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Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Rail Tram & Bus Union (RTBU), “RTBU Handbook of Work Conditions and Union Rules”, 2007
Book - 28 pages including manila coloured light card cover, centre stapled, titled “RTBU Handbook of Work Conditions and Union Rules”, published by the Rail Tram and Bus Union, Tram & Bus Division in 2007. Gives details of the Union Management - (see Key associations), delegates, a brief history of the tramway union, full garment of uniforms for new members, male and female, tram crews, officers and infrastructure workers, the do's an don'ts and classifications. Has a photo of the Union Management and delegates in the then new conference room - new offices in Queen St. Sponsored by the Austral Credit Union, Transport Health, Holding and Redlich with adverts for these companies and the RTBU Tramway Holiday units at Rosebud, Mile Jolly & Associates (Accountants), Consultum financial advisors, and the Retired Tramway Employee's Association of Victoria with contact details. 2nd copy added 26/6/2017 from donation of Ron Scholten.trams, tramways, rtbu, unions, handbooks -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, Rail Tram & Bus Union (RTBU), "Newsline - 2005 New Year Edition", 2004
Magazine - A4 - 20 pages including light card covers, full colour, centre stapled titled "Newsline - 2005 New Year Edition", published by the RTBU - Rail Tram and Bus Union Christmas 2004. Contains reports from Union officials including Trevor Dobbyn Secretary, Marc Marotta Branch President, Phil Altieri, Lou DiGregorio - Secretary and Doug Brady, President of the Tram and Bus division. Gives contact details. Photos supplied by Yarra Trams, Connex and Metlink. Has adverts for Safeworking Solutions, Winchcombe financial advisors, Slater & Gordon, STA Investments, Members Equity bank, Connex, John Holland, Metlink, RTBU Holiday units, Transport Health Fund, Retired Railway Employees Association of Vic and Retired Tramway Employees Association of Vic. Contains an folded A3 calendar, full colour for 2005 featuring Southern Cross Station, contact details, Pay Days and Public Holidays, with adverts for Melbourne Credit Union and the RTBU Visa card.trams, tramways, yarra trams, rtbu, unions, metlink -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Tram Ticket, Light rail, MET, 1987
Retained by the donor to mark the change from 'heavy' to 'light' rail. For the campaign relating to the closure of the rail (see BAYSIDE ARCHIVAL project).Tram ticket from the new light rail rail service, December 1987.transport - railways, pat grainger -
Puffing Billy Railway
Rail Drill, Hand
Hand Rail Drill Out on the track in the old days, it was sometimes required to drill some holes in a piece of rail so that two rails may be joined together by a metal joiner – called a fishplate. Before the use of generators and oxy cutting, the only way to do this was with a hand drill. This is the machine operated by two people, that would drill a hole in the rail. With two to three holes to be drilled in each rail end (ie 4 or 6 holes), it was a tiring, back breaking job. And then there was usually the rail on the other side of the track to be done! Historic - Railways Permanent Way and Works - track equipment - Hand Rail DrillHand Rail Drill made of metal puffing billy, hand rail drill -
Puffing Billy Railway
Bender - Light Rail
Light Rail Bender Most rails are produced straight. While they to easily bend and appear flexible, they are required to bend for some curves, at rail joins on curves and at point (turn-out) junctions. For a safe transition around curves and in the finer areas of the point, this use to be done with a manual rail bender. Sometimes referred to as a Buddah, the rail bender attaches its two claws to the rail. In the middle of the two claws is a screw that is slowly tightened using a crow-bar to bend the rail. Tightening the screw too fast or too tightly may not give the structure of the rail time to redistribute and the rail may break if not done properly. Historic - Railways Permanent Way and Works - track equipment - Light Rail Bender Light Rail Bender made out of cast wrought ironpuffing billy, light rail bender -
Puffing Billy Railway
Rail Saw, Hand Operated
Hand Operated Rail Saw Out on the track in the old days, it was sometimes required to cut a piece of railway track. Before the use of generators and oxy cutting, the only way to do this was with a hand saw. This is the machine operated by two people, that would cut a piece of rail in half. And when the rail was cut, it was usually required to join it to another rail which required putting in 4 to 6 holes in the rail with a Hand Operated drill. Historic - Railways Permanent Way and Works - track equipment - Hand Operated Rail Saw Hand Operated Rail Saw made of cast metalpuffing billy, hand operated rail saw -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Railway Construction, Port of Portland, n.d
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesFront: 36 cms wide x 23 cms deep 120# PHT Rail ya 83% - all in pencil Border ruled in pencilport of portland archives, pht rail yards -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document - Railway Tickets & Folder, Approx 1980s
Three rail tickets used prior to MYKI card introduction1. Rail + Two return Blackburn 2. Rail Single Concession Royal Park 3. Rail off-Peak Blackburn 4. Yellow plastic ticket folder with VicRail Symbol in red on front.1. 0011 24MY829 2. 010058 06 AP 3. 02263 13MY821 railways victoria, royal park, blackburn -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Rail
Part of rail of LeyLands Ship "Speke "ashore in Westernport 1906Rail wooden polished which is part of a ship's rail from vessel "Speke" on front of the object a photograph of some remains of the vessel.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, rail, speke -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Robert Thomson, 27/03/1964 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the type of rail motor or rail car that served Ballarat's railway stations.Ilford Ilfochrome cardboard mount, colour slide of 280HP Rail motor at the Ballarat Railway Station, taken from the level crossing. Has the clock tower in the background, but no clock."Rail Motor, Ballarat Station - 37- 27/3/1964" in ink.tramways, trams, lydiard st north, railway station, railcar, ballarat station -
Puffing Billy Railway
Double Headed Rail, circa 1872 - 1883
Double Headed Rail from Ravenswood Station Siding which was dismantled circa 1987 the two rails were stored for a time at Maldon before being donated to Puffing Billy Museum Bearing makers marks of Wilson & Cammell - Dronfield- Steel works Wilson & Cammell made Steel rails at their Dronfield Steel Works, in Dronfield, North East Derbyshire, England from 1872 - 1883 Double-headed rail In late 1830s Britain, railway lines had a vast range of different patterns. One of the earliest lines to use double-headed rail was the London and Birmingham Railway, which had offered a prize for the best design. This rail was supported by chairs and the head and foot of the rail had the same profile. The supposed advantage was that, when the head became worn, the rail could be turned over and re-used. In practice, this form of recycling was not very successful as the chair caused dents in the lower surface, and double-headed rail evolved into bullhead rail in which the head was more substantial than the foot. Info from Wikipedia - Rail Profile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_profile The first records of double headed rail being used In Victoria by Victorian Railways was in 1859, the rails, chairs, oak and trenails were imported from UK. After the 1870’s the Victorian Railways went over to using flat bottom rails, but they still needed replacement double headed rail for lines already laid and this continued up to at least 1883 Wilson & Cammell - Dronfield- Steel works Wilson & Cammell made Steel rails at their Dronfield Steel Works, in Dronfield England from 1872 - 1883 Mount Alexander & Murray River Railway The Melbourne, Mount Alexander & Murray River Railway Company received parliamentary assent in February 1853 to build Victoria's first inland railway from Melbourne to Williamstown, and Melbourne to Bendigo and Echuca. Construction commenced in January 1854 with work on a pier at Williamstown but lack of funds slowed progress, eventually prompting the company to sell out to the government. The 100-mile (162 km) section to Bendigo opened in October 1862. Its cost of £35,000 per mile made it the most expensive railway ever built in Australia. In 1864, the line was extended to Echuca, tapping into the booming Murray-Darling paddlesteamer trade. info from Museums Victoria - Victorian Railways https://museumsvictoria.com.au/railways/theme.aspx?lvl=3&IRN=450&gall=456 1863 Ravenswood Station open on the 1st Feb 1863 Victorian Railways - purchased and imported the Rail and Chairs from Raleigh, Dalgleish, White and Co. London Importation of railway plant : abstract of a return to an order of the Legislative Assembly dated 27th June 1860 for - Copies of the advertisements calling for tenders, the names of the tenderers and the accounts and correspondence with Mr Brunel relating thereto GP V 1859/60 no. C 15 http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1859-60NoC15.pdf Report from the Select Committee upon the Importation of Railway Plant : together with proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence and appendix GP V 1859/60 no. D 38 (2.9 MB) http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1859-60NoD38.pdf Ravenswood Siding When the Victorian Railways were established in 1856 they adopted one of the popular British permanent way standards - heavy 80lb (36.3kg) double-headed rail held up right in cast iron chairs attached to transverse timber sleepers by wooden pegs called trenails. The Ravenswood Railway siding was constructed in 1862 with 12 feet wrought iron double-head rail held in cast iron chairs with Ransom and May patent compressed keys. Trenails held the chairs to the sleepers and the joints were secured in joint chairs. Joints were subsequently joined using fish plates. It formed part of the Melbourne to Echuca rail line, initially known as the Melbourne, Mt Alexander and Murray River Railway. George Christian Derbyshire, the first Engineer-in-Chair of the Victorian Railways was responsible for the design and construction of the works. No new lines were built in Victoria using double-headed rail after 1870. The siding was disconnected from the main line in 1988. The Ravenswood Railway Siding demonstrates the original 1856 philosophy of the Victorian Railways to adopt British permanent way technology. The siding demonstrates significant aspects in the development of permanent way technology in England and Victoria over the period from the 1830's to the 1880's. The chairs in the Ravenswood siding are physical evidence of early railway technology rendered obsolete 120 years ago, namely joint chairs at rail joints and trenails to secure the chairs to the sleepers. The double-headed rail demonstrates an important stage in the evolution of British rail technology in the 1830s. The old fish plates, square headed bolts and square nuts demonstrate the success of fishing the rail joins. The Ravenswood siding demonstrates the earliest form of rail joint technology developed in England, and existing in Australia, the joint chair. In part of the siding the sequence of joint and intermediate chairs is consistent with the 1856 specifications, that sequence is rare with the joints secured in joint chairs. The survival of chairs in this sequence is rare and almost certainly demonstrates that they remained in continuous use at the same location from 1862 to 1988. This remnant of the Ravenswood siding has survived 126 years. The siding has proved to be the most significant of extant remnant double-headed sidings in Victoria, containing a rare combination of early permanent way technologies. Construction dates 1862, Info from Ravenswood Railway Siding Victorian Heritage Database Report http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/4693/download-report The remaining section of this siding is significant at the State and National levels in that it demonstrates the use of chaired rail by the Victorian Railways Department for the Trunk Lines and, more particularly, the following stages in the evolution of this long obsolete method of permanent way construction: a) The use of joint chairs and intermediate chairs at regular intervals inferring that the original wrought iron rail lengths were 12 feet, as is known through documentary sources to have been the case. The survival of chairs in this sequence is unique and almost certainly demonstrates that they have remained in continuous use at the same location and in the same sequence from 1862 to 1988 . b) The use of joint chairs and intermediate chairs designed for use with trenails. c) The use of later intermediate chairs designed for use with steel pins and the use of fished joints with steel double head chaired rail, representing a second method of constructing the permanent way using chaired rail technology. info from Ravenswood Siding - Melbourne/Echuca Railway Line - Victorian Heritage Database Report http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/70103/download-report Addition to Citation for Melbourne to EchucaRailway Line 1/10/1990 Double Head Rail The surviving lengths of double head rail with chairs on this railway compare with one surviving similar remnant on the Geelong to Ballarat railway and are representative of permanent way construction techniques applied exclusively to the two trunk railways of the 1860's. In this respect they are rare survivors and may be unique at the national level and of technical importance at the international level to the extent that they enhance contemporary understanding of early railway building technology. Surviving lengths of chaired double head rail survive at Kyneton, Ravenswood and Bendigo on this railway and include a number of different types of cast iron intermediate and joint chairs with hardwood keys and metal pins. The Ravenswood siding is of special significance for the diversity of chair types and for the sequence of chairs recalling rail lengths known to be associated with construction of the line in 1862. Construction of the Railway Tenders closed on 24 March 1858 with no less than 133 tenders being received. A contract was let to Cornish and Bruce for £3,356,937 to commence work on 1 June 1858 and complete the line by 31 July 1861. Cornish and Bruce made quick early progress with the Melbourne to Sunbury section being officially opened on 13 January 1859. The line was officially opened to Bendigo (Sandhurst) on 20 October 1862 by the Governor of Victoria, Sir Henry Barkly. A great banquet was held for 800 guests and this was followed by a grand ball. The extension of the line to Echuca was a relatively simple matter as that part of the line was across plain country without any significant engineering challenges. Tenders were called for the work in 1863 and the work was completed in 1864 by contractors Collier and Barry Apart from the line contractors, other firms directly involved were J Shire law and Co (sleepers), R Fulton, Langlands Brothers and Co, William Crossley (water supply), B Moreland, Langlands Brothers and Co (platelayers lorries), E Chambers (iron pins, traversers), Miller and McQuinstan (luggage vans and steam engines) and various contractors for building works. Info from Engineers Australia Engineering Heritage Victoria Nomination for Recognition under the Engineering Heritage Australia Heritage Recognition Program for the Goldfields Railways - Melbourne , Bendigo & Echuca Railway Page 25 - .2.9.2 Statement from National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Listing number B5323 for Mt Alexander/Murray Valley Rail Line: Page 69 - Theme 3 https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/portal/system/files/engineering-heritage-australia/nomination-title/Melbourne_%20Bendigo_Echuca%20Railway%20Nomination.pdf The Melbourne, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway Company was a railway company in Victoria, Australia. It was established on 8 February 1853 to build a railway from Melbourne to Echuca on the Victorian-NSW border and a branch railway to Williamstown. The company struggled to make any progress and on 23 May 1856, the colonial Government took over the Company and it became part of the newly established Department of Railways, part of the Board of Land and Works. The Department of Railways became Victorian Railways in 1859. Construction of the Bendigo line commenced in 1858, but this private consortium also met with financial difficulties when it was unable to raise sufficient funds, and was bought out by the Victorian colonial government. The design work was then taken over by Captain Andrew Clarke, R. E., Surveyor-General of Victoria, with bridge designs completed by Bryson and O'Hara The contract for the first stage of the line from Footscray to Sandhurst (now Bendigo), was let to Cornish and Bruce for £3,356,937.2s.2d ($6.714 million) with work commencing on 1 June 1858. Completion of the permanent way was to be by 31 July 1861 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne,_Mount_Alexander_and_Murray_River_Railway_Company Victorian Railways - purchased and imported the Rail and Chairs from Raleigh, Dalgleish, White and Co. London Importation of railway plant : abstract of a return to an order of the Legislative Assembly dated 27th June 1860 for - Copies of the advertisements calling for tenders, the names of the tenderers and the accounts and correspondence with Mr Brunel relating thereto GP V 1859/60 no. C 15 http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1859-60NoC15.pdf Report from the Select Committee upon the Importation of Railway Plant : together with proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence and appendix GP V 1859/60 no. D 38 (2.9 MB) http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1859-60NoD38.pdf Victorian Railways : report of the Board of Land and Works November 1862 GP V 1862/63 no. 21 (2.8 MB) https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1862-63No21.pdfHistoric - Victorian Railways - Double Headed rail Ravenswood Railway Station and Siding Victorian Heritage Database Reports Victorian Heritage Register VHR H1100 Victorian Heritage Register VHR H1786 National Trust VHR H1100 Mount Alexander and Murray River Rail way Line National Trust2 rail lengths of Double Headed Rail made of Iron makers marks : Wilson & Cammell - Dronfield - Steel and 20 joint chairs with metal rail pins Makers mark Wilson & Cammell - Dronfield - Steel (possible date 187? very hard to read ) puffing billy, double headed rail, wilson & cammell - dronfield - steel works, ravenswood station siding, melbourne to echuca rail line, initially known as the melbourne, mt alexander and murray river railway. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Prepare for rail disarray, 14/03/2018
Roads will be thrown into chaos when a chunk of the Hurstbridge train line is closed for six weeks for track upgrades and the level crossing removal at Rosanna station.News article 1 page, black text and colour image .level crossing removal project, hurstbridge train line closure, rosanna station, hurstbridge rail line -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, $307m rail pledge - Opposition committed to improving services to northeast, 18/04/2018
The bustling Hurstbridge train line will be duplicated between Greensborough and Eltham if the Opposition wins this year's state election.News article 1 page, black text and colour image .opposition funding promise, greensborough to eltham rail line, hurstbridge rail line -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Rail pain lingers on Hurstbridge line after signal issue, 02/05/2018
Frustrated commuters face another week boarding replacement buses after a last-minute delay to the re-opening of the Hurstbridge line was announced.News article 1 page, black text.level crossing removal project, rosanna station, hurstbridge rail line -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Rail fine issue on parking, 01/08/2018
Watsonia is one of the top stations catching commuters parking illegally in Melbourne's crowded train station carparks.News article 1 page, black text.watsonia station, illegal parking, public transport -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Marilyn Smith, Railway Road Rail Bridge over Plenty River Briar Hill, 17/09/2014
Para Road bridge over Plenty River Greensborough, taken from the banks of the river.Digital copy of colour photographpara road greensborough, plenty river -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Marilyn Smith, Railway Road Rail Bridge over Plenty River Briar Hill, 17/09/2014
Para Road bridge over Plenty River Greensborough, showing graffiti on bridge supports.Digital copy of colour photographpara road greensborough, plenty river -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Marilyn Smith, Railway Road Rail Bridge over Plenty River Briar Hill, 17/09/2014
Para Road bridge over Plenty River Greensborough, taken from the banks of the river.Digital copy of colour photographpara road greensborough, plenty river -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Marilyn Smith, Railway Road Rail Bridge over Plenty River Briar Hill, 17/09/2014
Para Road near Railway Road Greensborough Digital copy of colour photographrailway road greensborough, para road greensborough -
Greensborough Historical Society
Map, Greensborough Map with Rail Line Plan, 1970s
Central Greensborough area, including railway line and some landowners. Basic map made c. 1902; annotations dated to circa 1970sTwo copies of planParish of Keelbundora, County of Bourke. Central Greensborough areagreensborough, greensborough railway station -
Yendon History Group
Newspaper cutting - railway, Rail Dreams, 11/04/2012
Front page of The Courier, with a link to further story and pictures inside the paper.Front page of The Courier, Wednesday 11th April 2012. A half-page photo of a compartment on the re-enactment train on 10th April.geelong ballarat railway, railway 150th anniversary, the courier -
Yendon History Group
Newspaper cutting - railway, rail is born again, 11/04/2012
Right hand side of a 2 page spread with the story of the re-enactment train journey celebrating the 150th anniversary of Geelong to Ballarat railway.Page 5 of The Courier, Wednesday 11 April 2012, with the story and photos of the re-enactment train journey celebrating the 150th anniversary of Geelong to Ballarat railway.geelong ballarat railway, railway 150th anniversary, the courier -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Heatherdale Road rail crossing looking south from Maroondah Highway c.1924
Typed below photograph, "Heatherdale Road railway crossing. Looking south from Maroondah Highway c.1949. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Negative - (24), Rail accident in Ringwood -1994
Coloured negatives (22)Included with negatives- Hand written letter from Rebekah Mitchell-Mathews -
The Adam Lindsay Gordon Commemorative Committee Inc.
Book, The Caulfield Rail Disaster-Carnage and Courage- a Biographical register of Those Associated with the Caulfield Railway Disaster 26 May 1926- Travis m Sellers 2011
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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Navarre Rail Yards Sawmilling
Sawmilling 1940's J Morristransport, railways -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Tulkara Rail Siding 1953
Tulkara Railway Siding with train carriages and utility 18/12/1953 transport, railways -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Stawell Rail Yards and Station, 1950
Transport TrainsStawell 1950 Easter Gift. Visit of Governor Dallas Brooks State Car 4 is in Carriage Dock. 2 trains in Yard. Passenger Specials from Melbourne -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Charcoal Bags 1920's at Rail Yards
Railway pickup of Charcoal Fyans Creekcharcoal, charcoal burner, railway, transport -
Inverloch Historical Society
000696 - Photograph - 1997 - Port Albert - Anglican Church Alter & rail from Shipwreck Clonmel