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Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Black and White - Loading cable car trailer 88 at Spencer St
... Black and White - Loading cable car trailer 88 at Spencer St...The crane was dismantled in the late 1990s around the time of the No 1 goods shed was moved to Bylands. The cable car has been stripped of a number of parts : Some windows. ...Photograph - Black and White - Loading cable car trailer 88 at Spencer St...The crane was dismantled in the late 1990s around the time of the No 1 goods shed was moved to Bylands. The cable car has been stripped of a number of parts : Some windows. ...Black and white photograph of cable trailer 88 being loaded onto a wagon at the Spencer St / Flinders St railway yard by the railway yard travelling gantry crane. Trailer lettered M&MTB. Has a man riding the top of the car before being loaded into a I type open wagon. Photo mid to late 1920s? Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number "Box 108-1. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and may not have been an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series. The building in the background in Flinders Street (extension/west.) is the former Melbourne Harbour Trust Officers. By the time of this photo was taken the building was in the hands of the Department of Agriculture. Their name can just be seen on the top part of the building. It was demolished when the convention centre was built beside the WTC in the mid-1980’s. The crane was dismantled in the late 1990s around the time of the No 1 goods shed was moved to Bylands. The cable car has been stripped of a number of parts : Some windows. All the brake rigging and pawls All the roof-mounted destination boxes. The wheel skirt.Shows how redundant cable trams were sold and transported to country locations.Photograph - Black and White - Loading cable car trailer 88 at Spencer StHas Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "Box108-1" in ink on rear and "1-8"tramways, trams, cable trams, flinders st, sale of trams, railways, tram 88 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument, Frank Shennen, "Melbourne cable car rolling stock numbers, depots etc.", May 1966
... "Melbourne cable car rolling stock numbers, depots etc."...The first page of the records list the source and basis of the records compiled for each cable trailer and dummy or grip car, listing the depot, the line operated on, with remarks about colours, numbers, builder, special features and whether a photo held or seen by Frank. ...On front cover "F Shennen, "Melbourne cable car rolling stock numbers, depots etc." ...Exercise book - Woolstar - ruled, 80 pages centre stapled. "Melbourne cable car rolling stock numbers, depots etc." ...Document compiled by Frank Shennen (1907-1998), Managing Editor of "Truck & Bus Transportation" and "Railway Transportation" from own and other records, May 1966. The first page of the records list the source and basis of the records compiled for each cable trailer and dummy or grip car, listing the depot, the line operated on, with remarks about colours, numbers, builder, special features and whether a photo held or seen by Frank. Provides a list by depot as well.Demonstrates an extensive record compiled by Frank Sheenen about Melbourne cable trams.Exercise book - Woolstar - ruled, 80 pages centre stapled.On front cover "F Shennen, "Melbourne cable car rolling stock numbers, depots etc." in ink.tramcars, tramways, cable trams, personal papers, bogie cable trailers, records -
Melbourne Tram MuseumLetter, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Restoration of cable car, 30/05/1969 12:00:00 AM
... Restoration of cable car...Letter from JL Willis, Director, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences to Mr R Prentice, President, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria, requesting assistance for parts to finish the restoration of a cable car....Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Trams tramways Museum Restoration Cable Trams Letter from JL Willis, Director, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences to Mr R Prentice, President, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria, requesting assistance for parts to finish the restoration of a cable car. Restoration of cable car Letter Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences ...Letter from JL Willis, Director, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences to Mr R Prentice, President, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria, requesting assistance for parts to finish the restoration of a cable car.trams, tramways, museum, restoration, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Black and White - Loading cable car trailer 88 at Flinders St yard
... Black and White - Loading cable car trailer 88 at Flinders St yard...Set of three black and white photographs of cable trailer 88 being loaded onto a wagon at the Spencer St / Flinders St railway yard by the railway yard travelling gantry crane. Trailer lettered M&MTB. Has a man riding the top of the car...Set of three Photographs - Black and White - Loading cable car 88 at the Flinders St yard adjacent to Spencer St railway station....Photograph Black and White - Loading cable car trailer 88 at Flinders St yard ...Set of three black and white photographs of cable trailer 88 being loaded onto a wagon at the Spencer St / Flinders St railway yard by the railway yard travelling gantry crane. Trailer lettered M&MTB. Has a man riding the top of the car before being loaded into a I type open wagon. Photo mid to late 1920s? See Reg Item 3713 for a more detailed analysis of the first photograph. Part of the Victorian Railways Heritage series. Yields information about the sale of cable tram trailers.Set of three Photographs - Black and White - Loading cable car 88 at the Flinders St yard adjacent to Spencer St railway station.In ink of rear of prints "Photo Victorian Railways"tramways, trams, flinders st, cable trams, sale of trams, railways -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDrawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Howard Street Property - conversion into cable car depot", 1925
... "Howard Street Property - conversion into cable car depot"...A4 sheet printed from a pdf file of the "Howard Street Property - conversion into cable car depot". Shows the changes to the buildings in order to provide a running depot for the cable cars that worked the Elizabeth St to Abbotsford line via North Melbourne. ...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Trams tramways North Melbourne Cable Trams Conversion Howard St Depot A4 sheet printed from a pdf file of the "Howard Street Property - conversion into cable car depot". Shows the changes to the buildings in order to provide a running depot for the cable cars that worked the Elizabeth St to Abbotsford line via North Melbourne. ...A4 sheet printed from a pdf file of the "Howard Street Property - conversion into cable car depot". Shows the changes to the buildings in order to provide a running depot for the cable cars that worked the Elizabeth St to Abbotsford line via North Melbourne. Depot required following the closure of the Flemington Road depot when it was converted to electric in July 1925. Drawing not dated. Two current photos of the buildings provided by Mal Rowe - Photos of the front of the buildings - 27/4/2013 and the rear 10/3/2013.trams, tramways, north melbourne, cable trams, conversion, howard st, depot -
Melbourne Tram MuseumNewspaper, The Sun, The Herald, "Last cable car on the Collins Street - Victoria Bridge", 15/7/1929
... "Last cable car on the Collins Street - Victoria Bridge"...The timeline gives the date of closure of the Brunswick St to Victoria Bridge line as Saturday 13 July 1929. Titled "Last cable car on the Collins Street - Victoria Bridge" Checked for The Argus in Trove - not shown on line...."Last cable car on the Collins Street - Victoria Bridge" Newspaper The Sun, The Herald Cubitt ...Newspaper clipping from the Melbourne The Sun News Pictorial, 15/7/1929 about the closure of the Victoria Bridge line in Victoria St from Brunswick St. Has a photo of the event at the Collins St, Driven by Gripman Cubitt. Second copy is photo printed on heavy paperYields information about the last Victoria St cable tram.Newspaper Clipping - on newsprint or heavy paper. The timeline gives the date of closure of the Brunswick St to Victoria Bridge line as Saturday 13 July 1929. Titled "Last cable car on the Collins Street - Victoria Bridge" Checked for The Argus in Trove - not shown on line.trams, tramways, conversion, victoria bridge, closure, collins st, cable trams, victoria st -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - Photocopy, cable car set at the Victoria St terminus, c1900
... cable car set at the Victoria St terminus,...Photograph of a cable car set at the Victoria St terminus, with a conductor, Gripman and Inspector standing for the photograph. ...On rear of copy 2 in ink "Melbourne Cable trams, photo taken at Victoria Bridge or Studley Park showing trail car No. 81. ...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Photograph of a cable car set at the Victoria St terminus, with a conductor, Gripman and Inspector standing for the photograph. ...Photograph of a cable car set at the Victoria St terminus, with a conductor, Gripman and Inspector standing for the photograph. The terminus refreshment rooms are on the left hand side. The second image has a wider view, of a lady and a young child walking to the trailer and some ladies in the doorway of the Refreshment rooms. This photograph has been published.Yields information about the Victoria Bridge cable tram terminus.Black and white photograph photocopy onto an A4 sheet - two copies held.On rear of copy 2 in ink "Melbourne Cable trams, photo taken at Victoria Bridge or Studley Park showing trail car No. 81. Has the CRG Field stamp and number 682 ABX in pencil and the number "173" in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, victoria st, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Digtial image, Geoff Brown, Howard St North Melbourne - a cable tram car house or depot, June 2017
... Howard St North Melbourne - a cable tram car house or depot......cable trams...car...Set of 7 images of the last built (1925) cable tram car house or depot in Howard St North Melbourne. ...Yields information about the Howard St cable car house. M&MTB Howard St cable trams car houses depots Set of 7 digital images of 8-10 Howard St North Melbourne Howard St North Melbourne - a cable tram car house or depot Photograph Digtial image Geoff Brown ...Set of 7 images of the last built (1925) cable tram car house or depot in Howard St North Melbourne. This building replaced the Flemington Road car house when the cable tram track in Flemington Road was electrified during July 1925. The building is on the Heritage Register - see reference. When closed in 1935, it was subsequently sold to a furniture company. In 2017 it was occupied by City Prestige Automobiles. During 2025, part of the building is occupied by a coffee shop - Le Bajo Milkbar. Photos by Geoff Brown June 2017 and Jan. 2025.Yields information about the Howard St cable car house. Set of 7 digital images of 8-10 Howard St North Melbournem&mtb, howard st, cable trams, car houses, depots -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Cable saloon car 431 derailed in Collins Street, 1920s
... Cable saloon car 431 derailed in Collins Street...cable saloon car...Photograph shows M&MTB cable saloon car number 431 with the destination 'North Fitzroy' stationary at the side of the roadway in Collins Street with the conductor and many bystanders standing on the roadway around it. ...Black and white photograph with note below photograph. Photograph Cable saloon car 431 derailed in Collins Street ...Photograph shows M&MTB cable saloon car number 431 with the destination 'North Fitzroy' stationary at the side of the roadway in Collins Street with the conductor and many bystanders standing on the roadway around it. This is a photograph taken of a newsprint photograph from an unnamed newspaper. Yields information about mishaps to cable tram services. Black and white photograph with note below photograph. Printed below photograph: "Traffic was suspended for several minutes when this North Fitzroy car was dislodged from the rails at the intersection of Collins and Exhibition streets yesterday morning. It was overtaken by another tram."cable saloon car, number 431, m&mtb, north fitzroy, collins street, derailed, conductor, newsprint -
Melbourne Tram MuseumEphemera - Christmas Card - Alf Twentyman cable car set, Nucolorvue Publishing, c1980s
... Christmas Card - Alf Twentyman cable car set...Photograph of the Alf Twentyman's cable car set at Northcote produced as a Postcard (see item 1652) glued to a Nu-color-Vue printed greetings card with a cut out for the caption on the rear of the card - has the Wrappings Pty Ltd. photograph credit....Ephemera Christmas Card - Alf Twentyman cable car set Nucolorvue Publishing ...Photograph of the Alf Twentyman's cable car set at Northcote produced as a Postcard (see item 1652) glued to a Nu-color-Vue printed greetings card with a cut out for the caption on the rear of the card - has the Wrappings Pty Ltd. photograph credit.Demonstrates the use of a Nu-color-vue postcard in a Christmas Card format.Colour postcard glued to printed and embossed with raised printing Christmas or Seasons Greetings printed in gold.trams, tramways, postcards, cable trams, northcote, greeting cards -
Melbourne Tram MuseumNegative - Cable car 593 at Collingwood terminus, Wal Larsen, c1939
... Cable car 593 at Collingwood terminus....Photograph of a cable car set , trailer No. 593 at the Collingwood terminus in Johnston Street at Clarke Street. ...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Photograph of a cable car set , trailer No. 593 at the Collingwood terminus in Johnston Street at Clarke Street. ...Photograph of a cable car set , trailer No. 593 at the Collingwood terminus in Johnston Street at Clarke Street. The grip man is sitting on his seat while the Conductor is attending to the Bundy (Cincinnati type) clock by the Grocery Shop. In the background is the Study Park Hotel at the corner of Clarke Street. An advertisement for Swallows Ice Cream appears on the Grocery Shop. Photo Wal Larsen. Print undated, probably at the time of the closure of the Collingwood line in 1939.Yields information about the Collingwood cable tram terminus.Negative and black and white print with notes on the rear.On rear in ink "593 outside Collingwood depot, Johnston St, Collingwood, photo Wal Larsen" and number "168" in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, cable trams, collingwood, johnston st, tram 593, clarke st, abbotsford, studley park hotel -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument, Frank Shennen, "Melbourne cable car fleet", c1966
... "Melbourne cable car fleet"...Document compiled by Frank Shennen (1907-1998) providing a list of cable trailers or cars and their lines used on and specifically painted for as of the end of the MTOCo operations in 1916. ..."Melbourne cable car fleet" Document Frank Shennen ...Document compiled by Frank Shennen (1907-1998) providing a list of cable trailers or cars and their lines used on and specifically painted for as of the end of the MTOCo operations in 1916. Includes the zoo, Northcote cars, and spares. Demonstrates an extensive record compiled by Frank Sheenen about Melbourne cable trams.Foolscap hand written sheet, multicoloured.tramcars, tramways, cable trams, personal papers, bogie cable trailers, records -
Melbourne Tram MuseumNewspaper, North and West Melbourne News, "115 years on and engine house faces...what?, "By the Bylands - in search of cable car history", Dec. 2004
... , "By the Bylands - in search of cable car history"...Article written by Jullian Ball and Geoff Gaff. 2 - "By the Bylands - in search of cable car history" - article on the TMSV at Bylands and its cable tram collection, the opening hours and historical sources. ..., "By the Bylands - in search of cable car history" Newspaper North and West Melbourne News Graham Jordan, Russell Jones ...Newspaper clipping from the North and West Melbourne News December 2004, titled: 1 - "115 years on and engine house faces...what? - Article with photo on the forthcoming sale of the former Abbotsford St North Melbourne Engine House. Gives a brief history of the cable trams, the engine house. Notes the future of the building was uncertain, conversion into apartments, was passed in at $2.5mil. Article written by Jullian Ball and Geoff Gaff. 2 - "By the Bylands - in search of cable car history" - article on the TMSV at Bylands and its cable tram collection, the opening hours and historical sources. Has a photo of a lady sitting on Grip car 436 and Russell Jones and Graham Jordan undertaking track work. Article written by Jullian Ball.trams, tramways, cable trams, abbotsford st, north melbourne, engine houses, tmsv, bylands, tram 436 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Cable saloon car 290 in backyard
... Cable saloon car 290 in backyard...cable saloon car...Photograph shows cable saloon car number 290 with undercarriage among vegetation in a suburban house backyard. ...Photograph Cable saloon car 290 in backyard ...Photograph shows cable saloon car number 290 with undercarriage among vegetation in a suburban house backyard. There is a pergola nearby and the house has a tiled roof. This is the backyard of cable tram enthusiast and historian, Alf Twentyman, who bought the retired trailer car in 1929 and placed it behind his house as a sewing room for his wife and a playroom for their children. Over the years he purchased more cable trams, storing them in his backyard, repairing and painting them and loaning them for exhibitions. Alf’s tramway knowledge and preservation work have contributed much to today’s understanding of Melbourne's earliest tramway network. Alf's grandfather, architect Edward Twentyman, designed the cable tram company's head office at 673 Bourke Street, Melbourne and many cable tram buildings. He also designed prominent homes, hotels and the prestigious Block Arcade in Collins Street.Yields information about use of retired cable tram cars and Alf Twentyman. Black and white photograph with note on rear. On rear in ink: "Kodak Print 17"cable saloon car, number 290, undercarriage, suburban house, backyard, historian, alf twentyman, 1929, earliest tramway network, sewing room, edward twentyman, head office, block arcade -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPostcard, Nu-color-Vue, Cable car set, c1980's
... Cable car set...Has been used to send Christmas Greetings to Brian Weedon, signed by Ron Scholten and has the TMSV Sales stamp on the inside. .4 - 2nd copy of postcard - on rear - Has 33 cent stamp, postmarked for the Centenary of Cable Car Services, 11/11/1985 with a grip included and stamped "100 years of Melbourne trams carried on Commemorative official trip from Flinders St, Melbourne to Richmond Town Hall, November 11, 1985" in blue ink in the bottom right hand corner....Cable car set Postcard Nu-color-Vue A. E. Twentyman, Brian Weedon, Ron Scholten ....1 - Postcard - full colour with serrated edge - Nu-color-Vue - co produced with the TMSV - of the A. E. Twentyman cable set at his Northcote home. The rear is printed in brown ink - card number NCV 234, with place for stamp. gives detail of the tram, the photograph location, the TMSV logo and the Nucolorvue on the left hand side and that photo is courtesy of Wrappings Pty Ltd. .2 - similar photo but with Alf's second saloon tram in the view and details but with card number NCV 905 and photo credited to A. E. Twentyman. .3 - same photo as .1, but glued into a Nu-color-Vue produced greeting card with a cut out for the caption on the rear of the card - has the Wrappings Pty Ltd. photograph credit with raised gold printing. Has been used to send Christmas Greetings to Brian Weedon, signed by Ron Scholten and has the TMSV Sales stamp on the inside. .4 - 2nd copy of postcard - on rear - Has 33 cent stamp, postmarked for the Centenary of Cable Car Services, 11/11/1985 with a grip included and stamped "100 years of Melbourne trams carried on Commemorative official trip from Flinders St, Melbourne to Richmond Town Hall, November 11, 1985" in blue ink in the bottom right hand corner.trams, tramways, postcards, cable trams, northcote, tmsv, greetings cards, centenary, stamps -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Set of 4 prints of Cable Car set No. 1 being installed in Russell St display 1975, K S Kings, April and May 1975
... Set of 4 prints of Cable Car set No. 1 being installed in Russell St display 1975...Copyright reserved" "Cable Car No.1 being moved into display case, Russell St, Melbourne, 9am Sunday 20 April 1975. ...Copyright reserved" "Cable Car No.1 being moved into display case, Russell St, Melbourne, 9am Sunday 20 April 1975. ...Photographs show the installation process and official unveiling of Cable Tram set No.1, the first cable tram set to operate in Melbourne from 1885. It marked the 90th anniversary since its appearance on the cable network. This set was preserved by Museum of Victoria for many decades.Yields information about the provenance of Melbourne's first cable tram Black and white prints with notes on the rear.On rear in ink or pencil: "Melbourne. Official unveiling of Cable Tram set No. 1 at the Science Museum 1/5/75, Thurs, 3.30pm, Russell St, Cnr Lt Lonsdale St, City" "Melbourne. Undergear being fitted to Cable Trailer No.1 at the Science Museum, before it joins Grip Car No.1 in the glass display case. Russell St, at Cnr Lt Lonsdale St, Melbourne. Not the temporary track. Sunday 20/4/75. (Stamp): K S Kings 140-10. Copyright reserved" "Melbourne. Cable Tram Grip Car No.1 is unloaded after overhaul at Preston W/S at the Science Museum, Russell St, at Cnr Lt Lonsdale St, City. Sunday 20/4/75. (Stamp): K S Kings 140-8. Copyright reserved" "Cable Car No.1 being moved into display case, Russell St, Melbourne, 9am Sunday 20 April 1975. (Stamp): Graeme S Breydon, 204 Carlisle St, Balaclava. 3183 B48-22" tramways, trams, cable trams, cable tram set no.1, science museum, russell st, alf twentyman -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: CABLE CAR - NEW ZEALAND
... BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: CABLE CAR - NEW ZEALAND...Photograph BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: CABLE CAR - NEW ZEALAND ...Clipping from New Zealand magazine showing overcrowded workers and shoppers on Cable tram during Dunedin peak hour. Corners of paper have been clipped.person, individual, basil miller -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumBadge - Cable car set badge, R. E. V Gomm, mid 2000's
... Cable car set badge...V Gomm Ron Scholten, mid 2000's. Badge Cable car set badge R. E. V Gomm ...Metal lapel badge - image of Melbourne Cable Tram - stamped metal badge with a clip on rear, nickel plated finish, with hand painted green infilling part of the detail. Made by R. E. V Gomm Ron Scholten, mid 2000's.Melbourne Cable Tramtramways, trams, badges, lapel badge, tmsv, btm -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Set of two - last Bourke St cable car, Department of Infrastructure (DOI), 26/10/1940
... Set of two - last Bourke St cable car...cable tram service to Northcote with crews and inspectors. Has a sign on the side regarding the Aquarium. Date of photograph 26-10-1940. Well known newspaper photograph - actual origin to be determined. .1 - another photo of the same event of the grip car itself. ...Black and white photograph - copy prints Photograph Set of two - last Bourke St cable car Department of Infrastructure (DOI) ...Photos of the last Bourke St cable tram service to Northcote with crews and inspectors. Has a sign on the side regarding the Aquarium. Date of photograph 26-10-1940. Well known newspaper photograph - actual origin to be determined. .1 - another photo of the same event of the grip car itself. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number H439. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and was not an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series. 2nd copy of .1 added 16/3/2021 and a 3rd copy ex Keith Kings added 18-7-2021Yields information about the last cable tram service to Northcote and marked the end of the cable tram system in Melbourne.Black and white photograph - copy prints.1 has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "H 439" in ink on rear and "1-17" 2nd copy of .1 has "Latrobe The Aquarium cable tram" in ink on top edge, "1940" and "Brimson" along lower edge. 3rd copy of .1 has stamped TMSV Sales on rear.trams, tramways, closure, cable trams, northcote, bourke st -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Bogie cable car 176, c1910
... Bogie cable car 176...Photograph Bogie cable car 176 ...Photo of bogie cable trailer 176, lettered for Royal Park - Brunswick - Moreland Road, sign Fare 2d, and Elizabeth St, Sydney Road, Zoological Gardens. Photographed most likely at the Brunswick Depot. One of the vehicles made from two 6 window cable tram trailers.Yields information about bogie cable trailers that were assembled from two smaller trailers.Black and white photograph with a plain back.trams, tramways, cable trams, bogie cable trailers, tram 176 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Cast iron axle box on cable car trailer, K McCarthy
... Cast iron axle box on cable car trailer...Yields information about cable tram components cable trams trailer trucks John Stephenson cast iron rubber springs Melbounre number 1 In ink "24" and "K McC" Black and white photograph with note on rear Photograph Cast iron axle box on cable car trailer K McCarthy ...Photograph shows cast iron axle box and horn ways with rubber "springs" as used on John Stephenson New York built cable trailers which became Melbourne numbers 1 to 20.Yields information about cable tram componentsBlack and white photograph with note on rearIn ink "24" and "K McC"cable trams, trailer trucks, john stephenson, cast iron, rubber springs, melbounre number 1 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Metal sprung axle box on cable car trailer, K McCarthy
... Metal sprung axle box on cable car trailer...Yields information about cable tram components cable trams trailer trucks axle boxes four wheel Nicholson Street Workshops In ink "25" and "K McC" Black and white photograph with note on rear Photograph Metal sprung axle box on cable car trailer K McCarthy ...Photograph shows metal sprung axle box as fitted to standard four wheel cable trailers built at Nicholson Street Workshops between 1885 and 1923.Yields information about cable tram componentsBlack and white photograph with note on rearIn ink "25" and "K McC"cable trams, trailer trucks, axle boxes, four wheel, nicholson street workshops -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Cable car set - Chapel St, 1912
... Cable car set - Chapel St...Demonstrate cable tram uniforms and cable tram trip slips that were used to account for fare collection and has a close association with an event in Brisbane that led to a General Strike. tramways tramcars tram 203 cable trams crews unions Joesph Badger gripmen conductors brisbane chapel St Black and white print block mounted onto thick card. Photograph Cable car set - Chapel St ...Black and white photograph of a cable tram set (trailer 203) with gripman and conductor at the Chapel St terminus. The photo has written on it in white ink "Goodfellows "Ferry" over any difficulty including the "Badger" " and date of 18.3.12. which is a reference to the General Strike in Brisbane of Jan 1912 by Brisbane Tramway Company workers over the wearing of Union badges which was strongly opposed by the Company Manager Joesph 'Boss' Badger. See also item 6170 for a similar-themed photograph about the Badger. At the time there was a major industrial or arbitration case before Mr Justice Higgins regarding Australian tramways employees and their working conditions. Demonstrate cable tram uniforms and cable tram trip slips that were used to account for fare collection and has a close association with an event in Brisbane that led to a General Strike.Black and white print block mounted onto thick card.tramways, tramcars, tram 203, cable trams, crews, unions, joesph badger, gripmen, conductors, brisbane, chapel st -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Cable car set - Brunswick, c1910
... Cable car set - Brunswick...Yields information about a bogie cable tram set and its location. tramways tramcars cable trams crews gripmen conductors Sydney Road Brunswick tram 472 Black and white print block mounted onto thick card. Photograph Cable car set - Brunswick ...Black and white photograph of a cable tram set (bogie trailer 472) with gripman and conductor near the Brunswick terminus in Sydney Road. For full details of the image and the story behind it, see page 10 of Bellcord No. 53, March 2022 - see reference for the link.Yields information about a bogie cable tram set and its location.Black and white print block mounted onto thick card.tramways, tramcars, cable trams, crews, gripmen, conductors, sydney road, brunswick, tram 472 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Black & White Photograph/s, George Bishop, mid 1980's
... Black and white photographs of Cable car and trailer on display at Beaufort Victoria Lake Goldsmith Steam Traction Rally mid 1980's. ...On the back photo in ink "Cable car and trailer on display at Beaufort Victoria Lake Goldsmith Steam Traction/ G.Bishop photo"...This cable car set operated on Ballarat Tramway Museum track during Begonia Festivals 1987-1988. ...Black and white photographs of Cable car and trailer on display at Beaufort Victoria Lake Goldsmith Steam Traction Rally mid 1980's. This cable car set operated on Ballarat Tramway Museum track during Begonia Festivals 1987-1988. Photos by George Bishop.On the back photo in ink "Cable car and trailer on display at Beaufort Victoria Lake Goldsmith Steam Traction/ G.Bishop photo"tramways, trams, cable trams, lake goldsmith -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Group of four ladies on cable grip car, c1940
... Group of four ladies on cable grip car...Photograph, shows four ladies sitting or standing alongside a cable grip car or dummy with two uniformed MMTB crew standing behind. ...Photograph Group of four ladies on cable grip car ...Photograph, shows four ladies sitting or standing alongside a cable grip car or dummy with two uniformed MMTB crew standing behind. In the background is a dressmaker's shop. The tram has a sign that it goes to the "Apollo" theatre which was located at the east end of Bourke St. Photographer unknown, c1940.Yields information about the use of cable trams by shoppers.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear.Has on the rear in pencil number "48"tramways, cable trams, passengers -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Cable tram grip car No. 448, Daily telegrpah Sydney, 18/12/1962
... Cable tram grip car No. 448 ...Photograph of a cable tram grip car No. 448 after arrival in Sydney for Museum of Technology (Ultimo) at their Alexandria store. ...In ink on the rear: "Sydney - Melbourne cable tram grip car No. 448 after arrival in Sydney for Museum of Technology (Ultimo) at their Alexandria store. ...Two prints held Photograph Cable tram grip car No. 448 Daily telegrpah Sydney ...Photograph of a cable tram grip car No. 448 after arrival in Sydney for Museum of Technology (Ultimo) at their Alexandria store. Keith notes that it was acquired from the ground of Monash University. The Sydney Tram Museum has since rebuilt the tramcar - see Trolley Wire.. Printed in the Daily Telegraph Sydney 18/12/1962.Yields infomation about a Sydney cable tram grip car.Photograph - Black and white and newspaper clipping. Two prints heldIn ink on the rear: "Sydney - Melbourne cable tram grip car No. 448 after arrival in Sydney for Museum of Technology (Ultimo) at their Alexandria store. Acquired from the ground of Monash University. Daily Telegraph Sydney 18/12/1962" and Australian Consolidated press Copyright photo stamp. KSK print number FS1 trams, tramways, cable trams, sydney, sydney tram museum, tram 448 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDrawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MTOC - Sheaves and Pins", 1920's?
... R3232, 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. ...On rear of drawing in red felt pen, "Cable car pins and parts" and in black ink "R3232"...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Trams tramways MMTB MTO Co Cable Trams Cables Winding Houses On rear of drawing in red felt pen, "Cable car pins and parts" and in black ink "R3232" Blueprint of drawing No. ...Blueprint of drawing No. R3232, 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. See also Reg Item 353 for a book of these drawings. Drawing dated 23/6/1897, has been given a MMTB drawing number.On rear of drawing in red felt pen, "Cable car pins and parts" and in black ink "R3232"trams, tramways, mmtb, mto co, cable trams, cables, winding houses -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumFunctional object - Suspension Strut Bolt Cap, Circa 1885
... ...Cable Car...From a Melbourne Cable Car Trailer, built by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. circa 1885. ...Lack of wear markings suggests this item had not been extensively used or subject to extensive wear. Example of cable car suspension components Ballarat Ballarat Tramways Cable Car Horse tram Cast item, two halves welded together and painted. ...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 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Forward view from a cable grip car, 1930s
... Forward view from a cable grip car...The photograph shows the classic passenger view from the front off-side seat looking thought the front apron of dummy car. Also shown a cable set approaching from the opposite direction. ...Photograph Forward view from a cable grip car ...The photograph shows the classic passenger view from the front off-side seat looking thought the front apron of dummy car. Also shown a cable set approaching from the opposite direction. The location appears to be Royal Parade based on the rock edging, street lighting placement and paired tree planting. Yields information about cable trams in the 1930s.Black & White Photograph by the TMSV Sales.trams, tramways, cable trams, gripmen, dummy, royal parade
