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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan, Pt Melbourne Cable Tramway, 1890s
... cable tram route. Indistinguishable signature of 'George... Road along Port Melbourne cable tram route. Indistinguishable ...One of three sheets of blueprints showing street configuration in Beach Street and Sandridge Road along Port Melbourne cable tram route. Indistinguishable signature of 'George ------ Esq., lower rightNotations in red crayon or penciltransport - tramways, transport - roads -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Timetable, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), First and Last cars - Clifton Hill and Northcote cable trams, Nov 1931
... First and Last cars - Clifton Hill and Northcote cable... the provision of timetable information on cable tram services ...Provides information on the times of the first and last trams on the Clifton Hill and Northcote lines. These lines operated in Bourke Street. Note the time of the first trams on Sundays - no trams operated on Sunday mornings throughout Melbourne.Demonstrates the provision of timetable information on cable tram services to passengers.First and Last cars - Clifton Hill and Northcote cable trams printed on heavy brown coloured card. Alterations have been made by pasting on small slips of paper with the revised times.cable trams, tramways, timetables, northcote, clifton hill, bourke street -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet - PTC, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "100 years of Melbourne Trams", 1985
... . Gives a brief history of Melbourne cable trams, horse trams... a brief history of Melbourne cable trams, horse trams, first ...Produced to celebrate 100 years of trams in Melbourne. Gives a brief history of Melbourne cable trams, horse trams, first electric trams, the MMTB, Rolling stock and the transition to the Metropolitan Transit Authority. Printed under the Public Transport Corporation logo.Yields information about the history of Melbourne's trams.Four page A4, folded A3 printed two colours, on gloss paper.melbourne, public transport, tramways, history, cable trams, mmtb, the met -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Statement by the Chairman (MMTB) to the Committee of Public Accounts of the Parliament, c1927
... of the cable tram system, failures, accidents, comparison... Finances Buses Cable Trams Conversion Accidents Report - duplicated ...Report - duplicated - 12 foolscap sheets pinned with a brass clip in the top left hand corner, titled "Statement by the Chairman (MMTB) to the Committee of Public Accounts of the Parliament of the State of Victoria", not formally dated, but c1927. Report looks at the establishment of the Board, operation of the cable tram system, failures, accidents, comparison with the electric system, costs, conversion of the cable car routes, a summary of the cable stoppages, issues with cable trams, shunting, ropes, accidents and operational matters.trams, tramways, mmtb, parliament, victorian government, finances, buses, cable trams, conversion, accidents -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Australian Bureau of Statistics, "Victoria at a Glance - 1990", 1990
... of a W6? tramcar and a photo of Alf Twentyman's cable tram set... Trams tramways Victoria Statistics Cable Trams W6 class Pamphlet ...Pamphlet - four fold full colour document on light card titled "Victoria at a Glance - 1990" with the interior view of a W6? tramcar and a photo of Alf Twentyman's cable tram set on the rear cover. Documents gives statistics for Victoria of the years 1979, 1988 and 1989. Produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Photo of the W interior Brian Gilkes with acknowledgement to the National Trust. Photo of the cable tram set supplied by Robert Green. Two copies held.trams, tramways, victoria, statistics, cable trams, w6 class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Randal Wilson, Dale Budd, "The Melbourne Tram Book" - 1st Edition, 2003
... tram history including cable trams, early electric trams, trams... cable trams, early electric trams, trams in art, historic fleet ...Book - 84 pages including card covers, full colour printing on gloss paper, titled "The Melbourne Tram Book" - 1st Edition, written by Randal Wilson and Dale Budd of 2003. Covers Melbourne tram history including cable trams, early electric trams, trams in art, historic fleet, colour schemes, tram types, and preserved tramways. Includes notes on the authors. See Reg Item 1136 for 2nd Edition and 4287 for the 3rd edition.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramways, history -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Randal Wilson, Dale Budd, "The Melbourne Tram Book" - 3rd Edition, 2014
... tram history including cable trams, early electric trams, trams... cable trams, early electric trams, trams in art, historic fleet ...Book - 84 pages including card covers, full colour printing on gloss paper, titled "The Melbourne Tram Book" - 3rd Edition, written by Randal Wilson and Dale Budd of 2014. Covers Melbourne tram history including cable trams, early electric trams, trams in art, historic fleet, colour schemes, tram types, and preserved tramways. Includes notes on the authors. See Reg Item 1136 for 2nd Edition and 3362 for the 1st edition.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramways, history -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Cable car set - Brunswick, c1910
... Black and white photograph of a cable tram set (bogie...Black and white photograph of a cable tram set (bogie ...Black and white photograph of a cable tram set (bogie trailer 472) with gripman and conductor near the Brunswick terminus in Sydney Road. For full details of the image and the story behind it, see page 10 of Bellcord No. 53, March 2022 - see reference for the link.Yields information about a bogie cable tram set and its location.Black and white print block mounted onto thick card.tramways, tramcars, cable trams, crews, gripmen, conductors, sydney road, brunswick, tram 472 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Photocopy, Tram Drivers licence, Albert G Turner, 14 Jan 1917
... to Albert G. Turner of the Port Melbourne cable tram line... 14.1.1917 to Albert G. Turner of the Port Melbourne cable tram line ...Photocopy of tram drivers license issued 14.1.1917 to Albert G. Turner of the Port Melbourne cable tram line. This was the last license issued before the MMTB took over from private companies.Original had 'last license issued to trammies' written across the toptransport - tramways, albert g turner -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - View to north for clock tower, Port Melbourne Town Hall, 1930s
... Street and Crockford Street Cable tram tracks visible.... Fountain Inn, lower Bay Street and Crockford Street Cable tram ...Poor copy of photo of view to north from Town Hall clocktower, possibly early 1930s, showing Fountain Inn, lower Bay Street and Crockford Street Cable tram tracks visible.built environment, bay street -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Mind the Curve! - A History of the Cable Trams, 1970
... "Mind the Curve! A History of the cable trams" by John D...! - A History of the Cable Trams "Mind the Curve! A History of the cable ..."Mind the Curve! A History of the cable trams" by John D Keating. Paperback 156 pages indexed, illustrated. Orange cover with photo of trams in Collins St. 1970/72/96 (3rd edition)PMH stamp on fly leaftransport - tramways, john d keating, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide, Keith Kings, 9/03/1969 12:00:00 AM
... of Alf Twentyman's preserved cable tram set at his Northcote home... Trams tramways Cable Trams Preserved Trams Northcote tram 436 ...35mm Kodak white cardboard colour slide by Keith Kings of Alf Twentyman's preserved cable tram set at his Northcote home, grip 436 and trailer 586 9/3/69.Keith Kings stamp and number "47-2", with details of exposure. "MMTB cable grip car 436 and Trailer 586 Alf Twentyman's Northcote. 9/3/1969.trams, tramways, cable trams, preserved trams, northcote, tram 436, tram 586 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Photograph (copy), Kew Horse Tram, c.1900
... a horse tram from the Victoria Bridge cable tram terminus...) operated a horse tram from the Victoria Bridge cable tram terminus ...The Melbourne Tramways and Omnibus Company (MTOC) operated a horse tram from the Victoria Bridge cable tram terminus to Boroondara General (Kew) Cemetery from 28 December 1887. The Kew City Council purchased the line in 1914. It was replaced with an electric tramway in 1915. Photographic print. Kew Horse Tram outside the Kew Post Office and Court House. Inscription reverse: "Gift of Di (sic) Stewart. Horse Tram which ran from Victoria Bridge to Boroondara Cemetery gates. It began 28-12-1887".kew horse tram, transport - horse trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Ballarat - Grip car or dummy 593 at BTPS depot, Ian Stanley, 11-10-1987
... and motorisation of former Melbourne cable tram grip car or dummy 593... reconstruction and motorisation of former Melbourne cable tram grip car ...Photos shows Newton Williams reconstruction and motorisation of former Melbourne cable tram grip car or dummy 593 at Ballarat during a demonstration visit. See reference for full details of the reconstruction and visit. Tram 18 is in the background. Photo taken at the time of the BTPS's AGM.Yields information about BTPS Operations and work in 1987Colour print of grip car or dummy 593 at BTPS Depot Has details of the location and dates on rear along with photographers number.ballarat, tramways, tramcars, btps, tram 593, grip car, cable trams, tram 18 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White - Flinders and Market Streets H crossing
... St which consisted in the north - south direction cable tram... consisted in the north - south direction cable tram slot rails. Date ...Photograph shows the H crossing (where two sets of tracks cross each other) at the intersection of Market St and Flinders St which consisted in the north - south direction cable tram slot rails. Date of removal and replacement to be determined. Date and photographer not recorded.Yields information about H crossing at the intersection of Market and Flinders Street Melbourne.Black and White - Flinders and Market Streets H crossingtramways, trams, h crossing, cable trams, flinders street, market street -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, "The Clancy Kids", 1930s
... dropping his pennies down the cable tram slot. Calls on Mr Timmie... dropping his pennies down the cable tram slot. Calls on Mr Timmie ...A cartoon of the 1930s titled "The Clancy Kids" of a boy dropping his pennies down the cable tram slot. Calls on Mr Timmie to help who responds with a comment regarding a vending machine. If you dropped a coin or a small item down the slot, there was no way of retrieving it.Demonstrates the peril of cable tram slots and lost items. Reproduction of a cartoon onto a display paper.tramways, cable trams, cartoon, cable slot, pennies -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Photograph Card, Kelly Collection, View Productions, Princes Bridge / Batman Ave tram terminus, Photo c1920
... Photograph Card - folded card, blank inside of Cable Trams... Trams tramways Princes Bridge Batman Ave Swanston St Cable Trams ...Photograph Card - folded card, blank inside of Cable Trams, motor cars, pedestrians crossing Princes Bridge over the Yarra River with the Princes Bridge / Batman Ave tram terminus with a shelter in the background. Shows five cable tram sets. Has railway signals and Government House in the view. Produced by View Productions GPO Box 1858 Sydney, from the Kelly Collection, titled "On the Princes Bridge, circa 1920, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia". Has the Publishers logo on the rear.trams, tramways, princes bridge, batman ave, swanston st, cable trams, shelters -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Digital Image, Kevin O'Reilly, looking north west over the Victorian Railways Head Office in Spencer St, Late 1920's
... . Has cable trams in Spencer St and a cable tram set being... Trams tramways Victorian Railways Spencer St Collins St Cable ...Image from CD (Compact Diskette for use in computers) - see Reg Item 135. Image titled "Spencer" on CD, of looking north west over the Victorian Railways Head Office in Spencer St with Collins St and the Spencer St station in the top of the photo. Has cable trams in Spencer St and a cable tram set being shunted in Collins St. The top floor of the VR head office has been added (1922). Possibly late 1920's.trams, tramways, victorian railways, spencer st, collins st, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Randal Wilson, Dale Budd, "The Melbourne Tram Book" - 2nd Edition, 2013
... Melbourne tram history including cable trams, early electric trams... including cable trams, early electric trams, trams in art, historic ...Book - 84 pages including card covers, full colour printing on gloss paper, titled "The Melbourne Tram Book" - 2nd Edition, written by Randal Wilson and Dale Budd. Reprint of 2013. Covers Melbourne tram history including cable trams, early electric trams, trams in art, historic fleet, colour schemes, tram types, and preserved tramways. Includes notes on the authors. See Reg Item 3362 for 1st Edition. and 4287 for the 3rd edition.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramways, history -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Australia Post, "Australian Historic Tramways", Oct. 1989
... Melbourne Cable Tram Hobart electric Tram Brisbane Electric Tram... Trams tramways Stamps Australia Post Cable Trams Horse Trams ...Poster - full colour for the launch of the five postage stamps featuring Australian tramcars. "Australian Historic Tramways" 11 October 1989 by Australia Post. Features the stamps on a background of a view of Swanston St. Has the details of the stamp show on the bottom of the poster - 18 - 22 October 1989. Five stamps, all 41c: Adelaide Horse Tram Sydney Steam Tram Melbourne Cable Tram Hobart electric Tram Brisbane Electric Tram. See also Reg Item 471 to 474 for other examples and associated materials. 2nd copy added 9/6/2020 from donation of Keith Stoddentrams, tramways, stamps, australia post, cable trams, horse trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, late 1990's
... Laminated A4 colour print of the body of No. 12 on cable... Photograph Laminated A4 colour print of the body of No. 12 on cable ...Yields information about the reconstruction of the body of ESCo 12.Laminated A4 colour print of the body of No. 12 on cable tram tracks out in the sunshine at the depot, late 1990's with Garry Wood in the background. Print made 9/2009 for exhibition purposes and laminated.trams, tramways, btm, depot, tram 12 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Colour Print/s, late 1980's?
... Set of three colour prints of the TMSV's motorised cable... Trams tramways TMSV Hudson Park Kilmore Cable Trams tram 171 ...Set of three colour prints of the TMSV's motorised cable tram operation at Hudson Park Kilmore - late 1980's. Photographer unknown. Printed on Kodak paper. Prints numbered .1 to .3 in box..trams, tramways, tmsv, hudson park kilmore, cable trams, tram 171 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Set of 2, David Verrier, 28/04/1976 12:00:00 AM
... by David Verrier. Two photos of cable tram set No. 1... Trams tramways Cable Trams Melbourne Museum tram 1 In ink: "Wed ...Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph by David Verrier. Two photos of cable tram set No. 1 in the glass case by Melbourne Museum, Russell St Photos taken 28.4.1976In ink: "Wed 28/4/76 Cable car & trailers 1 behind Museum Melbourne"trams, tramways, cable trams, melbourne museum, tram 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide, Keith Caldwell, 17/03/1963 12:00:00 AM
... -1963 of Les Twentyman's cable trams set rolled out... Trams tramways Cable Trams Northcote Preserved Trams In ink ...Agfa Colour slide, cardboard, by Keith Caldwell dated 17-3-1963 of Les Twentyman's cable trams set rolled out for photographs in Northcote. Grip car has the destination of West Melbourne.In ink "Cable Grip car and trailer 17-3-1963.trams, tramways, cable trams, northcote, preserved trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co (MTOCo), "Please have fare ready for Conductor", c1890
... and Omnibus Cable tram saloon trailer along with item 7439. See also... and Omnibus Cable tram saloon trailer along with item 7439. See also ...Used on the inside of the doors of a Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Cable tram saloon trailer along with item 7439. See also item 2906 for another example. Recovered by the donor from a trailer that was in a yard in Dromana shortly before it disappeared. See image 2 of the locations of the signs. Demonstrates a MTOCo sign from a cable tram trailer and the style of signage.Sign - metal strip, with folded edges, 8 countersunk screw holes, painted cream back with black letters "Please have fare ready for Conductor".trams, tramways, conductors, cable trams, signs, trailers, fares -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Historic trams go", 1/11/1993 12:00:00 AM
... Stanley Caddell - Preston Depot - started cable trams 1905... these trams John Stanley Caddell - Preston Depot - started cable trams ...Newspaper clipping from The Herald Sun 1/11/1993 titled "Historic trams go" about the proposed removal of the W class tram from Melbourne - retiring some of 200 strong fleet. Quotes the Transport Minister Alan Brown and notes the number of stored trams. Item by Damon JohnstonAlong the bottom edge - "My father drove these trams John Stanley Caddell - Preston Depot - started cable trams 1905" and on right hand edge "1 Nov 1993 Herald Sun"trams, tramways, w class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Colour - reproduction postcard - Bourke St - GPO
... right hand side. There are cable trams in the view..... There are cable trams in the view. Yields information about Bourke St ...Reproduction slide of a hand coloured postcard showing the intersection of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets, featuring the General Post Office - GPO - looking east along Bourke St, prior to the construction of the Myer store. Has the London store on the bottom right hand side. There are cable trams in the view.Yields information about Bourke St prior to the construction of the Myer store and the GPO.Kodachrome cardboard duplicate slide - Colour - reproduction postcard - Bourke St - GPO c1900 "CB19" in penciltrams, tramways, cable cars, cable trams, bourke street, elizabeth sreet, london stores, gpo, post office, myer -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Cable trams Collins and Swanston Sts, 1908
... the intersection of Swanston St with a Victoria Bridge cable tram... the intersection of Swanston St with a Victoria Bridge cable tram ...Black and white photograph of Collins St near the intersection of Swanston St with a Victoria Bridge cable tram in the view. Shows the buildings on both sides of the street, street lights, horse drawn vehicles and people. Not known how the photo was dated to 1908. Photo possibly from a postcard.Yields information about Collins St from Swanston St, 1908.Black and white print with notes on the rear.In ink "Collins St at Swanston St corner 1908"tramways, collins st, victoria bridge, cable trams, trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Flag, MTA 1985 Centenary, 1985
... with a slot to fit a wooden pole. Features a cable tram... with a slot to fit a wooden pole. Features a cable tram - with a bogie ...A flag or banner made for the centenary of Melbourne trams in 1985 by the Metropolitan Transit Authority to be used on the route number boxes on Melbourne W class trams. Made from a synthetic fabric, sewn on all four edges, with left hand edge made with a slot to fit a wooden pole. Features a cable tram - with a bogie cable trailer and Melbourne Z class tram, with the words "100 years of Trams" Two copies held.trams, tramways, melbourne, centenaries, flags, public transport -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 1890's
... Black and White photograph of North Sydney cable tram... Photograph Black and White photograph of North Sydney cable tram ...Demonstrates the nature of working of the horse trams in Ballarat when at times three horses were required to take trams from Grenville St to Lydiard St. Yields information about the dress of Gentlemen at the time and the buildings behind the tramcar..Black and White photograph of North Sydney cable tram trailer, No. 1, side on view. From the CB Thomas Collection and published in Sydney tram books. Hi Res of image added 15/7/2014. On rear in ink, cropping marks in the top edge. Along the bottom edge "Trailers of this type were converted to electric cars for the Electric Supply Co. of Victoria tramways in Ballarat. The trailers were from the North Sydney cable try of the early 1890's" and "Nth Sydney cable trailer No. 1, Late CB Thomas collection". "KM2" and a blue sticker with "9" written on it.trams, tramways, cable trams, sydney, esco, tram 1