Tram 27 was built in 1916 by Duncan and Fraser, Adelaide for Hawthorn Tramways Trust. It came to Ballarat in 1930 and became part of the fleet of the State Electricity Commission. When the trams ceased running in 1971, it was obtained by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria. Photograph was taken by Campbell Duncan on 11 August 1971.Colour image in cardboard Kodak mount. 35mm slideHandwritten notation in ink on mountcampbell duncan, photographer, ballarat tram 27, duncan and fraser, 1916, hawthorn tramways trust, sec fleet ballarat 1930, tramway museum society of victoria, drummond street, victoria avenue

Built in 1916 for the Hawthorn Tramways Trust, it ran as Tram No.10. Renumbered 116 by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board in 1920. It was sold to the State Electric Company of Victoria in 1931. The number became its present number 27. The tram continued in service until 1971 when the SEC operated system closed. The photograph shows Tram 27 heading up the hill in Sturt Street. A line of other trams is waiting. This is at the bottom end of Sturt Street Ballarat. Photograph taken by Campbell Duncan.Black and white photographPurple stamp on back - 12.1.711916, hawthorn tramway trust, tram 10, melborne and metropolitan tramways board, tram 116, 1920, state electric company, 1931, tram 27, 1971, sturt street, campbell duncan, photographer

Photo shows tram 27 after repainting in an earlier SEC colour scheme. On display at the BTPS depot fan with trams 661 and 38. Photographed on the day of the Society's 1986 AGM.Yields information about BTPS Operations and work in 1986Colour print of Kodak paper - Ballarat - BTPS Depot - tram 27Has details of the location and dates on rear along with photographers number.ballarat, tramways, tramcars, btps, tram 27

Image of Ballarat tram 27 at the Mt Pleasant terminus with the driver/conductor putting the trolley pole back on the overhead wire. The pole on the left shows two tram stop signs. The shop on the right has adverts for The Sun, Robur Tea, TV Week and Peters Ice Cream. This photograph was used in an interpretative panel at the terminus installed in 2020 by the local history group. See the second image for it use and the mixed business that operated at this location..Demonstrates an event that happened at the tram terminus for about 66 years - from 1905 to 1966 - changing the pole.Digital image of Ballarat Tram 27 at Mt Pleasant terminus 13-06-1971.trams, tramways, mt pleasant, tram 27, ballarat tramways

The slides show the operation of tram 27 and tram 14 in Wendouree Parade during the autumn - May 1977Yields information about the operation of tram 27 and 14 in Wendouree Parade during an autumn.Set of 9 Kodak colour slides in cardboard mounts.Have photographer's reference number written on the slide.btps, wendouree parade, tram 27, tram 14

The slides show the operation of tram 27 in Wendouree Parade during the autumn and tram 40 on the depot fan - May 1977Yields information about the operation of tram 27 in Wendouree Parade during an autumn.Set of 10 Kodak colour slides in cardboard mounts.Have photographer's reference number written on the slide.btps, wendouree parade, tram 27, tram 40, depot

Tour undertaken by the TMSV to cellebrate No. 27 reaching 1,000,000 miles in Ballarat. Has a photo of the tram No. 27 at the depot (see item 3316 for a black and white print) and a photo of some of the travellers from the TMSV inside the tram (see item 3317) for details of the people. Due to a clerical error, it was later found that the tram had not reached that mark.Yields information about the No. 27 that was thought to have reached 1000,000 miles in Ballarat during 1968 - actually found out later to be an error - was about 900,000 miles. Decorated for an event to celebrate the occasion.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat 1/7/1968, titled "Tram No. 27 tops million mark" about tram 27 reaching the million miles in Ballarat mark. tramways, tours, tmsv, million miles, depot, banner, tram 27, interiors

Photo of the crew of BTPS tram 27 - Travis Jeffrey and Len Millar at the Gardens Loop on 8-9-1992. Yields information about BTPS Operations and its crews.Colour prints with photographers details on the rear.In ink "M12/24A 8992" on rear.btps, tram 27, gardens loop, wendouree parade

Photo of BTM tram 27 at depot, side on view at the BTM Depot 20-2-2000. Tram 671 is behind No. 27Yields information about tram 27 at the BTM Depot.Colour print - on Agfa paper - two copies held.tramcars, trams, btm, depot, tram 27

Photo taken as part of the TMSV tour of the tramway system on a typical Ballarat winters day. Photo in the then disconnected View Point loop in Wendouree Parade. The fence of Ballarat A Power station can be seen in the background. Yields information about the purported achievement of tram 27 reaching 1,000,000 miles and the TMSV Tour. Shows the former View Point crossing loop. This figure was later found to be in error by about 100,000 miles.Digital image of a photograph by Mal Rowe of tram 27 at the former View Point Loop in Wendouree Parade 29/6/1968, during the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria tour to celebrate the tram doing 1,000,000 miles in Ballarat. tmsv, wendouree parade, view point, million miles, tram 27

Illustrates the Museum's tram No. 26 running in Flinders St Melbourne during the 1982 Australia Day Pageant on 1-2-1982. Has the Gas & Fuel, the Herald Sun buildings in the background. The tram has a Twin Lakes sign.Yields information about the operation of Museum trams in Melbourne during special event days.Digital Image of Museum tram No. 27 in Flinders St during the 1982 Australia Day Festival.australia day, trams, tramways, btm, btps, flinders st, tram 27

Photo of SECV/BTPS tram No. 27 in Wendouree Parade at Depot Junction on the first day of public operations by the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society - Boxing Day 1974. Driver Gavin Young, Richard Gilbert is changing the points, with the assistance of Peter Rees. Photo by Paul Nicholson. The photographer notes the table card in front of him on the window sill. Tram 27 has a Twin Lakes sign on the front panel.Yields information about the first day of public tram operations on 26-12-1974 by the BTPS.Digital image of a black and white photographtramcars, tramways, btps, wendouree parade, tram 27, depot junction

Set of 3 Digital Images of tram 27 decorated for the 2003 Christmas season in Wendouree Parade. Dated 15/12/2003. .1 - near Gardens Loop .2 - Leaving depot junction. .3 - Interior - don't be too tall.trams, tramways, btm, decorated trams, christmas, wendouree parade, tram 27

Photograph of tram 27 in Wendouree Parade, Saturday 15/7/1972, 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 3821 for a print of the actual photograph.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.btps, moving trams, depot junction, tram 27

Yields information about the services on the Lydiard St North line.Colour slides, Kodak white cardboard mount, developed Sept 1968 of tram 27 south bound in Lydiard St North, to Sebastopol. The tram has a Twin Lakes sign. Note the small letter box on the right hand side of the photograph."Lydiard St Nth" in red ink.ballarat, tramways, trams, lydiard st north, tram 27

Digital image of Tram 27 Lydiard St North at the Level crossing, with destination of Lydiard St Nth with white letters on a black roll. Has the Provincial Hotel in the background. Photo by Peter Knife 3/12/1966. Yields information about Ballarat's trams in December 1966.Digital image of a colour slide.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, tram 27, level crossing, lydiard st nth

Lists the work carried out by the SEC on tram No. 27. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Foolscap ruled sheet with stamp tram car number and work category, typed or handwritten entries.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records, tram 27

Photo of SECV/BTPS tram No. 27 at Carlton St in Carlton St on the first day of public operations by the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society - Boxing Day 1974. Photo by Paul Nicholson.Yields information about the first day of public tram operations on 26-12-1974 by the BTPSDigital image of a colour slide.tramcars, tramways, btps, wendouree parade, carlton st, tram 27

Photos of BTPS tram 27 making its first trip across Wendouree Parade following the installation of the depot junction trackwork on Saturday 7 December 1974. Features Richard Gilbert holding the flag, Clyde Croft driving the tram and other BTPS workers. Images scanned and altered by Roderick Smith from the Hugh Ballantyne collection August to September 2017.Yields information about the establishment by the BTPS of a tram service in Wendouree Parade. Has a strong association with those involved.Set of eight digital imagestrams, tramways, opening, first tram, btps, wendouree parade, depot junction, tram 27

Photo of SECV/BTPS tram No. 27 at Carlton St in Carlton St on the first day of public operations by the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society - Boxing Day 1974 with conductor Graham Jordan swinging the pole. Photo by Paul Nicholson.Yields information about the first day of public tram operations on 26-12-1974 by the BTPSDigital image of a colour slide.tramcars, tramways, btps, wendouree parade, carlton st, tram 27

Photograph shows SEC Ballarat tram No. 27 (Sebastopol) in bound in Lydiard St North at Landsborough St. Tram has a Twin Lakes sign. Photograph used in the book "Ballarat Tramways" written by Keith Kings in 1971 on page 27. See note for some background. Yields information about tram 27 running a Lydiard St Nth to Sebastopol service.Black and white photograph on plain papertramcars, tram 27, lydiard st nth, twin lakes

Photo shows HTT bogie tram No. 27 in the Hawthorn depot with 10 workshop staff around the front of the tram. Has the inspection pits in the foreground. Photo used in the publication "Tramway by the River" item 1117. The tram was renumbered to 133 by the MMTB and sold to SECV Bendigo where it became No. 25.Yields information about HTT tram 27, depot staff and the tram depot itself. Late 1910s or early 1920s.Black and white print with a plain back.tramways, hawthorn depot, htt, tram 27

Photo of SECV/BTPS tram No. 27 at Carlton St in Carlton St on the first day of public operations by the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society - Boxing Day 1974. Photo by Paul Nicholson. Tram is showing the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West, before the blinds were extended for Cartlon St and St Aidan Drive.Yields information about the first day of public tram operations on 26-12-1974 by the BTPSDigital image of a colour slide.tramcars, tramways, btps, wendouree parade, carlton st, tram 27

Photograph shows Geelong Birney No. 27 loaded on a truck with former Melbourne N class No. 126 on the ground behind the truck. No. 27 became Bendigo 27, later restored back to Adelaide 303. Tram 126 became Geelong 34 and then in 1956 transferred to Bendigo where it became No. 2. Photo Dec. 1947 by the SECV. Yields information about the transfer of trams to Geelong and the movement of a Birney to Bendigo.Black and white photocopy from a magazine?tramways, geelong, tram 27, tram 126, tram 34, bendigo, tram transport

The photograph shows SECV Ballarat No. 27 to Victoria St in Bridge St at a tram stop loading passengers. The tram has a Twin Lakes sign. In the background are signs for BFC Finance, Suttons HMV, and Fauls Shoes. The photo late 1960s or early 1970s shows the congested nature of the street. Photographer unknown.Yields information re tramway operations in Bridge St Ballarat and tram 27.A black and white print on papertramways, tramcars, bridge st, tram 27, passengers

Photograph of No 27 westbound in Sturt St at the corner of Lyons St. Tram has the destination of Sebastopol, Briquettes and dancing at Civic Hall dash panel adverts. In the background is Ted Moran's boot repair shop, O'Keefe's Music / record shop and a hairdresser. Yields information about Ballarat tram No. 27 westbound in Sturt St at Lyons St.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file. trams, tramways, sturt st, lyons st, tram 27

3316 - Black and white photograph of No. 27 on the celebration of reaching 1,000,000 (million) miles in Ballarat. Photographed at the depot. Shows two of the banners (Reg Item 3315). Tram has destination of Special and a SEC Briquettes roof advertisement. See item 9940 for The Courier newspaper clipping of 1/7/1968. Photo by the Ballarat Courier. Date of Photo. 29/6/1968, taken prior to the TMSV Tour of that date. 3316.1 - ditto, print ex the Ballarat Courier - larger size. 2nd copy of print ex Charles Craig collection added 8-1-17.Yields information about the No. 27 that was thought to have reached 1000,000 miles in Ballarat during 1968 - actually found out later to be an error - was about 900,000 miles. Decorated for an event to celebrate the occasion.Set of two Black and White photographs with notes on the rear.On rear in purple ink "Ballarat Courier, Press Photograph, Copyright" 2nd copy - as above, as well as in blue in along the base of the photograph "17-9-68 and No. 27" in Bob Lilburn's handwriting.tramways, trams, million miles, depot, banner, tmsv, tram 27

Black and white photograph of a group of the passengers on No. 27 during the celebration of the tram reaching 1,000,000 (million) miles in Ballarat. Glenys George, Brian Weedon, John Fitzsimons, Graeme Turnball, Paul Nicholson, Barry George and Kevin Clark. Photo by the Ballarat Courier. Date of Photo. 29/6/1968, taken during the TMSV Tour of that date. See item 9940 for the actual newspaper clipping.Yields information about the No. 27 that was thought to have reached 1000,000 miles in Ballarat during 1968 - actually found out later to be an error - was about 900,000 miles. Decorated for an event to celebrate the occasion.Black and White photograph with The Courier stamp on the rear.On rear in black ink "Ballarat Courier, Press Photograph, Copyright"tramways, trams, million miles, tours, banner, tmsv, tram 27

Yields information about significant damage to one end of tram 27.Set of two digital images of Ballarat tram No. 27 following a major accident 19/1/1963, The two images show the damage to the tram. The SEC workshop staff constructed a whole new end roof and the join between the two ribs can be seen in the No. 2 end of the tram. Alan Bradley’s June 2019 article on 27 at Page 8 talks about a semi-trailer demolishing the driver’s cabin of 27 at the Mair Street intersection of Drummond Street North – on 19/1/1963.trams, tramways, accidents, workshops, tram 27

The tram was originally built for the Hawthorn Tramways Trust in 1916. It was sold to the Electric Supply Co. of Victoria for use on the Ballarat tramway system and converted to an early form of one-man operation in 1930. It continued in service until 1971 when the SEC operated system closed. The tram was transferred to the ownership of the Museum. The tram is a single truck with drop ends, built as an open California combination. It is painted in the 1930 SEC colour scheme. Fares are Adults $4 and Children $2.Large colour photograph, laminated.Green and cream tram with No 27 on each end. St Aidens Dve in destination window. Board indicating Tram Rides and fares.tram no 27, hawthorn tramways trust, 1916, electric supply company, esc, ballarat tramway system, one-man operation, sec, 1971, ballarat tramway museum, california combination, fares