"V.R. Cavalcade" Centenary 1854-1954 Exhibition (11-25 Sep 1954) presented a model railway occupying about 1,400 square feet in the Lower Town Hall featuring a number of model railway working scale models. The exhibition also included a display of rolling stock, track, electrical and other railway equipment held at Spencer Street Railway Station.Digital TIFF file Scan of Kopdak 620 black and white negative transparencygeorge coop collection, royal train, display, spencer street railway station, v.r. cavalcade, victorian railways centenary 1854-1954 exhibition

"V.R. Cavalcade" Centenary 1854-1954 Exhibition (11-25 Sep 1954) presented a model railway occupying about 1,400 square feet in the Lower Town Hall featuring a number of model railway working scale models. The exhibition also included a display of rolling stock, track, electrical and other railway equipment held at Spencer Street Railway Station.Digital TIFF file Scan of Kopdak 620 black and white negative transparencygeorge coop collection, royal train, display, spencer street railway station, v.r. cavalcade, victorian railways centenary 1854-1954 exhibition

"V.R. Cavalcade" Centenary 1854-1954 Exhibition (11-25 Sep 1954) presented a model railway occupying about 1,400 square feet in the Lower Town Hall featuring a number of model railway working scale models. The exhibition also included a display of rolling stock, track, electrical and other railway equipment held at Spencer Street Railway Station.Digital TIFF file Scan of Kopdak 620 black and white negative transparencygeorge coop collection, display, spencer street railway station, v.r. cavalcade, victorian railways centenary 1854-1954 exhibition, power transformer, qb boiler/flat wagon, qb-13

"V.R. Cavalcade" Centenary 1854-1954 Exhibition (11-25 Sep 1954) presented a model railway occupying about 1,400 square feet in the Lower Town Hall featuring a number of model railway working scale models. The exhibition also included a display of rolling stock, track, electrical and other railway equipment held at Spencer Street Railway Station.Digital TIFF file Scan of Kopdak 620 black and white negative transparencygeorge coop collection, display, spencer street railway station, v.r. cavalcade, victorian railways centenary 1854-1954 exhibition, e-class steam locomotive

Produced to celebrate a person being a member of the Transport Health Fund for 50 years. The fund started as the Tramways Benefit Society (a Friendly Society) in 1888 and was renamed during 1980s first as the Transport Friendly Society and then Transport Health. It was absorbed by HCF on 1/11/2021. Badge provided to Fred Turner, Inspecting Foreman (Rolling Stock) of the MMTB during the 1970s and 1980s.Tells part of the story of the Transport Industry health benefits funds.Badge - Metal - die stamped with Transport Health logo - enamel paint - green, gold and white with a lapel pin clip on the rear.tramways, tfs, friendly society, transport health, badges, benefit society, medical

Yields information about the front of the SEC depot Ballarat following its refurbishment and set up to show off four trams, one on each track and prior to the installation of doors.Mounted photograph on black light weight card, of the front of the SEC Wendouree Parade tram depot, c1937, following the completion of the reconstruction work. Depot has not been fitted with doors, and has single truck trams 17, 27, 18, and 22 in front. Has a label, black ink on white paper "Rolling stocked Depot Wendouree Pde. Ballarat". Photo held in position with plastic photo holders. See Reg Items 504 for larger prints of these photographs for further details of this photograph.trams, tramways, depot, ballarat, reconstruction, rehabilitation, tram 17, tram 27, tram 18, tram 22

Report or Notice - 5 A4 sheets stapled in top left hand corner with Swanston Trams logo, titled "All Staff Notice - New Tram and Train Contracts Announced", advising the CEO of National Express Group, Peter Strachan, announcing new rolling stock - trams (Combino), Siemens and Velocity train (Comeng) for the V/Line services. Gives details of the 59 new trams and their attributes. Has colour images of the various vehicles. Notice - not dated - c2000.trams, tramways, national express, swanston trams, combino, siemens, new trams

Photocopy of Report - 15 foolscap pages - titled "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust - Reports Statement of Accounts for Twelve months ending 30th September 1918" Outlines extensions, rolling stock, power supply, finances, operations, costs. Has reports from the Manager, Statistics, Balance sheet, Revenue, charts showing traffic revenue and expenditure and passengers carried. Dated 1/10/1918. Resignation of Mr S. Robertson. Audited by R. H. Schackell.Has the stamp of the Tramway Museum Society on the rear of the first page.trams, tramways, mbctt, reports, construction, finances, operations

Report from the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) on a visit to Great Britain (Manchester, Blackpool, Glasgow, London) and North America (New York, Toronto) to recruit single men for employment at the MMTB, in light of labour shortages. The visit also collected information on operation details of public transportation in the visited locations, such as pay, amenities and facilities for employees, public relations, traffic operation, timetables, and rolling stock.A document that detailed operations of public transport agencies in the UK, US and Canada from an Australian perspective during the 1950s.Report of Visit Abroad - Recruitment of Staff and Transport Information, 23rd April, 1951 - 6th March, 1952public transport, tramways, mmtb, employment, overseas tours, recruitment

Book published by G D Peters & Co. of Caxton House Westminster London detailing the National Pneumatic door control systems. Provides an introduction, system types, door engines, folding door and step equipment, treadle plates, electrical and pneumatic fittings and location advice. This type of equipment was used on Melbourne tram and buses. Has the stamp of the Melbourne agents - Railways & Rolling Stock Equipment Ltd. throughout.Yields information about the pneumatic door control systems of G D Peters.Book - green paper covers containing approx 90 pages detailing the equipment offered with some coloured diagrams. Pages secured by two metal clips.tramways, tramcars, g d peters, electro pneumatic, door controls, buses

black and white photo: large weatherboard building with central doorway, 4 arched windows and panelled doorway to right of photo. Two males standing in doorway. Trunks, prams, rocking chairs in front of photo, also cast iron cookware. MP 99 top right hand corner. On paper enclosed with photo : ' this large weatherboard building was Charlie Button's Secondhand Furniture Store at 204 Williamson Street next to Jones Miller's Store formerly Pickles' large rolling stock works' ( BHS Inc. )organization, business, charlie button's store

Yields information about the rehabilitation of the Ballarat ESCo trams and new trams acquired and refurbished by the SEC from Melbourne and in particular No. 30.Black and White photograph contained within Reg. Item 3000 - Photo Album produced by the SEC in 1935 titled "Photographs of Ballarat Tramways Rolling Stock & Track Reconditioning Works". Black and white photograph, Ballarat No. 30 following conversion work by the SEC to enclose the ends of the car for Ballarat conditions. Photographed in the depot yard 1935. Has a typed caption on the photograph "M.M.T.B. Car 1935. After Conversion. "The caption has been adhered to the photograph. See also Reg. Item 1357 for copy prints. tramways, trams, mmtb, secv, tramcars, ballarat, depot, tram 30

Yields information about the rehabilitation of the Ballarat ESCo trams and new trams acquired and refurbished by the SEC from Melbourne and in particular No. 30.Black and White photograph contained within Reg. Item 3000 - Photo Album produced by the SEC in 1935 titled "Photographs of Ballarat Tramways Rolling Stock & Track Reconditioning Works". Black and white photograph, of ex MMTB M class tram following its conversion into the Ballarat style of entries and repainting. Could be No. 30. Has caption on the bottom of the photograph "1935 M.M.T.B. Car after Conversion" The caption has been adhered to the photograph. See also Reg. Item 1357 for copy prints. tramways, trams, mmtb, secv, tramcars, ballarat, rehabilitation, conversion

Book, 78 pages including card cover, printed on gloss paper, titled "By Birney to Golden Square", written by Brian Andrews, published by Southern Cross Traction, Kensington Park SA. Sub-titled "The last years of Bendigo's tramways", 1973. Features both black and white and colour photographs, including tickets, photos along each route, Charing Cross, depot, notes on the rolling stock with an aerial photograph of Bendigo with the tram routes marked in and a fold out detailed map of Bendigo and its track layout.trams, tramways, secv tramways, bendigo, maps

Trooping the Colours - Wattle Park, 06/05/1934 Documents relating to tram arrangements the above event. 1 - Newspaper clipping describing the event to be held at Wattle Park on Sunday May 6 at 3pm 2 - Set of 3 table cards 3 - Handwritten note for event 4 - Pamphlet for event 5 - Set of 5 memos from DJ Davidson, Dist Traffic Superintendents informing of Trooping the Colours - Wattle Park. Covers rolling stock requirements and trip requirements 6 - Handwritten list of specials to runtrams, tramways, instructions, events, trooping the colours, wattle park, reports, inspectors

Book - 24 pages including heavy card covers centre stapled - titled "A Brief History of The Melbourne Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust", MBCTT, written by Bob Prentice and edited by Dean Filgate. Published by Tramway Publications 1999. Provides details on the formation of the Trust, appointments, financials, track and overhead construction, power supply, street lighting, depot and offices, opening, map, tickets, staff, operation statistics, extensions, rolling stock. Illustrated with many photographs including a photograph of the Trust Tramways Band.trams, tramways, mbctt, tramways band, coburg, tramcars, construction

1305.1 - book - 20 pages including cover, printed on semi gloss paper, centre stapled with two colour covers (light green and black) titled "Destination Subiaco", providing details of the Perth, Fremantle, Kalgoorlie and Leonora tramcars or rolling stock and the Collie, Broome, Carnarvon, Derby, Esperance, Onslow and Roebourne light tramway (non electric) systems, complete with maps. Published by Traction Publications, in 1957, edited by Jack Richardson with Associate Editors of A. Cooke and K.S. Kings. Provides details on the trams that operated in the four cities that had electric trams. Has a list of tramway and railway books on page 19. See image htd1305i1.pdf for a scan of this version. 1305.2 - Book - 48 pages + card coves, printed on gloss paper, centre stapled, with two colour covers (green and black) titled "Destination Subiaco", providing details of the Perth, Fremantle, Kalgoorlie and Leonora tramcars or rolling stock. Published by Traction Publications, in 1967, edited by Jack Richardson. Provides details on the trams that operated in the four cities. Has a list of tramway and railway books on the rear cover. See image htd1305i2.pdf for a scan of this version.trams, tramways, western australia, perth, fremantle, kalgoorlie, leonora, depot, tramcars

Located at the end of the train is the E-class electric locomotive 1101 "V.R. Cavalcade" Centenary 1854-1954 Exhibition (11-25 Sep 1954) presented a model railway occupying about 1,400 square feet in the Lower Town Hall featuring a number of model railway working scale models. The exhibition also included a display of rolling stock, track, electrical and other railway equipment held at Spencer Street Railway Station.Digital TIFF file Scan of Kopdak 620 black and white negative transparencygeorge coop collection, display, spencer street railway station, v.r. cavalcade, victorian railways centenary 1854-1954 exhibition, e-1101, e-class electric locomotive, e-class steam locomotive

Wal Jack had an extensive range of correspondents throughout Australia and the world who often provided him with detailed drawings and notes on various tramway systems. This set of notes on the Christchurch tramway system, provides details of the tram system prior to being taken over by the City and afterwards. Plan dated 30-6-1947. The hand written sheets provide details of the routes and the rolling stock. Based on the handwriting, prepared by Wal Jack himself. Yields information about Wal Jack's extensive recording and research work.Set of two drawings - black, red and blue ink on quarto size paper and three sheets of notes on the Christchurch tramway system 1947tramways, christchurch nz, wal jack, drawings, maps, tramcars

Book - titled "A Brief History of The Melbourne Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust", MBCTT, written by Bob Prentice and edited by Dean Filgate. Published by Tramway Publications 1999. Provides details on the formation of the Trust, appointments, financials, track and overhead construction, power supply, street lighting, depot and offices, opening, map, tickets, staff, operation statistics, extensions, and rolling stock. Illustrated with many photographs including a photograph of the Trust Tramways Band.Yields information about the tramways built by "The Melbourne Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust"Book - 24 pages including heavy card covers, titled "A Brief History of The Melbourne Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust", centre stapled.trams, tramways, mbctt, tramways band, coburg, construction

Typed report by Mr Alex Cameron of the PMTT titled "Chairman giving a comparison between Original and Revised estimate of Noyes Bros in regard to proposed tramways" Orginal Estimate dated May 1906, revised June 1907. One of the principal savings was the purchase of power from the Electric Traction and Lighting Co instead of building their own Power Station. There were other changes to the estimates for track, alterations to sewers, water mains and drains, and rolling stock.Yields information about the cost of construction of the first stage of the PMTT in 1907.Document or report 5 foolscap sheets - carbon copytramways, tramcars, pmtt, costs, new tramways

Yields information about the rehabilitation of the Ballarat tram fleet and the condition and appearance of the trams that were received from Melbourne to enable this.Black and White photograph contained within Reg. Item 3000 - Photo Album produced by the SEC in 1935 titled "Photographs of Ballarat Tramways Rolling Stock & Track Reconditioning Works". Black and white photograph, of ex Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board No. 189, later to become SEC No. 33, in the Ballarat depot yard in 1935. Has caption on photograph of "Additional Rollingstock ex M.M.T.B. Car 1935 as received." Shows arrangement prior to any conversion work. "The caption has been adhered to the photograph. See also Reg. Item 1356 for copy prints. tramways, trams, mmtb, secv, tramcars, ballarat, rehabilitation, conversion, tram 189, tram 33

Two red covered ( one with cloth tape on the spine and edges) auction catalogues for a sale at the Big Bell Gold Mine, Big Bell, Western Australia, held on the 22nd to 27th August 1955 and 29th to 31st August and 1st to 3rd September, 1955. Sale consisted of Mining Machinery, Engines, Electrical Equipment, Pumps, Stores, Housing, Rolling Stock and Costly Equipment by Order of Big Bell Mines Ltd. J. H. Curnow & Son Pty. Ltd. Were the auctioneers. One catalogue has Mr. Curnow written on the front.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - big bell gold mine, big bell mines ltd, j h curnow & son pty ltd, prahran telegraph printing co pty ltd

Drawing - A3 photocopy of the "Comeng (Vic) Pty Ltd - Dandenong Plant", showing the layout of the various buildings and Trackwork for the construction of tramcars and other railway rolling stock. Shows the various building numbers but no description of which building is used for what purpose. Shows a double ended tram testing track with two loops, probably at the time of the construction of the Hong Kong cars. Possibly produced for an AETA or similar body tour of the plant, c1985 The Google Earth view, accessed at the time of cataloguing shows that these loops no longer exist, but the tram testing track is still in position.trams, tramways, comeng, commonwealth engineering, tramcar manufacture, hong kong, tramcar construction

Dedication of the Shrine of Remembrance - 11 November 1934 Documents relating to tram arrangements the above event. 1 - Program - "Dedication of the Shrine of Remembrance by His Royal Highness Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester" 2 - News paper, titled: "300,000 Pay Homage at the Shrine of Remembrance" The Argus, Monday 12 November 1934. 4 pages 3 - Handwritten notes for the event 4 - Set of memos from DJ Davidson, Dist Traffic Superintendents informing of event. Covers rolling stock requirements and trip requirements and lists inspectors and additional staff required.trams, tramways, instructions, events, reports, inspectors, shrine, shrine of remembrance

Book - 20 pages - the history of the Brighton Electric Line by Leon Marshall-Wood, published 1956, 1st edition. Gives a brief history of the electric tramway operated by the Victorian Railways. Includes maps, rolling stock and an Epilogue. Published by Traction Publications. Has details of the AETA on the back cover and listing of some publications. See Reg Item 1351 for the 3rd edition. Items 2062, 614 and 2063 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Brighton Electric Street Railway" in ink on the front cover. See 3400 for the 2nd edition.trams, tramways, vr, melbourne, brighton, st kilda

Beech Forest Railway Station was constructed in 1902 and had a number off additions to it over the years. At the far end of the station in 1902/3 was constructed a 'balloon' reversing loop, rather than a turntable or a triangle, which rolling stock used in order to even the wear on the wheels. However, the trains also used it. The Garrett in particular was supposed to be turned every second trip to even out its wheel wear, although this was usually ignored for other reasons. The loop was used throughout the life of the station.Colour. Beech Forest Railway Station showing the 'balloon' reversing loop at the far end. The tennis courts and shelter are in the background.beech forest; railway; balloon loop;

Wal Jack had an extensive range of correspondents throughout Australia and the world who often provided him with detailed drawings and notes on various tramway systems. This set of notes on the Napier NZ tramway system provides details of the tram system and a list of the rolling stock. Notes that the system was destroyed by an earthquake, but he did not know the opening and closing dates at the time of preparation. The reference states that the system operated from 1913 to 1931. Based on the handwriting, prepared by Wal Jack himself. Yields information about Wal Jack's extensive recording and research work.Drawing - black, red and blue ink or colour pencil and a second sheet, both on quarto paper providing details of the Napier NZ tramway system.tramways, wal jack, drawings, maps, tramcars, napier

Demonstrates an aspect and yields information about the reconstruction and presentation of the tramcar fleet during the reconstruction by the SEC of the Ballarat Tramway system.Set of six black and white prints of the reconditioning of the tramcars during 1936 mounted onto a grey light cardboard sheet. Each photo about 65 x 90. Marked as "Series D3" in ink and a label - in on white paper - "Ballarat Rolling Stock / Reconditioning & Types" at the top of the sheet. Produced by the SEC c1936. Photographed at the depot. See Reg Items 1359, 541, and 1360 for larger prints of these photographs. Features trams 21, 22, 29 and Adelaide 69 prior to reconditioning and after. See Reg Item 4289 for a separate photo of No. 69 See image i2 for tram 21trams, tramways, depot, reconstruction, tramcars, adelaide, tram 21, tram 22, tram 29, tram 69