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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar, Meadowbank Manufacturing Co. Sydney, SECV Tram No 13, 1915
Single truck (4 wheels), drop end tram, modified open California combination- to closed car with 4 doors, 2 at either end, longitudinal seats, sliding internal doors, air brakes. For an article on the tram and progress during 2018 see October 2018 issue of Fares Please!. Image used by Mal Rowe 21/9/2019. See Destination Eaglehawk, Destination City.trams, tram 11 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar, Meadowbank Manufacturing Co Sydney, SECV Tram No. 14, 1915
Single truck (4 wheels), drop ends, modified open California combination - to close car with 4 doors, 2 at either end, longitudinal seats, sliding doors internally, air brakes. For an article on the tram see issue of Fares Please Feb. 2019. Image used by Bill Scott. See Destination City, Destination Eaglehawktrams, tram 14 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar, Duncan and Fraser, SECV Tram No. 26, 1916
Single truck, (4 wheel), drop end California Combination tramcar, reconstructed to as built Condition, cross bench seats in drop ends, longitudinal seats in centre saloon, 2 sliding doors internally, air braked. See Destination City, Destination Eaglehawk Fares Please 1978 to 1987 for conversion back to California combination tram. Trolley Wire Aug 1984 re car mileages for 26, 27 and 28 Trolley Wire Feb. 1988 for article re conversiontrams, tram 26 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar, Duncan and Fraser, SECV Tram No. 27, 1916
Single truck, (4 wheels) drop ends, modified California Combination, panelled sides, 4 external doors, 2 internal sliding doors, longitudinal seats, air braked. Image used by Mal Rowe 21/9/2019. Destination City, Destination Eaglehawk, Fares Please! 1985, Trolley Wire Dec. 1985.trams, tram 27 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar, Duncan and Fraser, SECV Tram No. 28, 1916
Single truck (4 wheels), drop ends, modified California Combination, panelled sides, 4 external doors, 2 internal sliding doors, longitudinal seats, air braked. Image used by Mal Rowe 21/9/2019. See Destination City and Destination Eaglehawktrams, tram 28 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar, Duncan and Fraser, SECV Tram No. 32, Body 1917, completed 1920
Single truck, (4 wheels), drop ends, modified California Combination, panelled sides, 4 external doors, 2 internal doors (1 missing), longitudinal seats, no controllers, air braking gear removed. See Destination City, Destination Eaglehawktrams, tram 32 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar, Duncan and Fraser, SECV Tram No. 33, Built 1917, completed 1920
Single truck (4 wheels), drop ends, modified California Combination, panelled sides, 4 external doors, 2 internal doors, longitudinal seats, air braked. Image - tramcar on depot fan - c1994 - Reg item 4071. See Destination City, Destination Eaglehawktrams, tram 33 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar, Duncan and Fraser, SECV Tram No. 39, 1914
Modified Max Traction bogie tram formally with drop ends, a centre combination. Modified by BTPS to be used as Display area. No. 2 end removed and stored, No. 2 end floor removed and sides removed, truck only remains. Other truck stored off site. Tram No. 39 See Destination Eaglehawk, Destination Citytrams, tram 39 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), MMTB Tram No. 671, 1934
Equal wheel bogie vehicle, drop centre tramcar, 2 passenger saloons- cross bench with central aisle - as for drop centre. 2 internal sliding doors, 6 passenger doors, 4 drivers external access doors, 2 internal, 2 trolley poles, air braked. Tram 671 12/95 completed repaint to City of Ballarat colour scheme. Photo by Austin Brehaut. See Destination City, Fares Please April 1976, December 1995, March 1996.trams, tram 671 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign - Tram Stop Information, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Stop Information
Sheet metal signs mounted onto 2 metal brackets top and bottom by rivets. Mounted on wood pole so it faced outwards at right angles. On both faces in black paint on white background is "Trams Leave here for Gardens, View Point, Sebastopol." Believed to be located at the intersection of Sturt St and Drummond St. on the south side before junction.trams, tramways, ballarat, secv, street furniture, tram stops, route signs -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "SAND"
Wood sign with bevelled edges, lettered "sand". Front of sign has an off white or cream background, with letters painted black. Has 2 countersunk holes by "s & d" off centre. Rear is dark grey paint with cream marks from stands.trams, tramways, depot, ballarat -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Tram 1029, 1956
A four motor bogie drop centre combination tram of the Melbourne W7 class No. 1029, built at Preston Workshops during 1956, entered service on 1/2/1956. Fitted with sliding doors, Remote Control equipment. See webpage btm.org.au/trams/504.html Spent it appears all its life at Preston or North Fitzroy Depot. Transported to Newport Workshops during 1995. More to come here. Photo - Graeme Farrer - ex Mal Row via TDU of 21-10-2019 See Reg Items 7394 and 7396 for relevant newspaper cuttings and Destination Citytrams, w7 class, tram 1029 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Corporation of Glasgow Transport Department, "Glasgow Municipal Tramway", c1933
Book - 48 pages + 2 fold out maps + cover, card cover, bound, giving details of history of Glasgow tramways, power stations, substations, workshops, bus stations, training and underground railway. Commences at p41 - 92, could have been part of a larger document. Record reviewed and scanned images of cover added 5/9/13. trams, tramways, glasgow, uk, tramway, bus, underground -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "The Trolley Wire", Vol 1, No. 6, "The Trolley Wire", Vol 3, No. 5, Jul. 1952
Yields information about Sydney trams in the early 1950s and demonstrates means of publishing information of the era.105.1 - Spirit duplicated magazine, 8 quarto pages, single sided - " The Trolley Wire", Vol 1, No. 6, July 1952, stapled down along the left hand side. Has items on Brisbane, with map, Brisbane news, Sydney news, Gladesville to Lane Cove proposed tramway and Western Suburbs Destination Roll, 1947 - 1950. 105.2 - Spirit duplicated magazine, 9 quarto pages, single sided - " The Trolley Wire", Vol 3, No. 5, 20th May 1954, stapled down along the left hand side. Has notes on association matters, map of tramways in the Moore Park area, Drummoyne Bridge and Iron Cove tram lines, Easter workings, Sydney news. See Reg Item 5685 for other Vol 1 issues and Reg Item 5686 for Vol. 2 issues. Scan with care.Vol 3, No. 5 has pencil inscription of "H.Matthews"trams, tramways, tramway news, history, sydney, brisbane -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Manuscript, Wal Jack et al, "A Brief History of the Tramways of Ballarat", 1963
Looks at the history of Ballarat, the development of the horse tram system, Ballarat East, Battery tram trials, and other details of the horse tram company. 106.2 - carbon copy, 9 quarto pages with a smaller front page in addition and two at the rear, (stapled) in the top left hand corner - part 2 of above, looking at the development of ESCo, tram conversion, SEC takeover, rehabilitation, SEC operation and acknowledgements. Each page has been imaged - images 7 to 19 Staples removed for scanning and not replaced. Each page has been numbered 1 to 19 on the rear in 5B pencil. See also Reg item 3289 and 6419 for similar documents.Yields information about the history of Ballarat Tramways written in 1962/63. Has a strong association with the authors, two well known tramway historians.106.1 - Carbon copy, 6 quarto pages, (stapled) in top left hand corner of an article titled ""A Brief History of the Tramways of Ballarat" written by Keith Kings and Wal Jack in 1963, for the 75th anniversary of the opening of the horse trams in Ballarat. Looks at the history of Ballarat, the development of the horse tram system, Ballarat East, Battery tram trials, and other details of the horse tram company. Each page has imaged - images 1 to 6 106.2 - carbon copy, 9 quarto pages with a smaller front page in addition and two at the rear, (stapled) in the top left hand corner - part 2 of above, looking at the development of ESCo, tram conversion, SEC takeover, rehabilitation, SEC operation and acknowledgements. Each page has been imaged - images 7 to 19 Staples removed for scanning and not replaced. Each page has been numbered 1 to 19 on the rear in 5B pencil. See also Reg item 3289 and 6419 for similar documents.trams, tramways, ballarat tramways, history, manuscript, horse trams, esco, sec -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Map, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Map of Melbourne Tramways 1934-5", 1934
Demonstrates methods of giving information to visitors to Melbourne and yields information about tram services at the time in Melbourne.Very small pocket sized timetable and map book, consisting of 2 octavo cards stapled and folded into 12 pages consisting of three pages of bus and tram round trips, 3 center pages for map of electric and cable trams, route numbers and interest points. Map printed in 4 colours. 4 pages index to routes and first and last trams to City and from City. Also gives points where suburban routes are intersected by City routes. One page devoted to places of interest. All printing in black with red headings and highlights.trams, tramways, mmtb map, mmtb, timetables, tourist trips, map -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record - Letter and Envelope, Metropolitan Transport Trust, Letter to W Jack from MTT 11/4/1942, Apr. 1942
Letter and envelope from The Municipal Tramways Trust - Adelaide of 11/4/1942 to W.Jack re photograph and ex MMTB Cars 127-130 (then MTT Cars 191-194) - No Photographs. 111.1 - letter - Paper has a Watermark of "Tullus Bond / Made in Great Britain". 111.2 - envelope has stamp - 2 1/2D Australian and has been over stamped with MTT stamp "Travel by Tram or Bus" with typed address.trams, tramways, mtt, adelaide, letters, envelopes -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Gifford Eardley, "In And Around Sydney With Steam Trams" books 1 to 3, 1950's
A series of 3 booklets by NSW Steam Trams and Railway Preservation Society. 115.1 - Book 1- 32 pages - Orange Cover; 115.2 - Book 2- 32 pages - Green Cover; 115.3 - Book 3- 32 pages - Blue Cover Record reviewed and scanned images of cover and contents page added 5/9/13.trams, tramways, sydney, steam trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Peel St Taxi Shelter", 2/06/1950 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about cabs in Ballarat, cab shelters, cab men and has a strong association with a particular cabbie.Newspaper clipping regarding sale of taxi shelter at Peel St. Ballarat East. The Courier, Ballarat, Friday June 2, 1950 p7, including photos of cabmen and cabbies in Ballarat, in particular Bill McHutchison. Handle With Caretrams, tramways, peel st., ballarat, cabs, taxis -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, L Denmead, Note re Battery Trams in Ballarat, 26/05/1964 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the operation of the electric Battery tram in Ballarat in 1888, prepared from notes by H.P. James.A letter/archive note prepared by Mr. L. Denmead of the SEC to the TMSV - 2 pages in 1964, about the battery tram trials in Ballarat, noting work of H.P. James of 24/10/1938. Handwritten and copied with a spirit duplicator.trams, tramways, ballarat, battery trams, duncan fraser -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - List, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), MMTB Route Numbers listing - Electric Tramways, Nov. 1957
Foolscap size paper consisting of two pages giving a listing of Melbourne Electric Trams route numbers, held together with staple at top left hand corner. Dated November 1957 Originally printed, then duplicated.Written inscription of route 67 on page 1. Additional route 67 on page 2.mmtb, melbourne, route numbers, melbourne trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Australian Government, "Australia - Manning the Machinery of War", 1943-1945
36 page booklet outlining production of armaments in Australia for World War II Printed in brown ink, front cover has 2 colour imprint, side stapled, 2 staples.On front cover has "Miss Patti Jack" in ink.trams, tramways, arms production, world war ii -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Letter to W.Jack from SEC Bendigo, Nov. 1942
128.1 - Letter on Bendigo Branch of Electricity Supply Department of SEC letterhead, dated 3.12.1942 to W.Jack re seeking copy of information supplied to him by Mr. McShane. Signed T.H.McNaught, Manager. 128.2 - Envelope, addressed to W.Jack, cancelled Bendigo 30 Nov. 42, 2 1/2d machine stamp in red ink. Letter on printed letterhead with watermark. Letter and envelope typed. Envelope "Invicta Registered", made in Australia with SEC return address, bottom left hand corner.Signed in ink by "T.H.McNaught"trams, tramways, bendigo, sec -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Tour Notes, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), AETA "Souvenir brochure, Geelong and Queenscliff" - 1955, March / April 1955
Demonstrates making a document strongly associated with a tram tour to Geelong by the AETA and the level of detail made in producing a document that was printed by a duplication process.Part (cover - missing 1 sheet) of a duplicated brochure, titled AETA "Souvenir brochure, Geelong and Queenscliff" - 1955 issued for the AETA tour to Geelong and Queenscliff, 2/4/1955 - part of itinerary, map of Geelong trams and list of tramcars. Printed using a Gestetner Duplicator. geelong trams, aeta, map, geelong, list -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Aberdeen Corporation Transport, "Aberdeen Corporation Transport - Experimental", Jul. 1940
12 page printed booklet with larger printed card cover - 5 photo pages, titled "Aberdeen Corporation Transport - Experimental" notes re tramcar, with design and other technical details - 2 staples. Provides detail of an experimental streamliner built for the Aberdeen tramways for its official launch on 12 July 1940. Alfred Smith was the General Manager. Record updated and images added 19/8/2013.trams, tramways, aberdeen trams, experimental tramcars, uk -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Typed notes, NZRO - June 1940 and R.D.Crane and with additional material CRG Field 2/1950, Christchurch NZ - Steam and Horse Traction - Wal Jack Collection, c1950
Four page typed (carbon copy) on both side of 2 foolscap sheets - pink in colour. Notes on Christchurch - horse and steam trams. Image of document added 25/8/2013.christchurch, steam trams, horse trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, Birmingham City Transport, Birmingham Fleet, 1947
Cover letter from Birmingham City transport to W.Jack, of 23/1/47, forwarding photos and duplicated lists of buses, trams and trolley buses on 2 separate sheets. 153.1 - Foolscap typed sheet - Birmingham City transport letterhead - signature and stamp of General Manager. An "Associated Photo Engravers Ltd" adhesive label with "Birmingham City Transport - Empire House" typed over has been stuck over letterhead. Size - 330H x 203W. 153.2 - Quarto size sheet - duplicated - list of US (Nos. Reg. Nos, maker (Chassis and engine), year of make and type -both sides - dated 5/11/1946. Size - 242H x 190W. 153.3 - Foolscap sheet duplicated list of tramcars - car numbers, number off, trucks, maker and type of motor, year of make and number withdrawn. Trolley buses - bus numbers, registration number, make. Typed and date in service. Dated 21/1/1947. Images of documents added 5/9/2013. Sticky label on letterheadtrams, tramways, birmingham, uk trams, buses and trolley buses -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, Birmingham City Transport, Birmingham Tram, Jun. 1947
Cover letter dated 2/6/47 from Birmingham City Transport and 2nd sheet notes on UEC double deck tramcars, - Type, make of body, when built, wheel base and gauge, motors, brakes and remarks.trams, tramways, birmingham, uk -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Rate rise could follow scrapping of trams here", 21/02/1957 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the expected problems with services were replaced by buses and additional road maintenance and the closure of Provincial tramways. Has a strong association with various contributors to the article - Tramways Union, Councillors and parliamentarians.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, titled "Rate rise could follow scrapping of trams here" of report of Ballarat Trades & Labour Council meeting discussing possibility of scrapping Ballarat trams, Geelong buses & impacts on roads & Union involvement. Dated 21/2/1957 - Thursday. Record updated and images added 20/8/2013.trams, tramways, ballarat, geelong, trams, closure, unions -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Tour Notes, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), (TMSV) first tour of 17/11/1963 - Wal Jack Collection, Nov. 1963
... . Page 1- welcome and ticket note. Page 2- notes on trams used...- welcome and ticket note. Page 2- notes on trams used-Y1 613 ...166.1- Three Page (2 Quarto) & 1 foolscap tour programme for Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV) first tour of 17/11/1963. Page 1- welcome and ticket note. Page 2- notes on trams used-Y1 613 and page 3- foolscap- itinerary- times and locations of photo stops. 166.2 - Ticket for tour in style of Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co. bell punch ticket on pink coloured card. Images of document and ticket added 5-9-2013Half fare mark crossed out with blue ink on 166.2.tmsv, melbourne, mmtb, y1 class