Yields information about the transfer of trams to storage at the B Power Station following closure of the SEC Ballarat system.Set of 11 Kodachrome cardboard slides of the relocation of No. 30 and 32 from the SEC Ballarat Depot the SEC Ballarat B Power station yard 4/10/1971 - See Reg Item 3929 for list of dates of tram disposal. .1 - SEC owned truck leaving with No. 30 on board .2 - ditto with No. 30 turning into Wendouree Parade .3 - ditto .4 - ditto arriving B Power station yard with the chimney in the background - note still has its truck attached to the tram. .5 - At the yard with the tram jacked up to release the truck. .6 - No. 30 about to be lowered. .7 - Lil Butler? standing on the step of No. 30. ,8 - No. 30 on the ground - on blocks. .9 - No. 32 loaded onto a truck at the depot. .10 - turning onto Wendouree Parade with No. 32 .11 - No. 30 and 32 at the SEC B Power Station yard Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, sec, depot, tram disposal, transporting trams, power station, tram 30, tram 32

Tram being moved by truck prior to track constructionYields information about methods of moving trams at the museum Digital photograph of a large articulated truck moving Tram 18 from the workshop into the new museum building. A man uses a pole to lift the overhead wire to give the tram clearance.btm, moving trams, tram 18, ballarat

Pamphlet, DL size on white paper, featuring W2 384, advertising the Old Treasury Building exhibition titled "Trams Moving Pictures" - open till August 2013. Details the exhibition, has contact details logos. Has an image of a V class tram on the rear. See Reg Item 860 for another earlier version.trams, tramways, transporting art, decorated trams, exhibitions, tram 384

Pamphlet - special size - printed on orange paper, four fold titled "Getting Trams Moving - Improved Traffic Management on Tram Routes" giving details of new road traffic regulations for line marking on roads used by trams. Gives background to the work, traffic signals controlled by SCRAM and dates. Has diagrams of the various roads and line markings. Published by the Ministry of Transport 1984.trams, tramways, traffic control, traffic lights, tramways, rta

Melbourne Art Trams On the rear is a photo of the SW5 731 Lindsay Dumbrell Transporting Art Tram. Brook Andrew Jon Campbell Bindi Cole Rose Nolan David Wadelton Joining forces Luke Cornish Frey Pitt.1 - pamphlet, folded sheet to give a DL size, blue background titled "Melbourne Art Trams" - Oct. 2013 to April 2014, vote for your favourite tram in the People's choice awards! - part of the Melbourne festival. Notes the Transporting Art trams. Inside the pamphlet are images of the artwork on 8 different trams including the artist names and title of the work if any. Has Yarra Trams, PTV, Arts Victoria and Victorian Govt. logos. .2 - pamphlet, DL size on white paper, featuring W2 602, advertising the Old Treasury Building exhibition titled "Trams Moving Pictures" - 17/12/2012 to mid August 2013. Details the exhibition, has contact details logos.trams, tramways, yarra trams, transporting art, decorated trams, exhibitions

Set of 9 digital images of BTPS moving tram 33 from Hamilton to the Sebastopol depot or store - 28/4/1988 .1 - 33 stored in the building at the Hamilton Pastoral Museum - 24/4/1977 .2 - 33 moved out ready for lifting .3 - ditto .4 - being lifted by a Barry James crane - 28/4/1977 .5 - on the truck .6 - leaving the Hamilton Museum ,7 - on the road .8 - ditto .9 - placed outside the Sebastopol store - was placed in the shed soon after the sheet of metal was removed.trams, tramways, btps, hamilton, moving trams, tram acquisition, sebastopol, tram 33

Black and white photograph print of a photo that appeared in The Courier, Ballarat 19/6/1972 of the moving of tram 26 into the depot. Note use of steel channels and rails on their side. Assisting is Bob Davies' crane. See Reg. Item 1788 for further details and of the newspaper cutting that the photo appeared in. Taken on Sat. 17 June 1972. See Information for Members (BTPS) - June - July 1972 and Sept. 1972.On rear in purple stamp "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited"trams, tramways, btps, moving trams, tram 26

Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat 17/6/1972 of the moving of tram 26 into the depot the previous day. Has photo of tram 26 at Gardens Loop with a "TRAM DISPLAY" sign at the end. Caption notes as being moved from the old to the new depot. Quotes BTPS Vice President, Mr. M. Calnin about the move, the future plans and interest created during the move. Article also mentions that the old depot is to be auctioned by the SEC that day (17/6/1972). Demolition commenced within one month - see Reg. item 1791. Gives details of the move arrangements. See Reg. item 1788 and 1792 for further references and Information for Members (BTPS) - June-July 1972 and Sept. 1972. btps, moving trams, gardens loop

Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat 19/6/1972 of the moving of tram 26 into the depot. Has photo of tram 26 being moved into the depot using steel channels and rails on their side. Also Bob Davies crane in photo assisting with move. The method of moving 26 was slow and difficult, having derailed it at the depot access road and dragged it up the road and then onto steel channels pushing it into the shed. Information to members for June-July 1972 gives the moving date as 16 June and completed on 17 June. The other trams were not moved until temporary track had been laid between the depot and the kerb in Wendouree Parade, roughly along the same route as the depot access track. The September 1972 issue gives full details of the move and the date. The photo was taken on Sat. 17 June. See Reg Item No. 1858 for Courier Print of the photo. Second copy added 5/11/2018 from donation of Glenise Kellett. See Information for Members (BTPS) - June-July 1972 and Sept. 1972."June 19 -1972" in top right hand cornerbtps, moving trams

Yields information about the transfer of tram 18 to Victory Park Sebastopol.Set of 22 Agfa blue and white plastic mount slides of tram 18 being moved to Victory Park for the Borough of Sebastopol - 30/9/1971. See Reg Item 2909 for the actual Newspaper cutting and 3778 for a photograph of the move. See Reg Item 3929 for list of dates of tram disposal, though this item gives the date as 2/10/71 .1 - No. 18 parked on the depot fan, with E. Davis alongside. .2 - group of 6 men standing alongside 18 - left to right - N. Lorensini, ? W. Trusler, S. Lakey, B.Peart and E. Davis .3 - tram being driven into Wendouree Parade. .4 - ditto .5 - turning from Macarthur St into Drummond St south with a SEC bucket truck following. .6 - ditto - with the Lisette Beauty Salon on the corner. .7 - Drummond St North .8 - Coupling a SEC tractor to the tram with the Ballarat Base Hospital in the background. .9 - Ditto with S. Lakey cleaning out the points. .10 - being towed across Sturt St .11 - being towed along Drummond St South .12 - workmen at Victory Park preparing the section of track. .13 - ditto .14 - being derailed near Vickers St with an Alsco Linen Service van in the background - note the overhead appears to have been removed. .15 - towing the tram across Albert St. .16 - towing the tram along Victory St, .17 - ditto .18 - moving steel channel along the street, with a tram sitting on one already. .19 - moving the tram .20 - ditto .21 - turning the track to align up with the storage track. .22 - Group of 7 men (see slide 2 for some of the names) and three children with the tram in position. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. See also Reg Item 6857 for a digital image. ballarat, tramways, trams, sec, depot, tram disposal, sebastopol, victory park, albert st, moving trams, drummond st, macarthur st, tram 18

Yields information about the transfer of tram 18 to Victory Park Sebastopol and the handover including the shelter built for it.Set of 4 Kodachrome white cardboard slides and one AGFA blue and white plastic mount slides of the shed being built at Victory Park by the Borough of Sebastopol, October 1971 to cover tram 18 and of the hand over ceremony - see also Reg Item 2909. .1 - Shed being erected over the tramcar. .2 - hand over ceremony .3 - fence placed around the tram .4 - completed work. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.ballarat, tramways, trams, tram disposal, sebastopol, borough of sebastopol, victory park, albert st, moving trams, tram 18

Yields information about the transfer of tram 37 to Sydney for the Sydney Tramway Museum or SPER.Set of 9 Fujifilm white cardboard slides and four AGFA blue and white plastic mount slides of the loading of Ballarat 37 for the Sydney Tramway Museum or SPER 27/9/1971. Reference Reg Item 3929 for list of dates of tram disposal. .1 - No. 30 towing 37 out of the depot .2 - pushing along Wendouree Parade .3 - SEC logo on the side of 37 .4 - Getting cranes into position. .5 - ditto - Ballarat Lifting Services Ute van in the photo. .6 - getting ready. .7 - ditto .8 - tram in the air .9 - truck being moved underneath. .10 - ditto .11 - ditto .12 - on the truck - J. J. Leach & Co transport. .13 - ready to go. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, tram disposal, moving trams, sper, logos, tram 37

Yields information about the relocation of tram 18 to Victory Park Sept. 1971Colour digital images taken by W. J. Llewelyn of towing Ballarat tram No. 18 to Victory Park Sebastopol by a tractor. Note the steel channels used under the tram wheels on 30/9/1971. See also Reg Item 6599 for other photos.trams, tramways, secv, depot, tram disposal, sebastopol, victory park, albert st, moving trams, tram 18

Yields information about the relocation of the single truck trams from the old SEC depot to the new BTPS depot in the gardens and partly how it was done.Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat Monday 17/7/1972 of tram 27 in Wendouree Parade, the previous Saturday, while being moved into the new depot. Tram parked at the future depot junction. Has destination of Mt. Pleasant and a Twin Lakes sign. See Reg. item 1788 and 1789 for further references. See Reg Item 3821 for a print of the actual photograph.btps, moving trams, depot junction

Yields information about the relocation of the bogie trams from the old SEC depot to the new BTPS depot in the gardens and partly how it was done.Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat, titled "Trams roll again", Wednesday 19/7/1972 of tram 40 in Wendouree Parade behind John Withers Land Rover and tram 38 on the temporary access track the previous day, while being moved into the new depot. A "Warning Oncoming Trams" lies against a tree near 40. Was on the front page of the newspaper. See Reg. item 1788, 1789 and 1790 for further references. See Reg Item 3820 for a print of the actual photograph and Information for Members (BTPS) - June-July 1972 and Sept. 1972.btps, moving trams, depot junction

Yields information about the operation of Ballarat tram No. 36 in Melbourne to promote Ballarat after the closure of the SEC system.1060 - Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, 15/9/1971 of the loading of tram 36 for running in Melbourne the previous day. Two photos (btm1060i1) shows Stan Lakey and Harry Van Oorschot jacking up the front of the tram and second photo (btm1060i2) shows Doug Wiseman and Bob Prentice on the main body jacks. Caption notes the transport of the tram to Melbourne for a week, advertising the Begonia Festival, Sovereign Hill and the Royal South St. competitions. It was to be retained by a Hawthorn preservation society, the item notes. 1060.1 - added 23/10/2004 - duplicate cutting. Image of whole cutting added 20/11/20131060 - In blue in the bottom right hand corner of the item - '15/9/71'trams, tramways, advertisements, melbourne, 36 in melbourne, moving trams

Yields information about the loading and departure of Ballarat No. 25 to Bendigo in 1960.Reproduction of illustration of Ballarat No. 25 leaving the Wendouree Parade depot for Bendigo on 6/10/1960. As printed in Newsrail, April 1984 issue on page 111. Photo shows Yellow Express Mack prime mover GPU 328 with Ballarat Tram No. 25 loaded and leaving the depot. Tram has destination box removed. Also the process of fitting the dash canopy lighting had commenced, with the small white stripe painted under the windows. Also would appear trolley pole base has been removed. Gives photographer as Doug Colquhoun Pages 111 to 114 of the magazine, centre page of the April issue only. Centre page photo of train at the Apex siding, Kilmore East. 1478.1 - Same photo - digital image from the Wal Jack album. Wal's notes gives the time of the photograph as 10.40am. 1478.2 - same photo - print supplied to Alan Bradley by Doug Colquhoun. See image i4 for the rear of the photograph. See Reg Items 1478, 5241, 5242, 7759 and 7766 for a series of 5 photos of this event..1 - On rear of photograph in ink "SEC, Ballarat Loading No. 25 on Yellow Express Loader outside Wendouree Depot before leaving for Bendigo. 6-10-1960." and in top Right hand corner Wal Jack stamp with "Neg to Doug" written in. .2 - has Douglas A. Colquhoun stamp on rear - with details - see image i4. trams, tramways, yellow express, transporting trams, moving trams, bendigo

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, dated Saturday, 17 June 1972, titled "Ballarat Trams are on the Move". Reports on the move of tram No. 26 from the SEC Depot to the BTPS depot the previous day. Quotes Society Vice-president, Mr. M. Calnin. Took all day to complete the move on one of the trams. Three other trams had been moved to the loop during the afternoon. Has a photo of No. 26 at the Gardens Loop. One of a large group of newspaper cuttings from John Bainbridge, 7/4/02.depot, buildings, btps, moving trams, gardens loop

Yields information about the relocation of the bogie trams from the old SEC depot to the new BTPS depot in the gardens and partly how it was done.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of the transferring bogie cars to the BTPS depot. No. 38 has been moved across the road, while No. 40 is behind John Withers Land rover. Photo taken 18/7/1972, published 19/7/1972. See Reg. Item 1792 for the photo used in the newspaper clipping. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos BTM era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.tramways, trams, btps, moving trams, depot junction, tram 38, tram 40

Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of Transferring No. 27 to the BTPS depot, while parked at depot junction. Has the destination of "Mt Pleasant" and a "Twin Lakes" front dash panel advertisement. Photo taken 16/7/1972, published 18/7/1972. See Reg. Item 1790 for the photo used in the newspaper clipping. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos BTM era" (Archive Documents) for source of details. .1 - actual cutting from The Courier, with the caption "A tram in Ballarat is an unusual sight these days. This tram, which ran to Mt Pleasant is being transferred to the trams preservation site."On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, btps, moving trams, depot junction, tram 27

Set of 11 No. 35mm Agfa colour blue and white plastic mount slide - of the move of Ballarat trams 27, 28 and 14 from the old SEC depot onto the temporary access track to the BTPS depot on Saturday 15 July 1972 and Sunday 16 July 1972 (slides .10 and .11) .1 - John Withers and his land rover, towing No. 14 from the old depot - depot junction. .2 - No. 27 moves from Wendouree Parade onto the depot access track. .3 - ditto .4 - and onto the access track being pushed by hand. .5 - No. 28 being lifted onto the steel channels in order to slew it across Wendouree Parade .6 - being slewed across the road .7 - being readied to lift up onto the access track .8 - all three trams on the access track that evening. .9 - ditto Taken on 16 July 1972 .10 - No. 27 being winched up to the level crossing - Campbell Duncan ? on the winch. Note the mud! .11 - No. 14 being winched up the temporary access track - Rolf Jinks on the Winch. See Fares Please!, September 1972. tramways, trams, depot, btps, moving trams, wendouree parade, tram 27, tram 14, tram 28

Set of 20 No. 35mm Agfa colour blue and white plastic mount slide - of the move of Ballarat trams 38 and 40 from the old SEC Depot to the new BTPS depot, via the temporary access track on Tuesday 18 July 1972. .1 - Front of SEC depot with 38 and 40 still in shed, with back part demolished. .2 - No. 40 towed out of the depot by John Withers land rover. Noel Gipps taking photo. .3 - ditto .4 - No. 38 being towed out. .5 - No. 40 being towed out .6 - No. 38 departing Depot Junction .7 - No. 40 departing Depot Junction - the last tram. .8 - ditto, being towed along Wendouree Parade .9 - ditto tow .10 - being towed through Gardens Loop .11 - No. 38 being slewed across Wendouree Parade on channels .12 - No. 38 onto the access track. .13 - ditto, with 40 still on Wendouree Parade. .14 - No. 40 is being readied. .15 - No. 38 well up the access track. .16 - No. 40 is slewed across the road. .17 - No. 40 at right angles to the track - note the pole. .18 - No. 38 near the level crossing, with 28 and 14 outside the depot. .19 - No. 14, Bob Davies truck, 38 and 40 on the access track. .20 - Nos. 28 and 14 waiting to go into No. 1 road. See Fares Please!, September 1972.tramways, trams, depot, btps, moving trams, wendouree parade, tram 38, tram 40, tram 28, tram 14

Yields information through a photograph of the temporary track laid by the BTPS to enable the access to the depot to move trams to the new depot in 1972. Poor quality photograph.Black and white photograph - of the temporary access track to move the trams from the SEC depot to the BTPS depot - during 1973. Shows the track from the door with a tram in the distance. Taken mid July 1972, see Reg Item 3022 for other photographs. Not well exposed or printed - dark. Image has been adjusted for exposure.tramways, trams, moving trams, depot, btps

Yields information through a photograph of the temporary track laid by the BTPS to enable the access to the depot to move trams to the new depot in 1972. Not a good quality photograph. Shows the distance of track laid.Black and white photograph - of the temporary access track to move the trams from the SEC depot to the BTPS depot - during 1973. Shows the track from Wendouree Parade with a tram and the depot in the distance. Taken mid July 1972, see Reg Item 3022 for other photographs. Not well exposed or printed - dark. Image has been adjusted for exposure.tramways, trams, moving trams, depot, btps

Demonstrates an aspect of the BTPS works on relocating trams ex the SEC depot in the nick of time - as the depot was being demolished. Shows the structure of the depot.Black and White photograph of Ballarat No. 38 inside the SEC depot, following the commencement of the demolition works prior to relocation to the BTPS depot, possibly on 18/7/1972, the day of its relocation.tramways, trams, moving trams, depot, sec depot, btps, tram 38

Yields information about the basis of the swap of tramcars that took place during Oct. 1960 between Ballarat and Bendigo and the reasons for it.Photocopy of a "file note" of a Conference at Bendigo on Thursday 28 June 1960 to discuss Bendigo tramways rolling stock. Gives background to the situation in both Ballarat and Bendigo, the condition of the trams in Bendigo, bogies, single truckers and Birney trams. Notes that the problem can be resolved by shifting two single truck trams from Ballarat to Bendigo and sending one bogie tram from Bendigo to Ballarat. Gives list of people attending the meeting. Photocopy provided by Andrew Cook 15-1-2015.trams, tramways, tramcars, birney, sec, bendigo, ballarat, meetings, transporting trams, moving trams

Yields information about the ESCo tram fleet after the initial operations, fitting of destination signs, tramcar numbers, crew uniforms and appearance of Wendouree Parade, c1906, Black and White photograph of No. 40 being lifted onto a truck in Wendouree Parade, at the old loop, 29/11/1979, to go to Melbourne - see page 2 of November 1979 Fares Please! and email (Other information) from Peter Winspur dated 24/07/12 for further details. The Courier Ballarat photo. See December 1980 Fares Please!Has The Courier stamp on rear.trams, tramways, btps, moving trams, tram 40

Yields information about the loading and departure of Ballarat No. 25 to Bendigo in 1960.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph of No.25 being loaded onto the Yellow Express Low Loader within the depot - 6-10-1960. Has Les Denmead standing alongside. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negative. See Reg Items 1478, 5241, 5242, 7759 and 7766 for a series of 5 photos of this event.On rear of photograph in ink "SEC, Ballarat Loading No. 25 for Bendigo onto Yellow Express Loader - Wendouree Depot Ballarat 6-10-1960." and in top Right hand corner Wal Jack stamp with "T255" written in.trams, tramways, transporting trams, yellow express, bendigo, moving trams, tram 25