In an era predating the computerisation of equipment on public transport, where trams in Melbourne were driven by drivers and conductors sold fares, destinations were shown at the front and rear of the tram within a glazed box. A driver adjusted the roll to select each new trip destination. Given the length of rolls, in this case approximately nine metres, this could be a time consuming process. In addition to the named destination roll, each tram included a separate roll listing the route numbers.The roll was purchased at a Leski Auction in Armadale as part of a large group of tramways memorabilia including tram 'rolls' from New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. The auction house described the collection as "The collection of destination blinds or rolls that forms the core of the Railways Trams & Buses Section (Lots 655 – 732) is the best we have ever offered and represents a life-time of collecting by an Adelaide enthusiast, now deceased." Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board Tramways Destination Roll. Black and white paint on linen roll. Forty-eight named destinations including four depots - Camberwell, Hanna Street, Hawthorn, Kew. Multiple destinations in what is now the City of Boroondara (Kew, Hawthorn and Camberwell); including East Kew, Kew, Kew Post Office, Kew Depot, and Cotham Road.Named destinations beginning to end: “Olympic Park / Special / Football / Racecourse / Richmond / Burnley / Riversdale / Wattle Park - Warragul Rd / Wattle Park - Elgar Rd / City / Burwood / Hartwell / Bowen St / Camberwell Depot / Camberwell Jucn / Leura Grove / Gardener / Glenferrie Rd / Chapel St / St Kilda Rd / Camberwell / City / Lonsdale St / University / City via William St / Domain Rd / Hanna St Depot / South Melb & St Kilda Beach / Prahran / North Richmond / Windsor / Hawthorn Depot / Hawthorn / Spencer St / Toorak Rd / Swan & Church St Cnr / North Balwyn / City Flinders & Spencer Sts Corner / City - Market St / Swanston St / Simpson St / East Kew / Kew / Kew Post Office / Kew Depot / Cotham Rd / Malv Tn Hall"melbourne & metropolitan tramways board

Photograph shows Pengelly built tram No. 22 at the Geelong depot, c1956. Protruding from two of the doors are two pieces of equipment - body jacks? Behind the drivers cabin in the first doorway can be seen a small wheel. Has written on rear "K Kings photo"Yields information about Geelong tram 22.Black and White photograph with photographers name on reartrams, tramways, geelong, tram 22, depot

Photograph of Bendigo sprinkler or scrubber tram taken at the depot. Shows the equipment provided on the tram and the lights for night working. The tram was replaced in 1954 by cross bench tram No. 17, converted for this purpose. One of a series of 7 photos (items 9108 to 9114) possibly taken at the time of the SEC takeover in 1934 to illustrate the type of tram that was being used at Bendigo. Possibly an SEC report photo. Based on the book Destination Eaglehawk, most likely from the Basil Miller collection.Yields information about Bendigo scrubber of sprinkler tram during the early 1930s.Photograph, black and white with notes on rear.In ink on rear "Scrubber car and water tank (as at present 1947)", and Ken Magor stamp.tramways, trams, bendigo, esco, scrubber, sprinkler tram

Black and white photograph. Poppet head with squared timber legs, two stage landings. Wooden storage box and two vertical steel bins. Overhead tramway to mullock dump. Plateman's shed on first landing. Mullock dump. Shed. Inscriptions: on back - 'R Stanistreet', 'Hercules'. mining, surface equipment, poppet head, bendigo, mines and mining, mines, mine, mining, mining shed, poppet head

Newspaper clipping. Clipping possibly from 1958. Policemen On Eaglehawk Trams. In the Good Old Days. A man who retired yesterday after almost half a century connected with the Bendigo's trams, recalled the time when a policeman had to travel on the last tram to Eaglehawk to maintain order. He was Mr Evans, began in 1910 as a conductor, became a motorman, then traffic inspector, appointed tramways superintendent in May, 1928. When he retires he will be in his 48th year of service.. Received callers wishing him well in his retirement, was besieged with telephone calls and telegrams in his office the S.E.C. buildings, received a presentation of a framed photograph of himself at work from the tramway inspectors and a presentation from the staff and employees. Complimentary dinner at the Hotel Shamrock. Wages for conductors in 1910, 1 pound 2/6 for 60 hours, Motormen received 1 pound 10. No windscreen in trams. No sick pay.Tram drivers had to attend broken trolley wires, repairs or replacements in controllers and general equipment, to rerail trams when derailed, adjust brakes. Welsh, Cornish and Irish miners often sang on the trams. Policemen had to travel on the last tram at night to maintain order. Tram ticket obtained from conductors. 'Passengers could travel between Eaglehawk and Quarry Hill, a distance of almost 11 miles, at a charge of sixpence return,' said Mr Evans. Combination tickets included return tram fares and admission to the theatre. The prices varied according to the theatre seats.bendigo trams, ram, policeman, conductor, superintendent 1928, motorman, began 1910, telegrams, sec buildings, repairs, ticket prices, singing miners, tram prices, sick pay

Ten page plus cover sheet document titled "Scrubber No. 8 Training Manual", detailing Controls, Auxiliary equipment of ex MMTB Scrubber No. 8 ( 8W), with photographs of the controls, scrubbing blocks, pipework, preparation, operation, stabling, appendix showing cut out switches and tool box and Scrubber car operator competency sheet. Version 1, dated 8/6/1001. (has been replaced since). Prepared by Warren Doubleday 6/2001.trams, tramways, scrubber tram, btm, manual, instructions

This scene is typical of alluvial mining during the gold rush and up to the latter part of the 19th century showing gold miners and their equipment in actionClose view of a 1909 Schact car owned by Dr. F. Longdengold mining, miners, tramway

Set of 6 A4 sheets, stapled in the top left hand corner, listing on a wiring table the various terminals, locations wiring for the W class tram conversion project - 1994. Has many notes, particularly on the first page.Drawings has notes, red lines on the first sheet.trams, tramways, w class, one man trams, conversion, electrical equipment, driver only modifications

Four issues of "MMTB News" - The Magazine of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board. Two copies of each issue. 1721.1 - Vol. 1, No. 1 - 16 pages, August 1964, with Bus No. 701 on the front cover. Has articles on; New Buses, Traffic Noise and Trams, Preston Workshops. Cover an cream colour gloss paper, rest of magazine - white gloss paper. 1721.2 - Vol. 1, No. 2 - 16 pages, September 1964, with a photo of a "resilient crossing" on the front cover. Has articles on; MMTB Band, Les Organ - 40 years of service, Tramways Benefit Society, Safety, tram poles, Preston workshops. Cover an cream colour gloss paper, rest of magazine - white gloss paper. Has an obituary for Ron Willingham a member of the band and notes Mr C. Cohen as President and P. Cohen his son is the Secretary. See image i5. 1721.3 - Vol. 1, No. 3 - 16 pages, October 1964, with a photo of part of the training room at Hawthorn depot on the front cover. Has articles on; equipment testing, memories of the cable days, sporting news. Cover an cream colour gloss paper, rest of magazine - white gloss paper. Advised the Clarence Inman constructed the bench mainly in workshop. See image 1721i6 for a handwritten note provided by his son, Kevin Inman. 1721.4 - Vol. 1, No. 4 - 20 pages, November - December 1964, with a colour photo of the new Supervisory control room at Carlton on the front cover. Has articles on; chairman's message, tramway band, Carlton Control - Supervisory Centre, safe electrical working, Christmas celebrations, the old power control centre, a obituary for H. H. Bell, Remembrance day. Printed on gloss white paper.2178.1 has "B706" written in ink on the top of the magazine.trams, tramways, mmtb, carlton control, preston workshops, hawthorn depot, tramway band

Report - 24 pages - photocopy of the original report, stapled in the top left hand corner, printed on the rear of another data report. Titled "MetTicket System Concept Report". Looks at the concept of the Met Ticket (scratch), project objective, scope, validation process, use on trams, rail and bus, retail agency sales, passenger onus or responsible to scratch the ticket, revenue protection, passenger security and acceptance, equipment, impacts on employment and financial. Has a table of contents. On the base of the first page has a copy of an article from an UK paper, about the Brighton and Hove Bus company using a similar system.trams, tramways, tickets, scratch tickets, the met, reports

Report - 54 pages, photocopied from an original, black comb bound with front clear plastic cover and rear mania cover titled "Melbourne Cable Tramways - Details of Construction and Operation of the Power Houses and Track". Compiled by William R. Pollock, MMTB Power House Superintendent. Report not dated, possibly late to mid 1930's. Consists of 12 pages of notes on the power house, cable operation and repairs, the grip and other aspects of operation, along with 26 appendices of drawings of equipment and parts of the cable tram system. Published by the MMTB. For full copy see the pdf document. See also Reg Item 2129 re Mr. Pollock's employment.trams, tramways, cable trams, mmtb, grip tram, winding houses

Set of 7 Black and white photographs of the then "new" driver training school at Hawthorn Depot. All taken 17/11/1967 unless noted otherwise. .1 - RC2 and K35 training stands - photo number 24-7 (2 copies) .2 - Part of the equipment - photo no. 24-8 .3 - RC2 board, lit at the 8th notch - photo no. 24-9 .4 - photo looking along the "skeleton" W2 car showing the equipment, photo no. 24-12 .5 - general view of room from the entry point - photo no. 24-13 (2 copies) .6 - ditto - photo dated 14/6/1968 - photo no. 40-38 .7 - view of the front of the W2 - photo no. 24-11 Rear of each photo has been scanned. Printed on Kodak Xralife paper.trams, tramways, hawthorn tram depot, training

Newspaper clipping from The Age, Monday 4 May 2015 - titled "Former connies just the ticket", featuring a story on Kevin Tierney of the Connies standing with tickets in front of tram 946 and inside the tram as well. Article by Hannah Francis, photos Paul Jeffers. Has a photo of Kew depot workers with a barrow of sand - Staff Christmas function 1977 written in chalk on a board on the steps of tram 224.trams, tramways, the connies, kew depot, conductors, sanding equipment, tram 946, tram 224

Report - 10 A4 photocopied pages titled "Friends of the W class Trams Policy Statement" undated, signed by Don Gibson. Looks at the fleet after the delivery of all the B class trams, numbers of cars required for service, issues, a requested approach, equipment and their request - continue to run W class trams, store Z1 and Z2 trams. Provides a statement of the trust's policy - classification, present threat, Met Proposal, comparison with Z class trams, tables of costs for each type of tram, options, power consumption, ride, life span, crew costing, public support, views on upgrading, conclusions. Notes that Mr. Peter. Spyker was Minister for Transport at the time and that B class still being delivered - completed 1994. Mr Spyker was Minister from 1990 to 1992 - document c1991.trams, tramways, w class, b class, z class, national trust, the met

Set of letters, delivery documents, lists of equipment and cost estimate sheets for the provision of sub-station and rotary converted equipment by Australian General Electric Company to the MMTB for use at the Footscray Tramway Substation, covering the period of late 1920 to mid 1922. Details typed lists and letters, carbon copies and handwritten estimates. Prepared by quarto and ruled foolscap paper, some secured by paper clips.trams, tramways, footscray, substation, ftt, electrical equipment, electrical engineering, contracts, general electric, mmtb, rotary converters, tramway construction

Set of five photocopied newsletters titled "Tram & Bus Newsletter", printed on A4 paper, two pages unless noted. .1 - Feb. 1991 - No. 1 - 7 pages stapled in the top left hand corner - Editorial by Russell Nathan, list of new staff at depots, Swanston St Walk, Z class, B1 class delivery, buses, services, AVM, new staff, happenings at Depots, ticketing, Kew Depot 75th. .2 - March 1992 - No. 3 - giving details of new starts at Glenhuntly, Malvern and South Melbourne depots, recruitment now done at the CES, Moomba services, revised timetables for North Fitzroy and Doncaster, vehicle availability (not good at all), 200km relay run involving PTC teams. .3 - April 1992 - No. 4 - wages, staff health, sand hoppers at depots, Swanston Walk, St Georges Road tram works. .4 - April 1992 - No. 5 - Awards, W class tram roofs, tram availability, conductors, Football services. .5 - June 1992 - No. 7 - Resignation packages, conductors, Unions, wages, OH&S, Roistering - HASTUS system - see also item 7232 for marketing details.trams, tramways, ptc, glenhuntly tram depot, south melbourne depot, malvern depot, north fitzroy, doncaster depot, sports, w class, maintenance, public relations, swanston st, z class, buses, services, avm, preston depot, south melbourne depot, north fitzroy, elwood depot, kew depot, sanding equipment, st georges rd, w class, conductors, football, awards, retrenchment, wages, unions, safety, hastus, rosters

.1 - Illustration of Z3 3 on the front cover of "Comeng Holdings Limited 1975 Annual Report and Notice of Meeting" with the Comeng Logo. Tram appears not to have been fitted with its route number and destination equipment. .2 - Letter on stippled paper, Comeng letterhead, with raised printing and watermarked "Z Mattpost" addressed to the donor supplying copies of the cover to him. Dated 19/11/1975. Signed by G. McArley Secretary.trams, tramways, z class, comeng, letterhead, annual reports, tram 3

Set of two pamphlets, A4 full colour reporting on the use of ASEA equipment in new trams for Melbourne. .1 - ASEA Pamphlet TB45-101E, Edition 1, June 1974 titled "Tramcars for Melbourne Australia", featuring a photo of 1041 (MMTB Photo) and an interior photo of the tram. The caption notes that there is no ASEA equipment on the tram. Describes the detail of the equipment to be supplied and some details of the tram and the Melbourne tramway system. .2 - ASEA Pamphlet 7967-28E Edition 2 titled "Tramcars for Melbourne" featuring a photo of Z1, possibly posed with a number of male passengers, showing route 88, City Spencer St. Gives details of the tramcar, specifications, notes differences between Gothenburg Tramways and Melbourne and that the trams are built by Commonwealth Engineering. Both documents printed in Sweden.trams, tramways, z class, new trams, 1041, asea, comeng, tram 1041, tram 1

Booklet or pamphlet - titled "Comeng Z3 Tram" detailing the design, features, construction and equipment on Comeng tramcars including the monometer on each bogie, braking, interior seating, control systems, technical information. Equipment by AEG-Telefunken. Has photos of 117 and 120 in service and 119 on front cover. Book c1980, first car into service 116 in Sept. 1979, 120 late December 1979. Yields information about the Comeng built Z3 trams used in Melbourne.Booklet or pamphlet - 12 A4 pages + card cover, full colour.trams, tramways, z3 class, comeng, new trams, aeg

Drawing - original dyeline print - folded into 16, showing dimensions and layout of the wooden troughing in 16 different sheds at the depot - e.g. old and new Malvern. Prepared July 1934. Drawing Number 06739A Revision A Feb. 1964trams, tramways, depot, overhead, trolley wire, trolley poles, electrical equipment

Set of two documents issued by M>Tram, about the launch of the D class trams in 2004, with M>Tram and M>Moving Melbourne and Siemens logos. .1. - Two sheet printed in colour on white paper, technical pamphlet titled "Siemens - New trams - Technical Specifications", giving technical details of the D class three section and five section trams, numbers delivery, dimensions, capacity, speed, motors, wheels, floor height, used life and delivery timing. Details the construction of the tram, traction / wheel power supplies, control equipment and features of the tram. .2 - Two sheet Press or media release titled "Minister launches the longest tram in the southern hemisphere", dated 3/3/2004, about the Minister for Transport, Peter Batchelor, launching the new D2 tram. Gives details of the trams, their deployment, and order details. Quotes Bernie Carolan as the M>Tram Managing Director. The bottom of the sheet notes that Receivers and Managers had been appointed to the former National Express Companies.trams, tramways, d class, siemens, m>tram, specification, national express

Book - 24 pages - centre stapled, plasticized cover and pages, full colour with rounded corners on the right hand side for use in pocket, titled "Myki Operator Pocket Information Guide" issued at the time when Myki was first introduced to Melbourne late 2009 as it discusses the use of Short Term tickets. Notes the various types of cards, the various types, purchasing and topping up, equipment, questions and where to learn more. Has the various Myki and Victorian Government logos. Appears to have been produced for the public rather than just staff.trams, tramways, tickets, myki, metcard, short trip tickets

Company or Equipment Manufacturer technical pamphlet - 28 pages, A4 finished size, full colour, centre stapled titled "Bombardier - the evolution of mobility" providing technical information about Bombardier passenger vehicles in Australia, asset Management and maintenance capabilities and rail control (signalling) systems. Includes details of the Melbourne E class and the Gold Coast trams with photographs, Velocity and EMU's for Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth and technical details. Also gives details of offices and addresses.trams, tramways, bombardier, e class, yarra trams, adelaide, gold coast, perth, brisbane

Set of four photocopied documents issued by Swanston Trams for New Years Eve, 1/1/2000 - to address the matter known as the "Y2K bug" - where some computer systems or equipment may not have recognised the change of the year due to using only two digits for the year instead of four. (We all survived! - then the fireworks started and all kept going). Also known as the year 2000 problem. All stapled in the top left hand corner. .1 - eight page document, titled "New Years Eve Contingency Plans Update", detailing what to do in the event the power supply failed. Also has plans for the AVM system, Customer bulletin for the all night service, services during the Christmas New Year period. plans from ADtranz - to provide coverage for the night and a Swanston Trams "All Staff Notice" regarding payment for working during the period and the agreement with the Union. .2 - Copy of the New Year Eve Fleet Rosters - 3 pages. .3 - Swanston Trams Contact List for the period including Customer Service Employees and Adtranz workers - 3 pages. .4 - Vehicle Group list - 3 pages at 238 am on 1/1/2000.trams, tramways, swanston trams, year 2000, events, operations, planning, adtranz, rosters

Compressor Fuse - electrical item - fitted between the main incoming DC line from the trolley wire and the compressor on an air braked tramcar. Has brass end caps, a red Bakelite type material separating the ends, containing a 5Amp DC fuse wire. Has a plastic label - teal coloured with the number "5" printed on three times.trams, tramways, compressors, fuse, electrical equipment, tramcars

Black and White photograph, mounted onto grey impressed and lined card of 8 men in a doorway a the Essendon or Ascot Vale Power House operated by The North Melbourne and Electric Tramways and Lighting Company. NMETL Has the power station equipment in the background. Photo by "Darge" Photos, 175 Collins St Melbourne, printed on the bottom right hand corner. Mr Murdoch the manager, most likely in the right hand of the top row. Others unknown. May have been taken a the time of the hand over of Essendon Power Station to the SEC / MMTBOne person has been arrowed the expression "ME" written onto the photograph.trams, tramways, power station, personnel, equipment, essendon, nmetl, substation

Black and White photograph, mounted onto dark grey card of 4 men in standing by a generator at the Essendon or Ascot Vale Power House operated by The North Melbourne and Electric Tramways and Lighting Company. NMETL Has the power station equipment in the background. Photo by "Darge" Photos, 175 Collins St Melbourne with the name impressed into the bottom right hand corner.One person has been arrowed the expression "ME" written onto the photograph.trams, tramways, power station, personnel, equipment, essendon, nmetl

Set of three Black and White photograph, mounted onto grey impressed and lined, brown rear, card of equipment at the Essendon or Ascot Vale Power House operated by The North Melbourne and Electric Tramways and Lighting Company. Photo by "Darge" Photos, 175 Collins St Melbourne, printed on the bottom right hand corner. .1 - Switchboard and wiring at the one end of the power station with attendant. .2 - View showing the engines and steam control equipment. (images i2 and i3 - close up of builders plate) .3 - View showing the generator ends of the engines (images i4 and i5 - close up of the buildings plate) - Browett and Lindley of Manchester, main engines. Reference photo on page 12 of "A short history of The North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Company Limited" - K.S. Kings, edited by Dean Filgate Dec. 2016.trams, tramways, power station, equipment, essendon, nmetl