Photocopy of a three page article relating to the light railway that ran from Parramatta River Sydney to Mellor's Meadowbank factory, that appeared in 'Light Railways' magazine No. 143 of Oct. 1998, pages 3 to 5. Included in article is a stylised illustration of the factory and its location, photographs of two surviving Meadowbank Manufacturing Builders plates from NSWGT tramcars (J class and P 1667). Site now part of Meadowbank TAFE college.trams, tramways, meadowbank, tramcar manufacture, light railways, railway vehicle manufacture

The tram was built by Meadowbank Manufacturing Co. Sydney in 1915 for the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust as their No. 66. Sold to the Melbourne Electric Supply Co (MESCo) Geelong in 1927 and ran as their No. 25. After two spectacular derailments in Aphrasia St during 1950 and 1951, at almost the same location, the tram was renumbered to No. 28 to reassure the public it was safe! MESCo was taken over by the SECV in 1930. It was little used between 1951 and 1956 when the system was abandoned and the body sold to a framer in Little River. In 1983 the donor purchased the body and subsequently undertook the reconstruction to its former SECV format and livery of green and cream. It has been fitted temporarily for display purposes, with an unmotored Brill 21E truck. Photo 2024 by Photo Benjamin Boehle Mitchell at the Museum's offsite store.It is one of several Meadowbank built tramcars in Museums, but the only one in the SECV Geelong livery and format. The destination indicators used by Geelong have been retained.A four wheel tram car - Single truck, drop ends, built as an open California combinationtrams, geelong, mesco, secv, tram 28

One of a number of this type of tram still in working order in Australian tramway museums. Has no motors. Interior one of the few given a paint finish by SEC, others are varnished. Has timber panelled sides.Single truck (4 wheels), drop ends, modified open California combination to closed car, with 4 doors, 2 at either end, longitudinal seats, sliding internal doors, air brakes. - electric motors removed. Acquired from the Daylesford Historical Society. For an article on the tram see the Oct. 2018 issue of Fares Please! and the Museum Fleet page on the website. See Fares Please - Oct. 1977, Destination City, Destination Eaglehawk, BTPS Annual Reports and March 1980 Fares Please!trams, tram 11

Single truck (4 wheels), drop ends, modified open California combination - to close car with 4 doors, 2 at either end, longitudinal seats, sliding doors internally, air brakes. For an article on the tram see issue of Fares Please Feb. 2019. Image used by Bill Scott. See Destination City, Destination Eaglehawktrams, tram 14

Single truck (4 wheels), drop end tram, modified open California combination- to closed car with 4 doors, 2 at either end, longitudinal seats, sliding internal doors, air brakes. For an article on the tram and progress during 2018 see October 2018 issue of Fares Please!. Image used by Mal Rowe 21/9/2019. See Destination Eaglehawk, Destination City.trams, tram 11

Tram 19 was built in 1915 by Meadowbank Manufacturing Sydney. It was a single truck dropend closed combination. It came to Ballarat in 1931 and then tranferred to Bendigo in 1960 and became their tram number 7.Black and white photographDate 16 Jan 71 on backtram 19, 1915, meadowbank manufacturing, sydney, ballarat 1931, bendigo 1960, number 7, campbell duncan, photographer

Photograph shoew three trams in the SEC Depot shed. Numbers on two trams are identifiable but the third is not. The tram in the centre is Number 41. This was built in 1914 by Duncan and Fraser, Adelaide. Originally in Geelong and came to Ballarat when their trams stopped running in 1956. When Ballarat trams stopped in 1971, Tram 41 went to Horsham City Council for the Wimmera River Improvement League. The tram converted and became a smokers' lounge within Olde Horsham Restaurant. Still operating today. Tram 11 is on the righthand side. It was built in 1915 by Meadowbank Manufacturing Company Sydney. It was first part of the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust fleet. It came to Ballarat in 1936 after being in Geelong. In 1971 the Ballarat trams stopped running and No.11 tram went to Daylesford and District Historical Museum. The Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society acquired the tram in 1977. In 1995 this became the Ballarat Tramway Museum.Black and white photograph tram 41, sec depot, duncan and fraser, 1914, geelong, ballarat, 1956, horsham city council, smokers' lounge, olde horsham restaurant, tram 11, 1915, meadowbank manufacturing, sydney, prahran and malvern tramways trust, 1936, 1971, daylesford and district historical musem, 1977, ballarat tramway museum, 1995