Two photos of scrapped former Melbourne T class trams 1 - T179, photographed at Dean (north of Ballarat), 14/3/1965 2 - T182, at Wangaratta on wooden support stands, 9/1/1970Yields information about two scrapped T class trams.Set of two black and white photographs of scrapped former Melbourne T class tramsDetails written on the rear with information labels along with photographer's R Lilburn name.tramways, t class, tram 179, tram 182, scrapped trams, melbourne

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 15/9/1973 of an editorial piece about Sydney rueing the day it banished its trams to oblivion, now wants them back again. Mentions that Melbourne has retained its trams as well as the views of the then NSW Transport Minister, Mr Morris and his recent trip to San Francisco and German cities.date in blue ink of "15/9/73" in top right hand corner of cutting.trams, tramways, sydney, public transport, tramways, melbourne

Series of 8 Colour print photographs of retired or scrapped trams, photographed or sourced by Bob Lilburn for his records. Dates of photographs not known. Locations may be determined by locations sold to - see Geoff Warburton's list. All have MMTB monograms. .1 - W2 293 .2 - 300 .3 - 314 .4 - 317 .5 - 480 .6 - 580 .7 - 602 .8 - 651trams, tramways, w2 class, scrapped trams, retired trams, tram 293, tram 300, tram 314, tram 480, tram 580, tram 602, tram 651

Set of three colour prints of scrapped trams by Bill Kingsley and a letter dated 20/7/1984 on ruled paper to Keith Kings forwarding the photographs. .1 - body of S157 at the Fyansford Quarry of Geelong Portland Cement, Fyansford. .2 - Body of Geelong No 4 at the yard of Mayne Nickless .3 - body of PMTT C class 30 - which was scrapped in 1937 - sold to Fyansford Quarry. Information on trams 1 and 3 from Ron Scholten 13 and 15/9.2020.trams, tramways, scrapped trams, s class, c class, geelong, pmtt, tram 157, tram 4, tram 30

Yields information about Ballarat tramcars in 1950's.Letter, typed two pages, signed H. W. Linaker as Manager answering questions for Wal Jack. Letter date etc not known as it appears the top half of the first page has been cut off, includes the response to the first question. From question 2, noting the Coronation week, the letter is post mid 1953. Q & A concern trams decorated for the Coronation, tram services provided on Sunday morning in 1953 that met the train from Melbourne, the size of the Julien storage batteries, date of sale of the Horse tram company to ESCo, the scrapping of trams, tram tickets older than 1934 but did have a folder of old sample ESCo tickets at the office and the address for the Mt Beauty Railway, The paper has a "Invicta Bond" watermark. trams, tramways, tramcars, ballarat, decorated trams, sunday services, julien system, battery tram, scrapped trams, tickets, esco, sec

Colour slide, Kodak, fawn cardboard of W2 313, after a fire at Balaclava Junction at 11am (?) on 10/6/1959 stored at Preston Workshops. Photographed from Oakover Road. The tram body straightening bay is to the west of the tram and a ballast trailer to the east. Photo taken on 4/7/1959. Keith Kings, the photographer has extensive notes hand written on the slide - that the tram was scrapped on 17/7/1959 and that it was the first W2 to be scrapped. Probably the last time 313 was photographed. Slide Number K(a)(2887) See image htd4268i2 for an extract from the MMTB Board Meeting of 27/8/1959 about the fire.Extensive handwriting on rear in ink and that it was photographed at 1/100, F4.trams, tramways, w2 class, preston workshops, scrapped trams, fire, tram 313

Letter written by David Frost to Rod Atkins, detailing the disposal of some of the Victorian Railways Trams - c1990. Includes the four wheel (2nd batch) and surviving bogie trams at the time. Refers to a book - "Preserved railway and tramway rolling stock in Australia" - Peter Charrett, 1977. Yields information about the disposal of VR trams.Letter - typed on quarto paper undatedtramcars, victorian railways, preserved trams, sale of trams, scrapped, scrapped trams, david frost

Black and white negative by Wal Jack of Ballast car 11, U211 and 209 waiting scrapping at Preston Workshops The car numbers were detailed in the album held by the Ballarat Tramway Museum. Photo undated - see also Reg Item 5289. Could be 19-1-41 or 13-10-40.trams, tramways, preston workshops, u class, scrapped trams, stored trams, work trams, tram 211, tram 11, tram 209

Manilla file folder, Railways of Australia Committee with a blue tape on the left hand side, preprinted file containing six sets of photograph sleeves with a sheet of white paper between, marked "Tram Pix ex Slides". Clipped into the folder with brass foldback clips. Sheet 1 front: MMTB Christmas Tram - 16W - Swanston St - 1963 T181 at Footscray Depot c1960 Brisbane Dreadnought 178 Sheet 1 rear VR 6 on an AETA Tour Brighton line Brisbane 358 and baby dreadnought and a group of 4 people Ballarat 35 and three other trams in City Loop - pre 1960 Sheet 2 front Ballarat 30 in bound in Albert St Sebastopol pre 1960 Bendigo 12 leaving depot, pre 1960 Bendigo 26 at Eaglehawk pre 1960 Sheet 2 rear Bendigo 29 pre 1960 Bendigo 28 with a group of enthusiasts standing in front - mid to late 1960's Sydney - coupled set of crossbench cars at a beach terminus Sheet 3 front Sydney - with Mark Foys in background Sydney - 2057 Sydney - trams being scrapped c1960 Sheet 3 rear Sydney - trams being burnt VR 30 at St Kilda Station Sheet 4 front VR36 and 6 on the Brighton line VR53 at St Kilda Station Sheet 4 rear VR 51 at Sandringham VR 51 on Sandringham Black Rock line VR 50 at Black Rock terminus Sheet 5 - not used Sheet 6 - front - photograph of a steam tram locomotive???trams, tramways, swanston st, myer, christmas trams, footscray depot, brisbane, st kilda brighton, ballarat, bendigo, sydney, scrapped trams, st kilda railway station, sandringham, black rock, tram 16w, tram 181, tram 178, tram 6, tram 358, tram 35, tram 30, tram 12, tram 26, tram 29, tram 28, tram 2057, tram 30, tram 36, tram 53, tram 51, tram 50

Photo of former SECV Ballarat tram No. 16 after its disposal at Allendale on 12-12-1970. The tram body was sold in Jan 1956 - see item 5526. See item 6611 for other photographs. Envelope photo received in dates it as 12-12-1970.Yields information about Ballarat tram 16 some 14 years after its sale.Colour prints - on Agfa papertramcars, trams, scrapped trams, sale of trams, tram 16, allendale

Photo of SEC Ballarat No. 23 after its disposal still with part of the 1851 - 1951 Gold tram decoration on the side. One end has been partly cut off and the other sheeted in. Received in an envelope marked "23 Navigators 12-12-70" in R. Lilburn handwriting.Yields information about the disposal of Ballarat tram 23.Set of two colour prints - one on Agfa and the other on Kodak Royal paper.tramcars, trams, scrapped trams, tram 23, navigators

Photo of SEC Ballarat No. 24 after its disposal following a significant accident in 1954. See item 5535. Received in an envelope marked "24 Wilson St Ballarat East 12/65" in R. Lilburn handwriting. See also item 6607 for another photograph of c1973.Yields information about the disposal of Ballarat tram 24.Set of two colour prints - one on Agfa and the other on Kodak Royal paper.tramcars, trams, scrapped trams, tram 24

Yields information about the condition of Geelong No. 28 which was recovered by Warrington Cameron.Black and white photograph of former Geelong tram No. 28 at the Ree's Farm during the 1960's. This is the location where the tram body was recovered from by Warrington Cameron. Warrington notes that the corrugated roof put on and the side destination boxes disposed of in the 1970's. trams, tramways, tram preservation, sale of trams, j class, geelong, scrapped trams, tram 28

The photograph shows former SEC Geelong 17 after closure and disposal at a farm in deteriorating condition. Based on item 6747, in Anakie. Photographer and date unknown, c1970Yields information about Geelong No. 17 following sale after the system closed.Colour print with plain back on Agfa paper tramcars, trams, geelong, sale of trams, scrapped trams

Yields information about the scrapping or disposal of SEC tramcars in Ballarat (non ESCo).Handwritten list of SEC Ballarat Tramcars that were scrapped by the SEC, non ESCo tramcars, Nos 29, 22, 23, 37, 16, 24, and tramcars (19 and 25) that were transferred to Bendigo. The scrapped cars have their Melbourne and Ballarat mileages. Prepared by Wal Jack Contained within Reg Item 5507 - Foolscap binder with green covers, black binding edge and metal clips. tramcars, mileage, sec, scrapped trams

Black and white print of a donated negative. Print made 8/1998. Photo of a ex Melbourne cable tram trailer on a property in Portsea. Photo taken 8-9-1963. One end of the trailer has been built into a shed. High Res scan of negative added 17/1/2019 see image i1.tramways, trams, melbourne, cable trams, portsea, scrapped trams

A3 size photo copy enlargement of a photograph of an ESCo tramcar on a property near Ballarat. Was printed in the Souvenir Supplement Issue of the closure of the Ballarat Tramways - see Reg item 269. The caption for the photograph in this article gave the tram number as No. 16. Was made for the first depot display board on ESCo No. 12, c Nov. 1993 from newspaper cutting loaned by Alan Bradley. Was used in an item in The Courier Ballarat, 19/1/1993 requesting information on the location of the tramcar, following an enquiry from the BTPS.trams, tramways, esco, scrapped trams

Newspaper clipping of former St Kilda - Black Rock tramway (Operated by Victorian Railways) tramcar No. 33, on semitrailer passing through town of Corowa on way to form summer cabins - Newspaper unknown, one of six bodies to Corowa.On top "keep" and on bottom "Mar 19th 59". On rear has "432" in a box.trams, tramways, vr trams, corowa, scrapped trams, disposal

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of No. 19 as a body on a property at Dareel near Rokewood, photo by Wal Jack, 5-7-1962. Printed on Ilford paper. For a colour slide see Reg Item btm6569i i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 27/6/2020.Yields information about the body of Geelong tram 19 photographed in 1962.Black and white print with notes on the rear and an associated negative.Has the rear in ink "No. 19 ex Geelong tram body at Rookwood (Vic) 5-7-62 with "Rokewood" in pencil underneath.. Has the Wal Jack copyright stamp on the rear with the number T1305 written in.trams, tramways, geelong, tram bodies, scrapped trams, sale of trams, tram 19

Yields information about the appearance of No. 1 in Anderson St Ballarat.Series of three Black and White photograph print of the Ballarat Horse Tram No. 1 at the property of Jack Leviston in Anderson St c1971. .1 - shows the tram body with the original awning .2 - another view without an awning - the other end or another body? .3 - Interior view. trams, tramways, horse trams, tram bodies, scrapped trams, tram 1

Yields information about tram 24 following its disposal and how it appeared c1973.Set of 2 Kodachrome white cardboard mount 27mm square slides of former SEC tram 24 at a farm property near Ballarat c1973. Location unknown Advised by Graham Jordan on 21/8/18 by email that the photo was his and that a copy slide was given to John Theodore. Record updated. Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, tram disposal, scrapped trams, accidents, tram 24

Kodachrome cardboard mounts of Geelong No. 19 as a body on a property at Rokewood. For a colour slide see Reg Item btm5866i Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, geelong, tram bodies, scrapped trams, sale of trams, tram 19

Press Release - 12 A4 photocopied pages, stapled in top left hand corner, titled "National Trust media release - Independent report favours retention of W-class trams", dated 18/8/1993. Press release supports the retention of W class trams over Z class trams, references a report by Ove-Arup and Cam Com. Provides quotes from Simon Molesworth, Chairman of the Trust's W Class Tram committee, Don Gibson. Provides copy of Report - looks at cost of maintaining and operating W and Z class trams. No reference to other types of trams. Gives history of the trams, notes withdrawal from service, spare parts, storage in North Melbourne. No mention of low floor trams or disability access.In top Right hand corner in ink "KS 9-9-93"trams, tramways, w class, scrapped trams, national trust

Set of four Newspaper clippings from The Age about the sale of tram to the USA and police investigations. Written mainly by Jacqui Macdonald Transport Reporter .1 - 11/2/1992 - "Police will investigate export of old trams" - details the export of trams to the US and whether the necessary permits were issued. Notes Gales Creek Enterprises, Paul class, Bill Hardwick, National Trust Chairman Don Gibson. .2 - 10/2/1992 - "Protected trams went to US without permits" - details the situation, also quotes David Clark and Michael Norbury (Hawthorn Tramways Trust), Alan Brown Opposition Transport Spokesman. Application had been made. Law changed in 1988. .3 - 21/7/1992 - "Police probe export of trams to the US'- quotes PTC spokesman Pat Wilson, does not believe it has broken the Law, gives details on the number of trams sold over years, quotes Alan Brown. .4 - 25/7/1992 - two items in the same cutting: (a) - "Delay will spoil tram sales says US buyer" written by Christopher Reed Los Angeles - quotes Paul Class, Alan Brown, details some of the cities the trams have been sold too. Also notes the trams in Werribee owned by Pat Keogh. (b) - :Historic trams rot as committees ponder their export" - with a photo of many trams and Pat Keogh - seems that they inadvertently owned them when the formal owner went bankrupt and owed them money. Notes the Federal Heritage Committee yet to make a decision. Includes tram W5 756.trams, tramways, sale of trams, w class, national trust, police, scrapped trams, tram 756

Photocopy of an article concerning the fate of a Ballarat tram after its return to Geelong and storage in open weather. The tram was in poor condition. BTPS did inspect but did not have the room to store and its poor condition went against recovery. Subsequently acquired by the TMSV and since sold?Photocopy of an article on an A4 sheet from the Geelong Advertiser dated 23-2-1985, titled "The elements a threat to historic tram". Article by David Fitzsimons about the poor condition of the body of Geelong tram No. 40 in Queens Park Newtown. Gives a short history of the tram, including its time in Ballarat as No. 43. Quotes Dr. David Ellerton who reported on the situation, Mr Tom Wilson, City Engineer of Newtown. Has a photo of the tram in Queens Park. Mentions offering the tram to the BTPS.trams, tramways, geelong, queens park, newtown, sale of trams, scrapped trams

Black and white print of former W2 330 repurposed for possibly residential purposes in Swan Hill. Yields information about the reuse of a former W2 class tramPhotograph - Repurposed tram W2 330 - Swan HillIn ink on the rear " 10-7-73 Tram 330 Boort Road Turnoff Swan Hill Vic"trams, tramways, w2 class, tram 330, swan hill, repurposed trams, scrapped trams

News Release - "W class trams gain reprieve" issued by Victoria Transport, 7/8/1991 about the decision by Joan Kirner, Premier and Peter Spyker, Transport Minister, not to sell any W class trams taken out of service and their support to use them in tourist services. Notes the National Trust's views.Yields information about the withdrawl of the Melbourne W class trams, which resulted in hundreds being stored at Newport eventually.A4 sheet - headed Victoria Transport - News Release - "W class trams gain reprieve"tramways, trams, w class, scrapped trams, joan kirner, peter spyker

Story is about Gabrielle Hartley, a TV actress purchase of W2 599 and repurposing it into a cottage while their house is being built. Located at Myrrhee, converted into a three-room cottage. Has interior photos and one exterior photo. Also has details of her working career.Yields information about tram 599 and its repurpose at a cottagePages 8 & 9 from the 8/9/1979 issue of New Idea magazine.tramways, new idea, scrapped trams, repurposed trams, tram 599, gabrielle hartly

Newspaper cutting from the Lilydale and Yarra Valley Express 11-8-1981 - "New life for old tram" about the acquisition of off loading of W2 227 at the Phil McDonald's brickworks in Melba Ave Lilydale. See also Reg item 1644 for an item about its derailment in Footscray on 3/8/1981, but the tramcar cards show that the tram was withdrawn and sold during July 1981. Cutting has the Aust. Press Cuttings Agency source sheet pasted to the top left hand corner along with the paper name and date stamp.In pencil "Ballarat Trams" in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, tram disposal, scrapped trams, sale of trams, w2 class, tram 227