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Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - W2 219 and SW6 866 Camberwell Depot, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), early 1970s
Colour slide of W2 219 and SW6 866 at Camberwell Depot. Both trams have the destination of Camberwell Depot. No. 219 has adverts for Metro Hair, Dux and Nabisco biscuits, but is yet to be fitted with marker lights - (fitted Feb. 1974). SW6 866 has been fitted with marker lights (Dec. 1970). The advertising signs are unreadable adverts. Based on the conversion dates of the two trams to ones with marker lights, early 1970s. Yields information about trams 219 and 866 at Camberwell Depot.Kodachrome colour slides, cardboard mount, duplicate.Has "MP100" in pencil and stamped "Tramways Museum Society Victoria" on rear.tramways, camberwell depot, w2 claas, sw6 class, tram 219, tram 866, trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - L 102 St Kilda Junction, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), mid 1960s
Colour slide of L 102, northbound, leaving High Street St Kilda at St Kilda Junction, running a route 4 service. The tram has adverts for Dutor valves and Booses engine oil additive. In the background are R T Taylor licensed grocer, Brookes Bros, the Junction Hotel advertising Rothmans, Dunlop tyres, and Wynvale Flagons. Some roadworks are taking place on the right-hand side.Yields information about St Kilda Junction and tram 102Kodachrome colour slides, cardboard mount, duplicate.Has "MP102" in pencil and stamped "Tramways Museum Society Victoria" on rear.tramways, camberwell depot, l class, tram 102, st kilda junction -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - SW2 426 & W2 438 - Franklin St, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), mid 1960s
Colour slide of SW2 426 (route 72) and W2 438 (route 8) arriving at the Franklin St City terminus. Tram 426 has AMCO jeans and Princes clothing adverts. In the background are the Kay Rent-a-Car buildings and the Ansett Airlines / Ansett Transport Industry offices. Possibly late 1960s.Yields information about the Franklin St terminus late 1960sKodachrome colour slides, cardboard mount, duplicate.Has "MP103" in pencil and stamped "Tramways Museum Society Victoria" on rear.tramways, franklin st, w2 class, sw2 class, tram 426, tram 438 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - SW6 876 Preston Workshops, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), mid 1960s
Colour slide of SW6 876 undergoing accident repairs at Preston Workshops. The tram is on stands in the body shop with one of the cabs removed, possibly for major repair or replacement. Welding marks can be seen in the front corner with the word "HOT" chalked on the side. A worker can be seen inside the tram body. Yields information about repairing accident damage at Preston WorkshopsKodachrome colour slides, cardboard mount, duplicate.Has "876" in pencil and stamped "Tramways Museum Society Victoria" on rear.tramcars, preston workshops, tram 876, sw6 class, tramcar maintenance, accidents -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Set of 3, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), Riversdale Road & Power St Hawthorn, Nov. 1973
Set of three colour slides of the corner of Power St and Hawthorn. The track was reconstructed to realign the roadway as part of roadworks to eliminate a sharp curve at the intersection in Nov. 1973 1 - W2 605 turning from Power St into Riversdale Road before reconstruction of the corner. Shows the location of the tram stop. Slide no. MP120 2 - SW6 879 turns from Power St into Riversdale Rd with works underway. Slide No. MP154 3 - W2 380 at the revised intersection following the work to reconstruct the corner. Slide No. 98. The intersection has since been reconstructed and the crossover relocated. Yields information about the corner of Power St, Riversdale Road, Wallen Road Hawthorn.Kodachrome colour slides, cardboard mount, duplicate.Has a number in pencil and stamped "Tramways Museum Society Victoria" on rear.tramcars, wallen road, power st, riversdale road, riversdale junction, roadworks, tram 605, tram 879, tram 380 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - W2 605 at Burke and Cotham Roads terminus, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), late 1960s
Colour slide of W2 605 leaving the Burke Road - Cotham Road tram terminus showing Gardiner as the destination. In the background is another tram at the terminus. W2 605 has adverts for Kenric Boy's wear and an advert for Cleo magazine. Late 1960s Yields information about tram 605Kodachrome colour slides, cardboard mount, duplicate.Has "MP104" in pencil and stamped "Tramways Museum Society Victoria" on rear.tramways, tram 605, gardiner, w2 class, burke road, route 72, trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Kodak, "Opening of Tramway System Geelong", 14-3-1912
Postcard produced by Kodak of the opening of the Geelong Tramway System on 14 March 1912. Shows the highly decorated trams in the background and a large crowd. See also item 9056 for another view, 4407 and 5900.Yields information about the opening of the Geelong tramway system.Black and white Postcard divided back, unused.tramways, trams, geelong, opening, new tramways -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Planning Branch - Maximum Capacity of a Double Track Tramway", Jun. 1968
Report - 9 foolscap sheets - titled "MMTB Planning Branch - Maximum Capacity of a Double Track Tramway", dated June 1968 looking at the capacity of Swanston St in peak hours compared to an underground tramway with bogie or articulated trams. Compares different types of trams - SW6 to PCC, headways, time intervals, size of tram stops, traffic lights and comments. 2nd copy - original document - card covers, red binding on the left hand side - with three diagrams,2nd copy has "Lees" in top right corner.trams, tramways, mmtb, tram stops, swanston st, tramcar design, tramcar operations, traffic lights -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "East Preston Tramway Extension - Feasibility Study July 1976", Jul. 1976
Ninety three page, plus yellow covers, plastic cover on front and bound with a brown coloured comb binder report titled "East Preston Tramway Extension - Feasibility Study July 1976", by the MMTB. Looks at the costs, construction, operating cots, revenue, proposals considered and patronage for the extension of the East Preston tramway in various stages. Has a number of maps, figures, tables, plans, property acquisition, extension to Preston Institute of Technology, road layouts, bus routes and analysis of costs.Stamped on cover and inside page "Discarded from PTC Library 19 Oct 1989".trams, tramways, east preston, mill park, latrobe university, tramway proposals, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Keith Kings, "Extracts from Bus and Coach News Sheet - Fifty years of Tramway Buses in Melbourne", Dec. 1974
Report - photocopy of an article - retyped - 9 A4 pages - titled "Extracts from Bus and Coach News Sheet - Fifty years of Tramway Buses in Melbourne" by Keith Kings, December 1974. Details the history of the MMTB Bus operation, fleet, gives a background to tramway operations, initial bus operations, bus routes, bus bodies and types, cable tram replacement or conversion, private operators, depots, WW2, all night services and extensions of operations. pdf image is word searchable.trams, tramways, buses, mmtb, all night services, cable trams, bus changeover, bus replacement, bus services -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memento, City of Box Hill, "Box Hill - Doncaster Electric Tramway - Centenary Exhibition", 1989
Memento - set of three items that were given out at the "Box Hill - Doncaster Electric Tramway - Centenary Exhibition" 19-28 October 1989. .1 - Two pasteboard printed tickets for a day return and the exhibition - Nos. 7297 and 7298 .2 - Pamphlet promoting the Robert Green book, "The first electric road" with a order form. .3 - Paper bag stamped with the image of the tramway cross bench car. Also see Reg items 867 and 870 for other examplestrams, tramways, box hill, tramways, celebrations, doncaster -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Legal record, Commonwealth of Australia - Copyright Office, "Commonwealth of Australia - Re copyright Tramway Routes", 8/12/1925 12:00:00 AM
Legal document within a light brown manila document - titled "Commonwealth of Australia - Re copyright Tramway Routes". Typed on pre-printed paper, Copyright Office, No. 14428, registering the MMTB as the copyright owner in a literary work, a map, entitled "Melbourne's Tramway Routes and Time Tables". Dated 8-12-1925, with date stamp of 22/12/1925 as being received by the Board. Address to A. S. Whyte of the Board. Folder has file number "110" written on the outside.trams, tramways, mmtb, commonwealth government, legal agreements, copyright, maps -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Tramways and Urban Transit, "Melbourne: modernising the world's longest tramway", Mar. 2015
Pamphlet - full colour, 20 A4 pages, centre stapled, titled "Melbourne: modernising the world's longest tramway" published by Tramways and Urban Transit in conjunction with Yarra Trams, in the March 2015 issue, No. 927. Looks at history of the system, lead item by Clement Michel, Domain Interchange, operations, organisation and reorganisation, the fleet, map of the system, modernization and investment, Nicholson St and Victoria parade aerial photo, substations, safety and accessibility. Beware the Rhino campaign. Edited by Tony Streetertrams, tramways, yarra trams, map, melbourne, domain interchange, victoria parade, grand union, nicholson st, rhinos, substation, safety, accessible transport, fleet operations centre, tramcars -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Brian Coleman and Robin Quaife, "Directory of Australasian Railway and Tramway Societies 1978", 1978
Book - heavy card cover, 72 pages, centre stapled titled "Directory of Australasian Railway and Tramway Societies 1978" providing information on Model Engineering Societies, Tramway Societies, Tramway and Railway Museums and related organisations. Has details of each group, opening hours, location, contact details, some photos and logos. Prepared by Brian M Coleman and Robin E Quaife in 1978. Arranged by state. Has table of contents and an sub-contents table for each state or territory or NZ region and an Alphabetical Index Published in conjunction with the Diamond Valley Railway Ltd. of Etham - has their logo on the rear cover. Listing and photographs for the BTPS on pages 42 and 49. Original sales insert added 14-12-18 from donation of David Webb via the Melbourne Tram Museum. trams, tramways, btps, darts, diamond valley -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Notice, Government of Victoria, Tramway Board appointment of Members, Jan. 1916
Set of three notices printed on large sheets, extract from Govern Gazettes and other Parliamentary or Department of Public Work notices. .1 - Dated 18/1/1916 - appointment of Members of the Tramway Board - Colin Templeton, Sir David Greenness, Sir Henry Weedon, F. T. Hickford and Alex Renfrew. Signed by F. W. Mabbott, Clerk of the Executive Council. .2 - Dated 26/1/1916, giving notice of the first meeting of the Tramway Board and its members. To be held on 28/1/1916 at Dominion Chambers, 59 William St. Signed by F. W. Mabbott, Clerk of the Executive Council. .3 - Proclamation - dated 17/2/1916 advising the date of the dissolution of the Melbourne Tramways Trust - by Sir Arthur Stanley, Governor and W. Hutchinson, Commissioner of Public Works.trams, tramways, tramway board, government gazette, melbourne tramways trust, mtt -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Map, Osboldstone & Co Pty Ltd, Railway and Tramway Map of Melbourne and Suburbs With Tram Timetables, 1917
The Railway and Tramway Map of Melbourne and Suburbs With Tram Timetables lists existing Cable Tram Services before the entire network was electrified. By 1917 the tramways system was divided into regions including: the Melbourne Cable Tram Service; Prahran - Malvern Electric Trams; Hawthorn Electric Trams; Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Electric Trams; and Brighton Beach Electric Trams. The old Outer Circle railway line is marked as ending in Deepdene, with the remainder of the line to Fairfield marked as 'Unused'. The Kew tram along High Street in 1917 ended at the Harp Junction. The Kew Spur Line is also marked on the map.The Railway and Tramway Map of Melbourne and Suburbs With Tram Timetables is historically significant as it captures at a point in time, 1917, the development of public transport infrastructure in Melbourne. As such it illustrrates the theme: Connecting Victorians by transport and communications.Printed card-covered pocket sized map that folds out with three horizontal and vertical folds. Colour map, with scale, of the rail and tram networks on one side and sixteen sections of black and white printed text and timetable information on the reverse.railway maps -- melbourne (vic.), tramways maps -- melbourne (vic.), public transport -- melbourne (vic.) -- 1910-1920, cartography -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Bumper Stickers, "Ballarat Tourist Tramway", c1973
Printed "Bumper Stickers", paper with adhesive back and brown cover paper, on yellow (luminous paper) and black printing with "Ballarat Tourist Tramway", printed on it. 4 No. archived. Image added 17/12/16.tramways, trams, btps, advertisements, sales materials -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newsletter, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society(BTPS) and Tramway Museum Society of Victoria, "Tramcar Preservation in Victoria" - Joint Statement - BTPS and TMSV, Dec. 1971
Foolscap, stencil cut printed sheet with a joint statement by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV) and the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS) about tramcar preservation in Victoria. Covers the aims of both groups. Printed Dec. 1971, signed by Tony Cooke Public Relations Office of the TMSV and Paul Nicholson, Publicity Officer, BTPS. Has two punch holes on the left hand side and has been folded into four."GN" in black ink and "21/12/71" in pencil in top right hand corner.museums btps, tmsv, tramcar preservation, public relations -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Builders' plate - Tramway Board's Workshop Preston, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Designed and Manufactured at the Tramway Board's Workshop Preston", about 1926
Demonstrates the method of recording who built the tramcar body.Rectangular cast brass Builders' Plate with raised edge, inner lined letters in capitals "DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED AT THE TRAMWAY'S BOARD WORKSHOP PRESTON" Four mounting - countersunk in corners - matt dark grey background - paint?On rear in faint purple crayon "460"tramways, trams, builders' plate, melbourne, mmtb -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Car sticker, "Ballarat Vintage Tramway - Botanic Gardens"
Demonstrates the style of sales item produced by the BTPS.Circular adhesive label or car sticker with an image of tram 27 in the centre and the words "Ballarat Vintage Tramway - Botanic Gardens" on the outside printed in green ink on a yellow background. Has a removable piece of paper on the rear. tramways, trams, btps -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - report, Norm Wadeson, "Sorrento Tramway", 1961
Notes prepared by Norm Wadeson 1961 from Lands Department Records about the history of the Sorrento Tramway. Has notes on the formation, operation, passengers carried, land, possible extension, deputations to the Minister, Mr George Copin, and closure.Yields information about the Sorrento tramway co. and its Lands Department records.Two quarto sheets, typed - stapled in top left hand corner.tramways, tramcars, sorrento, george coppin -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, The British Westinghouse Electric & MFG Co. Ltd, "Circular B1113 - No. 220 Tramway Motor", 12/1906
British Westinghouse (UK) Technical information document titled "Circular B1113 - No. 220 Tramway Motor" - providing details of the motor, its characteristics, technical details, photographs, dimensions and output graph. On the rear cover is a list of company officesYields information about the Westinghouse No. 220 tramway motor.Document or catalogue circular - 16 pages centre stapled with two punch holes on the left hand side.tramways, westinghouse, motors, technical information -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, The British Westinghouse Electric & MFG Co. Ltd, "Circular B1080 - No. 200 Tramway Motor", 5/1904
British Westinghouse (UK) Technical information document titled "Circular B1080 - No. 200 Tramway Motor" - providing details of the motor, its characteristics, technical details, photographs, dimensions and output graph. On the rear cover is a list of company officesYields information about the Westinghouse No. 200 tramway motor.Document or catalogue circular - 12 pages centre stapled with four punch holes on the left hand side.tramways, westinghouse, motors, technical information -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Sun, 10 new orange tramway buses, 5/02/1975 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping - untitled The Sun, Wednesday, Feb 5, 1975 Photo and text of new tramways bus 10 new orange tramway buses have begun service in the metropolitan area, 20 more being assembled in Sydney and should be in operation later in 1975. Built in England by Leyland and cost $32,000 each. Bus driver Bruce McRae of Thornbury said easier to handle, very manoeuvrable in heavy traffic and have very acute turning circle. Ride is smoother and driver’s seat and passengers’ seats are more comfortable.trams, tramways, thornbury, buses, leyland -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, McCarty Underwood & Co, "Report on Proposed Electric Tramway between Essendon and Williamstown", 1914
Report - 16 foolscap pages, stapled into a brown cover report with a three part fold out map, glued into the rear cover, titled "Report on Proposed Electric Tramway between Essendon and Williamstown". Prepared by McCarty Underwood & Co. Consulting Engineers, August 1914. Details the route, estimate of construction costs, revenue, expenditure and engineer difficulties. Also reports on the use of Motor Buses and of Railless Electric Traction (Trolley Buses). Includes a detailed map showing the proposed route, existing cable and electric tramways.Has inked inscription on front cover "H. S. Dix Esq, compliments of F.O. McCarty"trams, tramways, new tramway, footscray, essendon, williamstown rd, trolley buses, buses -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Bid to bring back city's tramway", 4/08/2014 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 4/8/2014 - with headline - "Bid to bring back city's tramway" and sub-heading "Potential to boost tourism". Item written by Melissa Cunningham, about the construction of a tourist based tramway in Ballarat following a suggestion by Residents following the announcement of a study in Bendigo. Quotes Peter Hiscock, Ron Edberg, Jeremy Johnson and Catherine King. Has a photo of a line up of BTM trams with Richard leaning from the first one. Refers to the study of 15 years ago. ballarat revival, sovereign hill, tourist trams, eureka -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record - Memorandum, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Tramway - Tracks", 8/11/1962 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the work done in case of a public inquiry, in this case a report on Bendigo trackwork., Yields information about the work done in case of a public inquiry, in this case a report on Bendigo trackwork.Memorandum, typed onto a light green sheet with rounded corners, dated 8/11/1962, titled "Tramway - Tracks" enclosing copies of notes regarding a recent track inspection of Bendigo in preparation for a possible Public Inquiry. trams, tramways, track, track repairs, bendigo -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Improvements Relating to a Device to Eliminate Noise of Tramway Switch Tongues and the Like", undated
Report - three pages - stapled in top left hand corner, titled "Improvements Relating to a Device to Eliminate Noise of Tramway Switch Tongues and the Like", describing the device to eliminate noise of switch tongues. Includes a drawing of the device.trams, tramways, switches, controllers, points, pointwork, drawings -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), 1964
Colour photograph of Ballarat No. 18, painted in Gold for the Centenary of the discovery of Gold in Sebastopol in 1864 at the Lydiard St. North terminus during 1964. Tram has destination of 'Sebastopol', head lights and marker lights turned ready for departure from the terminus. Sides painted in Gold, with white around windows and roof, and lettering in red paint. TMSV photograph. On Agfa paper. Copy made Oct. 2001 for the "gold, Gold GOLD" temporary exhibition - colour laser print onto card, with Velcro dots on rear. Stored in box D1 (Display Box) 02/2003. See Destination EaglehawkStamp on rear, purple ink ' Copyright by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Ltd"gold, sebastopol, lydiard st. north, centenary tram, tram 18 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), 1/08/1965 12:00:00 AM
Colour photograph of TMSV tour photo for the 60th anniversary of electric trams in Ballarat in August 1965. Photo of Ballarat No. 18 photographed alongside MMTB AEC Regal Mk III bus, No. 543 (42 seats) (Reg. No. HJG 543). No. 18 has a specially painted board over the front of the tram "60th Anniversary / Electric Trams / 1905 Ballarat 1965". Standing between the tram and Bus are Les Denmead, D. Irvine, J. Dowd and T. Young. Both vehicles showing "Special" and standing on Ballarat depot fan. Photo also appears in "MMTB News", Oct - Nov. 1965, Reg. Item 2719.7. Dave Macartney advised 19/11/01 that other the other official guests at the event was Mr. F. K. White, Manager Ballarat SEC. Also attending was W.J. K. Dunstan. See Reg Item 3496 for a newspaper clipping. See Dave Macartney 18/11/01 - advised of tramcar number and that it took about 3.5 hours to travel from Melbourne to Ballarat by the bus. Two copies held.Stamped on rear in purple ink "Copyright by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Ltd."anniversary, tmsv, special tours, 60th anniversary, mmtb, tram 18