Report details the history of the power supply for the Victorian Railways, electric street railways or tramways. Looks at the costs, equipment purchased, operation, and construction. Compiled from original VR documents, with photos. Includes the Elwood depot fire of 1907, Covers the provision of power for Sandringham tramway. Has drawings of the main switchboard layouts, the crossing of the St Kilda - Brighton tramway by the MMTB tramways. Author unknown.Yields information about the provision of the power supply for VR Trams.Report 50 x A4 pages - photocopied from an original document. trams, railways, vr trams, sandringham, st kilda brighton electric tramway, power supply, elwood depot, elwood substation, substations

Use to identify a tramway employee - Clifton Hill car house or depot. Would have allowed free travel when in uniform to and from work. Used possibly from mid 1910's when the Tramway Board was formed until it was replaced by the MMTB in 1921 or when a different identification system was implemented. Most likely made by Stokes and Sons - possible imprint covered by the leather part.Demonstrates the method of identifying cable tram employees. Round pressed brass badge with the words "Gripman" pressed into the centre of the badge around the top portion of the badge, the letters "C13H. Has a nickel-plated finish with the Tramways Board logo on the lower part of the badge. On the rear of the badge, two metal lugs have been soldered onto the badge and a two-piece leather strap with a buttonhole cut into it to enable it to be worn on a uniform. See item 7339 for a Conductor badge. badges, tramways, trams, employee pass, tramway board, clifton hill depot, gripmen

Booklet - listing all the Melbourne tram routes including cable trams and buses, times of the first and last cars providing a street by street for each tram or bus route passes including a description of the route. Has pasted in slips of paper for routes 40 changes and route 62. Based on the cable trams and the route changes dated to 1938. Compiled by Charles Taylor with the authority of the MMTB.Demonstrates compilation of a route description bookletBooklet - 40 pages + blue coloured light card paper with a stippled finish, centre stapledtramways, trams, buses, cable trams, tram routes, melbourne

Yields information about many transport tickets systems from around the world, including some SEC tickets. Has a strong association with Wal Jack.Diary, printed for 1934, two days per page - full bound and sewn in black Rexene with end papers (partly removed) with gold block title "Diary 1934" on front and "1934" on spine of book, stationary item, with a Nestle's product advertised on the bottom right hand pages. Has a blue ribbon sewn into book. A number of pages have been cut from the front and back of the book. See btm230i for image of book. Has been used primarily to store and present tramway tickets using stamp hinges. Cities collected: Most c1950 though some earlier - 1920's, 1930's. MMTB - 5d - 12 No. - image 1 MMTB - 4d, 6d, 5d, 8d and 9d - 17 No. - image 2 MMTB - 2d, 3d 7d, 4d - 10 No. - image 3 Eastern Goldfields Transport Board - Kalgoorlie, 16 No. - image 4 Ditto - 6 No. - image 5 Ditto - 14 No. - image 6 Ditto - 11 No. - image 7 W.A. government tramways - Perth - 10 No. - image 8 Auckland - 5 No. - image 9 (Special One Day travel ticket loose) MTT Adelaide - 11 No. - image 10 NSW Govt. Tramways - Sydney - 20 No. - image 11 Brisbane - 10 No. and AETA tour ticket date 3/2/1951 - image 12 NSW Govt. Tramways - Sydney - 13 No. - image 13 St Kilda Brighton electric tramway - 1 No. - image 14 German and Swiss tramway tickets - 4 No. - image 15 Wellington, Hamburg, Wanganui, New Plymouth, Hobart and Winnipeg - image 16 Ballarat (or other Provincial cities) 11 No. - image 17 German cities - 9 No. - image 18 German cities - 4 No. - image 19 Front inside page of book has some birthdays listed of relatives and friends. Last few pages contain notes on photos of train leaving Ballarat 1943. 56, 57 (copy to ARHS Archives). Item revised 30/6/2002. Inside front page has a list of birthdaystrams, tramways, tickets, photo notes, vr steam locos, ballarat., kalgoorlie, mmtb, melbourne, auckland, weekly tickets, adelaide, perth, sydney, brisbane, vr trams, st kilda brighton, wellington, wanganui, new plymouth tramways, hobart

Black and white photograph of 2 trams at Preston Workshops c1948 First tram 500 is a W2 class tram built by MMTB at Preston Workshops in 1928. It entered service 27/4/1928 and was withdrawn from service and sold in 1981. The tram's destination is shown as "Special". The tram has been fitted "T" lettered taillights. The second tram, 198, is a Q1 class single truck straight-sill combination tram built by the MMTB at Holden St Workshops. It entered service in 1923 and was reclassified as a Q class tram. It was converted to all night service in 1937 and operated until 1957. It was reclassified as a freight car and renumbered as W15 in 1958, before it was withdrawn from service in 1986.trams, tramways, w2 class, q class, preston workshops, lights, tram 500, tram 198

Digital Image of MMTB tram W3 661 at the Batman Ave terminus, July 1965. Tram has the destination of Prahran, Route 77, advertisement for Proofkote (rain wear protection?) In the background is a large sign for Craven Filter and a sign for Allen's Sweets. Photo reference from Dick Jones - 661_BatmanAve_DickJones_6507M.34.07trams, tramways, batman ave, w3 class, shelters, prahran, route 77, tram 661

Yields information about the appearance of the ex Melbourne bogie trams, when they first came to Ballarat.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of Melbourne MMTB No. 117 - now unnumbered - at the City tram stop in Sturt St. possibly the same date as image 5273 - in Sturt St, 16-12-1945, Photo Wal Jack. Note the hut and wheel barrows in the median strip.trams, tramways, sturt st, bogie trams, tram 117 tram 22

Correspondence - carbon copy and background papers, drafts of a letter prepared by H. S. McComb, signed by the Secretary, 14/5/1957, to Mr. J. & S. Shatin Solicitors, regarding a reservation for a tramway on land in Arthur or Station Street Fairfield - not a MMTB or predecessor matter. Includes a handwritten copy of the Certificate of Title.trams, tramways, tramways, proposals, fairfield

Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of W2 572 (West Preston, route 11) and Scrubber Tram No. 10 and a ballast trailer in the yard at South Melbourne depot - c1960, though the yellow flashing lights on the roof line may indicate a later photo. In the background is a MMTB works vehicle, the Shrine of Remembrancetrams, tramways, south melbourne depot, w2 class, scrubber tram, work trams, west preston, route 11, tram 572, tram 10

Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of W6 992 (East Preston, route 88) waiting to depart the Bourke St terminus. In the background is 667 Bourke St - Parkway Motors, the MTOC office building (MMTB) and Carlyon's Hotel and the Salvation Army's Peoples Palace. Photo not in Wal Jack Melbourne album.trams, tramways, bourke st, route 88, head office, w6 class, east preston, tram 992

Type and hand written notes, on quarto or scrap paper about Orders in councils relating to Melbourne Tramway bridges - 17 sets of notes, each retained by a paper clip. 1 - Caulfield line at Smith St 2 - Church St Bridge Act 3 - Spencer St Bridge Act 4 - Melbourne to Burwood Tramways Act 5 - Footscray Tramway Act 6 - Fitzroy Northcote and Preston Tramways Act 7 - Hawthorn - Under line at Burwood and over line at Burnley 8 - Burke Road Camberwell 9 - St Kilda rail line at Kerford Road 10 - High St Deepdene - Fairfield to Deepdene line. 11 - Glenferrie - Glenferrie Road 12 - Prahran and Malvern Act 13 - Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Act 14 - PMTT - Caulfield and Sandringham rail lines 15 - Glenferrie and Wattletree road and rail lines 16 - Commercial Road and rail crossings 17 - MMTB Act 1928 - various provisionstrams, tramways, bridges, pmtt, mmtb, glenferrie rd, camberwell, htt, mbctt, ftt, fnptt, railways

Has the letters T & B interwoven with the words "Tramway Board" on the base. The Tramway Board took over the operation of the Melbourne cable tram system in July 1926 and operated them until the advent of the MMTB in November 1919. Has been stamped with the name O J King or D J King on the rear. Would have been used as pass to travel on Tramway Board operated services.Demonstrates a metal pass that would have been used on Melbourne cable trams from 1916 to 1919.Metal stamped badge or pass - brass, stamped on rear with the name O J King or D J King cable trams, tramway board, tickets, passes

Yields information the appearance of the SEC tram fleet in 1943 when parked in City Loop. None of these trams remain in Ballarat today.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of trams 23, 22, 25 and 29 in Sturt St loop 11-12-1943. In the background is the Ballarat Courier Building and in the background is an advertisement for Plume, and City Mutual Life insurance. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeon rear of photo in ink, "SEC Ballarat, No. 23, 22 ex Adelaide 69 and 92, 25 and 29 ex MMTB Sturt St 11-12-43" and in top right hand corner Wal Jack copyright stamp with number "T56" written.trams, tramways, sturt st, city loop, grenville st, tram 23, tram 22, tram 25, tram 29

Exercise or Mapping book - Australian Mapping book, yellow cover with mathematical tables on the rear, plain paper, 64 pages holding tickets collected by Keith Stodden. Titled "Tickets 3". Tickets have been positioned using stamp hinges. Pages 1 - 10 - Misc., tickets, airlines, buses, tours and entry - NZ and Australia 11 - Painted tram and Neighbourhood 12 - 17 - ditto, travel cards, theatre and MTA single journey 18 - 21 - Misc. tickets, Canada, 22 - 24 - VLine, NSW, 25 - 34 - Theatre, Transporting Art, VLine Parcels, MMTB and Vic passes, Bendigo, St Kilda Line rail, airlines 35 - 36 - Misc. including Pennyroyal, Tasmania. 37 - Airline, ETRB, Skybus 38 - Theatre 39 - 42 - Airline, Whyalla, Theatre, Travelcard 43 - 44 - Theatre, bus, rail and Sydney 45 - 46 - Neighbourhood, coaches, MTA Travelcard, theatre 47 - 51 - TMSV, theatre, rail Neighbourhood 52 - Ansett, Skybus 53 - 57 - scratch tickets, 58 - 59 - theatre 60 - 61 - Sydney, CityRail, 62 - 64 - Neighbourhood, The Met, short trip and Transporting Arttrams, tramways, tickets, the met, mmtb, adelaide, sec, tmsv, sydney, buses

Set of 23 colour slides of MMTB tramway substations and the Victoria St Office, by Robert Green Mar 1990. 1 - Carlton Substation - Queensberry St. 2 - Carlton Substation - Queensberry St. 3 - Coburg - Moore St 4 - Glen Huntly Depot substation 5 - Fitzroy - Young St. 6 - Fitzroy - Young St. 7 - Station St Camberwell 8 - Malvern Tram depot 9 - Brunswick Rd, Brunswick 10 - Brunswick Rd, Brunswick 11 - Brunswick Rd, Brunswick 12 - Holden St North Fitzroy 13 - Holden St North Fitzroy 14 - East Kew - High St. 15 - East Kew - High St. 16 - East Kew - High St. 17 - East Kew - High St. 18 - Little Bourke St Melbourne 19 - Former branch offices - Victoria Parade Fitzroy 20 - Former branch offices - Victoria Parade Fitzroy 21 - Former branch offices - Victoria Parade Fitzroy 22 - Former branch offices - Victoria Parade Fitzroy - 2004 23 - Former branch offices - Victoria Parade Fitzroy = 2004Yields information about Melbourne tramway substationsSet of 23 Kodak colour slides in plastic mounts.All slides have their location marked on them in black ink.tramways, mmtb, substations, carlton, queensberry st, coburg, glen huntly, north fitzroy, young st, camberwell, malvern depot, brunswick road, brunswick, holden st, east kew, little bourke st, branch offices, victoria parade

Set of 10 colour prints of tram tours in Melbourne mid 1980s to 1990. .1 - 510 on the "hump" at Preston Workshops - .2 - 510 Thornbury - Miller St Thornbury, east side of hump. .3 - 510 on the "hump" at Preston Workshops. .4 - 510 Bourke St terminus with the old MTOCo / MMTB building in the background. .5 - ditto .6 - L104 entering Malvern depot from Glenferrie Rd. .7 - 380 north bound in Glenferrie Rd near Riversdale Rd. .8 - 646 and 720 both on special trams at Thornbury Depot. .9 - 646 and three other trams at Malvern depot - see also Reg Item 931 - 1018 in Benetton clothing advertisement March 1990. .10 - 646 at Brunswick depot. Item .1 to .8 printed on Kodak paper, .9 and .10 printed on Fujichrome paper.trams, tramways, mmtb, tours, malvern depot, brunswick depot, preston workshops, bourke st, glenferrie rd, tram 510, tram 380, tram 104, tram 646, tram 720, tram 1018

Demonstrates one of the Museum's trams in service in Melbourne.Digital Image of MMTB tram W3 661 outbound in St Kilda Road, approaching Doman Junction. Tram has destination of East Brighton, Route 64 and an advertisement for Proofkote (rain wear protection?) BP House in the background. Photo December 1964. Photo reference from Dick Jones - 661_StKildaRd_DickJones_6412MIns.23.04trams, tramways, w3 class, st kilda road, east brighton, tram 661

Negative No. N311 and black and white print made by a laser printer (stored in folder ) of the MMTB's tower wagons (the oldest at the time) and No. 2 in Nicholson St. Melbourne, near Parliament House working on a section insulator. Truck No. 2 and Albion No. 8. Negative scanned hi res and imaged updated 21/5/2020.trams, tramways, melbourne, bourke st., nicholson st, tower truck, tram tower wagon

Yields information about the arrangements made to transport visitors to Ballarat on the day of the Queen Mothers visit in 1958 and some of the trams used.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph of MMTB No. 41 being delivered to Ballarat, to become No. 38, on a Yellow Express truck in Ballarat East. A Courier Photograph. See image i2 for rear of photograph - no details on rear. Item 5551 gives the arrival date of 1/5/1951 and the photograph.trams, tramways, bogie trams, transport, delivery of tramcars, tram 38, tram 41

Photocopy - A4 sheet of a short article from the Progress Press, 8/6/1977 titled "First night trammie dies" about the death of Arthur Edward Marginson, the father in law of the then Mayor of the City of Hawthorn. Gives a brief outline of his MMTB career and that he was the first driver of a night tram in Melbourne.trams, tramways, night trams, obituaries, city of hawthorn

Black and white photograph of MMTB Bus 91, built 1938, turning in Brunswick Road at Lygon St, North Carlton on the Holden St shuttle service, 26/3/1955. Are there tram lines under the rear wheel? Keith notes that the bus route is now incorporated in the new West Heidelberg bus service.Extensive notes on the rear of the photo, see image i2 tramways, buses, holden st, lygon st, brunswick rd, mmtb buses, leyland, ts8 class, bus 91

Reproduction of a Victorian Railways 3d St Kilda Brighton electric tramway ticket for use on a Australian Railway Historical Society tour (ARHS) 15/7/1994 to inspect the closed system using two MMTB buses, Mk 3 No.592 and Mk 6 No. 759. On the lower edge is ticket number "12443"..trams, tramways, arhs, tours, st kilda brighton, tram 171

Set of teo black and white photographs of W3 665 being shunted at Brunswick depot, mid 1970's. The tram does not have a destination box. Possibly being shunted or moved to or from Brunswick when the class of cars were stored and disposals commenced. Photographer unknown - could have been an MMTB.trams, tramways, w class, storage, brunswick depot, tram 665

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. No. 17 and No. 22 at Mt Korong Road loop - Garden Gully Loop. Photo taken Easter Saturday, 1941. Negative No. T191. No. 17 has the destination of "Eaglehawk" and is carrying a white disk at the front of the tram. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 6/6/2020. On rear in ink "T191 State Electricity Commission Bendigo tramways / No. 17 summer car and "No. 22 Ex MMTB G Class standing at Passing Loop in Mt Korong Road, Easter Saturday 1941." In bottom right hand corner "W. Jack Photo".trams, tramways, bendigo, mt korong road, garden gully loop, tram 17, tram 22

View of Bourke Street Melbourne from just inside pillars of Parliament House looking west on 16 June 1955, a few days before the trams took over. MMTB Bus 580 turning into Bourke St from Spring St. Negative scanned hi res and imaged updated 20/5/2020.On rear in typed on paper "Buses inn Bourke St. A shot taken a few days before the trams took over. Taken from Parliament House steps 16 June 1955." & "Geoff Grant etc." stamp in btm rh corner.trams, tramways, melbourne, bourke st

Yields information about a Ballarat single trucker, ex MMTB tram in Sturt St, by the Town HallCopy negative of a black and white photograph from Ray Pearson Collection, taken by Dave Macartney in 1975c of a Ballarat single trucker, No. 28, ex MMTB tram in Sturt St, by the Town Hall Image replaced 29/5/2020 from a print held in the Ray Pearson album, could read the tram number.trams, tramways, sturt st, town hall

Newspaper Clipping - from the Argus 4/7/1935 page 11 (accessed on Trove 16/11/1935) titled "More Electric Trams" of the MMTB overhead crew erecting overhead or the trolley wire in Abbotsford St North Melbourne. Has three different tower trucks in the photo, including a horse drawn one.trams, tramways, conversion, north melbourne, abbotsford st, overhead, tower wagon, tower truck

Three foolscap sheets, 2 pinned together - notes on the Zoo Horse tramways, length, authorisation and extract from the MMTB 1924 Annual report and abandonment in 1923 following the destruction of the depot by fire during the police strike. Items 2061 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Zoological Society" in red penciltrams, tramways, zoo tram, horse trams, closure

Black and white photograph of Q class tram 198 at Preston Workshops c1948. The tram was built in 1923 at MMTB's Holden Street Workshops and was later converted to Welding Car Loco No 15 (later No 15W). See page 79 of Destination City 5th Edition for another photo of this tram in storage at Preston Workshops in 1958.trams, tramways, q class, preston workshops, tram 198