Photograph shows the laying of a new northern exit/entry road for Essendon Depot. Grooved tramway rail and turnouts are in place supported by timber sleepers. Part of the footpath and a section roadway on Mt Alexander Road are excavated for these works. Three workmen in civilian clothes are tightening tie bars; W2 class tram 552 has cleared the new works bound for Essendon Aerodrome route 59 with weather blinds down; three motor vehicles are shown in the distance, two with the distinctive shape of a Holden. The high fence and tennis court opposite the depot are part of a Catholic convent and teachers college. Records suggest the date is September 1960 when the single northern exit/entry track to the southbound line was replaced with this double track. Until this time, a separate crossover provided a connection to the northbound line. This new arrangement meant that trams running out or in from the northbound track no longer had to negotiate a crossover, thus reducing motor traffic congestion. The obsolete crossover was removed. It is likely that in the following days mass concrete was used to rebuild the roadway. As tramway rail with a flangeway was no longer produced in Australia from the 1960s, railway-type rail without a flangeway was used instead and the flangeway provided by a groove in the concrete. This photograph is likely an official M&MTB photograph.Yields information about Essendon Depot and track improvements c1960 Black and white photographs with no note on rear. official m&mtb photograph, essendon depot, exit road, mt alexander road, tie bars, w2 class, 552, weather blinds, essendon aerodrome, route 59, holden, catholic convent, teachers college, crossover, turnout, mass concrete, railway type rail, flangeway

The photograph shows part of the track laying process in Swanston Street between Collins Street. and Flinders Lane with pedestrians, onlookers and motor cars. Wire mesh is being laid on the road base with some wooden sleepers and rails in place. A large steam powered roller is partially shown at left carrying the name of a popular construction company, The Foundation Coy. Ltd., that was contracted for many of the cable-to-electric tram conversions in the 1920s. Note that the rails being positioned are railway rails that required a check plate to be bolted to each rail to create a flangeway in the road surface. These plates can be seen stacked at the right of the track bed with pre-drilled holes. Work commenced on the conversion of the cable tram track in Swanston Street in December 1925 and proceed in a northerly direction towards Lonsdale Street. Yields information about the cable tram conversions in 1925-26 in Swanston Street.Sepia toned photograph with note on rear. Written in ink on rear of photograph is "Red Frame 10 of 10" wire mesh, wooden sleepers, rails, steam powered roller, tramways, swanston street, cable tram conversion, railway rail, check plate, flangeway, collins street, flinders lane, tha foundation coy. ltd.

Yields information about some of the rail used in Northampton UK and demonstrates the type of rail used in tramways.Section of flanged tramway rail - saw cut from rail, polished and then nickel plated silver finished and stamped in italics - "Northampton Corporation Tramways B.S.Section No. 1C" in the head of the rail, "96lbs per yard" stamped in the base of the flange and along the foot of the rail "The North Eastern Steel Co. Ltd Middlesborough" and in the flangeway "1903".Northampton Corporation Tramways B.S Section No. 15 1993 The North Western Steel Co. Ld. Middlesbroughtrams, tramways, rail, uk, rail section

This photographic copy of an older photo shows a tram track laying gang in an unnamed street. While the inscription describes these men as a the Victorian Railways McKenzie gang, the freshly installed tramway rail with flangeways and the completed tramway track on the adjacent roadway suggest one of two explanations. Perhaps they were diverted from their usual work of laying railway track; or the photographer was mistaken in his description. This street scene may be in Melbourne or in one of Victoria's three regional cities of Ballarat, Bendigo or Geelong where extensive electric tramways were constructed between 1900 and the 1930s.Yields information about early tramway construction.Black and white photograph with inscription on photograph and one word on rear.On front: 'McKenzie Gang Victorian Railways [sic] ????'; on rear: 'Victoria'.victorian railways, mckenzie gang, tramway rail, flangeways, diverted from their usual work, melbourne, ballarat, bendigo, geelong, 1900, 1930s

Yields information about newspaper articles about the problem of cyclists and the tramway rails at depot junction.Two sheets from The Ballarat Courier, regarding issues with the tram tracks at Depot junction and cyclists. .1 - Front page with headline "Tram track rider woes" of The Courier, Ballarat, 19/3/2011 written by Kim Stephens, photo Dominic O'Brien, and on page 2, GP Phillip Dover who was injured after falling off his bicycle. Page 3 - The Courier, 22/3/2011 - "I have the answer", about Kelvin England with a suggestion of a rubber tube in the flangeway, including a photograph. Article by Pat Nolan, Photo Lachlan Bence. depot junction, cyclists

Series of 12 black and white photographs of the trackwork on the MMTB system. .1 - demolished track at a junction .2 - section of rail showing the flangeway missing .3 - junction plates between different weight railway . .4 - wood blocked track showing broken joint and failure .5 - ditto .6 - V crossing ,7 - ditto at a wooden sleepered crossing with puppy dog spikes. .8 - crossing possibly between tram and rail .9 - H crossing rail showing broken joints and wear .10 - ditto .11 - section of rail pumping - waterlogged .12 - damaged joint, pumping, broken joint plate.trams, tramways, trackwork, rails, points, crossover, track materials, track repairs

Yields information about the reconstruction of the depot trackwork during 1935/1936 and the condition of the rails, types of rails and methodsSet of 5 Black and white photo prints from collected negatives of the relaying of the depot fan at the SEC Ballarat depot building, during refurbishment by the SEC during 1935 or 1936. 1351.1 - Wendouree Parade depot junction, track - relaying the 2nd set of points. One track was still useable at the time. Note fences and tools lying around the work area. 1351.2 - laying out the trackwork for two and three roads, note machines and cylinders in background. 1351.3 - looking along No. 2 road out of the depot doors, not connected, possibly taken some time after 1351.2, as the area appears to be cleaned up. 1351.4 - Photo showing the various rail weights for possibly the western rail on No. 3 road and how the fishplates were at the time of the photograph. Not known whether this was the final arrangement, taken looking towards the depot building. 1351.5 - ditto but from the other end - note the damaged flangeway on the depot end rail - horse tram rail? Copy 2 - of all above photos - large format prints (203H x 253W) - added 28/7/2007, ex Alan Bradley holding of prints, received 5/2007. See also Reg Item 3901 for a mounted set of these photographs along with those of Reg Item. 1352. Negatives scanned at high res and images updated 14/5/2020. tramways, trams, wendouree parade, sec depot, rehabilitation, trackwork