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Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - Research Essay, Leigh J Harding, "Development of Tram Engine Houses", 1966
... "Development of Tram Engine Houses"...engine house... Harding looking at the engine houses that powered the Melbourne... looking at the engine houses that powered the Melbourne cable tram ...Research Essay, possibly the final draft, by Leigh J Harding looking at the engine houses that powered the Melbourne cable tram system from an Engineering and Architectural viewpoint. Has pencil notations to where photographs would be placed. Provides details on the background to their construction by the Melbourne Tramways Trust in the 1880s. Includes notes on the land acquisition, site plan, internal layout plan and notes on the operations and disposal. Notes on the Essendon, Bendigo and Ballarat power stations are included. The author was a Melbourne University Architecture student with this very detailed study part of his course.Yields information about the Melbourne cable tram engine houses and similar buildings.Report - 82 foolscap pages - typed and handmadetramways, tramcars, cable trams, engine house, winding houses, architects, power station -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Engine House - Abbotsford and Queensberry Sts, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), 1934
... Engine House - Abbotsford and Queensberry Sts... Engine Houses...Photograph of of the North Melbourne engine house, or power... Engine House 1934" in pencil on the rear.... Photograph of of the North Melbourne engine house, or power house ...Photograph of of the North Melbourne engine house, or power house or winding house on the corner of Abbotsford St and Queensberry St. Dated 1934 on the rear of the photo. Shows the chimney. This building remains intact other than for the chimney.Yields information about cable trams engine houses.Black & White Photograph - two copies held.Has the TMSV Sales stamp on the rear and a date "Nth Melb Engine House 1934" in pencil on the rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, abbotsford st, engine houses, power house, winding houses, queensberry st -
Melbourne Tram MuseumMap, Melbourne cable tram system, 1971?
... Engine Houses... by the Melbourne Tramways Trust. Shows engine houses and car houses... tracks, car houses and engine houses.... Tramways Trust. Shows engine houses and car houses (or depots ...Map showing the Melbourne cable tram system, with a list of opening and closing dates for the various lines, opened by the Melbourne Tramways Trust. Shows engine houses and car houses (or depots), location names, railways, and a scale. Includes notes on other dates tracks were changed and the Northcote to Clifton Hill line. No marks as to who prepared the map.Yields information about the Melbourne Cable Tram system.Foolscap sheet - Map - Melbourne cable tram system showing tracks, car houses and engine houses.Has a date stamp 22 Apr 1971 in bottom right hand corner.tramways, cable trams, trams, map, melbourne tramways trust, mtt, engine houses, depots, car houses -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDrawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Nicholson St Engine House", c1938
... "Nicholson St Engine House"... Engine Houses... of the "Nicholson St Engine House" at corner of Gertrude and Nicholson St... on A3 sheets of the "Nicholson St Engine House" at corner ...Photocopied plans or drawings on A3 sheets of the "Nicholson St Engine House" at corner of Gertrude and Nicholson St, Fitzroy. P8501 - plan showing the location, adjacent properties and details of the Engine House - dated 3-2-1938.trams, tramways, drawings, depots, property, cable trams, engine houses, nicholson st, gertrude st -
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
... "115 years on and engine house faces...what?, "By the... Engine Houses... December 2004, titled: 1 - "115 years on and engine house faces... on and engine house faces...what? - Article with photo ...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 -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.Photograph - colour, Clare Gervasoni, Morphett's Engine House, Burra, South Australia, 29/05/2013
... Morphett's Engine House, Burra, South Australia...Morphett's Engine House was restored and opened...Three colour digital images of Morphett's Engine House..., 3350 goldfields Morphett's Engine House was restored and opened ...Morphett's Engine House was restored and opened to the public in 1986.Three colour digital images of Morphett's Engine House, Burra, South Australia -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDrawing - North Melbourne Engine House, Jack Cranston
... North Melbourne Engine House...engine houses...Drawing shows the North Melbourne cable tram engine house...Drawing shows the North Melbourne cable tram engine house ...Drawing shows the North Melbourne cable tram engine house in Abbotsford St at Queensberry St, North Melbourne. Shows the elevation to Abbotsford St and the plan of the engine house showing the cable or rope layout and its function. Has notes on the engine house itself and costs etc. It operated from March 1890 to June 1935. Compiled by Jack Cranston for his book on cable trams.Yields information about the North Melbourne Engine house.Set of two printed quarto sheets.tramways, cable trams, engine houses, north melbourne, abbotsford st., queensberry st -
Melbourne Tram MuseumFinancial record, Melbourne Tramways Trust (MTT), "Cable tramways construction Cost", c1900
... engine houses..., engine houses, engine house machinery, engineering, total costs..., engine houses, engine house machinery, engineering, total costs ...Item prepared to provide the cost of construction for each cable tram line, length, track drainage, alterations to services, engine houses, engine house machinery, engineering, total costs, cost per mile, with a typed list of line opening dates and the lease to MTOCo from the Melbourne Tramways Trust (MTT).Yields information about the cost of construction of the cable tramways by the MTT.Hand made sheet with typed lables prepared in ink titled "Cable tramways construction Cost", mounted onto a masonite sheet with adhesive tape on the sides.tramcars, tramways, costs, cable trams, tramway construction, engine houses, mtt, melbourne tramways trust -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - Report, Tramway Board, "Percentage of full life worn off the various type of large sheeves pulleys at the power houses and termini and the various types of pulleys and their spindles in use along the track", 10/10/1917 12:00:00 AM
... Engine Houses...", listing the details for each engine or power house in the Northern... Trams tramways Cable Trams Track Engine Houses Cables Equipment ...Report - typed four pages - two copies - brass clipped together - titled "Percentage of full life worn off the various type of large sheeves pulleys at the power houses and termini and the various types of pulleys and their spindles in use along the track", listing the details for each engine or power house in the Northern Area - Fitzroy, Nicholson St, Richmond, Brunswick, North Melbourne, North Carlton and Johnston St engine houses. Dated 10/10/1917trams, tramways, cable trams, track, engine houses, cables, equipment -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Audio - AV Presentation, Robert Green, "The Melbourne cable tramways - 1885 - 1940", 5/2008
... Engine Houses..., operation, power or engine houses, and its replacement by electric... or engine houses, and its replacement by electric trams or buses ...Presentation by Robert Green to the Engineering Heritage Victoria, 22 May 2008 comprising a Powerpoint slides with the actual audio of the presentation. Gives the background to the establishment of the Melbourne cable tram system, its construction, operation, power or engine houses, and its replacement by electric trams or buses. Includes images of remnants of the former system in Abbotsford St North Melbourne, horse omnibuses, other cable tram systems, the grip, George Duncan, F B Clapp, the tramcars, cables or the rope, engine houses, St Kilda and passengers changing at Victoria St from electric to cable tram Demonstrates the work of Robert Green's research work into cable tram history and research and yields information about the history and development of Melbourne's cable tram network, the largest single operator network in the world.Digital Audio Visual Presentation of a lecture by Robert Green 2008 cable trams, melbourne, mtoco, trackwork, engine houses, tramcars, george duncan, f b clapp, horse buses, abbotsford st -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Cable Engine house interior - Gertrude St
... Cable Engine house interior - Gertrude St....Engine Houses...Photo of the interior of an engine house showing... Photo of the interior of an engine house showing the tension ...Photo of the interior of an engine house showing the tension wheels for three different cables. See page 76 of Mind The Curve by Keating, showing the cable tensioning arrangements. Based on a review of the window arrangements, it is believed to be the Nicholson St and Gertrude St winding house. See attached email.Yields information about the interior of a engine house powering three separate cables.Black and white print with a plain backtrams, tramways, cable trams, engine houses, power house, winding house, gertrude st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, C. N. Govett, A. E. Twentyman, "A story of the Melbourne Cable Tramway System - 11th November 1885 to 26th October 1940", 1973
... engine houses... on Melbourne cable trams. The book looks at the Engine Houses, cables... cable trams. The book looks at the Engine Houses, cables ...Report or history Melbourne's cable trams written by Neville Govett and Alf Twentynan, two recognised historians on Melbourne cable trams. The book looks at the Engine Houses, cables in detail, route colours, grips, shunting, the various lines and how they operated, fares, annual reports, notes, and fare collection. Includes information on the operators, See item 1885 for another copy and a full scan of the document.Yields information about the operation and history of Melbourne's cable trams.Report - black comb bound, 230 approx. pages, photocopied from an original, loose sheets foolscap sheets photocopied from an original manuscript by C. N. Govett and A. E. Twentyman - 1973On page 3 in ink "To my friend John, with Best Wishes Neville Govett, 28 Apr 86". On a label on the outside of the comb binding "The Melbourne cable tram system" is a Dymo machine label. trams, tramways, cable trams, mmtb, winding houses, engine houses, operations -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - St Vincents Plaza & Victoria Parade, Eastern Hill, late 1930s
... Engine Houses... of the Brunswick St / Victoria Parade engine house, the MMTB Traffic... of the Brunswick St / Victoria Parade engine house, the MMTB Traffic ...Black and white photograph showing a view from the Eastern Hill Fire Station lookout tower over the intersection of Victoria Parade and Brunswick St, now known as St Vincents Plaza. There are three W2 class trams in the view. Has in the view the Eastern Hill Hotel, Penfolds Wines building on the former site of the Brunswick St / Victoria Parade engine house, the MMTB Traffic Offices, the MMTB substation, and the Bank Note Printing works. Yields information about the intersection of Victoria Parade and Brunswick St. late 1930s.Photograph with hand written notes on rear and stamps on the rear.In ink "Taken from the top of the Fire Station Eastern Hill, Melbourne.", The Argus copyright and the Ken Magor stamp.trams, tramways, w2 class, victoria parade, brunswick st, st vincent's plaza, engine houses -
Melbourne Tram MuseumBooklet, Melbourne Tramways Trust (MTT), "Chairman's report on the operations of the MTT", Oct. 1888
... Engine Houses..., relocation of services, horse or cable, contracts, engines... details of each line, contracts, engine houses, issues, including ...Booklet published by the Melbourne Tramways Trust outlining its operations to Oct. 1888. Gives details on the formation, Trust members, Committee, motive power, Officers, agreements, Acts, description of the cable system including materials, relocation of services, horse or cable, contracts, engines and boilers, issues with patents, and dates of opening of lines to 26/10/1888. Gives details of each line, contracts, engine houses, issues, including horse tramways with some notes on finance.Yields information about the construction of Melbourne Cable tramways to 10/1888.Booklet - 48 pages stapled and glued within light manila coloured cover.tramways, cable trams, mtt, mtoco, track construction, engine houses -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Black and White - cable tram alarm signalling device - set of three
... engine houses..." signal to the winding or engine house. They were positioned... to the winding or engine house. They were positioned along the track ...Photograph shows the device used to send a "telegraph" signal to the winding or engine house. They were positioned along the track and enabled the tram crew or a cable tram worker to send a signal about the cable. The crew member would set the pointer and depress the trigger. This sent the signal which was recorded on a telegraph tape, indicating the signal and the location of an incident. Installed by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. (MTOCo) This photograph is Public Records Office photo H165, 166 and 167 in the Victorian Railways collection.Yields information about the type of equipment the MTOCo used to operate the cable tram system.Set of three Photographs - Black and White of a Melbourne cable tram signalling device.trams, tramways, cable trams, mtoco, signalling, cables, engine houses -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - Report, Miles Pierce, "Cable Trams in Melbourne - a Major Nineteenth Century Engineering Achievement", Apr. 2017
... Engine Houses..., (Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company, construction, Engine Houses... and Omnibus Company, construction, Engine Houses, maps, the cable ...Research report - Manuscript - 22 pages titled "Cable Trams in Melbourne - a Major Nineteenth Century Engineering Achievement", written by Miles Pierce of Engineers Australia Heritage. Gives the overseas background of cable trams, the personnel, the company, (Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company, construction, Engine Houses, maps, the cable, the grip, the Trams themselves, Northcote Line, Operation and demise, remaining cable tram heritage. Has acknowledgements and references. Includes photographs and diagrams. Received by e-mail 9/7/2017. The Museum assisted with the report. Was scheduled to be presented at the Engineering Conference in Mildura Oct. 2017.trams, tramways, cable trams, mto co, construction, grip tram, engine houses, northcote cable tram -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Black and White - Nicholson & Gertrude Street Engine House interior
... Black and White - Nicholson & Gertrude Street Engine House...Engine house...Shows the interior of the cable tram engine house...Black and white photograph - interior of the Engine house... Shows the interior of the cable tram engine house ...Shows the interior of the cable tram engine house that was located on the corner of Gertrude Street and Nicholson Street in Fitzroy. Shows the steam pipes to two of the engine cylinders, the control equipment, and large cable winding wheels. An MMTB poster titled Melbourne Tramways Past and President (see Reg Item 6368), captions the photo as "Nicholson Sreet Power House - the last to operate" The facility ceased operation in 1940 though the equipment was retained until 1941. Yields information about the interior of the Gertrude Street or Nicholson Street cable tram engine houseBlack and white photograph - interior of the Engine house on the corner of Gertrude and Nicholson Streets prior to closure in 1940.tramways, trams, coburg, cable cars, engine house, nicholson street, gertrude street, steam engines -
Melbourne Tram MuseumMagazine, National Trust, "Trust News - Vol 18 No 8", March 1990
... Engine houses... Power or Engine house on the corner of Bridge Road and Hoddle St... or Engine house on the corner of Bridge Road and Hoddle St. Notes ...Published by the National Trust Victoria features a front cover photo of the interior of an SW5 class car by Brian Gilkes. Has an article by Frank Strahan on Melbourne W class trams and puts a case for their classification. Includes a photo of the Great Strike lineup of trams in Bourke St, An article by Celestina Sagazio on Melbourne's cable tram system looks at its history, remaining buildings, and Alf Twentyman's cable cars. Concludes with a note on the impending demolition of the Richmond Power or Engine house on the corner of Bridge Road and Hoddle St. Notes the moves to retain it and includes a photo of the building by Brian Gilkes. There is also an article on the Port Melbourne railway line, its heritage, and demolition.Yields information about the National Trust's proposals for the W class trams, cable trams and the Port Melbourne rail line.Magazine - 32 pages - part colour centre stapled.national trust, cable trams, w class trams, tramways, richmond, engine houses, port melbourne railway -
Melbourne Tram MuseumBook, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Service of Track Telephone Locations and Numbers", Oct. 1977
... In pencil on top right hand corner "Engine House"... on top right hand corner "Engine House" Book - 11 foolscap pages ...Book - 11 foolscap pages, stapled within Manila card folders with a label glued to front cover titled "MMTB Service of Track Telephone Locations and Numbers". Has a hand dated date of "Oct 1977" on the bottom of the right hand corner of cover. Gives instructions for the usage of the phones and how the individual track phones may be contacted. Gives plans for Brunswick, Camberwell (including Bullen bus), Carlton Control, Essendon, Footscray (using PMG lines), Glenhuntly, Hawthorn, Head Office (all PMG), Kew, Malvern, Nicholson St, North Fitzroy, (some PMG), East Preston, and South Melbourne Depots.In pencil on top right hand corner "Engine House"trams, tramways, mmtb, telephones, depots, head office -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDrawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Johnston St Engine House", "Northcote Engine House", "Richmond Engine House", c1938
... "Johnston St Engine House", "Northcote Engine House... of the "Johnston St Engine House", "Northcote Engine House" and "Richmond... St Engine House", "Northcote Engine House" and "Richmond ...Set of four photocopied plans or drawings on A3 sheet of the "Johnston St Engine House", "Northcote Engine House" and "Richmond Engine House", c2/1938. .1 - Sheet 1 - P8498 - Plan showing land and surrounding streets for the "Johnston St Engine House" .1 - Sheet 2 - P8499 - Plan showing the layout of the engine house. Has a note sheets 1 and 2 that it has been sold .2 - P8506 -Plan showing land and surrounding streets for the "Northcote Engine House" - 2 copies held. .3 - P8607 - Plan showing Richmond Engine House and adjacent streets with sub-station next doortrams, tramways, drawings, depots, property, cable trams, winding houses, johnston st, northcote, richmond, hoddle st, bridge rd -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Sloane's & Scotchmans Mining Co Poppet head and winding machine house. 1899
... Mineshaft poppet head and weatherboard engine house.... and weatherboard engine house. Sloane's & Scotchmans Mining Co Poppet head ...Sloane's Poppet Head on left and Mariners Poppet head on right. c1899. Mineshaft poppet head and weatherboard engine house.stawell mining -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Keith Kings, 10/03/1973 12:00:00 AM
... Streets corner, Fitzroy for the cable tram engine house. Includes... corner, Fitzroy for the cable tram engine house. Compiled... corner, Fitzroy for the cable tram engine house. Compiled ...Photograph - black and white of a drawing by Jack Stranger showing the tunnel and pit layout at Nicholson and Gertrude Streets corner, Fitzroy for the cable tram engine house. Includes the supplementary cable and the layouts of the various sheaves. See notes below for origin of the photograph.In ink on the rear: "Melbourne - "Drawing by Jack Stranger showing the tunnel and pit layout at Nicholson and Gertrude Sts corner, Fitzroy for the cable tram engine house. Compiled by exploration during March and April 1955? at the start of the Bourke St Tramway conversion. Photograph while on display at the TMSV exhibition at Stanhope St Malvern Tramway Hall 10/3/73" KSK print number 122-26.trams, tramways, cable trams, gertrude st, winding houses, cables -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - ENGINE HOUSE: GARDEN GULLY MINE, C 1914
... ENGINE HOUSE: GARDEN GULLY MINE...Black and white postcard photo of engine house, Garden... of engine house, Garden Gully United Mine, after fire. James Lerk ...Black and white postcard photo of engine house, Garden Gully United Mine, after fire. James Lerk veritication ( 11.2.2000 ) 'Engine house fire at the Garden Gully Mine 'organization, business, garden gully mine -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Northcote cable tram depot, early 1950s
... The photograph shows the Northcote engine house and cable.... In ink "Melbourne Victoria, Northcote engine house & car shed...The photograph shows the Northcote engine house and cable ...The photograph shows the Northcote engine house and cable tram depot in High St Northcote looking southeast. Has the verandah of a ladies' draper shop on the right side of the photograph. Negative also held. Letter dated 14-2-1961 - one page only to Ken ? noting the history of the depot from Noel Gipps.Yields information about the Northcote cable tram depot early 1950s.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear and Negative. Has the number "150" in pencil in top right-hand corner. In ink "Melbourne Victoria, Northcote engine house & car shed (with letter) High St Northcote. See letter for full details. Taken prior to electrification of Bourke St cable lines (1950-55).tramways, cable trams, northcote cable trams, northcote depot, high st northcote -
Federation University Historical CollectionPlans, Site for Engine House and Engine, 1887
... Site for Engine House and Engine...engine house..., showing proposed sites and relative positions for an engine house... and relative positions for an engine house and engine. .1) shows Plan ...Two ink plan drawings, one with brown and grey shading, showing proposed sites and relative positions for an engine house and engine. .1) shows Plan A and Plan B options .2) shows elevations of brick engine houseengine house, robert ditchburn, w. watson, plans, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - ENGINE HOUSE: GARDEN GULLY MINE, Ca 1914
... ENGINE HOUSE: GARDEN GULLY MINE...Black and white postcard of engine house, Garden Gully... of engine house, Garden Gully United mine after fire. James Lerk ...Black and white postcard of engine house, Garden Gully United mine after fire. James Lerk ' Engine house fire at the Garden Gully Mine ' Back, written I ' Garden Gully Mine after fire'organization, business, garden gully mine -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Kinsella Family Lubeck, Cahill Mine Stawell c1896, 1896
... of partially constructed Engine House... of partially constructed Engine House Cahill Mine Stawell c1896 ...Cahill Reward Gold Mine Company. Building still under construction c 1896 closed 1901. Thomas Kinsella had photo. In 1907 the Pleasant Creek Alluvial Mining Company reused the shaft digging down to 200 feet to work the ground and sank a second shaft nearby.Group of people standing under Poppet Head in front of partially constructed Engine House -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Postcard - Photographic postcard: Poverty Mine and Engine House, Tarnagulla, 1911
... Photographic postcard: Poverty Mine and Engine House... depicting the Poverty Mine and Engine House, Tarnagulla ... and Engine House, Tarnagulla Postcard Photographic postcard: Poverty ...Williams Family Collection. Photographic postcard, Reids Series No.6. Front image depicting the Poverty Mine and Engine House, Tarnagulla Above information handwritten on reverse.tarnagulla -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, The Sloanes & Scotchmans United Quartz Mining Co., c1900
... coming from engine house. Foreground bare earth.... shed. Large cloud of smoke coming from engine house ...Mining Scene Sloane's & Scotchmans United Quartz Mining Co c1900. Ore hopper can be seen at left of poppet head. Sloane's & Scotchmans United Quartz Mining Co was the last mine company to close down in Stawell. View of poppet head and engine shed. Large cloud of smoke coming from engine house. Foreground bare earth.mining, panorama -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Black and White photograph, c1900
... and rope drive in the Toorak Engine House - see page 5 of Reg Item... of the engines and rope drive in the Toorak Engine House - see page 5 ...Black and white photograph of the interior of the engines and rope drive in the Toorak Engine House - see page 5 of Reg Item 2299, for an article on the engine house and photograph details. State Library of Vic image M5 15304/1, Page 20 Image 1. 2nd copy added 18/3/2021On rear in pencil and ink various dimensions and instructions regarding printing of the image. In the top left hand corner "Latrobe". Stamped on rear "Photofix Photographic 15 Latrobe St Melbourne Phone 662 3904"trams, tramways, cable trams, toorak rd, winding houses, chapel st
