Sep. 2014
Newspaper clippings from a local Port Phillip Council newspaper Sept. 2014, titled "Will Acland Street be eaten by PTV Trams?", about the proposal to reconstruct the terminus in Acland St for the Route 96 trams to cater for E class trams and the issues raised. .1 - Article looks at the issues, the views of the St Kilda Village Traders group, Port Phillip Council Has a photo of E 6003 in the area. .2 - an advert? by the St Kilda village traders showing their options and the Port Phillip Council option which was adopted. The advert seeks feedback via SMStrams, tramways, acland st, route 96, trackwork, st kilda, city of port phillip -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack collection, 24/11/1941 12:00:00 AM
Black and white negative by Wal Jack of Maximum Traction N 123 (Moreland) in Nicholson St after running out of the Coburg Tram Depot with W4 672 (Route 1 South Melb & St Kilda Beach) alongside. N 123 waiting for the tram to pass before using the cross over in front of the tram. The shop in the background selling Confectionery etc is now the Pause Cafe (Google Earth - 20-10-2020) Photo dated, 24/11/1941 in the Wal Jack album. See also Reg Item 5329 to 5332 for other photos featuring this tram.trams, tramways, n class, w4 class, coburg depot, coburg, moreland, nicholson st, tram 123, tram 672, route 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, c1938
Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of W2 380 (Moreland Route 15), at the Acland St, St Kilda terminus 1938. Note the Coburg Depot Run Number. Mal Rowe advised by e-mail 21/9/20 (from the Norm Cross notes) that To commemorate 25 years of the opening of Luna Park in St. Kilda, No’s 235, 249, 303, 380, 422, 454 and 568 were painted silver with dark blue trim and suitable sign writing. Mal noted that W2 568 was given the years 1913-1938 and lights around the roof.trams, tramways, w2 class, acland st, st kilda, route 15, luna park, tram 380 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "Tram Drivers' Guide RT 5", Aug. 1990
Pamphlet for tramcars, sheet of paper folded into pocket size, 12 folds, printed on gloss paper with black and red colours titled "Tram Drivers' Guide RT 5", providing g a map for the Route 5 Malvern Bourke Road from Burke Road to St Kilda Road, showing notes for both directions, compulsory stops, facilities and features. On the reverse side, has notes regarding classes of tram, information about accidents and telephone numbers. Dated August 1990. 2nd copy added 11-12-17 from Donation of Ron Scholten.trams, tramways, ptc, malvern burke rd, accidents, tram drivers, map -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Royal Automobile club of Victoria (Rav), "Unfair Use of Motoring Taxes" and "Members have their Say", Aug. 1983
Two pages from the RACV Royal Auto magazine that concerned Melbourne's tramways, printed on off white paper with some colour. 60.1 - Article titled "Unfair use of Motoring Taxes" about the use of the "motorists" money for the extension the East Preston Tram route. The funds concerned came from the Bicentennial road funds. From the September 1983 issue. 60.2 - Members letters for and against Tram Priority, printed on either side of the sheet, page 17 and 18, from the August 1983? issue of Royal Auto, titled "Members have their Say". 13 letters either way.trams, tramways, racv, mmtb, east preston, fairways, tram priority