Letters from Victorian railway authorities containing information and publication extracts forwarded to Mr. J. Rodaughan, 26 Old Lilydale Road, Ringwood East in response to requests for information associated with Lilydale Railway Line history.The line from Hawthorn to Camberwell opened on 3 April, 1882, Camberwell to Lilydale opened on 1 December, 1882. Box Hill, Ringwood and Croydon stations opened on 1 December, 1882. Croydon was originally called Warrandyte station until the name was changed to Croydon on 1 August, 1884. Nunawading was originally called Tunstall and opened on 4 June, 1888. The name was changed to Nunawading on 1 November, 1945.

Newspaper cutting from "The Age Wednesday 16 July 1999 titled "Pledge for safety, style and comfort" about the new investment in public transport vehicles for suburban rail and tram services. Gives information on costs, images of proposed vehicles and some interior images. Notes National Express, Bayside trains, Yarra Trams, Swanston Trams, Metrolink, Hillside Trains and Melbourne Transport Enterprises. Report by Sushi Das Transport Reportertrams, tramways, colour schemes, livery, yarra trams, new trams, swanston trams, national express, hillside trains, bayside trains, metrolink

Pamphlet - four fold - special size - full colour titled "Catching the Met? - This is your first stop." giving the list of Metcard shops in central and suburban Melbourne, along with maps of the tram and train systems. The maps show both Yarra and Swanston trams with route numbers along with Bayside and Hillside trains and the various ticket zones at the time. The number of car parking spots at each station also shown. On the rear is general information about Metcard with ticket machines, and validators. List dated effective from April 1999.trams, tramways, maps, metcard, yarra trams, swanston trams, hillside trains, bayside trains, tickets

1 - Magazine 23-10-1997, Vol 5 No. 20 - issued by the Public Transport Corporation announcing the split up of The Met into the parts that facilitated the later franchising of the trains and trams. Created Yarra Trams and Swanston Trams and Hillside and Bayside trains. Includes a map of the two systems, lists the senior positions and their names. Includes the launch of Principal Drivers for trains, sporting news, operator performance delivery statistics, Transcom adverts and Bairnsdale line upgrade. 2 - Turning Point - Vol 4, No. 8 - 16/5/1996 - general news, item re Ballarat Tramway Museum crews who work for the PTC, service delivery statistics.Yields inforamation about split up of the PTC in readiness for future franchising. Magazine - three fold to A4 sheet, printed in two colours.tramways, tramcars, yarra trams, swanston trams, ptc, bayside trains, hillside trains, management, managers, btm

Set of 8 A4 photocopies of various newspaper articles or letters to the Editor about the introduction of the Metcard ticketing system onto Public transport in Victoria during 1998. .1 - "Revenge fantasies inspired by the ticket machines from hell" - The Age - 16-4-1998 - written by Garry Linnell about ticket machines, passengers, Metcards and ticket inspectors. .2 - :Dangerous Prank" - The Age - 12-6-1998 - about children riding backs of trams and lack of conductors. .3 - "Tram conduct deserves reward" - Herald Sun - 5/6/1998 - about assisting elderly passengers with Metcard. .4 - "Victim of those machines" - The Age - 22/6/1998 - about a man being injured on the tram while trying to buy a ticket from a machine. Also has Tender adverts for a Central Control building for train management - Bayside trains and Redevelopment of Flinders St station - Hillside trains. .5 - "Trouble on the Tracks" - The Age - 14-2-1998, written by Virginia Trioli - re removal of tram conductors, fare evasion and ticket machines. .6 - "A day it was on for young and old on a city tram" - The Age - 13-7-1998 - written by Nicole Brady about loud music on trams. .7 - "Trams roll, crowds boo, Jeff's Jukebox plays on" - The Age - 30-7-1998 - David Austin about ticket machines and issues - notes Sheffield and removal of ticket machines from shelters. .8 - "A sudden stop" - The Age - 3-8-1998 about an accident on a tram.trams, tramways, ptc, metcard, trams, railways, ticket inspectors, conductors, one man trams, accidents, passengers

Set of six reports - A4 full colour centre stapled titled "Track Record", giving performance reports on Victoria's Train and Tram services for Swanston Trams, Yarra Trams, Bayside Trains, Hillside Trains and V/line passenger. Each report has a table of contents with introduction by the Minister - Peter Batchelor Report look at punctuality and reliability, payments to and from franchises and customer satisfaction. All have a feedback tear out form. .1 - April 2000 - 16 pages + cover - see image i1 and i2 for cover and table of contents. .2 - No. 2 - July 2000 - 16 pages + cover. .3 - No. 3 - October 2000 - 16 pages + cover .4 - No. 4 - December 2000 - 24 pages + cover see i4 for cover and table of contents .5 - No. 5 - April 2001 - 24 pages + cover .6 - No. 6- June 2001 - ditto .7 - 3 fold DL pamphlet, titled "Track Record - how good are you train and tram services" - detailing 1999 results, with a message from The Transport Minister Peter Batchelor - see images 6 and 7 This series continued to be published until about 2019 and was available on the PTV website. Other issues were seen for down load on sites such as https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/24433588/track-record-public-transport-victoria The last printed version appears to be No. 74, Jan - Mar 2018. It then went to a digital platform that at the time of this update 15/1/2020, stops at Jan - March 2019. See Reg Item 5538 for issues 7 to 17.trams, tramways, public transport, franchising, ptc, privatisation, passengers, minister for transport, timetables, swanston trams, yarra trams

View is looking northwest from the hillside just north of Allendale Road. The long rectangular house in the upper left is No. 22 Challenger Street, Diamond Creek, right at the sharp turn into Price Court. On the track in the straight section heading northwest are two small bridges where the track crosses the Diamond Creek, each fitted with derailment guard rails to prevent severe derailments should a train come off the tracks whilst crossing the culverts. Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparency471m, allendale road, challenger street, derailment guard rail, diamond creek, hurstbridge line, price court, red rattler, red rattler single carriage, single motor carriage, tait train

The train line from the city to Mordialloc was built which opened up the land for housing development. The section bounded by Peterson Street Telford Street and Highett Road is now Peterson Street Reserve.Example of the progress of the Municipality of MoorabbinAdvertising flyer for auction of real estate sales - plan of building blocks for saleSmith's Estate, Highett - J. F. Bradyhighett, real estate, highett road, hillside street (no longer exists), peterson st, frederico st, tolhurst st (no longer exists), wickham road, danson street, peterson street reserve

The first engines to run on the Colac-Beech Forest line between 1900 and 1902 as work trains were A Class locomotives, otherwise known as 'Coffee Pots'. They were based and serviced at Colac, but coal stages were erected at Barongarook and Wimba water tanks because of the lengthy periods of waiting time required to unload sleepers and rails or to load ballast.An A Class train on a revetment hauling timber and men to build the Colac-Beech Forest railway, with a steep hillside in the background.. B/W.colac; beech forest; railway; timber;

Kawarren was an early timber and limestone loading point. Timber was shipped in by Watson and Facey, Condon Brothers, and Coppock, amongst others, some of which had tramways up to 6.5 km long to the station. Bushfires roared through the area in 1939 and made the area unworkable. An outcrop of limestone existed near Kawarren but it was not until the railway was built that it became workable. 360 metres north of Kawarren station two then three kilns were erected, and later a shed and covered area over a short length of the rail siding in order to prevent rain damage to the lime while it was being loaded. Sluicing was introduced, and the tramway was extended further when the quarry ate deeper into the hillside. Limestone traffic of around 2,000 tonnes each year kept the station busy until the trade ceased in 1957.B/W. On the 14 December 1958 at Kawarren an UP goods train shunts on the siding. A man is talking to the engine driver while another man approaches the engine.kawarren; railways; timber; lime;