Document is a response to a set of 16 questions regarding the ESCo Ballarat One man cars, dated 16/3/1923. Gives details of Ballarat, the tram system, tramcars, grades, union relations, operations, brakes, system of fares, fare boxes, tokens, Bendigo, usefulness of the system, accidents, comparisons, Pay as you enter and Pay as you leave arrangements.Yields information about the operation of fare box and one man trams in Ballarat, and Bendigo operations.Response to set of enquiries - four foolscap pages, typed, pinned in top left hand corner.tramways, trams, esco, one-man trams, tokens, bendigo, unions, ballarat

File looks at the braking capacity of single truck trams in Geelong. Includes calculations, notes, and drawings. Dated August 1947, includes notes on testing of tramcars following a rear on-collision with tram No. 8 on 13/4/1945. See item 9889 for a Ballarat report.Yields information about the testing of braking systems in Geelong.administrative Record - papers within a Vertilok folder file containing hand written and typed foolscap, quarto and small loose sheets, calculations and notes.tramways, tramcars, secv, braking, testing, geelong, brake testing, reports, tramcar brakes

Document titled "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - May 1 and May 2", attended by SEC Head Office Officers, representatives from Bendigo and Geelong. Topics covered - tyres and wheel centres, truck maintenance, suspension bearings, bearing metal (white metal), motor armatures, carbon brushes, air receivers, overhead equipment, tracks, car renovation - painting, gold lining, roof, floor treatment and covering, trolley wheels, purchase requisitions, spare parts, supplies, brake shoes, timber, castings, tramway drawings, patterns and a summary of action. Also includes notes on tramway statistics, employee's duties, one man operation, track drains, interchange of ideas and experiences and discussions of a general nature and notes on scrapping trams in badly damaged condition. Each item where relevant looks back at the actions from the previous conference. Has a list of attendees.Yields information and demonstrates SEC Meeting minutes about discussions between the three Provincial operators about tramcars and operations.Minutes - 53 duplicated foolscap sheets pinned with a folding clip in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, minutes, sec, geelong, ballarat, bendigo, tramcar equipment, maintenance, trackwork, overhead, painting, trolley wheels, brakes, motors, one man trams, scrapped trams, employees, rules

Set of notes for the Provincial Tramways Maintenance meeting to be held in Ballarat on 26/45/1954 and Melbourne on 3/5/1954. Has a summary of actions from the 1952 and 1953 conferences and Agenda for both meetings. Topics covered included tyres, special work, record keeping, brake parts, point blades, rails, rules for employees, windscreen wipers, lighting, testing of brake equipment, tramcar painting, trolley wheels, cash bags, limit marks at crossing loops, 22E weight distribution, employees oral questions, work hours, car tail lights, bumper bar heights, tracks, tramcar renovation, disinfection of tramcars, blinds, electrical systems, truck maintenance, castings, maintenance costs, oils and greases, and spare parts for 22E trucks. See item 9902 for Ballarat's notes re this conference.Yields information and demonstrates SEC Meeting minutes about discussions between the three Provincial operators about tramcars and operations.Twenty five foolscap typed sheets stapled in a landscape format to a folded manila card and two loose typed foolscap sheets.secv, ballarat, trams, tramways, minutes, sec, geelong, bendigo, tramcar equipment, maintenance, trackwork, trolley wheels, motors, maximum traction, employees

Set of draft notes or points for the training of motormen. Covers tramcar electrical equipment, defects, cutting out motors, tramcar braking, failure of brakes, emergency braking, automatic braking (dead man controls), electric signals, general instructions running in trams, tram stops, preparing trams, derailments and track cleaner tram. Dated 29/9/1947, has initials "AVM:VM"Yields information and demonstrates a set of draft training notes for tram motormen in Ballarat.Twenty foolscap typed sheets and one handwritten quarto sheet.secv, ballarat, trams, tramways, sec, tramcar equipment, motors, employees, training, motormen

Document - memo from Branch Tramways Superintendent to Acting Branch Manger, titled "Automatic Braking" - providing the history of the fitment of this system to tram 26 in Ballarat, placed in service 24/6/1948, experience, alternative recommendations, union complaints, arguments for and against, costs, and a summary. Dated 25/10/1948. See item 9894 for instructions and item 9892 for diagrams.Demonstrates SECV document about the trialing of automatic braking systems on tram 26.Typed carbon copy - four Foolscap sheets.tramways, ballarat, brakes, tramcar brakes, braking, union, tram 26