Photograph shows Dummy or Grip Car on run-out track outside Brunswick Car Shed in Sydney Road, Brunswick. Lined up in the foreground along the side of the Dummy are approx 20 tram crew and other staff, most in assorted uniforms with unbuttoned jackets. While the photo's reproduction is poor, the destination board reads 'H. B. Railway' (Hobson's Bay Railway) once located at the Flinders and Elizabeth Streets terminus. This early railway became part of the Victorian Railways in 1878, well before the opening of the Brunswick cable line in 1887 and this photograph c1890. Photo from C B Thomas collection.Yields information about Brunswick Car Shed and Sydney RoadBlack and white photograph with notes on rear.In ink "8" and "K McC"tramcars, tramways, cable trams, dummy, grip car, hobsons bay railway, elizabeth street, flinders street, brunswick car shed, sydney road

This photograph shows actor Colin Friels dressed in a driver's uniform and cap sitting in a small open-air four-wheel 'tram' at the front of the Brunswick Depot car shed. The photo depicts a scene from the Australian made feature film 'Malcolm' with Colin Friels playing the lead character Malcolm. The destination blind shows 'Brunswick' and in the mid-ground at the entrance of the shed is W5 class tram 765 displaying 'East Coburg 1'. The four tram wheels used on the short tram were recycled from a cable tram. See also item 8678 for two other photographs.Yields information about well known Australian film MalcolmBlack and white photograph stuck on white cardboard, no notestram, brunswick depot, malcolm, movie, colin friels, tram 765

Photograph shows newly built W7 class car 1020 inside the newly built North Fitzroy car shed in at the Nicholson Street central bus depot. The tram shows a destination of Special and approx 10 suited men with hats stand in clusters either side of the tram with one at the controls. These men may be Board members and senior officers inspecting the new facilities. This shed, the new East Preston Depot and 40 W7 tramcars were constructed to service the newly built electric line along Bourke Street to East Brunswick and East Preston - just before Melbourne hosted the 1956 Olympic Games. This is likely an official M&MTB photograph.Yields information about North Fitzroy Depot Black and white photograph with label at bottom and note on rear.Below photograph note reads: "Nth Fitzroy Depot Commencement of Nicholson St Bourke St Service" On rear of photo in pencil reads: "Nth Fitzroy Depot on opening Nicholson Bourke St line"w7 class, car 1020, north fitzroy car shed, nicholson street, central bus depot, board members, east preston depot, 40 w7 tramcars, bourke street, east brunswick, east preston, 1956 olympic games

Photograph of the Brunswick Electric tram depot with many cable tram trailers in the depot, with body jacks in position, to load cars that had been sold onto a person's truck. Also one set of possibly cable bogies in front of car 191. Brunswick depot opened for electric cars on 26/4/1936. Trailers - Cable tram 457, 495, 486, 481, 191, 45 182 from the left. The Brunswick cable line was closed 11/1/1936 and Brunswick depot was opened 26/4/1936.Yields information about Brunswick tram depot during the change over from cable to electric trams.Negative and black and white print with notes on the rear.Written on rear of album print - "Cable tram 457, 495, 486, 481, 191, 45 182 in the new tram sheds at Brunswick, now used for electric trams." Written on rear of print "T145, M&MTB, Cable trams in new electric tram depot at Brunswick, about 1935-36, showing 457, 495, 486, 484, 191, 45 and 182. W Jack"trams, tramways, cable trams, brunswick depot, sale of trams, tram 457, tram 495, tram 486, tram 191, tram 45, tram 182

Set of 16 colour prints of tram depots and/or associated land holdings. All dated May 1991, unless noted otherwise. .1 - Brunswick depot looking from Sydney Road. .2 - ditto - car parking area adjacent to depot .3 - ditto - from railway line looking at the depot car shed .4 - East Preston depot from the south east. .5 - East Preston depot car park cnr. David St and Plenty Rd. .6 - Building adjacent to the car park, BTR automatic Transmission specialists which was owned by the PTC. .7 - House at 63 David St Preston, assumed owned by the PTC - dated 13-3-1986 .8 - Camberwell depot - car shed. .9 - ditto - entry and office. .10 - Office from the depot side. .11 - Malvern depot - No. 1 shed and office .12 - Malvern depot - No. 2 shed .13 - Coldblo road with tram track .14 - House at 28 Stanhope St which was PTC owned. .15 - rear of above. .16 - Stanhope St tramway hall.1 - .3 -"Brunswick Tram depot May 1991" in ink on the rear. .4 - "East Preston Tram Depot May 1991" .5 - "East Preston depot car park cnr. David St and Plenty Rd. May 1991" .6 - "Factory at 261 - 267 Plenty Rd Preston Tramways owned building" .7 - "63 David St Preston 13-3-86 (1pm) .8 - 10 - "Camberwell Depot May 1991" 11 - 13 "Malvern Depot May 1991" .14 and .15 - 28 Stanhope St Malvern May 1991" .16 - "Stanhope St Hall Malvern May 1991"trams, tramways, camberwell depot, east preston depot, malvern depot, brunswick depot, property, stanhope st

Contract document contained within a manila file cover titled "Contract - Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co. for Additions to Car Shed at Brunswick 1910". Comprises: 1 - three preprinted "Articles on Contract" completed in ink for the relevant contract clauses for the builder - Wilson Sly of Elsternwick by the Architect Inskip & Kemp. for the sum of 397 pounds, dated 14/5/1910. 2 - 7 ruled sheets with TE watermark and a hand written specification for the work with pencil notes. Signed by Wilson Sly and H.A. Wilcox Secretary of the MTCo. 3 - Sheets pinned together with a brass nickel plated clip in the top left hand corner.trams, tramways, brunswick, brunswick depot, mto co, construction, depots, cable trams

Photograph shows a Dummy or Grip Car with glass windshields at either end of the gripman's compartment and the sides of the side passenger seats in the first year's of M&MTB administration. This proposed weather protection for gripman was not adopted.Yields information about Brunswick Car Shed and Sydney RoadBlack and white newsprint photograph from The Argus, 1 November 1922, page 9. tramcars, tramways, cable trams, dummy, grip car, windshield, gripman working conditions

Second of four documents compiled by Alf Twentyman about the history of Melbourne cable trams. The first seven pages list each cable car or trailer (1 to 601) and its depot, including some notes on their individual disposal. Page 15 lists additions to the fleet of cars - 1-7-1916 to 3-6-2024 including numbers and notes. Pages 16 to 37 provide cable and track diagrams and notes on St Kilda Junction, Collins and Market St, City Road & Clarendon St, Elizabeth St, Spring-Albert and Brunswick Sts, Swanston St, (Princes Bridge to Lonsdale St) and Lonsdale St to Russell St, Spencer St and Flinders St including the Bourke St terminus, Clifton Hill terminus, Nicholson and Gertrude, Spring and Nicholson, Lygon Elgin and Rathdowne Sts, various terminal arrangements and car shed access, Queensberry and Abbotsford, St Kilda Road, Chapel and Wellington, Acland St and other notes on the last pages.Demonstrates the recording and drawing work of Alf Twentyman and his notes.Exercise book - printed for Scotch College, ruled in an accounting ledger format - 40 pages with red card covers.On cover in ink "A E Twentyman, Inter Maths B Ledger"tramways, cable trams, alf twentyman, history, track plans, records

A folder containing a floor plan for each cable tram car house or car shed, showing tracks, entry, workshop it, car wash stable, offices, turntable, battery charging area and tables and on some, the horse stall. Contains drawings for Brunswick, Brighton Road, Carlton, Clifton Hill, Esplande (Acland St), Fitzroy, Nicholson St, North Carlton, North Melbourne, Northcote, Port Melbourne, Prahran, Richmond, South Melbourne, Toorak, and Victoria St,Yields information on each cable tram car house or depot - prepared by the MMTB in the 1920sSet of 16 blue prints + covers, folded, contained with a cover stapled on the left hand edge.tramways, trams, cable trams, car house, car depot, car sheds, drawings, depots

Set of 12 photos by Hugh Ballment, unless noted, of MMTB, and one of Port Melbourne cable tram depot trackwork. HBM196 - MMTB Tram 180, 10/09/1967, Epsom Rd, TMSV Tour - tours database gives the date of 10/9/1967, confirmed by TMSV tours listing. HBM197 - MMTB Tram 676, 10/09/1967, Caulfield, TMSV tour with the railway bridge in the background, along with an advert for EB Latice bricks HBM198 - MMTB Tram 180, 10/09/1967, South Melbourne depot, general view with some of the tour participants HBM199 - MMTB Tram 610, 22/09/1968, Footscray station, TMSV tour - Leeds St with the Appleton & Wright Mens wear and the railway station buildings in the background. HBM200 - MMTB Tram 610, 22/09/1968, Haymarket, with the Hotel Gresham, Evan Evans and the CBA bank in the background HBM201 - MMTB Tram 610, 22/09/1968, Royal Park, Railway bridge HBM202 - MMTB Tram 610, 22/09/1968, Melville Rd , West Coburg terminus, with the State Savings Bank, W G P Allen Chemist and a newsagent in the background HBM203 - MMTB Trams 104, 106, 28/07/1968, William St into LaTrobe St, TMSV tour - HBM204 - MMTB Trams 772, 731, 862, 22/09/1968, Brunswick depot, HBM205 - MMTB Tram 610, 22/09/1968, River St, Maribyrnong HBM206 - MMTB Tram 610, 22/09/1968, Royal Park, Back of Zoo HBM207 - MT&O, 1950s, Port Melbourne cable carshed, Cable tramway slot visible in road. Shows the car shed entrance, a hotel that was next door. In the view are adverts for Penfolds and Orlando wines. Yields information about Melbourne tram operations, with 1950s to 1960s photos of Melbourne tramways.Kodachrome cardboard mounts, with notes - set of 12tramways, epsom rd, tram 180, tram 676, caulfield, south melbourne depot, footscray, tram 610, tmsv, haymarket, royal park, tram 104, melville rd, river st, tram 772, tram 731, tram 862, port melbourne, cable trams, brunswick depot, the zoo