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Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "New Bus services Footscray - Sunshine and Footscray - Moonee Ponds", Original 1936
... Trams tramways Footscray Buses Moonee Ponds Sunshine Set ...Set of three A4 sheets from photocopies collected by Keith Kings about the provision of bus services from Footscray, with services commencing 6/12/1936. Details the timetable for services from Footscray - Sunshine and Footscray - Moonee Ponds via either Maribyrnong Road or Ascot Vale Road. Includes a map and a magazine or newspaper item.trams, tramways, footscray, buses, moonee ponds, sunshine -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Tram Stop sign, 1960's?
... Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Tram Stop sign - made from silver painted metal bracket and cement sheet - stop No. 47. Two painted sections of white bakelite sheet - each with one number, bolted onto a metal bracket with a circular metal bracket and bolts to go around a pole. Numerals red - but have faded, off white background. See also item 3780 for another example of the numbers. Said to be from the tram stop outside Camberwell depot.trams, tramways, tram stops, camberwell, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter (Collection), Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Extension of Burke Road line from Malvern Road, 1926 to 1938
... Malvern Road Letter Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways BoardRecord of correspondenceLetters in date orderDetails correspondence both internal and external with Councils and others about the possibility of extending the Burke Road line from the corner of Malvern Road along Waverley Road to Dandenong Rd, some 1.5miles. Has a small hand drawn map showing the various possibilities.tramways, new track, burke road, extensions, malvern, correspondencetramways, new track, burke road, extensions, malvern, correspondence -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter (Collection), Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Hawthorn Road Extension - East Brighton, 1935 to 1940
... - East Brighton Letter Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board ...Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways BoardRecord of correspondenceLetters in date orderDetails correspondence both internal and external with Councils and others about the construction of tramways along Hawthorn Road to East Brighton and beyond to Moorabbin Railway Station or along North Road. Includes estimates, notices to Passengers, fares for the extension south during 1937, notices to crews, staff working of the single line, and passenger figures.tramways, new track, extensions, correspondence, hawthorn road, east brighton, safe working, new tramwaystramways, new track, extensions, correspondence, hawthorn road, east brighton, safe working, new tramways -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter (Collection), Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Darling and Koornang Road extensions from Carnegie, 1937
... Yields information about a possible tramway along Darling ...Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways BoardRecord of correspondenceLetters in date orderDetails correspondence both internal and external with Councils about a possible tram line along Waverley Rad, Darling Rd, Koornang Rd to the the Carnegie tram terminus in Trugannini Road. Inlcudes cost estimate, and sketch plan.tramways, new track, extensions, correspondence, darling road, carnegie, koornang rdtramways, new track, extensions, correspondence, darling road, carnegie, koornang rd -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB bus Timetables", 1970
... & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Set of two bus timetables for specific routes, day of week giving information on tram times at specific time points, route map, sections and fares and organisation address - 616 Little Collins St. Melbourne. 1 - East Kew - Box Hill - Doncaster - May 1970 - no route numbers given. 2 - Fishermen's Bend - City via three different routes - August 1970 Yields information about two MMTB 1970 bus routes.Set of 2 MMTB Tram timetables, folded sheets, 10 sections on white paper.trams, tramways, mmtb, timetables, melbourne, fares, east kew, doncaster, fishermen's bend -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Run Number Plate, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1970s?
... . tramways timetables mmtb kew depot Run number plates "K 82" in red ...Used by Kew tram depot to indicate to Inspectors and other staff the allocated run or timetable trip for a particular service. Was displayed in both driver's windows of a tram.Demonstrates a MMTB Run Number plate used on both trams and buses.Run Number steel sheet with corners trimmed and rounded, two holes for hanging, with an off-white background and the letter "K" and number "82" painted in red. Two copies held."K 82" in red paint on both sides.tramways, timetables, mmtb, kew depot, run number plates -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Cable Tram Conductor's Ticket Pins", c1930
... " Ephemera Ticket/s Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Poster - featuring a photo of a cable tram in Elizabeth St at Pelham St, 12 small cable tram tickets and four bell punch tickets, along with a leather button ticket pin holder and four safety pins. Items placed on a large sheet of cardboard with a green overlay. The photo, pin holder and four small tickets and the bell punch strip tickets glued onto a off white sheet with brass folded pins securing the items to the green card. The rest of the tickets glued to the green card. Underneath is a small sign with the words in blue and red colours "Cable Tram Conductor's Ticket Pins". Photo - grip car - well loaded showing destination of Brunswick and a sign on the side "Direct to Football". Behind the Gripman is a conductor. Bogie cable trailer 480. In the background is the building on the corner of Elizabeth St and Pelham St (still there in 2018) and in the background is Evan Evans the flag makers building. 192H x 248W - has silver fish damage along top edge, lifting in the top left hand corner from the backing sheet and minor edge damage. Dirt marks Small Tickets from Top left hand to Bottom right hand. Tickets 1, 4 to 8 - torn from a strip - pre-purchased? Tickets 9 to 12, torn from a block. Each Ticket has been separately imaged. T1 - 1 1/2d City Tram ticket - Trip Slip -MTO-Co - pink card with purple ink - faded, punched - 27H x 59W T2 - Transfer, MMTB, from Carlton and Prahran lines to other lines as indicated by punch marks with times by the quarter hour - green print on off white card - 31H x 71W - faded. T3 - as above - but not so faded, part town in bottom left hand corner. T4 - 1 1/2d - cable tram section ticket - MMTB - brown print on yellow card - not punched - 24H x 58W T5 - as for 1 - but MMTB - green print on yellow card - heavily creased - 26H x 57W T6 - similar to 5, smaller dimensions and not heavily creased. T7 - 1 1/2d general ticket - detailing lines or section - red ink on pink card - 26H x 56W T8 - 2d - MTCo - Adult or two children under 12, single, black ink on blue card - 24H x 58W T9 - Prahran and Toorak cable tramways check ticket - transfer - conditions on ticket - has 114 in top right hand corner, orange paper, black ink, MMTB - 36H x 67W. T10 - Carlton and Prahran - as for 9, with 17 in top right hand corner, grey paper with black printing - 38H x 65W. T11 - Carlton, N. Carlton, Prahran, St Kilda - as above - 105, brown paper, black ink - 38H x 65W T12 - as for 9, but with 74 in top right hand corner - 35H x 71W Strip tickets - left to right S1 - 1 1/2D, bell punch type - 15 fares - purple card black printing - Up ticket - 182H x 39W S2 - ditto - down direction, no conductor details - 182H x 37W S3 - ditto - 3d, Up direction, orange card, black print - 182H x 39W - has some dirt marks S4 - ditto - 3d down direction - 138H x 38W - has some dirt marks. Leather buckle - cut leather with a strip to secure the pins - button hole on the base with four safety pins placed into it. Pins have rust marks and general deterioration. Leather - 90H x 45W, pins - 3 about 90H x 25W and one 55H x 16W. See Reg Item 1923 for the use of the pins and leather buckle.trams, tramways, cable trams, brunswick, elizabeth st, football, tickets, conductors, mmtb, mto co, transfer tickets, tram 480, trip slips -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Tram stop sign number - set of 2, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1960s?
... Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Used by the MMTB to number each tram stop on the system. Was attached to a pole using a metal strap. See item 185 for an example with a strap.Demonstrates a MMTB tram stop number of two types of materials.Set of two numerals used on tram stops, both with two holes on the sides, and originally a red number on a white background. No. 3 - sheet metal baked enamalled. No. 7 - white core bakelite sheet.tramways, mmtb, tram stops, passenger signs -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - MMTB Cloth Cash bag, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB)
... & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Used by MMTB to ship coins or bank notes from depot to banks or head office. CWL - Camberwell Depot.Demonstrates the bags used by the MMTB to transfer cash or bank notes.Canvas cloth bag sewn, canvas off white or karki colour printed with "M.M.T.B" on one side and with "CWL" in black texta on the other side.See physical descriptiontramways, mmtb, tickets, cash handling, depots, revenue clerks -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - MTT (Adelaide?) ticket machine box, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1973
... ?) ticket machine box Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Series of 2 black and white photographs of the MTT (Adelaide?) ticket machine box (No. 272) and a coin dispenser that was considered for the Z class tram. Has a rack of tickets alongside. See Reg Item 4618 for the coin dispenser and 4619 for the ticket holder. Yields information about ticket boxes and coin dispensers.Set of two black and white photographs.trams, tramways, tickets, conductors, ticket machines, coins -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 6 - Z class tram Preston, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1975
... Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Series of 6 black and white photographs of an early Z class tram at Preston Workshops 1 - Control stand 2 - Control stand with a man in the driver's seat. 3 - Showing the driver's vent window open 4 - Showing the front door closed with a lifting jack alongside. 5 - Showing the doors open and the manufacturer's signage on the riser. 6 - Interior of the car showing the conductors seat and ticket selling stand. Yields information about the layout of the driver's controls and Z class interiors.Set of six black and white photographs.trams, tramways, conductors, ticket machines, z class, controls, doors, interiors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Chairman's Report upon his Visit to Europe and America in connection with Electric Tramways 1923", 1924
... 1923" Document Report Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board ...Report - black Rexene cloth card covers, 28 pages (including blank end and glued papers), sewn binding one section titled "Chairman's Report upon his Visit to Europe and America in connection with Electric Tramways 1923". Title gold blocked. Details Alex Cameron's 1923 visit to America, Great Britain and the Continent of Europe in connection (note different spelling to the cover) with electric tramways. In particular it was to investigate the question of the use of Conduit systems. Visited San Francisco, Los Angeles, Kansas City, St Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, New York and Washington. Then to London, Paris, Brussels. Also attended the Municipal Tramways Association conference held in Portsmouth, August 1923. His conclusions - conduit system not desirable, and the need to regulate buses from competition with tramways. Has an appendix extracts of numerous reports, letters and papers about the various issues. Report dated 29th Oct. 1924. Second copy from the McComb collection added 5-1-2017 - scanned to a pdf - text readable when opened in Adobe format.Has a lable on the first page, "Plan & EPA Library M0036390" Second copy - has Mr. Lormer in the top left and right hand comers.trams, tramways, trams, tramways, mmtb, conduit systems, tramways, conversion, electrification, europe, usa