Showing 184 items matching "grip trams"
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Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Set of 3 - cable grips at Wattle Park, 1930s
... ...cable trams...Grip...Set of three photographs, showing former cable tram grips or dummies at Wattle Park with motor cars alongside or people seated on them Photographer and date unknown - 1930s....Yields information about the re use of cable grip cars at Wattle Park. Tramways cable trams Grip car wattle park dummy On rear in pencil numbers "137, 138 and 139" in pencil in top right hand corner and "Wattle Park". ...Set of three photographs, showing former cable tram grips or dummies at Wattle Park with motor cars alongside or people seated on them Photographer and date unknown - 1930s.Yields information about the re use of cable grip cars at Wattle Park.Set of 3 Black and white photograph with notes on rearOn rear in pencil numbers "137, 138 and 139" in pencil in top right hand corner and "Wattle Park".tramways, cable trams, grip car, wattle park, dummy -
Melbourne Tram MuseumFunctional object - Tramcar component, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Bell cord - for a grip car bell, 1920s
... ...grip trams...Trams tramways cable trams grip trams bell port melbourne last trams closure. ...Written on the handle in pencil "The dear old "PM" cable trams passed away March 13, 1937" - a souvenir from one of the last trams to Port Melbourne. Both the South Melbourne and Port Melbourne cable lines closed on this date. The South Melbourne line was converted to electric traction; the Port Melbourne line was replaced by a bus service. See item 5556 for another bell cord from the same event.Has a close association with the closure of the Port Melbourne cable tram line.Bell cord - for a grip car bell - consisting of a wooden turned handle fitted with a screw at the bottom, a length of sash cord and a cast iron end to which the rope has been glued or fastened into.On the wooden handle a note has been written in pencil.trams, tramways, cable trams, grip trams, bell, port melbourne, last trams, closure. -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Ballarat - Grip car or dummy 593 at BTPS depot, Ian Stanley, 11-10-1987
... ...tram 593...grip...Photos shows Newton Williams reconstruction and motorisation of former Melbourne cable tram grip car or dummy 593 at Ballarat during a demonstration visit. ...Yields information about BTPS Operations and work in 1987 Ballarat tramways tramcars BTPS tram 593 grip car cable trams Tram 18 Has details of the location and dates on rear along with photographers number. ...Photos shows Newton Williams reconstruction and motorisation of former Melbourne cable tram grip car or dummy 593 at Ballarat during a demonstration visit. See reference for full details of the reconstruction and visit. Tram 18 is in the background. Photo taken at the time of the BTPS's AGM.Yields information about BTPS Operations and work in 1987Colour print of grip car or dummy 593 at BTPS Depot Has details of the location and dates on rear along with photographers number.ballarat, tramways, tramcars, btps, tram 593, grip car, cable trams, tram 18 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1900?
... ... Cable Trams... Grip...Black and White Photograph of the cable tram Grip mechanism with a piece of cable on a stand in a workshop environment. ...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Trams tramways Cable Trams Grip Tram Workshops Cables On rear in pencil "A 2199" Black and White Photograph of the cable tram Grip mechanism with a piece of cable on a stand in a workshop environment. ...Black and White Photograph of the cable tram Grip mechanism with a piece of cable on a stand in a workshop environment. Has a spanner on a wooden cabinet, that may have allowed a person to stand on and work or test the mechanism. Shows the trip in detail. Photographed onto a glass plate with the words "The 'Grip" used on Melbourne cable tramway cars 30,094 GWW" Printed on Ilford Paper.On rear in pencil "A 2199"trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, workshops, cables -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co. Limited, c1900?
... ... Cable Trams... Grip...Black and white photograph of a cable tram grip mechanism showing the height of the item with two men alongside. ...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Trams tramways Cable Trams Grip Tram gripmen Has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "H 173" in ink on rear and "1-16" Black and white photograph of a cable tram grip mechanism showing the height of the item with two men alongside. ...Black and white photograph of a cable tram grip mechanism showing the height of the item with two men alongside. Shows the detail and has a section of cable in the jaw of the grip. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number H173. 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.Has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "H 173" in ink on rear and "1-16"trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, gripmen -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument, Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co - abstracts of Rules for Gripmen
... ...cable trams...grip...Details the 104 Rules that applied to the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company grip men for cable tram operations. Gives rules for their personal behaviour, duties, operations, management of passengers, shunting, use of the gong, not converse with passengers, what to do if a flock of sheep on the line, use of the grip, stop and starting of the tram (known as a train), care of the rope, end of the shift duties and knowledge of the Rules and Regulations....Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Copy of a document from an original source, handwritten and partly typed. Details the 104 Rules that applied to the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company grip men for cable tram operations. ...Copy of a document from an original source, handwritten and partly typed. Details the 104 Rules that applied to the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company grip men for cable tram operations. Gives rules for their personal behaviour, duties, operations, management of passengers, shunting, use of the gong, not converse with passengers, what to do if a flock of sheep on the line, use of the grip, stop and starting of the tram (known as a train), care of the rope, end of the shift duties and knowledge of the Rules and Regulations.Yields information about the rules that Melbourne cable tram grip men operated by.Set of two blue foolscap handwritten sheets consisting of five sheets each (Rules 1 to 76) and one typed sheet (Rules 77 to 104) titled Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co - abstracts of Rules for Gripmentramways, trams, cable trams, grip men, rules, mtoco -
Melbourne Tram MuseumNewspaper, The Age, "Memories of the Cable Trams", 22/02/1947 12:00:00 AM
... Grip... Cable Trams...Newspaper clipping from The Age, 22/2/1947, titled "Memories of the Cable Trams", recalling the days of the cable trams, its developments, recalling the good and bad of the cable trams, working on hot and cold days. Has a photo of a grip man in MMTB uniform and a cable tram in Bourke St....Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Trams tramways Cable Grip Cable Trams Closure Crews Newspaper clipping from The Age, 22/2/1947, titled "Memories of the Cable Trams", recalling the days of the cable trams, its developments, recalling the good and bad of the cable trams, working on hot and cold days. ...Newspaper clipping from The Age, 22/2/1947, titled "Memories of the Cable Trams", recalling the days of the cable trams, its developments, recalling the good and bad of the cable trams, working on hot and cold days. Has a photo of a grip man in MMTB uniform and a cable tram in Bourke St.trams, tramways, cable grip, cable trams, closure, crews -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Set of four photographs of the motorised cable tram set - Wendouree Parade, Andrew Howlett, 20-3-1988
... ...cable trams...grip...Photographs show the Motorised cable tram set built by Newton Williams and Darryl Hawksworth operating in Wendouree Parade during the 1988 Begonia Festival. The set operated in the 1987 Festival as well. See Reg Item 771 for further details. Grip...Yields information about the operation of the cable tram set in Wendouree Parade by the BTPS during the 1988 Begonia Festival Trams Ballarat cable trams grip car trailers Begonia Festival BTPS Set of four colour prints placed in an album sheet with date label. ...Photographs show the Motorised cable tram set built by Newton Williams and Darryl Hawksworth operating in Wendouree Parade during the 1988 Begonia Festival. The set operated in the 1987 Festival as well. See Reg Item 771 for further details. Grip car 593 and trailer 171.Yields information about the operation of the cable tram set in Wendouree Parade by the BTPS during the 1988 Begonia FestivalSet of four colour prints placed in an album sheet with date label.trams, ballarat, cable trams, grip car, trailers, begonia festival, btps -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPamphlet, Richard Gilbert, "Welcome Aboard the Cable Tram", 1987
... ... Cable Trams... Grip...A5 sized sheet of paper printed by photocopying, titled "Welcome Aboard the Cable Tram" giving details of the Melbourne cable tram set operated by the Museum during the 1987 Begonia Festival. Gives details of Grip car 593 (built new by Newton Williams) and trailer 171 (reconstructed by Darryl Hawksworth). ...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Trams tramways Cable Trams Grip Tram Trailers Begonia Festival A5 sized sheet of paper printed by photocopying, titled "Welcome Aboard the Cable Tram" giving details of the Melbourne cable tram set operated by the Museum during the 1987 Begonia Festival. ...A5 sized sheet of paper printed by photocopying, titled "Welcome Aboard the Cable Tram" giving details of the Melbourne cable tram set operated by the Museum during the 1987 Begonia Festival. Gives details of Grip car 593 (built new by Newton Williams) and trailer 171 (reconstructed by Darryl Hawksworth). Also gives general information about Melbourne cable trams and the Ballarat Vintage Tramway, in particular the horse tram. On bottom of sheet has a advertisement for the "Swiss Mountain Hotel", at the time operated by Darryl Hawksworth. Brochures were printed for the cable tram operation, handed out during the time run and during the following year, when operated as well. See BTPS Annual report, 1986-1987trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, trailers, begonia festival -
Melbourne Tram MuseumFunctional object - Tramcar component, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Bell cord - for a grip car bell, c1920?
... ... Cable Trams... Grip...Trams tramways Cable Trams Grip Tram gripmen Bell Port Melbourne Last Tram Closure On the wooden handle is a label - "Cable tram cord taken from the last tram to run in Port Melbourne" Bell cord - for a grip car bell - consisting of a wooden turned handle fitted with a screw at the bottom, a length of sash cord and a cast iron end to which the rope has been glued or fastened into and a hook that went on the underside of the bell itself. ...A souvenir from one of the last trams to Port Melbourne. Both the South Melbourne and Port Melbourne cable lines closed on this date. The South Melbourne line was converted to electric traction; the Port Melbourne line was replaced by a bus service. See item 7595 for another bell cord from the same event.Has a close association with the closure of the Port Melbourne cable tram line.Bell cord - for a grip car bell - consisting of a wooden turned handle fitted with a screw at the bottom, a length of sash cord and a cast iron end to which the rope has been glued or fastened into and a hook that went on the underside of the bell itself. On the wooden handle is a label - "Cable tram cord taken from the last tram to run in Port Melbourne"trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, gripmen, bell, port melbourne, last tram, closure -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - List, Keith Kings, "Preserved cable trams", undated
... ... Cable Trams... Grip...trams and locations. Includes: 436, 290, 586 - Les Twentyman 593 with parts from 28 - Newton Williams 299 256 336 to Bylands 410 433 462 178 180 192 190 485 487 256 Grip cars 28 258 594 593...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Trams tramways Cable Trams Grip Tram Trailers TMSV Hawthorn Tram Depot MTM Portland List - four small sheets of paper, one written on both sides, listing preserved cable trams and locations. ...List - four small sheets of paper, one written on both sides, listing preserved cable trams and locations. Includes: 436, 290, 586 - Les Twentyman 593 with parts from 28 - Newton Williams 299 256 336 to Bylands 410 433 462 178 180 192 190 485 487 256 Grip cars 28 258 594 593trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, trailers, tmsv, hawthorn tram depot, mtm, portland -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Old cable tram dummy - Eaglehawk, Ken Train, 9/2/1941
... cable trams...grip...Photograph shows a former Melbourne cable tram dummy or grip car placed on the ground without its wheels and in use as a shelter, near the Eaglehawk tram terminus, Feb. 1941. ...Demonstrates the use of former Melbourne cable tram dummy or grip cars as a low cost shelter. cable trams grip car dummy shelters Eaglehawk Bendigo 9/2 4I. ...Photograph shows a former Melbourne cable tram dummy or grip car placed on the ground without its wheels and in use as a shelter, near the Eaglehawk tram terminus, Feb. 1941. Photo by Ken Train.Demonstrates the use of former Melbourne cable tram dummy or grip cars as a low cost shelter.Photograph - black and white with typed notes on rear.9/2 4I. Old cable tram dummy, near Eaglehawk tram terminus, Bendigo." Ken Magor stamp with "per K Train".cable trams, grip car, dummy, shelters, eaglehawk, bendigo -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Grip man and dummy - standing on the front, c1940
... ...Grip Tram...Photograph of a grip man in MMTB Uniform, possibly cap badge 305, standing at one end of the dummy or grip car while the trailer is being reversed behind. Not enough detail to identify the location. The tram...tram has the destination of Nicholson St. The gripman is wearing gloves. The photo is likely taken in 1940 just before closure by a newspaper photographer. Yields information about uniforms worn by gripmen c1940 and the front of a grip car. tramways Grip Tram cable trams gripman Nicholson St MMTB uniforms Mounted photograph onto a heavy cardboard backing. ...Photograph of a grip man in MMTB Uniform, possibly cap badge 305, standing at one end of the dummy or grip car while the trailer is being reversed behind. Not enough detail to identify the location. The tram has the destination of Nicholson St. The gripman is wearing gloves. The photo is likely taken in 1940 just before closure by a newspaper photographer.Yields information about uniforms worn by gripmen c1940 and the front of a grip car.Mounted photograph onto a heavy cardboard backing.tramways, grip tram, cable trams, gripman, nicholson st, mmtb, uniforms -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Black & White Photograph/s and Printer Photograph Plate Block, c1970
... ... Cable Trams... Grip...Set of two photographs of the cable tram set collected and conserved by Alf Twentyman at his Northcote property, in Bastings St. .1 - Black and white photograph of the cable car set pushed out in the open with the garden alongside. Grip...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Trams tramways Cable Trams Grip Tram Northcote Gardens On rear of photograph "No. 8 see front" in pencil. ...Set of two photographs of the cable tram set collected and conserved by Alf Twentyman at his Northcote property, in Bastings St. .1 - Black and white photograph of the cable car set pushed out in the open with the garden alongside. Grip car 436 and trailer 586 - see http://www.tramway.org.au/collections_cable.html accessed 23/6/17 for details. .2 - Printer Photograph Plate Block - wood back with a zinc metal plate used for printing in a magazine or book showing the garden setting at Bastings St with the cable set in the view.On rear of photograph "No. 8 see front" in pencil.trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, northcote, gardens -
Melbourne Tram MuseumFunctional object - Tramcar component, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Bell cord - for a grip car bell, c1920?
... ... Cable Trams... Grip...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Trams tramways Cable Trams Grip Tram gripmen Bell Bell cord - for a grip car bell - consisting of a wooden turned handle fitted with a screw at the bottom, a length of sash cord and a cast iron end to which the rope has been glued or fastened into. ...Bell cord - for a grip car bell - consisting of a wooden turned handle fitted with a screw at the bottom, a length of sash cord and a cast iron end to which the rope has been glued or fastened into.trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, gripmen, bell -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - Tender Document, Tramway Board, Misc. Tramway Board contracts, 1916 - 1919
... ... Cable Trams... Grip...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Trams tramways Tramway Board Tenders Cable Trams Grip Tram Equipment Substation Cable Grip Cables Demolition Set of 23 tender documents, typed or duplicated, for the Tramway Board, typed or printed onto Foolscap sheets. ...Set of 23 tender documents, typed or duplicated, for the Tramway Board, typed or printed onto Foolscap sheets. Each give some detail of the contract, quantities, delivery and quality. Short titles are: .1 - Contract No. 4 - supply and delivery of wood paving blocks. .2 - No. 5 - steel castings .3 - No. 7 - rolled steel bars for grip dies .4 - No. 9 - rolled mild steel plates .5 - No. 10 - Kerosene oil .6 - No. 12 - Tar paving .7 - No. 13 - steel files .8 - No. 15 - iron castings .9 - No. 16 - cotton waste .10 - No. 18 - hemp rope .11 - No. 19 - tar oils .12 - No. 23 - steel wire rope (for cables) .13 - No. 24 - cotton waste .14 - No. 26 - iron castings .15 - No. 27 - purchase and removal of cottage at 87 Acland St St Kilda .16 - No. 28 - radial drilling machine .17 - No. 29 - steel castings .18 - No. 31 - paving blocks .19 - No. 33 - cotton waste .20 - No. 40 - substation building at Rathdown Street .21 - No. 47 - iron castings .22 - No. 54 - steel castings .23 - No. 72 - tar oils - from the Board's distilling works in Flinders St extension. Documents note scanned, just two samples.trams, tramways, tramway board, tenders, cable trams, grip tram, equipment, substation, cable grip, cables, demolition -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Black and White photograph, May. 2000
... Trams... tramways... Grip...Black and White photograph of Melbourne cable grip car decorated for the relief of Mafeking (South Africa), which occurred on the 17/5/1900 Mafeking is now spelt Mahikeng. Has on the side of the tram...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Trams tramways Grip Tram Decorated Trams Cable Trams On the rear in ink "Melbourne - Grip car decorated for the Relief of Mafeking 17/5/1900" with the Keith Kings stamp and S-A-156 Black and White photograph of Melbourne cable grip car decorated for the relief of Mafeking (South Africa), which occurred on the 17/5/1900 Mafeking is now spelt Mahikeng. ...Black and White photograph of Melbourne cable grip car decorated for the relief of Mafeking (South Africa), which occurred on the 17/5/1900 Mafeking is now spelt Mahikeng. Has on the side of the tram, an image of Colonel Baden Powell who defended the town against the Boer forces.On the rear in ink "Melbourne - Grip car decorated for the Relief of Mafeking 17/5/1900" with the Keith Kings stamp and S-A-156trams, tramways, grip tram, decorated trams, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPostcard, Myer, Myer Lonsdale St Warehouse with a grip car, early 1980's
... ... Cable Trams... Grip...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Trams tramways Lonsdale St Cable Trams Grip Tram Myer On rear in pencil "Purchased 21/6/1983" Black and white postcard, divided back with a photo of the Myer Lonsdale St Warehouse with a grip car in front prior to the construction of the 11 storey store. ...Black and white postcard, divided back with a photo of the Myer Lonsdale St Warehouse with a grip car in front prior to the construction of the 11 storey store. Card dated c1920. Has a number of motor vehicles and horse drawn vehicles in the view. Has space for a stamp on the rear and has card details and some notes about Myer itself.On rear in pencil "Purchased 21/6/1983"trams, tramways, lonsdale st, cable trams, grip tram, myer -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), 1935
... ... Cable Trams... Grip...grip car being transport on a jinker, pulled by three horses. Photo - Victoria Ave at the corner of Beaconsfield Pde - with the Bleak House Hotel in the background. Advised by Mal Rowe. From an email from Robert Green, 19-08-2021 - advised "The Herald of 10 May 1935, p.4 has the following little paragraph : Cable Tram Tableau Entitled “Transport Cavalcade”: Horse-laughs - real ones – were heard today when a team of horses, drawing a lorry upon which was a dis-used cable tram dummy sporting “Collins Street” upon the front and “South Melb Beach” at the rear, passed along Swanston Street. ...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Trams tramways Cable Trams Grip Tram Beaconsfield Parade Albert Park Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear. ...Black & White Photograph by the TMSV Sales of a former grip car being transport on a jinker, pulled by three horses. Photo - Victoria Ave at the corner of Beaconsfield Pde - with the Bleak House Hotel in the background. Advised by Mal Rowe. From an email from Robert Green, 19-08-2021 - advised "The Herald of 10 May 1935, p.4 has the following little paragraph : Cable Tram Tableau Entitled “Transport Cavalcade”: Horse-laughs - real ones – were heard today when a team of horses, drawing a lorry upon which was a dis-used cable tram dummy sporting “Collins Street” upon the front and “South Melb Beach” at the rear, passed along Swanston Street. Neddy’s superiority complex at seeing out these early manifestations of our mechanical age was heightened when the front wheel of a nearby motor-truck fell off." Image has been reproduced from a movie - Commuting by Cable?Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, beaconsfield parade, albert park -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1938
... ... Cable Trams... Grip...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Trams tramways Cable Trams Grip Tram Nicholson St North Fitzroy Bundy clock Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear and "1938" on the rear in pencil. ...Black & White Photograph by the TMSV Sales of a cable car set being hauled out of the North Fitzroy depot, Nicholson St, c1938 by a horse. Normally a tractor was used for this purpose. Note the large drainage pit on the gutter and that the grip mechanism has been lifted out plus the Bundy clock on the depot wall. Photo print was printed backwards - image i2 has been corrected. Image has been reproduced from a movie - Commuting by Cable?Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear and "1938" on the rear in pencil.trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, nicholson st, north fitzroy, bundy clock -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Set of 5 Black & White Photograph/s, Cable tram operations
... ... Cable Trams... Grip...Trams tramways Cable Trams Grip Tram Cables Winding house Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear with some notes in pencil on the rear as shown above. ...1 - employee with a uniform cap - could be a shunter - lifting the cable into the adjacent grip car. Marked on rear as "Lonsdale St" .2 - worker in a cable pulley maintenance pit oiling the mechanism - note the other pits. Has put a "Danger" sing out on the roadway. Marked on rear "Bourke and Spring St 1938" Two copies held and one digital image from a scene shot. .3 - a worker watching the cable entering a winding house looking for damage - what a boring job! Marked on rear as "Checking cables 1938" .4 - communications pillar - or box - to communicate with the winding house .5 - photos shows the grip in the roadway Images have been reproduced from a movie - Commuting by Cable?Yields information of the cable tram operations c1938.Series of five Black & White Photographs by the TMSV Sales and one digital image from Commuting by Cable. Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear with some notes in pencil on the rear as shown above.trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, cables, winding house -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
... ... Cable Trams... Grip...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Trams tramways Cable Trams Grip Tram Cables Cable Grip Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear. ...Black & White Photograph by the TMSV Sales of a poster / drawings showing the operation of the Grip Kicker Gear - which when activated forced the cable from the grip, such as when crossing over another cable. Refers to a model of this apparatus.Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, cables, cable grip -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Set of 2 - Shunting cable trams - Brunswick, Wal Larsen, May 1914
... tram 41...trams...grip...The first shows a horse pulling a bogie tram trailer into the car house while the second shows the grip being pushed in by hand. ...Note the raised position of the grip when this shunting task is performed - 1920s. Yields information about the shunting of cable trams at the Brunswick car house or depot. tramways tramcars cable trams Brunswick Brunswick Depot car house shunting MMTB tram 41 trams grip Second copy has "Photo from W H Larsen" written on the back. ...The two photographs show cable trams being shunted into the Brunswick Cable Tram Depot or car house from Sydney Road. The first shows a horse pulling a bogie tram trailer into the car house while the second shows the grip being pushed in by hand. Note the raised position of the grip when this shunting task is performed - 1920s. Yields information about the shunting of cable trams at the Brunswick car house or depot.Set of two black and white copy photographs with adhesive marks on the rear. Two copies of each held. Second copy has "Photo from W H Larsen" written on the back.tramways, tramcars, cable trams, brunswick, brunswick depot, car house, shunting, mmtb, tram 41, trams, grip -
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. ...Yields infomation about a Sydney cable tram grip car. Trams tramways Cable Trams Sydney Sydney Tram museum tram 448 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. ...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 MuseumPhotograph - Cable grip mechanism, N Williams, 1920s
... trams...Cable Grip...Photograph shows a Melbourne cable tram grip with a section of cable in the jaws. ...Yields information about the Melbourne cable tram grip. tramcars tramways cable trams Cable Grip In ink "26" and "K McC" Black and white photograph with notes on rear. ...Photograph shows a Melbourne cable tram grip with a section of cable in the jaws. See also item 3525 for a similar photo.Yields information about the Melbourne cable tram grip.Black and white photograph with notes on rear.In ink "26" and "K McC"tramcars, tramways, cable trams, cable grip -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1910
... Black and white copy print of a bogie cable trailer and grip car tram in Elizabeth Street, c1900 along with a horse drawn vehicle alongside. ...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Trams tramways Cable Trams Bogie Cable Trailers Elizabeth St Collins St On rear in ink "Melbourne, Bogie cable trailer in Elizabeth St City. Probably about." Has a Keith Kings Collection stamp. Black and white copy print of a bogie cable trailer and grip ...Black and white copy print of a bogie cable trailer and grip car tram in Elizabeth Street, c1900 along with a horse drawn vehicle alongside. At the corner with Collins Street. Royal Bank building on the corner.On rear in ink "Melbourne, Bogie cable trailer in Elizabeth St City. Probably about." Has a Keith Kings Collection stamp.trams, tramways, cable trams, bogie cable trailers, elizabeth st, collins st -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Cable tram grip car or dummy at Collins and Spencer Sts, 1928
... Cable tram grip car or dummy at Collins and Spencer Sts....Photograph shows a cable tram grip car or dummy shunting in Collins St at the Spencer St terminus, 1928. ...Photograph Cable tram grip car or dummy at Collins and Spencer Sts. ...Photograph shows a cable tram grip car or dummy shunting in Collins St at the Spencer St terminus, 1928. Has the State Savings Bank, now the Batman Hill Hotel and a truck sales dealer in the background. Thee are two uniformed crew around the tram. Yields information about the Collins St cable tram terminus.Small black and white print with note on rear. On Kodak paper.In pencil "1928 cable tram dummy shunting at Spencer St near Rway station"tramcars, tramways, cable trams, collins st -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Newspaper, Herald Sun, "The Steam roller won", 11/4/1923
... On rear in ink "M&MTB Damaged cable tram grip car, result of an accident with a steam roller in Victoria St North Richmond, on 10/4/1923. ...Yields information about damage to a grip car and lifting the grip out of position. tramways trams cable trams accidents Victoria St On rear in ink "M&MTB Damaged cable tram grip car, result of an accident with a steam roller in Victoria St North Richmond, on 10/4/1923. ...Photo shows a damaged grip car with bent staunchions and the grip mechanism being lifted with a block and tackle by a uniformed tramway man. The actual cutting notes that a lady's leg was injured in the incident.Yields information about damage to a grip car and lifting the grip out of position.Black and white print notes on the rear.On rear in ink "M&MTB Damaged cable tram grip car, result of an accident with a steam roller in Victoria St North Richmond, on 10/4/1923. Copy ex 'Sun' 11/4/23 in C Craig Collection. (15/7/71) and K S KIngs stamp with number '95-21'. "tramways, trams, cable trams, accidents, victoria st -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph, Northcote cable tram 3
... The photograph shows a Northcote cable tram set - grip car and trailer No. 3. The trailer is lettered - Clifton Hill - Northcote & Preston. ...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne The photograph shows a Northcote cable tram set - grip car and trailer No. 3. The trailer is lettered - Clifton Hill - Northcote & Preston. ...The photograph shows a Northcote cable tram set - grip car and trailer No. 3. The trailer is lettered - Clifton Hill - Northcote & Preston. The background has been whited out though possibly a conductor and the gripman can be seen. For the story of the Northcote line, see the Museum's article - Northcote: the on again, off again cable tramway in the references.Yields information about the Northcote cable trams before they were merged with the MMTB.Photograph, black and white, plain papertrams, tramways, cable tram, northcote, clifton hill, tram 3 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - Report, Miles Pierce, "Cable Trams in Melbourne - a Major Nineteenth Century Engineering Achievement", Apr. 2017
... ... Grip Tram...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. ...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. ...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
