Showing how tramway electrical current was returned to the electrical sub-station via the rails.Demonstrates an earth return bonding piece.Traction Return Current Rail Bond, consists of a multi strand copper cable abt 19mm dia. and 530mm long, with block of steel (25x25x43mm) brazed onto each end. The block of steel gets welded to the outside of the rail head at or near a joint in the rails. The bond is to ensure a reliable return current as the fishplates and bolts are subject to dirt and rust which can inhibit the current.tramways, electrical engineering, earth return, bonds, trackworks

Printed form titled "Application for Permission to Change Shifts" for Bendigo Tramways. Duplicated Quarto size form for the formal authorization for tram crews to change shift with another tram crew member. Notes the AT&MOEA Award and has space for the authorization and signature of applicants. Two copies held. Assumed used to the close of the tramways. trams, tramways, tram crews, shifts, inspectors

Yields information and demonstrates information about the use of Ballarat No. 29 as a service tram in 1943. This tram was seldom used in traffic, very few photographs exist of it.Black and white photograph of King St Sydney with cable trams, at the intersection of King and George St, looking east. Has a cable set (dummy No. 13) with destination of King St. Has Packers Liverpool Arms, Royal Exchange Hotel and other shops in the background and many well dressed people.Typed on rear "New South Wales Government Cable Tramways" "King and George Streets in 1897 showing Cable Dummy No. 13 and trailer." "594.AA."trams, tramways, sydney, cable trams

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photograph of ESCo tram No. 8 in Arnold St Bendigo, Easter Saturday, 1941. The tram has been modified with bracing and open saloon seats changed from cross bench to longitudinal. The conductor is standing in the back saloon. Appears the tram is running out of the depot, has the destination of Eaglehawk. See also Reg item 5460i10, for a copy print of this photograph - wider view. 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 "T188, Bendigo Tramways / No. 8 Original type, Arnold St, Easter Saturday 1941. Photo W. Jack. trams, tramways, bendigo, esco, secv, arnold st, tram 8

Photos 20-4-1968, of: .1 - Tram 27 crossing Albert St on its way to Sebastopol. .2 - Trams 27 and 33 at Sebastopol terminus. Tram 27 has a briquette advertisement. .3 - Reversing the pole of tram 27 at the Mt Pleasant terminus. .4 - Trams 27 and 28 cross at the Grey St loop on the Sebastopol line. .5 - Tram 20 at the intersection of Sturt and Lyons Streets. .6 - Tram 13 at the Grey St loop. .7 - Trams 27 and 13? at the Lydiard St terminus. .8 - Tram 31 westbound in Sturt Street at Dawson St with the Golden City Hotel in the background. The trackwork for the Dawson St crossover is in the view. Tram has the sign for Twin Lakes.Yields information about the operation of the Ballarat tramway system that was operated by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria.Set of eight black and white negatives of Ballarat Tramways, 120 size. ballarat, trams, tramways, sebastopol, albert st, tram 27, tram 33, briquettes, mt pleasant, grey st loop, lyons street, sturt street, tram 20, tram 13, dawson street, golden city hotel

Black and white photograph of Geelong Tramways, Scrubber tram. Close up photograph showing equipment. Same photo that appears in Destination Eaglehawk, page 46 and credited to the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria. Stamped on rear is date 'July 31, 1934". Also a pencil sketch. See Destination EaglehawkStamp on rear, purple ink 'Jul 31 1934'trams, tramways, scrubber tram, track cleaner, geelong, tram scrubber

Yields information about the corner of the Victoria St terminus at the Orphanage and the relationship to the tramway.Digital Image of the Ballarat Orphan Asylum and Victoria St looking west with a tram at the terminus and the tramway overhead poles. Titled "Ballarat Orphan Asylum and Victoria St" From the Facebook group of old time photographs of yesterday. Probably taken soon after the tramway opened in 1905.trams, tramways, victoria st, orphanage, esco, postcards, tram 1 ?

Poster - printed on heavy card, titled "St Kilda - Elwood Tramway Service", advising that the tramway service would cease as of Sat. Feb 28 (1959). Gives details of the replacement service and combined road/rail tickets. VR Printed 542-59 2 copies held.trams, tramways, vr, st kilda brighton, elwood depot, closure, victorian railways

Newspaper clipping: Bendigo Advertiser Feature, Thursday April 13, 1972. Bendigo Says Goodbye to the trams. Article details end of tramways in Bendigo, after 82 years of operation.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, tramways, bendigo, tramways, eaglehawk

Black and White Photograph of Bendigo No. 2 at the Eagle Hawk terminus, Jan. 1971, night photograph. Tram has the destination of Quarry Hill. In the background is the Foodland Store, a Milk bar. The tram has arrived at the terminus, the trolley pole has been turned, but the headlights and dash canopy lights have yet to be turned. Tram has the destination of Quarry Hill. Photo Chris Wurr, early 1970's. "Photo by Chris Wurr" stamped on the rear. In top left hand corner, in ink "71)" and "Bendigo (SEC) Tramways / 1.1971 / Eaglehawk Terminus"trams, tramways, bendigo, eaglehawk, night photo, tram 2

Twenty page booklet, centre stapled, printed with photographs on glossy paper, titled "Public Transport Today; A brief World Survey", by F. Andrews of Queensland, late 1960's early 1970's. Looks at the current developments in light rail, tramways, transit lines, in North America, Continental Europe and the future in public transport. Has many photographs of tramways and tramcars. Two copies held.trams, tramways, public transport, tramways, europe, usa, canada

Photograph. Five green trams parked at the depot, in Tramways Avenue, Bendigo. In the background are two sheds that house the trams. Numbers visible on trams are: two, one and seven.tramways, history, bendigotramway

Reproduced from the Australian Tramway Album 2nd Edition, (revised). 2nd Edition, (revised). Two colour cover - green with black. Describes Melbourne's tram car fleet, including Victorian Railways tramcars, cable cars and the Doncaster and Box Hill tramway. Includes brief description of each type, photographs and a summary history. Has many photographs of the various tramcars associated with relevant text. On front cover, has PCC 980 with green banding and price. On back cover is a map of Melbourne tramways drawn in 1948. Book - "Destination City" - paper covers - 20 pages - with sub title "A Pictorial Review of Melbourne's Tramcars", priced at 2/-, published by Traction Publications of Brighton Beach in 1954. Copy 2 - on front cover has number "500/18" crossed out with "501/2" in blue ink underneath. Copy 3 - on inside of front cover, stamped in black ink "R.J.Meyer / 6 Moorefield Rd., / Johnsonville".trams, tramways, melbourne, tramcars, mmtb, vr

791.1 - From left to Right - Dave Macartney, Jacqui Edwards and Gary Wood standing in front of the horse tram. Photo by Paul McDonald 791.2 - Jacqui Edwards scraping back old paintwork to reveal car lining details. 791.3 - As above, but with niece, Kelly Edwards (age 12) 791.1 - see page 5 of Feb. 1993 issue of Trolley Wire, shows tram on trailer before being unloaded. See Reg Item 7401 for tracings made after scraping back the paintwork.Has a close association with those involved in the reconstruction of horse tram No. 1Set of three prints of Ballarat Tramway Museum personnel involved in the reconstruction of the horse tram during early 1986.trams, tramways, btps personnel, horse trams, reconstruction, btps , tram 1

Thirty Six page, with glossy white cover and plain white paper inside - "The Tramway Record Vol. 54, No. 13 Sept. 1992" - with title in green ink and Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees Association logo on the front cover. Printed by the Victorian branch of the union. Features on the front cover a photo (see image) of the tramway holiday flats at Rosebud. Other items featured are "Tram Stories" written by Frank Puls (Ballarat), pages 29 - 30, about his tramway driving days in Melbourne at Preston in the late 1950's and a photo of Frank standing next to W2 543 at Thornbury on 3/1/1963. On page 32 is a one page item about the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society, and the former SEC Tramway Employees day on 3/10/1992 when the BTPS was celebrating 21 years. Features a photo of Barry McCandlish standing by No. 14 in front of the depot. 2nd copy added ex C. Dean 20/03/06trams, tramways, unions, melbourne, thornbury, ballarat, btps, atmoea

Photograph of Bendigo Tram 24 in 1947 painted in the SEC colours with a cream rocker panel, the prewar SEC scheme. The tram is ex Hawthorn Tramways Trust No 32, which became MMTB No. 138 before being sold to the SEC arriving in Bendigo late 1945. Photographer unknown. See item 326, Bendigo Tramways by Keith Kings.Yields information about Bendigo tram 24 appearance in 1947Photograph, black and white, with notes on rear.In ink "No. 24 car Bendigo 1947" and the Ken Magor stamp.tramways, trams, bendigo, bogie trams, tram 24

Newspaper cutting about Joyce Barry with a photo of Joyce in a tram cab. Written by Janet Blair, details Joyce's tramway career. driving trams and experiences.Yields information about Joyce Barry and her work with the Tramways.Newspaper cutting from The Melbourne Times - 6/11/1991tramways, joyce barry, tram drivers

Photocopy of a four page document, onto two A3 sheets, titled "Tramway Construction and Equipment", produced by Duncan and Fraser, c1887 as it notes Ballarat's horse tramways . Promotion document detailing Duncan and Fraser's premises, Adelaide, track, economics, horse tramcars, depots, horses, rails, sleepers and tram route.trams, tramways, horse trams, adelaide, duncan fraser, ballarat

Photograph of the New Moon battery Tramway, Eaglehawk. The tramway extends from the foreground into the far distance, the tramway is in a cutting in the foreground and on a trestle way in the distance. There is a group of men standing around a railing fence looking at the tramway. There is a large round brick chimney in the middle distance and another visible in the background.Robinsonplace, mining site, new moon, new moon, tramway, battery

Newspaper clipping from the Melbourne Herald, 12/5/1972, letter to the editor from David Menzies of Wattletree Road, Malvern about the lack of information in this country about the development of modern trams in Europe. Notes closure of Bendigo, modernisation of Ghent (Belgium), some US systems, 110 tramway system in USSR, and the long suffering commuter in Melbourne who has to put with cattle truck conditions on one of the largest tramway systems in the world.In red ink top right hand corner '12/5/72'trams, tramways, david menzies, tramways, bendigo, melbourne

Black and white interior photograph of SEC Birney No. 28, Bendigo, decorated as a Santa Special. Year not given. Possibly the same year as Ballarat No. 32, as the same handwriting on the back of the photograph - see Reg. Item 1876, which was taken in 1967. Shows simple decoration down the centre of the tram. Photographed in the depot - has other trams in the background. Has interior roof advertisements for Wales Savings Bank, fight cancer and "Straight 8" stockings. On Agfa paper.On rear in red brown ink, "Interior View of Birney No. 28, the "Santa Special", Bendigo tramways, Wednesday, December T.M.S.V. archives".trams, tramways, decorated trams, christmas trams, interiors, bendigo, santa tram, tram 28

Yields information about Victoria St and Ballarat trams during the mid 1940's.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of Ballarat No. 18 outbound to Victoria St, at Rodier St intersection. Photo by Wal Jack 6-1-1944. See image i2 for rear of photograph.In ink on rear "SEC Ballarat Tramways No. 18 in Victoria St at Rodier St intersection 6-1-1944" and "W. Jack" in bottom right hand corner.trams, tramways, victoria st, tram 18

Article with three photos of the new display in the New Museum. Includes the Tower Truck, Horse Tram No 1 with John Whiting, and a general photo. Gives details of the new display and quotes John Whiting. Article and photo by Edwina Williams.Yields information about the new museum displaysNewspaper - Tramway display bigger & better than ever before - Ballarat Times News Group, published Thursday 23-6-2022btm, tramways, new museum, displays, ballarat

Photos 25-4-69, of: .1 - Ballarat 17 at Stones Corner with Caltex Service Station in the background. Tram leaving Main Road before joining Bridge St. .2 - No. 28 running from Bridge Street into Sturt Street with a "Trotting at Bray Raceway Tonight" Auxillary board. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. In the background are the Big W and the Dickins Store. .3 - Tram 43 on "0" road at the SEC Ballarat Depot. .4 - Tram 13 at the Gardens Loop in Wendouree Parade. Tram has an ANA Hospital and Medical Benefits (Australian Natives Association) Advertising Board.Yields information about the operation of the Ballarat tramway system that was operated by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria.Set of four black and white negatives of Ballarat Tramways, 120 size. ballarat, trams, tramways, sturt street, tram 17, main road, bridge street, tram 28, bray raceway, dickins, big w, tram 13, ana health, wendouree parade, gardens loop, depot, tram 43, stones corner, caltex

"Fitzroy cable tramway - running timetable" produced by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company Ltd provides to grip men and conductors their running times on both the up and down trips Gives times in half minutes from the terminus, with timing points at the locations of major intersections and for five different times of the day. Updated - signed by the Secretary - W G SpriggYields information about the running times for the crews on the cable trams on the Fitzroy line. They were often reported for late running.Document - single sheet offwhite papertimetables, tramways, cable trams, mtoco, fitzroy

Paper ticket printed onto light yellow paper with decorative border for the Ballarat Tramway Museum social group tour to Bendigo and Bylands tramway museums on 6/12/1998. Has a sketch of No. 11, side on elevation. Gives date, fare, departure time. Has been punched or cancelled by the trolley pole.trams, tramways, ticket, ballarat, bylands, bendigo

1 circular badge with cream background, red tram image, wording "Bendigo Tramways" red with blue highlight. Wording "The Bendigo Trust" and symbol in blue.provincial tramways, tramways, bendigo trust, bendigo tramways

Yields information about the Sturt St City stop and conductors.35mm colour slide - Kodak Duplicate slide produced for the TMSV of 332 Flinders St Melbourne of trams 20 (Sebastopol) and another single trucker in Sturt St, south side, at the City Stop. A conductor is walking towards the front tram with bag and cash tin. In the background is the Town Hall, The Golden Start Chinese Cafe, Georges Milk Bar Sea Food and V. F. Gemmola.On the slide in ink "Ballarat trams, March 1972 bought at tramway. Tram finished 1971 and Historical Society." Has the TMSV Sales and address stamp.tramways, trams, sturt st, town hall, conductors, tram 20

Research notes - Information requested by Robert Exon 2/2004, grandson of Robert Exon, Ballarat tram driver. 2703.1 - colour photocopy of ESCo employees with Robert Exon marked in ink on the photograph. See Reg. item 708 for a print of this photograph. 2703.2 - digital image of a letter to Robert Exon about his grandfather - written 30/4/2004. See ESCo employees Register.2703.1 - has words "Dad Bob Mo?" along side Robert Exon and "Ballarat Tramway employees" marked in ink on the colour copy of the photograph.trams, tramways, robert exon, esco, tram crews, group photo