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Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "Nostalgia validated as myki steams over tickets to ride", 28/12/2012 12:00:00 AM
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Newspaper clipping printed from the on-line version of The Age, titled "Nostalgia validated as myki steams over tickets to ride", 28/12/2012 with a photo of Gary Davey holding some Metcard tickets. Article records the end of the Metcard system and the use of tickets. Written by Vince Chadwick. Also quotes Bernie Carolan CEO Transport Ticketing Authority.trams, tramways, metcard, myki, tickets -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Photograph Card, Keith Kings, Highfield Road terminus, Wattle Park, c2000?
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Photograph - copied from an original print using a scanner and then printed on an A4 sheet of HTT 9 (could be 8) at the Highfield Road terminus, Wattle Park, 1925. The conductor is placing the trolley pole. A photocopied caption with the print notes as "The first tram along Riversdale Road to Highfield Road" See image i2 for further notes. Photo from Mrs Doris Turnbull of Essex Road.In pencil on the print "Keith Kings"trams, tramways, wattle park, highfield road, opening, conductors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Block Mounted Photograph, Surrey Hill Neighbourhood Centre, c1920
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Photograph - mounted onto a heavy card, numbered 65-573 in the top right hand corner of MTTB No. 124 at the Burwood Road, or Norwood terminus in Toorak Road, at Boundary Road. Copied from a Real Estate brochure. Photo courtesy of the TMSV. Photo shows a number of shops or stores, including a Tea Merchant and the single line tramway on the south side of the roadway. See image i2 for a scan of the photograph.On rear in ink "Copied for Keith Kings 2002: and the "Surrey Hill Neighbourhood Centre" stamp.trams, tramways, burwood, toorak road, tram 124 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Block Mounted Photograph, Surrey Hill Neighbourhood Centre, c1920
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Photograph - mounted onto a heavy card, numbered 65-574 in the top right hand corner of MTTB No. 138 at the intersection of Riversdale and Warragul Road intersection Wattle Park. Has in the background the Tea Rooms and notes that they were on the South West corner of the intersection. Notes that the image is courtesy of the TMSV. See image i2 for a scan of the photograph.On rear in ink "Copied for Keith Kings 2002: and the "Surrey Hill Neighbourhood Centre" stamp.trams, tramways, wattle park, riversdale road, tram 138 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 2 Block Mounted Photographs, Surrey Hill Neighbourhood Centre, c1920
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Photograph - mounted onto a heavy card, numbered 65-576 in the top right hand corner of Whitehorse Road looking west near Yerrin St, c1920. Shows the single line that was duplicated in 1923. Notes that the image is courtesy of the TMSV. See image i2 for the actual photograph. 4673.1 - loose print of the photograph with the words on the rear: "Melbourne / Whitehorse Road, Balwyn / Single Truck tram on original single track line. Probably about 1920 or so (Opened 30/9/16 and duplicated 14/2/23 from Burke Rd to Talbot Ave)On rear in ink "Reproduced C No. 1450, ?? Original photo now have Negative" and the "Surrey Hill Neighbourhood Centre" stamp. On the front under the number "Original Neg No. 2106"trams, tramways, whitehorse road, balwyn -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Block Mounted Photograph, Surrey Hill Neighbourhood Centre, 1926
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Photograph - mounted onto a heavy card, numbered 65-575 in the top right hand corner of Whitehorse Road Balwyn, looking east from near corner of Balwyn Road in 1926. Notes that the image is courtesy of the TMSV. See image i2 for the actual photograph. 4673.1 - loose print of the photograph with the words on the rear: "Melbourne / Whitehorse Road, eastwards at Balwyn Road, Balwyn (Building at left with domed tower is on north west corner). Probably early 1930's.On rear in ink "Copied for Keith Kings, Nov. 2002" and the "Surrey Hill Neighbourhood Centre" stamp.trams, tramways, whitehorse road, balwyn -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Block Mounted Photograph, Surrey Hill Neighbourhood Centre, c1912-14
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Photograph - mounted onto a heavy card, numbered 65-1347 in the top right hand corner of PMTT No. 23 in High St Prahran, c1912 to 1914. Tram has route number "2" in one front window, indicating it is on the Glen Iris to St Kilda Road route. This tram later became MMTB O class No.129 In the background is W Klenert Coach builder premises, which from a Trove search was at 271 High St Prahran between 1910 and 1914. c1912-14trams, tramways, o class, high st, prahran, route 2, tram 23, pmtt -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Illustration/s, James Flood Charity Trust, c1920
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Illustration of a Melbourne Motor Omnibus Co Ltd. Bus, No. 21, possibly at Spring St, on a bus route that operated via Bourke, Spencer and Collins St. Has the destination of Spencer St. The conductor is in a uniform. The bus operated by F. Leslie Bruford, of 352 Collins St. The bus has adverts for Hoyts Olympia and Abbotsford Ale. The buses ran in competition with the tram services. The illustration is part of an Order for the Book, Victoria Illustrated, published during 1984.trams, tramways, buses, collins st, bourke st, competition, tram 21 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Keith Kings, "The Privatisation of Melbourne's Public Transport - Has the wheel turned full circle?, Apr. 2002
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Set of two reports by Keith Kings, titled "The Privatisation of Melbourne's Public Transport - Has the wheel turned full circle? for the Second Annual RMIT Sir Robert Risson Memorial Lecture. See Reg Item 4679 for the first lecture by Graeme Turnbull. .1 - 12 A4 pages - Keith notes that it was the actual handout of the presentation. Two copies, one stapled. 2 - 20 A4 pages, single sides - copy of the initially drafted document. Both copies have handwritten notes about their origin and use. The lecture looks at early railway development in Melbourne, private operators, development of horse drawn buses in Melbourne, competition, bus chassis, body builders, operators, private suburban operators, tramway buses, cable tram MTOCo, tramway trusts, Government involvement, formation of The Met, PTC, V/Line, corporatisation of public transport, franchising, passenger expectations of public transport, Yarra Trams and the future.trams, tramways, buses, cable trams, mto co, public transport, competition, yarra trams, franchising, the met, ptc, tramways -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, RMIT, Whitehorse Leader, Progress Leader, "Crisis warning on public transport", 4/2002 to 9/2002
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Set of five newspaper clippings collected by Keith Kings in relation to his presentation of the Lecture "Has the wheel turned full circle for Melbourne's public transport system?" 1 - RMIT Media Alert - draft of 23/4/2002. 2 - RMIT letter to Keith Kings dated 15/5/2002 from Assoc Professor, Jennifer Morris thanking Keith. 3 - RMIT Open line June 2002 reporting on the event - whole issue retained. 4 - Newspaper cutting from Progress Leader 16/9/2002 reporting on Keith's presentation and discussing route 109. Has a photo of Keith standing alongside a tram. 'Swift tram rescue is cut to the quick" by Matthew Schultz. 5 - Newspaper cutting, from the Whitehorse Leader, 18/9/2002, "Crisis warning on public transport", by Matthew Schultz. Note: A version of the lecture also appeared in the September 2002 issue of Transit Australia magazine.In ink on both cuttings (4 and 5) date and the newspaper. On item 5 in ink Keith has a handwritten note on the item along with "For Many decades, not just one"trams, tramways, public transport, route 109, rmit, yarra trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Graeme Turnbull, "The development and retention of Melbourne's trams and the influence of Sir Robert Risson", Apr. 2001
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Copy of a lecture by Graeme Turnbull presented 2001 titled "The development and retention of Melbourne's trams and the influence of Sir Robert Risson" Consists of 22 A4 pages, with Bibliography. Looks at the history of the Melbourne's trams, why they have been retained, the MMTB, its formation, Chairmen, Overseas influences and reports, Bourke St buses, Bourke St, the PCC car, Robert Risson, Hector Bell, Reg Ansett, the Union, design of trams, accidents, trolley poles, uniforms, Risson's personality and his strong support for trams in Melbourne. See Reg Item 6061On top in ink "Delivered at RMIT Storey Hall on Friday 20/4/2001, the 100th anniversary of Sir Robert's birthday by Graeme Turnbull" and "Received 7/12/01"trams, tramways, mmtb, chairman, pcc, buses, accidents, trolley poles, uniforms, public transport -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Digital Image, Sydney Road, Coburg, looking south from near Bell St, c1920
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Digital Image of Sydney Road, Coburg, looking south from near Bell St, showing the track repair work to remove bricks from the rails that were resulting in damage to the track foundations by letting water into the track. Photo supplied for identification purposes May 2020, by the Editor, Australian Railway History - see htd4680doc for email correspondence. Image belongs to the ARHS NSW Div. Rail Resource Centre No. 117413 Was used in the June 2020 issue of Australian Railway History - see Reg Item 4684. In the background are the Commercial Bank of Australia, A. M. Hadden Chemis, Walkers Stores, Joblings boots, a Lending Library with adverts for The Age, The Argus, The Herald.trams, tramways, sydney road, coburg, track repairs, trackwork -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Miles Pierce, "Melbourne's cable trams - A major nineteenth century engineering achievement", 1919 - 1920
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Research report - 28 A4 pages + cover sheet, titled "Melbourne's cable trams - A major nineteenth century engineering achievement", written by Miles Pierce and published in the June 2020 issue of "The International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology" Paper looks at the history of the cable tram network in Melbourne, its construction, financing, operation, technology and its place in the world.trams, tramways, cable trams, melbourne, construction, operations -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, The Met, Scratch ticket - 2 hour adult- Zone 1, c1990
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Scratch ticket - black printing on yellow /white printed card and areas where a person could scratch out the month and day of the month areas to validate the ticket. Has the number on the base of the ticket. Gives an example of how the five pack cards were sold, a further four tickets attached to the right hand side. 2 hour adult- Zone 1, No. C01188280 - used for 5pm, 22.7 A stub from another five pack collected at the time. Part of a box tickets that were selected from the donation ex AETA. See Reg Item 4699 for a sample of five tickets. See Reg Item 5393 for other samples.trams, tramways, tickets, scratch tickets, the met -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Set of 3, Roy Mitchell, late 1970s
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Set of 3 Pakon white plastic mount slides of a visit to the TMSV Bylands, late 1970's, prior to the start of electric tram operations. Photos by Roy Mitchell. .1 - X1 467 on display with a W2 behind. Tram has destination of "Glenhtly Depot" .2 - Horse tram - Zoo - No. 263 with Rebekah standing alongside. .3 - Ballarat 42 on blocks, possibly soon after delivery given its position on the site..1 - "circa 1980's (photo taken) by Roy Mitchell .2 - "1983 tram - unknown adult and Rebekah" .3 - "Tram 1983 by Roy Mitchell"trams, tramways, tmsv, bylands, x1 class, tram 467 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, The Met, "Public Transport Map of Melbourne", June 1992
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Map - 36 fold - 9 x 2 x 2- colour map of public transport including buses, titled "Public Transport Map of Melbourne", published by the Public Transport Corporation, Effective June 1992. Gives rail and tram maps, information on tickets. Has The Met contact details. 2 copies held .1 - as above but a 6 fold DL, dated Jan 8, 1995trams, tramways, map, ptc, melbourne, the met -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, The Met, "City and Suburbs Travel Guide", 1/01/1993
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Pamphlet - 6 fold - titled "City and Suburbs Travel Guide", providing details on The Met ticketing zones, rail and tram maps, including the City Saver area. Extensive details on The Met ticketing system, effective 1/1/1993. .2 - ditto - 7 fold undated - based on fares 1994. 2 copies heldtrams, tramways, ptc, travel promotion, the met, maps, metcard -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Arts Victoria, Barbara Mau, Michael McLeod, "Melbourne's Painted Trams", c1990
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Pamphlet - 6 fold - titled "Melbourne's Painted Trams - detailing six of Melbourne's - cut with a serrated edges on the left and right hand sides and the base in the outline of a tramcar. Tram 824 - Alex Danko 814 - Philip Faulks 829 - Lin Onus 837 - Terry Matassoni 726 - Jenny Watson 760 - Brett Colquhoun Notes the involvement of the Hearth Foundation and Arts Victoria. 4 copies held.trams, tramways, transporting art, decorated trams, melbourne, tram 824, tram 814, tram 829, tram 837, tram 726, tram 760 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Colour Print, Keith Kings, 13/03/2005 12:00:00 AM
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Colour print - of VR 41, in Bridge St Bendigo 13/3/2005, shortly after its reconstruction at Bendigo and re-commissioned for the MTPA - see note.In ink on the rear - Keith Kings stamp and "501-32", and "Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association, Ex VR Tramcar 41 on an Exhibition trip in Bridge St Bendigo 13/3/05, shortly after it had been "launched" / recommissioned. Most of the restoration work was out by Bendigo Trust staff, under contract, with the not insignificant balance done by MTPS members"trams, tramways, mtpa, bendigo, bridge st, restoration, vr trams, tram 41 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, J D Nowell, 1938
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Black and white print of W2 class 385 fitted with MMTB No. 13 trucks. in St Kilda Road late 1938. Tram has the destination of Hanna St Depot in St Kilda Road late 1938. With the item is extensive correspondence and notes prepared by Keith and Roger Greenwood about the photograph and the trucks, 2007 and the families work. Photo by J. D Nowell supplied by CC Nowell - see notes re publication. Photo filed with paperwork within a A4 folder.trams, tramways, trucks, bogies, st kilda rd, w2 class, tram 385 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "Treasure House of history to shed light on millions of museum's secrets", 8/03/2008 12:00:00 AM
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Newspaper clipping from The Age, Saturday 8/3/2008, titled "Treasure House of history to shed light on millions of museum's secrets", reporting on the Museum's intention to show more of its exhibits. Features a photo of the Flying Tram - 2006, that was used in the opening of the Commonwealth Games and other objects. Quotes Museum Director, Dr Patrick Greene and Vegan McMasters of the Museum. Item written by Chee Lung with photos by Andrew De La Rue.Keith has written in ink "This opportunity is not the one we visited in '05 which has a cable tram (front half only)".trams, tramways, commonwealth games, museums, events, w class, tram 2006 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newsletter, Rail Tram & Bus Union (RTBU), "Secretary's Newsletter June 2010", Jun. 2010
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Newsletter titled "Secretary's Newsletter June 2010", Issue 6, issued by the Tram and Bus division of the RTBU. Has a photo of Lou Di Gregorio. Story of Union pay rates, retirements of Eamon Naughton, Kevin Sheehan, motor vehicle licenses and tram driver, defective trams, Bendigo Tramway, Malvern centenary and annual leave provisions.Yields information about the activities of the RTBU during 2010.Newsletter - folded A3 sheet, full colour.trams, tramways, rtbu, unions, yarra trams, presentations, bendigo, malvern depot, tram drivers, drivers, licence fees -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 2009
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Set of two Photographs printed on A4 sheet, photocopy - of the rail tram level crossing at Glenferrie Road, Kooyong showing the rubber inserts and the level crossing - taken from the cab of a train in either direction. Shows the level crossing, platform and track, along with part of the signal box and boom barriers.1 - "Looking away down track from Melbourne - Glenferrie Rd Kooyong Station - 2009" 2 - "Looking towards Melbourne up track - Glenferrie Rd Kooyong Station - 2009"trams, tramways, kooyong, level crossings, glenferrie road, tramway square, railway squares -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - List, Ron Scholten, "List of Melbourne Trams - MMTB A to V class", "Melbourne Tram Classes - Old Tram Lives", 2006
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...List - titled "Melbourne Tram Classes - Old Tram Lives" or "List of Melbourne Trams - MMTB A to V class", listing each number, former owner number and name, date scrapped or withdrawn and if sold a location and each depot allocation. 47 A4 sheets Cover letter from Ron Scholton, the author to Keith Kings dated September 2006 forwarding the sheets.trams, tramways, trams, depots, lists, scrapped trams, history, depot allocation -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - List, Ron Scholten, "List of Melbourne Trams - MMTB W, W1, W2 and SW2 class", 2006
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...List - titled "List of Melbourne Trams - MMTB W, W1, W2 and SW2 class", listing each tram, date into service, scrapping date or withdrawn date and if known where sold to. Also lists the depot the tram was allocated to. 19 A4 sheetstrams, tramways, trams, depots, lists, scrapped trams, history, depot allocation, w class, w1 class, sw2 class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - List, Ron Scholten, "List of Melbourne Trams - MMTB W3, W4, CW5 and VR class and VR trams", 2006
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...List - titled "List of Melbourne Trams - MMTB W3, W4, CW5 and VR class and VR trams", listing each tram, date into service, scrapping date or withdrawn date and if known where sold to. Also lists the depot the tram was allocated to. 6 A4 sheetstrams, tramways, trams, depots, lists, scrapped trams, history, depot allocation, w3 class, w4 class, cw5 class, vr trams, vr -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Uniform - Coat Button/s, Buttons Birmingham, c1916
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Set of four nickel silver MMTB Coat buttons with brass backs and a sewing lug or ring on the rear. All of the items are made by Buttons of Birmingham - name stamped into the rear section. Two large - 22mm diameter and two 15mm dia. Received in a small envelope with information that they were issued by the Interim Tramway Board. The design appears to be similar or identical to that of the MMTBIn a small manila envelope "2 large and 2 small buttons issued by the (interim) Tramways Board on their uniforms of its cable tram crews"trams, tramways, melbourne tramways, uniforms, buttons, tramway board, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Uniform - Badge/s, Stokes and Sons, c1930
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Set of two tram crew number badges, used by MMTB drivers and conductors or other uniformed employees. .1 - "08" - made from two cast numbers fixed to a bar top and bottom - may have been part of a larger item, given to the left hand side of the item. Made by Stokes and Sons Melbourne. .2 - "3" - made from brass, gold plated? Has two small clips on the rear and fitted with two clips for fitting to a uniform.trams, tramways, mmtb, badges, crews, drivers, conductors, personnel -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, The Met, Set of Daily 60 plus Scratch tickets, c1990
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Set of Daily 60 plus Scratch tickets - purple printing on white printed card and areas where a person could scratch out the month and day of the month areas to validate the ticket. Has the number on the base of the ticket. Shows three different styles of printing ticketing numbers and background styles - all Daily 60 plus. Ticket numbers SS31180. SS273517, W007309654.trams, tramways, tickets, scratch tickets, the met -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, The Met, Set of five scratch tickets, c1990
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Set of five scratch tickets - black printing on yellow /white printed card and areas where a person could scratch out the month and day of the month areas to validate the ticket. Has the number on the base of the ticket. Gives an example of the five pack cards were sold: 2 hour adult- Concession Zone 1, No. C01088466 to 470, used during August and September. See Reg Item 4682 for a sample of how the five tickets batch was sold.trams, tramways, tickets, scratch tickets, the met