Providing GA drawings of the following: R1146 – General Data of Tramcars – 24-9-1924 PMTT 160 - PMTT Bogie closed car (O class) PMTT 161 - PMTT Combination car PMTT 162 – Summer car (old type) – F class PMTT 163 - PMTT Bogie car PMTT 164 – Summer car – G class PMTT – 700 – Bogie Car with dropped centre compartment and longitudinal rattan saloon seats R2461 – class W – W class converted to W2 R2460 – class W1 R2459 – class W2 R2462 – class X R2464 – class Y R2463 – class X1 R2465 - class Y1 R3071 - class W3 R3076 - class A R3077 - class G R8617 - class Sw6 and W6 R3078 - Class C R3080 – Class X2 R3093A - Class T R3812 - class W4 R4382 - class T - arrangement for one man operation R4646 - class Sw2 R4678B - class W5 R4771A - Class SW6 R5818 - class SW5 R5963 - class A - One man Coburg type R6928 - PCC Car - double end operation (based on a USA drawing) R7416 - class L R8332 - PCC Type car (980) R8999 - Class A tramcar Coburg type original R9601 - class CW5 R9529 - class W7 R9622 - Proposed SW6 car with front entrance R9980 - Freight car 17 R10-129 - class VR R11-333 - Class Z1 and Z2 trams R11-387 - class Z 0 outside dimensions R11-580 - class Z3 tram R12-052 - class W5 sliding door conversion R12-062 - class A tram Articulated tram - class B2Yields information about the MMTB fleet including scrapped trams and their General Arrangement.Album or Set of 41 A4 sheets, photocopied with the title "MMTB Electric Tramways".trams, tramways, drawings, tramcars, tramcar design, preston workshops, mmtb

Personal Paper - 2 A4 wheets with donation notes, titled "Trams in Hawthorn Depot 14 Feb 1996", listing the tramcar and location. Has notes on the event and why - Metcard testing on Z10. Gives the shift details. Z10 was stationed at the depot. Prepared by Hugh Waldron. Lists the all the trams placed there including the heritage fleet.trams, tramways, hawthorn depot, metcard, testing, heritage fleet, z class

Report or list titled "Particulars of single truck cars & Suggested order in which they should be scrapped" Dated 26/4/1927. Seems that the 3rd and 4th sheets were initial drafts while the 1st and 2nd the later version, though still with some corrections. Lists car (tramcar) numbers, No. of cars, seating capacity, wheel base, horse power, type of car body - lists class, type of truck and type of equipment. The 3rd and 4th sheets also gave the weight in tons. List the cars that had already been scrapped. The S and T class cars were to last in service until the 1950s.Yields information about the MMTB single truck fleet in 1927.Set of four typed foolscap sheets, carbon copies some with handwritten notes.tramcars, mmtb, scrapped trams, single truck cars, four wheel trams, list

"Westinghouse Australia self-lapping driver's brake valve Type W" circular No. C6 dated 1936, describing the type of brake valve, its features, operations, adjustment, associated double check valve and drawings shown with parts. This type of valve was used by the MMTB, replacing the Manual Lap type on almost the entire fleet. It gives a lot better control over the braking of a tram by drivers.Yields information about the Westinghouse Type W brake valve.Document or catalogue circular - 4 loose pages, quarto No. C6tramways, technical information, tramcars, brakes, brake valves, westinghouse

Typed report on the type of brake shoe fittings fitted to each tram as at 8/7/1963. The report lists each passenger tram from VR 52 to W71040, and what their status was if not in use - eg stored, sold, scrapped. The list excludes the early MMTB trams of A to V class. Works cars are not listed. Yields information about the status of the MMTB Passenger fleet in 1963 and the type of brake shoe types fitted to each.Document or report 5 foolscap sheets - carbon copytramways, tramcars, lists, scrapped trams, brakes

Newspaper clipping from The Herald Sun 1/11/1993 titled "Historic trams go" about the proposed removal of the W class tram from Melbourne - retiring some of 200 strong fleet. Quotes the Transport Minister Alan Brown and notes the number of stored trams. Item by Damon JohnstonAlong the bottom edge - "My father drove these trams John Stanley Caddell - Preston Depot - started cable trams 1905" and on right hand edge "1 Nov 1993 Herald Sun"trams, tramways, w class

A typical possibly daily report - titled "Tramcar Maintenance & Construction Department / Daily Tramcar summery" for 17/12/1987, report on the type of tramcar available, depot allocations, unserviceable, spares, listing by tramcar numbers of trams at the workshops, and totals.Yields information about the availability of the Melbourne Tramcar fleet on a particular day in 1987.Photocopy on A4 paper - "Tramcar Maintenance & Construction Department / Daily Tramcar summery" for 17/12/1987tramcars, workshops, lists, depots, reports

35mm colour slide - plastic mount - of MMTB No. 470, converted with an open section in the drop centre and cross bench seating and numbered 35 by the Bendigo Trust. Possibly c2004. In a blue and yellow corporate colour scheme. Source of Melbourne number from - vicsig.net 218/8/2008. No longer part of the Bendigo Tramways Fleet - not on the fleet listing.trams, tramways, bendigo, tram preservation, w2 class, tram 470, tram 35

Photo of trams outside the former Hawthorn Tram depot during a display of heritage tramcars on 8/12/1994 - includes trams 431, 676 and two other tramcars. shows the three road shed on the south side that we demolished when the site was redeveloped.Yields information about Hawthorn tram depot and some of the Heritage fleet.Colour photograph printed on Kodak paper.melbourne, tramways, tramcars, hawthorn tram depot, tram 431, tram 676

The first sheet provides a list and brief description of each class of tramcar in service in Melbourne at the time, including W, Z, A and B class. Gives the major distinguishing features. The second sheet provides a list of each W class tram in service at the time and its status whether City Circle, original or DOT modified. Both sheets dated 6/1998.Yields information about tramcars in the Melbourne fleet during 1998.Set of two A4 sheets, printed.tramcars, ptc, tram class, w class, a class, b class, z class, list, fleet list

"Fifty years of Tramway Buses in Melbourne" - written by Keith Kings for the Victorian Bus and Coach Society December 1974. Gives extensive details of MMTB bus operation in Melbourne, relationship to tramways, private buses, bus replacement for cable tram conversion. Details suppliers of bus chassis, depots, workshops and some details of the other Melbourne operators. The first page of a fleet list is included, other sheets missing.Yields information about the history of MMTB Buses to 1974.Set of five double side photocopied sheets.buses, mmtb, melbourne, cable trams, keith kings

List of builders of MMTB trams from the L class to B2 class, giving number built, the builder, date and car numbers. Lists to B2 2008 of 1988.Yields information about the builders of the MMTB and The Met tramcar fleet from 1921 to 1988.Set of 3 A4 photocopied sheets, the first two stapled in top left hand corner.mmtb, tramcars, tramways, data sheet, rolling stock, the met

Foolscap photocopied document, 6 sheets, stapled in top left hand corner, titled "Allocation of Tramcars as at 28 Feb. 1982", listing the class of trams allocated to each depot in Melbourne, MMTB, training trams, storage, special purpose trams, summary. Has been photocopied onto foolscap sheet - and published as a supplement to E.T 4/82. 2nd copy added 13-6-2016 from the estate of Charles Craig. 469.1 - As above, but with additional notes in red showing changes, in particular stored trams. See htd469i2.pdf. 469.2 - 10 A4 sheets - original workshops document. Sheets 1 to 3 - numerical order including to tram 191 including notes on storage. Sheets 4 to 8 - by depot, including notes on Training Trams, Tourist Trams and Miscellaneous trams. Sheet 9 - distribution list Sheet 10 - Fleet summary in service and storage. 469.1 and 469.2 from donation of Norm Cross added 26-9-2018trams, tramways, preston workshops, lists, tramcars, mmtb, lists, depots, depot allocation

Digital image of a set of 8 different MMTB depot tramcar fleet lists in various formats. .1 - 1923 - at 1/2/1923 - "Stock sheet" - two pages - see image files htd1923p1 and htd1923p2. .2 - 1938 - at 30/6/1938 - "MMTB Car Allocation list" - 5 pages - see htd1938p1 to htd1938p5. .3 - 1952 - at 27/12/1952 - "Allocation of cars at end of period" - 2 pages - see htd1952p1 and htd1952p2. .4 - 1958 - at 30/8/1958 - "Allocation of cars at end of period" - 2 pages - see htd1958p1 and htd1958p2. .5 - 1971 - at January 1971 - "Allocation of tramcars" - 2 pages - see htd1971p1 and htd1971p2. .6 - 1972 - at 1/1/1972 - "Allocation of tramcars" - 2 pages - see htd1972p1 and htd1972p2. .7 - 1974 - at 1/1/1974 - "Allocation of tramcars" - 2 pages - see htd1974p1 and htd1974p2. .8 - 1981 - at 1/7/1981 - "Allocation of tramcars - both in numerical order and depot allocation" - 9 pages - see htd1981p1 to htd1981p9. .9 - Actual copy of the .6 - 1/1/1972 - "Allocation of tramcars - both in numerical order and depot allocation" - see image htd824i9.pdf Added 17/1/2019. .10 - Actual copy of .5 - 1/1/1971 - Added 17/1/2019. .11 - Actual copy of .7 - 1/1/1974 - added 13/5/2019 .12 - "Allocation of tramcars in Numerical Order as at 1/1/74" added 13/5/2019 as images htd1974a.pdftrams, tramways, tramcars, mmtb, lists, depots, depot allocation

Set of 15 issues of Yarra Trams Magazine "Tramlines" All folded A3 unless noted otherwise. 1 - Issue 1 - August 2004 - staff event, message from CEO Hubert Guyot, new control centre, route 96, Olympic torch relay, tram 431, new livery, meet Johnpaul tram attendant. .1A - Issue 2 - December 2004 - customer satisfaction, tram attendants, remembrance day, CEO message, new routes, Camberwell depot, staff profile and tramways band. .2 - issue 3 - May 2005 - Fleet operations control centre opens, (photo), Balaclava Junction upgrade, grand union, Melbourne Uni superstop, fund raising. .3 - issue 4 - August 2005 - Congratulations to Lenny Bates 50, departure of Hubert, route 75 extended to Vermont South, fare evasion, trackwork and Superstops in Flinders St and Bourke St, East Preston Depot and think tram project. .4 - Issue 5 - December 2005 - folded A3 sheet, plain paper, colour photos - with articles on congestion, advertising campaign success re fare evaders, new platform stops in Flinders St, Network improvements and getting ready for the 2006 Commonwealth games featuring a cartoon poster of a tram in a race (see Reg item 1235 for the actual poster). Has a message from Dennis Cliche - new CEO. .5 - Issue 6 - May 2006 - folded A2 sheet, gloss paper, items re Commonwealth games, Karachi W-11 tram, Remembrance day, network improvements, Grand Prix, good Friday appeal, and the forthcoming centenary celebrations. Centre page spread has a large number of photos of staff during the Commonwealth Games. .6 - Issue 7 - October 2006 - folded A2 sheet, gloss paper, colour photos of the Centenary Art Tram (5006), Myki, network improvements, memories of 1906, Luna Party Tram (1011) with centre page spread of a photo of 5006 outside Luna Park, and the various tram images featured on the tramcar. See also Reg Item 864 for details of the making of the art work. .7 - Issue 8 - December 2006 - folded A3 sheet, gloss paper, colour photos of the "Tram It 2006" event, light rail, TramTracker being launched, Essendon, Centenary celebrations and "for the love of trams". .8 - Issue 9 - May 2007 - six pages - traffic condition, green depots, Joyce Barry, plaque at Brunswick Depot, fund raising, platform stops, trackwork, TramTracker, Police tram. .9 - Issue 10 - September 2007 - MSO tram, students travels, Transport Challenge 2007, website, TramTracker by SMS. .10 - Issue 11 - Melbourne trams a heritage icon, fund raising, TramTracker, cable tram tracks in Abbotsford St, route 86 to the Waterfront City Docklands, hailing trams. 11 - Issue 12 - Mulhouse tram, Bumblebee, on the docks, fundraising, St Kilda Road upgrades, TramTracker. .12 - Issue 13 - Bumblebee C2 class trams, traffic congestion, wind power tram, Flinders St trackwork. .13 - Issue 14 - Silver Paralympians on tram, green wind powered trams. .14 - Issue 15 - TramTracker Jake, film festival, Public Transport Ombudsman - Simon Cohen, Operations Centre, .15 - Issue 16 - 6 pages - tram performance, TramTracker at tram stops and iPhones, Mike Talks, Myki. All have the Yarra Trams logo on the front cover.trams, tramways, yarra trams, tickets, commonwealth games, flinders st, grand prix, karachi w-11 tram, construction, luna park, essendon depot, centenary, tramtracker, olympic games, control centre, balaclava junction, trackwork, grand union, melbourne university, superstops, vermont south, route 75, flinders st, bourke st, brunswick depot, cable trams, docklands, mulhouse, c2 class, flinders st, environment, ombudsman, myki, tramways band

Printed letter on The Met letterhead, signed by Tom Roper, Minister for Transport, addressed to "The Householder" advising of the Labor Government's progress in updating the transport fleet, road funding and the extension of the Neighbourhood tickets by an hour (see Reg item 922). Letter undated. Based on a reference to the Box Hill interchange being opened last year, it would be 1986. The new interchange opened in 1985.trams, tramways, minister for transport, neighbourhood tickets, the met

Three photocopied A4 pages, stapled instruction titled ""Automatic Vehicle Monitoring System Vehicle Control Head Operating Procedure" with a fleet operations centre date of 30 June 1986. Outlines the preparation of the system for operation, how to use it, and the functions of the various buttons. See also other associated instruction documents - search subjects for AVM. See also Reg item 2011-57 for another version of this document.trams, tramways, avm, automatic vehicle monitoring, instructions, communications, control centre, training

1 - Issue 1 - March 2007 - with photo of the Police Tram (2109) - Welcome message from the CEO Dennis Cliche, Good Friday appeal, Burwood highway works, new sub-stations at Coburg, Royal Park, Brunswick depot, Camberwell depot, East Preston, Essendon, Bundy Clock, Glenhuntly, Kew Depot, Malvern, Southbank,, Safety, events, Lunar Festival .2 - issue 2 - June 2007 - 18 pages, Malvern Depot (a green depot), Paul Matthews profile, trackwork at Glen Huntly and Essendon depots, Depot news, Joyce Barry tribute, Hawthorn depot museum, fund raising. .3 - issue 3 - Octr. 2007 - 16 pages - fund raising - Melbourne city romp, Des Davies retirement, CPR rescue of a collapsed driver, depot news, retirements and a chemical and fire incident on the Vermont South line. .4 - issue 4 - Jan. 2008 - 12 pages - fundraising, family events, depot news, retirements, TramTracker Jake .5 - issue 11 - Winter 2010 - 16 pages - St Kilda Road Superstops, Michel Mason - CEO, Malvern depot centenary, Transformation, new maps on trams, fundraising, the leadership team, depot news, uniforms, South Caulfield Junction upgrade. .6 - 20 pages issue 12, Summer 2010, published soon after Keolis took over operations of Yarra Trams. The first 10 pages, look at Trams on the Fringe, Feedback, Football trams, staff matters, and features a story on page 10 of the Hawthorn Tram Depot museum and Driver Shaun McCarthy wearing the brown uniform in front of tram 1041. Fully Scanned. The second ten pages are reversed (upside down) and titled "Le Pantographer", featuring a Bordeaux tram on the cover. Provides details of Keolis operations such as Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille, Le Mans, Caen, Angers, Dijon and other operations. .7 - issue 6 - Spring 2008 - Meerkats, fleet operations, training, Art Alive, Kew depot - new inspection pits, Long Lay Malvern, Did You Know campaign, and looking for Cricket players - part scanned. .8 - issue 13 - Autumn 2011 - Michel Masson CEO, visit of French Media, Ron Scholten Retirement, photo of Geoff Dean of Camberwell, - part scanned. .9 - issue 5 - June 2008 - Tram works Swanston and Flinders, tram 111, cricket .10 - issue 8 - Autumn 2009 - Good Friday appeal, public transport ombudsman, Malvern centenary, my friend Mike .11 - issue 9 - Spring 2009 - Chris Cairns safety campaign, route 48, Myki, Tramtracker, Jake.Demonstrates Yarra tram staff newslettersEleven issues of Yarra Tram's internal newsletter "The Pantograph", all A4, center stapled. Issues not fully scanned, unless noted.trams, tramways, keolis, yarra trams, fohtd, hawthorn, uniforms, coburg, substation, royal park, burwood highway, fund raising, bundy clock, environment, glenhuntly depot, essendon depot, malvern depot, south caulfield, tram 2109, tram 84, route 48, tram 111, good friday

Set of 18 colour photographs of the Melbourne Heritage fleet in storage at Preston Workshops, late 1990's. Photographed by Mike Ryan. Printed on Agfa paper. .1 - L104 .2 - L106 .3 - L106 .4 - HTT 8 .5 - V214 .6 - V214 interior .7 - V214 side view .8 - end seat of V214 .9 -W380 .10 - W1 431 .11 - Y469 .12 - W2 510 .13 - Y1 613 .14 - Y1 613 .15 - external view of Preston Workshops looking south .16 - external view .17 - external view .18 - external viewtrams, tramways, melbourne, mmtb, museum, tramcars, preston, tram l104, l106, htt 8, v 214, w380, w1 431, y469, w2 510, y1 613

Photocopied A4 sheet, listing class of tramcars, tramcar numbers, number in service, type, capacity, trucks, motors, weight, controllers, compressor and length, circa 1960 as it lists all the X1 class cars.trams, tramways, mmtb, lists, melbourne, tramcars

The Double Deckers are built on Leyland TD5c chassis, with bodies by Leyland (1), Cheetham & Borwick (17), Martin & King (17) and J A Lawton & Sons (10) – a total of 45. The photo was taken at the Central Bus Garage North Fitzroy. All the DDs were ready for service in April 1940, but their issue to service was delayed due to the war effort to save fuel – continuing with the cable tram until the rope was almost worn out. They were not a success in Bourke St and were replaced by trams in 1955 and 1956.Yields information about the double deck bus fleet that was used to replace cable trams in Bourke St.MMTB Buses line up, prior to roll out in October 1940double deck buses, leyland, north fitzroy bus depot, bourke st, mmtb, central bus garage, td5c class, buses, world war ii

Provides a listing allocation of tramcars to various depots, workshops, storage and disposal and includes Footscray tram depot which was to close later that year.Yields information about the distribution of the Melbourne tramcar fleetTwo foolscap sheets stapled in top left hand corner, Gestetner printed, titled "MMTB Engineering Department - Workshops and Runningsheds Branch - Allocation of Tramcars January 1962",tramcars, tramways, mmtb, lists, depot, depot allocation

Gives details of the times and the depots served, meal breaks and servicing at South Melbourne depot on a Wednesday. Also provides route to be taken, precautions and that the Batman Ave turnout is not to be used. Issued by the Acting Controller of Stores who managed the operation of this service. See Reg Item 1908 for May 1976 version. Yields information about the distribution of the Melbourne tramcar fleetFoolscap duplicated sheet providing a timetable for the Freight tram, dated 25/3/1963, notes normally uses tram No. 17. tramcars, tramways, mmtb, freight tram, stores deparment

Provides detailed information on the tramcars built for the Hawthorn Tramways Trust including the date in service, MMTB Number, class, controllers and motors. Includes those trams sold to the Footscray Tramways Trust and notes on motors and controller changes, and opening dates for both Trust lines.Yields information about the tramcars built for the Hawthorn Tramways Trust.Two page - ruled sheets with punch holes on the left hand side, detailing Hawthorn Tramways Trust tramcars - hand written in black inktramcars, htt, ftt, motors, controllers, hawthorn tramways trust, footscray tramways trust, fleet list, lists

Produced at the time when the National Trust actively classified the whole of the remaining W class fleet in Melbourne. Includes correspondence and reports by Frank Strahan, Pat Grainger, correspondence with Keith Kings, fleet history and lists, newspaper cuttings, preservation, a Bibliography, extracts from Mind the Curve and other sources.Provides the background to the classification by the National Trust of the W class tramcars.Reports and Correspondence re classification by National Trust of W class tramcars comprising 30 sheets of A4 paper.trams, tramways, w class, national trust, pat grainger, frank strahan, classification, tramcars

Newspaper clipping - "City has 227 trams too many, with 16 more on the way" from The Age, 14-5-1993 written by Enrica Longo, about the delivery of further articulated trams (B class) and the overall number of trams. Includes a comment on the 90 of Z class trams out of service, the total number of trams, and the numbers needed for daily service.Yields information about the tramcar fleet size in 1993.Newspaper clipping from The Age, printed on Newsprint.tramways, tramcars, b class, z class, operations, stored trams

Provides a detailed list of buses operated in Melbourne by both the MMTB and the Victorian railways and the many private operators at the time. Details the chassis, body builders, operator, depot, fleet number, registration, body date, seating code, seating capacity and bus ownership history. Provides a publication date of of August 1982 on page 3. Yields extensive information about Melbourne's suburban bus fleet in 1982 with details of the Government and Privately owned fleet.Duplicated document - originally a 55 page A4 document - missing page 54 and covers. Page 55 loose. mmtb, buses, melbourne, route numbers, lists, fleet list, victorian railways, vr buses, bcsv

Second of four documents compiled by Alf Twentyman about the history of Melbourne cable trams. The first seven pages list each cable car or trailer (1 to 601) and its depot, including some notes on their individual disposal. Page 15 lists additions to the fleet of cars - 1-7-1916 to 3-6-2024 including numbers and notes. Pages 16 to 37 provide cable and track diagrams and notes on St Kilda Junction, Collins and Market St, City Road & Clarendon St, Elizabeth St, Spring-Albert and Brunswick Sts, Swanston St, (Princes Bridge to Lonsdale St) and Lonsdale St to Russell St, Spencer St and Flinders St including the Bourke St terminus, Clifton Hill terminus, Nicholson and Gertrude, Spring and Nicholson, Lygon Elgin and Rathdowne Sts, various terminal arrangements and car shed access, Queensberry and Abbotsford, St Kilda Road, Chapel and Wellington, Ackland St and other notes on the last pages.Demonstrates the recording and drawing work of Alf Twentyman and his notes.Exercise book - printed for Scotch College, ruled in an accounting ledger format - 40 pages with red card covers.On cover in ink "A E Twentyman, Inter Maths B Ledger"tramways, cable trams, alf twentyman, history, track plans, records

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