Showing 364 items matching cable cars
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Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - cable tram set with bogie trailer - Sydney Road c1910, C A Ratten
... Photograph by C A Ratten of a cable tram set - bogie car...Black and white print of cable tram set - bogie car No. 472... Photograph by C A Ratten of a cable tram set - bogie car No. 472 ...Photograph by C A Ratten of a cable tram set - bogie car No. 472, Sydney Road, c1910. This photograph is featured in the Museum's March 2022 issue of Bellcord - page 10 which provided the story of A C F Lewellin Mechanic located in the building behind the tram. Based on the buildings the photo was able to be dated to be between 1909 and 1911. The tram is photographed just to the north of the Brunswick Tram Depot. Yields information about trams used in Sydney Road BrunswickBlack and white print of cable tram set - bogie car No. 472, Sydney Road, c1910trams, tramways, cable trams, tram 472, sydney road, brunswick, bogie trailers, a c f lewellin -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional object - Suspension Strut Bolt Cap, Circa 1885
... Cable Car...From a Melbourne Cable Car Trailer, built by the Melbourne...From a Melbourne Cable Car Trailer, built by the Melbourne ...From a Melbourne Cable Car Trailer, built by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. circa 1885. It is cast in 2 halves and then the 2 pieces forged together. It is a poor example due to a poor sand system employed. Lack of wear markings suggests this item had not been extensively used or subject to extensive wear.Example of cable car suspension componentsCast item, two halves welded together and painted.ballarat, ballarat tramways, cable car, horse tram -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Sep. 1888
... of battery electric car in South Yarra (Melbourne) on cable car... of battery electric car in South Yarra (Melbourne) on cable car ...Yields information about the trails of an alternative method of propulsion of tramcars - electric battery. Shows the vehicle while on trial in Melbourne. Shows the people involved in the trials.Black and White copy photograph of a State Library of South Australia SLSA B34583, of the Julien battery-electric tramcar on trials in Toorak Road, Melbourne; see page 27 of The Golden City and its Tramways and for the photo itself. Trails undertaken September 1888. Collected by Alan Bradley from the State Library of South Australia early 1980's. For details of the Adelaide trials - see https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Julien%27s_Patent_battery_tram,_Henley_Beach,_9_January_1889_(SLSA_B-5468).jpg (accessed 22/8/2020). And the Oct. 1977 issue of Trolley Wire, for the construction, testing and disappearance of the tram. 3791.1 - 2nd print obtained by William F Scott on light weight paper - 2 copies2785.1 - on rear of both copies in ink "Trial run of battery electric car in South Yarra (Melbourne) on cable car tracks. 1888. The same car ran in Ballaarat shortly there after." In pencil "Photograph courtesy of the State Library of South Australia SLSA B 34583"tramways, trams, duncan fraser, battery trams, julien system, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, "First Cable Tram for Museum", 1940
... ", reporting that cable car set 1 has been donated to the Melbourne... that cable car set 1 has been donated to the Melbourne Museum ...Set of two newspaper cuttings regarding the first cable tram set in Melbourne. .1 - Original cutting and copy with a photo of the cable tram set 1 still operating in Melbourne - undated, notes it has been in daily use for 40 years - c1925. Has a photo of the tram showing its different support structure on the grip car. The cutting has been glued to a piece of scrap of paper which has handwriting on both sides in ink . A copy of the cutting has been trimmed in the corners. .2 - Cutting from a unknown Melbourne Newspaper - titled "First Cable Tram for Museum", reporting that cable car set 1 has been donated to the Melbourne Museum by the MMTB. Quotes the Chairman Mr. Bell. Noted that the car set was running on the Bourke St line. Cutting costs. 1940. Photo in cutting not of the cable car set itself. A short report appears in The Argus 29/11/1940, page 3, accessed 16-11-2016, that the cable car set was taken to the Museum of Victoria the previous day.trams, tramways, cable trams, museum, closure, donations, tram 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Its Days now numbered, 1940
... Newspaper Clipping - from a Melbourne newspaper of a cable... Clipping - from a Melbourne newspaper of a cable car set ...Newspaper Clipping - from a Melbourne newspaper of a cable car set at the intersection of Spring and Bourke St with the caption - "Its Days now numbered", reporting on the soon to close Bourke St cable line and replaced by modern buses. Includes a safety zone sign. Newspaper not known at the time of cataloguing or the date.trams, tramways, bourke st, cable trams, closure, buses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, c1938
... Negative of a photograph of a cable car set , trailer 593... Negative of a photograph of a cable car set , trailer 593 ...Negative of a photograph of a cable car set , trailer 593 at the Collingwood terminus in Johnston St. The grip man is sitting on his seat while the Conductor is attending to the Bundy (Cincinnati type) by the Grocery Shop. In the background is the Hotel at the corner of Clarke St. An advert for Swallows Ice Cream appears on the Grocery Shop.trams, tramways, cable trams, collingwood, johnston st, tram 593 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Tramcar component, Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co. Limited, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria, Tramcar component - window lifter, c1890 to 1990
... to cable car trailers. Included are two brass slotted head screws... to enable a person to lift the window. Fitted to cable car trailers ...Tramcar component - window lifter - cast brass fitted with a leather piece to enable a person to lift the window. Fitted to cable car trailers. Included are two brass slotted head screws. Appears to have a silicon seal around the brass stud on the rear. Collected as a sample - see history of object.trams, tramways, cable trams, windows, trailers, components -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Notes on the background of cable trams
... houses, length of cable and cable car No. 1. Also has notes..., length of cable and cable car No. 1. Also has notes ...Copy of notes from an original source, typed, about the background of cable trams, Hallide, San Francisco, Sydney. UK, Melbourne, Richmond line, commissioning of the Richmond line, Engine houses, length of cable and cable car No. 1. Also has notes on the Sorrento tramway and advertising season tickets (from a memo dated 5-p11-1924)Yields general information about the history of cable trams in Australia and miscellaneous notes.Typed tramway history notes on a foolscap sheet of blue papertramways, trams, mtoco, cable trams, melbourne, sydney, richmond, sorrento, season tickets, advertising, hallidie -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Marc Fiddian, "Australasia's Tramways", 2002
... of cable cars in Chapel St Prahran with the Prahran Town Hall... of cable cars in Chapel St Prahran with the Prahran Town Hall ...Written by Marc Fiddian, published by Galaxy Print & Design in 2002. Looks at the history of trams in Australia and New Zealand, the cities or towns that they were used in and their demise except for Melbourne. Records their revival in Sydney. Includes some notes on preservation and museums. Has a photo of cable cars in Chapel St Prahran with the Prahran Town Hall featuring on the front cover.Yields information about Australian Tramway cities.Book - "Australasia's Tramways" - A5 size, perfect bound 84 pages + card covers with an index, written by Marc Fiddian. Includes many photographs.trams, tramways, australia, new zealand, marc fiddian, chapel st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, c1890
... Black and white photograph of a cable car set, c1890..." Black and white photograph of a cable car set, c1890 ...Black and white photograph of a cable car set, c1890 at the Bridge Road Richmond line terminus with the Bridge Road Hotel in the background. Has a group of 10 cable tram employees in uniform standing alongside the tram, lettered and detailed decoration on the trailer - No. 18 "Not to be reproduced with permission from the National Library of Australia".On rear in ink "Tram car Melbourne" and a label "Not to be reproduced with permission from the National Library of Australia"trams, tramways, richmond, bridge road, crews, mto co, cable trams, tram 18 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, Australasian Post, "House with Trams", 5-1-1967
... ) Twentyman owner of three cable cars in Northcote. Looks... owner of three cable cars in Northcote. Looks at the background ...Article written by Ken Collie in Australasian post with three colour photos featuring an interview with Alfred (Alf) Twentyman owner of three cable cars in Northcote. Looks at the background history of the cable system, bell punches, its operations. Includes notes on his purchase of the cars. On the rear of page 13 is an article with a photo of Victoria's 6 O'clock swill in pubs or hotels.Yields information about the cable tram collection of Alf TwentymanNewspaper cutting - two pages from Australasian Post 5 Jan 1967 pages 12 to 14tramways, trams, cable trams, northcote, alf twentyman, preservation, hotels -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide, Dec 1974?
... MMTB workshop refurbishment work on the cable car set prior... MMTB workshop refurbishment work on the cable car set prior ...Colour slide - Kodachrome cardboard mount - of MMTB PCC 1041 and the cable tram set No 1 at Preston Workshops following MMTB workshop refurbishment work on the cable car set prior to its display outside the then Museum. Slide dated Dec 74 See also Reg Item 72 for colour postcards.On the slide in ink 'TMSV, Ron Scholten" and pencil markings.trams, tramways, preston workshops, pcc, cable trams, tram 1, tram 1041 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald and Weekly Times, "The Weekly Times - Jan. 29, 1975", "Vintage Trams", 29/01/1975 12:00:00 AM
... " No. 5415 featuring a photograph of Mr. Alf Twentyman on his cable... featuring a photograph of Mr. Alf Twentyman on his cable car set ...Pages 1, 38 and 39 of the "The Weekly Times - Jan. 29, 1975" No. 5415 featuring a photograph of Mr. Alf Twentyman on his cable car set at Northcote and centre page spread on the activities of the TMSV - Tramway Museum Society of Victoria at Bylands. Gives a background on the Museum and has photos of many of its workers - see Key associations.trams, tramways, tmsv, cable trams, bylands, museums -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Australian Tramway & Motor Omnibus Employees Association (ATMOEA), "Our photograph Page", 31/10/1929 12:00:00 AM
... Australian tramway systems - Sydney, Wattle Park cable car, St Kilda... Park cable car, St Kilda, Kimberley Pier, Wellington cable tram ...Newspaper clipping from The Tramway Record, 31/10/1929, titled "Our photograph Page" featuring photographs from various Australian tramway systems - Sydney, Wattle Park cable car, St Kilda, Kimberley Pier, Wellington cable tram and Collins St during the cable conversion with a bus alongside. Published by the AMOTEAtrams, tramways, cable trams, sydney, collins st, conversion, st kilda, wattle park, buses, kimberley -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Illustration, c1916
... basin, the wharves and Queens Bridge. Has a number of cable... a number of cable cars and trains in the view. Taken prior ...Illustration from a photograph reproduced in a magazine of the river Yarra, Flinders St railway yard, the viaduct, the swing basin, the wharves and Queens Bridge. Has a number of cable cars and trains in the view. Taken prior to the construction of the second or duplicate viaduct which was completed during 1915. Construction of the second viaduct on the south side of the original can be seen.in ink in bottom right hand comer "By 1916"trams, tramways, flinders st, railways, shipping, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "Rattling through the years", 21/06/1983 12:00:00 AM
... Dunstan, heritage trams, tourism. Has a sketch by Horner of cable... Dunstan, heritage trams, tourism. Has a sketch by Horner of cable ...Newspaper clipping - from the Melbourne Living section of The Age, 21/6/1983 titled "Rattling through the years", written by Robert Honeybun. Looks at the history of trams in Melbourne, W class trams, opinions of travellers, motorists, writers, Don Dunstan, heritage trams, tourism. Has a sketch by Horner of cable cars, VR 6 and and a new articulated tramcar.trams, tramways, trams, melbourne, passengers, tram stops, tramways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Illustration/s, Melbourne cable tram No. 1
... Photographic reproduction of a Melbourne tramways cable car... tramways cable car set, grip car and cable trailer No. 1 possibly ...Photographic reproduction of a Melbourne tramways cable car set, grip car and cable trailer No. 1 possibly photographed in Nicholson St. Carlton by the Exhibition gardens. Destination of grip car is "Spencer St." On rear of trailer has a "Nicholson St." board. Has three people seated on grip car, along grip man and conductor on front platform of trailer. Would appear to be posed photograph. The numeral one is not fully central and may have been modified on the print. Printed on glossy paper.On rear in blue ink "C161"trams, tramways, cable trams, melbourne, nicholson st. -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MTOC - Sheaves and Pins", 1920's?
... of each type of cable car sheaves, pins and washers, includes... and Pins" providing a drawing of each type of cable car sheaves ...Set of 15 drawings, blue prints, plus cover bound into a book form titled "MTOC - Sheaves and Pins" providing a drawing of each type of cable car sheaves, pins and washers, includes title, dimensions and weight of each piece for use on the Melbourne cable tram system. Would have been taken from Drawing No. R3232, See Reg Item 354.Has old pencil notes on rear.trams, tramways, mmtb, mto co, cable trams, cables, winding houses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Cable Trams passing Parliament House, Melbourne Vic.", c1940
... in the background and a cable car sets. Titled "Parliament House... and a cable car sets. Titled "Parliament House & Treasury Melbourne ...Divided back postcard with a black and white view of the corner of Spring and Bourke St with Parliament House in the background and a cable car sets. Titled "Parliament House & Treasury Melbourne", along lower edge. Rose Series P 4090. Photo c1940. On rear - postcard divided into two by the Rose Stereograph Co rose symbol. Has the name of the company on the left hand side.trams, tramways, spring st, melbourne, cable trams, bourke st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Cable Trams passing Parliament House, Melbourne Vic.", c1940
... in the background and a cable car sets. Titled "Parliament House... and a cable car sets. Titled "Parliament House & Treasury Melbourne ...Divided back postcard with a black and white view of the corner of Spring and Bourke St with Parliament House in the background and a cable car sets. Titled "Parliament House & Treasury Melbourne", along lower edge. Rose Series P 4090. Photo c1940. On rear - postcard divided into two by the Rose Stereograph Co rose symbol. Has the name of the company on the left hand side.trams, tramways, spring st, melbourne, cable trams, bourke st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard - Tram Y 469 - Latrobe St 1985, Association of Railway Enthusiasts (ARE), 2006
... Street into La Trobe Street during the 1985 cable car... into La Trobe Street during the 1985 cable car celebrations. Tram ...Postcard featuring Y class tram 469 turning from William Street into La Trobe Street during the 1985 cable car celebrations. Tram showing destination of Football. Flagstaff station was under construction at the time. Photo by Earl Ewers. Postcard produced by Association of Railway Enthusiasts ARE No. 10/06. Has Railcard copyright and phone number of rear, ARE shop details and hours, space for small message, address and stamp. This tram is on display at the Museum's Hawthorn Depot - see reference.Yields information about Y class trams and the intersection of William and Latrobe Streets.Postcard - Tram Y 469 - La Trobe St 1985 - produced by the Association of Railway Enthusiasts.trams, tramcars, y class tram, tram 469, william street, la trobe street, are -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar, Duncan and Fraser, ESCo Tram No. 12, 1892 & 1905
... section originally an 1892 Sydney cable car trailer ( No. 18... seats. Centre section originally an 1892 Sydney cable car ...Single truck (4 wheel) straight sill combination tramcar with open ends, closed centre saloon, longitudinal seats. Centre section originally an 1892 Sydney cable car trailer ( No. 18 - North Sydney). No mechanical equipment of the 1905 tram has survived. For an article on the tram and progress during 2018 see August 2018 issue of Fares Please! See Conservation Plantrams, tram 12 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Tramcar Data Sheet, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "General Data of Tram cars", c1920's
... through to X 218, cable cars, W 338 and depot allocation... R1146, "General Data of Tram Cars", listing tram car number ...Dyeline print of Drawing R1146, "General Data of Tram Cars", listing tram car number, type of body, seating capacity, truck wheel base, Motors, Horse Power, Tare tons, controllers and compressor type. Has an amendment date of 24.9.1924. Lists tramcars through to X 218, cable cars, W 338 and depot allocation if they were Coburg, Hawthorn or Footscray.trams, tramways, tramcars, mmtb, lists -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Album - Photo Album, Postcard, Colin Jones, Tramway postcards - cable trams, 1990's
... and Wellington cable cars. Each photo or postcard secured by a clear..., with some Melbourne, Dunedin and Wellington cable cars. Each ...Photo Album, heavy blue printed card covers, cord bound, containing some 40 grey sheets. Includes many commercial, Museum and some bus postcards of the San Francisco cable trams, generally on both sides of the sheets, with some Melbourne, Dunedin and Wellington cable cars. Each photo or postcard secured by a clear photo corner. Sample pages only scanned.trams, tramways, cable trams, san francisco, melbourne, dunedin tramways, wellington, tram 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Notice, Tramway Board, "Special Notice - Last Cars", Jul. 1919
... Cars" - giving times for the last cable cars from the city..." - giving times for the last cable cars from the city and suburban ...Notice, half foolscap sheet, titled "Special Notice - Last Cars" - giving times for the last cable cars from the city and suburban terminus - at about 7pm. A coal shortage due to strike action was the reason behind this. Issued by the Tramway Board. See Page 4 of The Argus 17/7/1919, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4715364# accessed 29/12/2019.trams, tramways, tramway board, strike, cable trams, last tram -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "How our Tramways Developed", 1962
... of the Melbourne tramway system from the cable car era up to June 1962... on the development of the Melbourne tramway system from the cable car era up ...Three page printed article or report on the development of the Melbourne tramway system from the cable car era up to June 1962. Written by the M&MTB, covers cable trams, other Melbourne tramway operators, electric traction era, formation of the M&MTB and the operation of the tramway system up to 1962. Would appear to be a MMTB document, an reprint of an article or a handout, created late 1962.An "X" in ink by the second paragraph on the first page, possibly a marker, about cable tram colours.trams, tramways, melbourne, mmtb, cable trams -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Tram Shelter, Dandenong Road
... ; history of cable car system and reasons for tramways amalgamations... of cable car system and reasons for tramways amalgamations ...National Trust of Australia, Victoria, report giving details of tram shelters on the tramways routes of Melbourne; history of cable car system and reasons for tramways amalgamations, includes architectural plan, map and photocopies of two photographs before restoration 1994. Includes bibliography. Two coloured photographs of tram shelter Dandenong Road opposite Hawthorn Road taken in 1978. Detailed history from the Trust News 2000 on history of Melbourne Tram Shelters, various architectural design features, where erected and who design by.dandenong road, hawthorn road, north caulfield, glen eira, flannagan l.s., prahran and malvern tramways trust, street furniture, tram shelters, edwardian style, architectural features, glenhuntly road, caulfield, orrong road, balaclava road, watson stephen, storey rohan, ward andrew -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Jack Richardson, "Destination City", 1954
... Victorian Railways tramcars, cable cars and the Doncaster and Box... Railways tramcars, cable cars and the Doncaster and Box Hill ...Reproduced from the Australian Tramway Album 2nd Edition, (revised). 2nd Edition, (revised). Two colour cover - green with black. Describes Melbourne's tram car fleet, including Victorian Railways tramcars, cable cars and the Doncaster and Box Hill tramway. Includes brief description of each type, photographs and a summary history. Has many photographs of the various tramcars associated with relevant text. On front cover, has PCC 980 with green banding and price. On back cover is a map of Melbourne tramways drawn in 1948. Book - "Destination City" - paper covers - 20 pages - with sub title "A Pictorial Review of Melbourne's Tramcars", priced at 2/-, published by Traction Publications of Brighton Beach in 1954. Copy 2 - on front cover has number "500/18" crossed out with "501/2" in blue ink underneath. Copy 3 - on inside of front cover, stamped in black ink "R.J.Meyer / 6 Moorefield Rd., / Johnsonville".trams, tramways, melbourne, tramcars, mmtb, vr -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, "Town Hall Melbourne", mid 1900's?
... the title of "Town Hall Melbourne" and two cable cars in the corners... of "Town Hall Melbourne" and two cable cars in the corners. Rear ...Divided back postcard featuring a hand coloured image of Melbourne Town Hall, corner of Swanston St and Collins St. Has the title of "Town Hall Melbourne" and two cable cars in the corners. Rear has a message address to Miss V Hall of Greenhills via Blackwood, a Victorian 1d stamp dated stamped 29-6-1906 Melbourne, possibly from a Elsie. No printer detailstrams, tramways, town hall, cable trams, swanston st, collins st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar component - Sliding Door Roller, Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co. (MTOCo), 1880's late
... Brass door roller from a former Melbourne cable car trailer... door roller from a former Melbourne cable car trailer ...Brass door roller from a former Melbourne cable car trailer - numbered 2 222 - probably No. 2 end of trailer No. 222. Consists of a large cast section for attachment to the top of the door, roller wheel and axle. Cable trams commenced in 1885 and by 1891 there were 350 sets. (see reference) See p79 of "Mind the Curve", John D.Keating re number of tram built by 1891.melbourne, cable trams, door roller, tramcar component