List extensive details of the use of the car and lists electrical equipment and car body - not complete and no signature block. Has been torn in half. Completed for 10-10-1942 for use of No. 14 between Lydiard St and the City. See item 9935 for a complete, unused form.Yields information about the layout and detail of the form used by crews to report defects. Significance reduced as to missing portion and damage.Form - SEC Electricity Supply Department, form number TYE 1 - 13, titled "Motorman - Conductor's Daily Report as to Condition of Car". On the rear are sketches for the field coils of a motortrams, tramways, tramcar components, forms, motormen, conductors, tramcars, records, sec

These signs became necessary after the introduction of CITY SECTION fares in July 1951 to indicate to conductors and passengers the boundary of the city section, where a special fare applied. Used by SEC until 9/1971. Acquired by BTPS Museum in Oct. 1971 from SECV. Used at Dawson & Sturt St. Was physically removed from pole by levering it off, damaging lower part of sign. See item 704 for a plan showing the Ballarat tram sections.Demonstrates a SECV End of Section sign for a particular location.Sheet steel folded for a pole-mounted sign and then enamelled with words (white background, black letters) "END OF SECTION" on both sides. Drilled with two holes for mounting bolts on the small leg. Similar style to that used by the M&MTB. Has had the words "City" and "C1" painted on the sign in black paint, which is in poor condition. Has a right-angled flange with two holes to secure it to a pole.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, fares, street furniture, end of section sign

Demonstrates a tramcar badge of a W2 class tram.Metal badge - relief of a Melbourne W2 tram No. 331 with a green, cream and brown enamel painted areas. Has a pin clip on the rear. Tram has route No. 8 and destination of City. No manufacturer details. See Reg Item 5917 for possibly a tie clip featuring the same tram. Two copies held - second without the clip.trams, tramways, badges, w2 class, route 8, souvenirs, tram 331

Book - with sub title "Electric Tramway Rolling Stock of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board", priced at $1, published by Traction Publications of P.O. Box 438, Canberra City in 1971, 3rd edition with a small corrigenda sheet. Describes Melbourne s tram car fleet. 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 W7 1010 with green and black banding and price. On page 1 is a map of Melbourne tramways drawn in 1971, but showing abandoned lines as well. Page ii, inside cover, has a list of Traction Publications. Back cover has a end on photograph of SW6 940. Outside of covers is gloss paper. Corrigenda sheet - 85mm sq has been glued inside its own cover. See item 8604 for a marked up copy by Norm Cross in preparation of the 4th edition.Book - "Destination City" - card covers - 84 pages - centre stapled.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramcars, mmtb

Used by the company on the tramcar bodies it built for the MMTB in the 1920's. Second copy marked on rear "Ex W2 268"Yields information about the construction of W class trams.Builders Plate, sign - pressed brass sheet with burnished background around the raised letters - "Built by JAMES MOORE & SONS Ppty Ltd. City Rd. South Melbourne". Has screws holes in each corner. Two copies held.Has on the rear in black text pen "265"trams, tramways, signs, tramcars, tramcar bodies, james moore, new trams, w2 class, tram 268, tram 265

Sign advising passengers that the Route 77 Prahran to City - Batman Ave via Chapel St service will be discontinued from 3/11/1986. Published by The Met. Notes that the Neighbourhood Fare System allows for transfers to and from Chapel St trams.Yields information about the closure or discontinuance of route 77 trams in 1986.Sign - printed A4 sheet with remnants of adhesive on rear.trams, tramways, the met, chapel st, route 77

Details the sign on / sign off times for each run number operated by Motormen / Conductors and where they signed on, either depot or city and the total time worked for that particular shift. Has "LJD / 3/70", showing that Les Denmead authorised the roster. Was part of D. J. Everett papers. 2296.1 - as above, but typed original in a vertical or portrait format, rather than a landscape format. From the SEC 1971. 2nd copy of 2296 added 10/1/2007. 2nd copy of 2296.1, added 2/8/2012. See item 9939 for an original typed copy.Demonstrates aspects of the Ballarat Tramways management system of operations, the way the crews were given information on operating times, lunch breaks etc. The last timetable alteration.Single sheet of off white duplicating paper titled "On and Off - Total Times of Duty". Printed by wax cut stencil or Gestetner method. trams, tramways, ballarat, rosters, employees, shifts, timetables

The photo shows SECV Ballarat No. 36 turning from Lydiard St North into Sturt St to travel to Grenville St. Destination showing Special. Taken during the AETA Easter tour to Ballarat - see reference. In the background are the ANZ Bank, National Bank, the ES&A bank, and the Bank of NSW. The Conductor is standing behind the tram in Lydiard St. The tram has a SEC Electric Cooking roof advert.Yields information about the AETA 1969 Ballarat tour and tram 36.Colour slide - AGFA Cardboard mount with handwritten notes.In ink "No. 36 City 5-4-69, EK14"tramways, tramcars, aeta tours, lydiard st nth, tram 36, sturt st

Document contains two separate items: 1 - "Notes on the genesis and development of the electric light and tramways of the cities of Ballarat and Bendigo" by W J K Dunstan of Ballarat. Read to the Ballarat Historical Society. Item dated on page 5 as 12/3/1963. Paper looks at the history of tramways in both Ballarat and Bendigo, ESCo, development, history, wages, the SECV, personalities, staff, electricity, power generation and horse tramways. 2 - Handwritten extracts from the Mayor's report to the Town of Malvern / Prahran about the formation and early operation of the PMTT. Compiled by Bob Prentice. Names listed on page 5: P E S Cooper - Bendigo Manager George Smith Morrison - ditto Benjamin Deakin - ESCo E J Cochrane - Bendigo E C Gurr Geelong W J Home - Co. Solicitor P J Pringle Tom Pringle A E Ford - Depot Foreman Bendigo W Knox Accountant L W West Foreman Bendigo J H Nesbit Bendigo Accountant C Coxgrove, - depot foreman Ballarat Harry Foy - ditto Chris Hodgson - ditto H C Evans Bendigo Traffic Supt H P James Ballarat Supt A V Mawby - ditto D Maxwell - Engineer Ballarat C F Cole - Engineer R F Dixon - Manager Ballarat Geo Laurens - Mains Foreman C J Callister - apprentice to Power Station Supt.Yields information about the history of Ballarat and Bendigo tramways prepared by W J K Dunstan.Manila folder containing a typed report and handwritten notes, stapled on the left hand side.tramways, bendigo, ballarat, local history, esco, secv, operations, staff

Six photographs showing traffic congestion that detains progress of trams in city streets. Road traffic congestion that detained tramcars in the city centre and on selected suburban roads had been a major concern to tramway operators dating back to the early 1900s. During the 1960s, and perhaps earlier, the Tramways Board regularly proposed ways of keeping motor traffic off the trams tracks, but little progress was achieved.Yields information about the perennial issue of motor traffic detaining trams. Incomplete series of photographs showing street traffic congestion in Flinders Street and Spencer Street5. Date 10/9/54, Time 1355 hrs, Flinders St, from Railway Buildings looking West over Degraves St. General traffic clear of tram tracks. 7. Date 17/9/54, Time 1355 hrs, Flinders St, from Railway Buildings looking West near Degraves St. 2 cars, 1 truck & 1 van parked & unattended. All moved within ten minutes. 8. Date 17/9/54, Time 1359 hrs, Flinders St, from Railway Buildings looking East towards Swanston St. Two utilities parked & unattended outside SEC. (Note policeman directing traffic.) See also Photo No 9. 9. Date 17/9/54, Time 1417 hrs, Flinders St, from Railway Buildings looking East towards Swanston St. Progressive view to No 8, two utilities in same position after 18 minutes. 12. Date 17/9/54, Time 1431 hrs, Flinders St, from Railway Building, Safety Zone at Swanston St. Progressive view to No 11 (missing from this album). Front truck about to leave after 10 minutes, rear truck remained parked. 11. Date 28/9/54, Time 0910 hrs, Spencer St, from roof of J S Gordon's near Flinders Lane, looking South. Three Northbound & 2 Southbound tramcars held up by truck caught in Southbound traffic when turning into lane. congestion, flinders st, spencer st, motor traffic

Two photographs of W7 class 1018 in different advertising livery, including external roof lights. The subjects of the advertising are Falls Creek and Australia Post. This form of tram-exterior advertising dates from the 1960s.Yields information about the tramways supplementing its income. Two colour photographs of advertising trams in city streets with dates on rear 25 May 1992, 28 Dec 1992advertsing cars, advertsing trams, w7 class, tram 1018, falls creek, australia post

The photo shows SECV Ballarat tram 26 at the City terminus, Sturt and Lydiard Sts. Tram 26 has the destination of Victoria St. Taken during the AETA Easter tour to Ballarat - see reference. In the background is the Robert Burns statue and the Mechanics' Institute building.Yields information about the AETA 1969 Ballarat tour and tram 26.Colour slide - AGFA Cardboard mount with handwritten notes.In ink "No 26 Sturt St 5-4-69, EK19"tramways, tramcars, aeta tours, tram 26, sturt st

Folded map titled "Your Guide to Melbourne's Public Transport System - City of Manningham", published by Metlink c2005. Has a map of transport routes in the City of Manningham, details of Metcards, bus routes, maps of the tram and train network and Metcard agents. 2 - as for .1, but for the City of Moonee Valley 3 - ditto for City of BoroondaraDemonstrates a map produced by Metlink for each municipality.Map - 18 fold - 6x3 - pocket size, printed in full colour.trams, tramways, maps, city of manningham, city of moonee valley, city of boroondara, metlink

Photo of Ballarat No. 12 with destination of Victoria St., westbound in Sturt St, passing the City Loop. No. 12 has a "Twin Lakes" sign on the back of the tram. In the background is the T&G Assurance Society building, the Vegas cinema and other buildings on the south side of St. St. See item 407 for a laminated print.Yields information about the vicinity of the Sturt St city loop and the buildings on the south side of Sturt St.Black and White photograph mounted on heavy cardboard backing with velcro dots on rear.trams, tramways, sturt st, city loop, town hall, tram 12

Photograph of No. 12 heading up Sturt St. hill, passing City loop. Tram fitted with large white stripe, Twin Lakes sign under headlight. Destination showing Victoria St. Many Holdens in photograph and some Ford motor cars. Good photo of buildings on south side of Sturt St. at the time, T&G corner building in photo. See also item 2021 for another print.Yields information about the vicinity of the Sturt St city loop and the buildings on the south side of Sturt St.Black and white photograph, laminated.trams, tramways, ballarat, sturt st., city loop, tram 12

BHS CollectionCopy (2 pages) of a Bendigo Advertiser Feature dated Thursday, April 13, 1972 titled Bendigo Says. Good-bye to the Trams. Article contains photos of trams, a photo of a conductor assisting an elderly lady with a shopping jeep and a photo of trams and people at the Alexander Fountain. The article mentions Four Eras of Trams, a poem titled 'The Trammies' by R L Harrowfield, some men who worked on the trams and tasks they did, some accidents, local identities, and some of Tom Griffiths memories.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - bendigo says good-bye to the trams, the electric supply company of victoria, state electricity commission of victoria, cr d e elliott, the city council, bendigo trust, sandhurst and eaglehawk tramway company, bendigo tramway company, battery trams, steam trams, electric trams, r l harrowfield, tom griffiths, baby health centre, miss tavenor's sweet shop, needle mine, the robbie burns hotel, eaglehawk wine saloon, town hall hotel, hooley's dress fabrics, kevin anstee, bert knight, bendigo curtain service, graham o'donahoo, john henderson, the english electric traction company, princess theatre, upper reserve, five lions, hercules mine, needle loop (needle mine), jim collins, arch robinson's seat, st liborius church, virginia mine, upper reserve (qeo), bendigo tram history, gibson's, blum's, powney's, view point newsagency, city offices, hopetoun hotel, ?ob & dorothy mills' concern, gillies bros pty ltd

Yields information about the mileages or distance travelled by Bendigo Birney tramcars and the distances travelled in Geelong and Adelaide.Hand made note on line a lined foolscap sheet providing a list of Bendigo Birney tramcar mileages and the Geelong scrubber, and mileages in other cities such as Adelaide and Geelong. Lists Bendigo 28, 29, 30 and Geelong scrubber. Prepared in red and blue ink. Contained within Reg Item 5485 - Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems". Item was located inside the book at the listing of the Bendigo Tramcars - see list. On other side of sheet is a list of mileages for Ballarat and Bendigo tramcars - See Reg Item 5495. trams, tramways, bendigo, geelong, adelaide

Black and white photograph of tram 21 in Wendouree Pre outside tram depot. Depot gates and tracks entering depot can be seen. R Lilburn Collectionields information about the Ballarat Tramway operations and views in the 1960s.Photograph - black and white print.tramways, trams, sturt st, city loop, tram 21

Typed copy of the Deed of Delegation, dated 26/8/1926 between the City of Geelong and others and The Melbourne Electric Supply Co. regarding the operation of tramways within their respective towns or cities, setting out the operating requirements of the trams, fares, roads etc. Refers to the Tramway Act of 1890. Councils involved were: City of Geelong, Borough of Newtown and Chilwell, Borough of Geelong West, Shire of South Barwon and the Shire of Corio.Yields information about the agreement between MESCo and the various municipalities in 1926.Document - 19 quarto typed sheets, with two punch holes on the left hand edge.tramways, geelong, mesco, legal matters, agreements, operating agreement

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 - Glen Iris - City route 6 - Oct. 1971 2 - North Coburg with connecting bus to Fawkner and Gowrie - Upfield on Sundays - June 1971 3 - Mont Albert - City - routes 42, 44, 45, 37 - Oct. 1971 4 - West Coburg - Domain Road and West Coburg City on Sundays - routes 55, 56 and 68 - May 1971 5 - Essendon Aerodrome - City route 59 - June 1971 6 - East Brighton - City - routes 64, 65, 62, 61 - Oct. 1971 7 - Carnegie - City - routes 67, route 66 - Oct. 1971 8 - Wattle Park - City route 70, route 71 and route 76 - Oct. 1971 9 - Camberwell - City - route 72, route 73 - Oct. 1971 10 - Prahran - City, North Richmond -Prahran - St Kilda Beach, routes 77, 78 and 79 - Oct. 1971 11 - East Preston - City and East Brunswick - City - routes 88, 89, 90. 96 and 97 - Oct. 1971 12 - ditto for Sundays printed on green paper. 13 - Route 8, Toorak, Oct. 1971-*Yields information about 1971 MMTB timetables.Set of 12 1971 MMTB Tram timetables, folded sheets.trams, tramways, timetables, mont albert, route 42, route 6, route 19, upfield, route 44, route 45, route 37, route 55, route 56, route 68, route 59, route 64, route 65, route 62, route 61, route 67, route 66, route 70, route 71, route 76, route 72, route 73, route 77, route 78, route 79, route 88, route 90, route 96, route 97, route 8

Set of four colour photographs by Ron Hood December 1970 taken at the City tram stop or about to: 1 - Tram 42 turning into Lydiard St Nth from Sturt St. Has a Briquettes roof advertisement. 2 - Tram 28, Mt Pleasant 3 - ditto with the tram stop pole and the north side of Sturt St with Crockers, and the Commercial Bank in the view. 4 - Tram 34 about to turn from Lydiard St into Sturt St. Tram has the destination of Lydiard St North. In the background are the Mining Exchange and the Post Office.Yields information about trams using the City Centre stop - Sturt and Lydiard St - December. 1970Set of 4 Colour slides in hanimount cardboard mounts.Numbered 26, 27, 31 and "December 1970" in ink.tramways, trams, lydiard st nth, sturt st, city centre, tram 34, tram 28, tram 42

Set of 6 slides showing trams parked in the City Loop 1 - taken from Lydaird St and Sturt St - looking east with Dickins food store, Patersons and a Neptune sign 2 - Photo looking east with tram 35 and 4 single truckers parked in the loop 3 - ditto with the Woolworths Big W store in the background. 4 - Head on view of 35 with a tram in Bridge St along with the Grenville St shelter 5 - as for 3 6 - ditto with tram 26 passing the parked trams.Yields information about the use of the City Loop in Sturt St to park out of service trams between the peak periods.Set of six colour slides in hanimount cardboard mounts."Ballarat" in ink on some of the slides and December 1970 on one. All are numbered in ink.tramways, trams, sturt st, city loop, tram 35, tram 26

Certificate recording that the MMTB had entered a decorated float for the Melbourne Moomba Festival in 1963 and that it had been viewed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness, Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh. Signed by the Lord Mayor, M A Nathan, and the Chairman. It has the crest of the City and a Moomba red embossed seal. Image of the float taken from the 1963 Annual Report of the MMTB.Demonstrates a certificate from the City of Melbourne recording the MMTB 1963 Moomba Float.Certificate printed onto heavy card with a red seal.tramways, mmtb, moomba, city of melbourne, queen elizabeth ii, parades

The photo shows the intersection of St Kilda Road and City Road, looking south, with several cable trams in the view. The first tram has the destination fo North Carlton. There are no motor cars in the view. In the background on the eastern median strip is the statue of Edmund FitzGibbon, former City of Melbourne Town Clerk, which was unveiled in 1908. See reference.Yields information about St Kilda Road prior to conversion to electric trams.Black and white photograph with photographer's stamp on the rear.Has the stamp of C J Fraser's on the rear with address.tramways, st kilda road, cable trams

Set of 5 - Timetables - Geelong buses that were introduced following the closure of the Geelong tram system. 1 - Trans Otway - Eastern Park and West Geelong dated 23/1/1956 - gives route and times. Printed - 111x142mm 2 - Benders Busways - Chillwell - gives times, fares, bus stop locations and route details - tri fold foolscap - 210 x 111 3 - ditto - for Newtown 4 - Corio bus lines - Belmont - City from 26/3/1956 - gives sections, fares, routes, times and route details - folded quarto - 205 x 164 - two copies 5 - Benders Busways - North Geelong, leaving from Maples store to Pilington's factory. printed on pink paper, 330 x 209. All other than item 5, note that folded pushers carried at any times, unfolded between 9.30 and 3.30, no prams. See item 6812 for the Transport Regulation Board poster of 1956 and two other bus operators.Yields information about the bus timetables following the closure of the Geelong tram system.Set of five printed or duplicated documentstramways, geelong, closure, bus, buses, bus replacement, timeables, trans otway, corio bus lines, benders busways

Colour print of W7 class tram 1024 (City Route 16) in an all-over advertising livery for the Centenary Test 1977 sponsored by Benson & Hedges as the official sponsor. The reference gives the month of March 1977 as the operation of the tram in the livery. Done before cigarette sponsoring of major sports events was banned,Yields information decoration of tram 1024 for the 1977 Centenary test.Colour print with a number on the rear.In ink "4"tramways, w7 class, tram 1024, cricket, decorated trams

967 waits at traffic lights at the junction of Vaughan St and Lancefield Rd (a non-freeway section of the Tullamarine Freeway) to cross to the tramway ROW parallel to Matthews Ave. The driver in shirt sleeves is about to lean out of his left doorway to press the traffic light activation button. The tram displays 'City 59' with run number 'E22'. All right-side windows are closed yet the sliding doors are open which is unusual for a revenue service car. It was, however, normal practice to not shut the left side doors in warmer weather.Yields information about last weeks of Essendon Airport terminusBlack and white print with note on rear.In ink on rear: "Photo by Clive Mottram. Photo taken Feb 14th '76 on Airport section soon to go. 967 is one of the Preston Trams put out to other depots now that Z class tram[sic] are operating at Preston. Other trams including W7 are at Glen Huntly and Malvern Depots. 351 Enlarge to 5 1/2" wide."sw6, tram 967, essendon, airport, vaughan st, lancefield rd, matthews ave, city, route 59, run number e22, tramway row, traffic light activation button, open sliding doors, revenue service

Set of five colour photographs by Ron Hood in early Sept. 1971 at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Streets. 1 - tram 30 (Mt Pleasant) and No. 35 at the stop. 2 - tram 35 (Lydiard St Nth) turning from Sturt into Lydiard St. The Tram has an electric cooking roof advert 3 - tram 40 (Sebastopol) turning from Lydiard St Nth into Sturt St. 4 - tram 41 (Lydiard St Nth) arriving at the stop. In the background are Craigs Hotel, HBA and the National Mutual life buildings, along with Allan Bros, Berry Anderson and the Town Hall. 5 - tram 42, Gardens Via Sturt St West waiting at the south side stop in Sturt St. Shows the tram stop. In the background is the Commonwealth Bank, and the Mechanics Institute.Yields information about tram operations at Sturt and Lydiard St corner.Set of 5 Colour slides in plain white cardboard mounts.In ink "Ballarat in early Sept. 1971" and slide numbers 3, 4, 5, 6 and 20tramways, trams, tram 41, tram 40, tram 30, tram 35, sturt st, lydiard st, tram 42