Set of three slides of BTPS moving trams 38 and 40 from the old SECV Depot to the BTPS depot on the temporary access track 22-7-1972. See also items 10258 & 3024 for other colour photographs. See September 72 issue of Fares please for dates that the work was undertaken - from Tuesday to Sunday. 1 - 38 and 40 on the temporary access track 2 - 38 being winched 3 - dittoYields information about the BTPS moving bogie trams into its new depot.Colour Slide - Kodak cardboard mounts - set of 3Have the photographer's slide number written on them. "13/72/4 to 6"tramways, btps, moving trams, tram 38, tram 40, trackwork

Set of four slides of BTPS shunting or moving trams around at the old SECV depot Jan. 1972 in order to remove "0 Road" points. 1 - 27 on 1 road, with Clyde Croft standing in the driver's position 2 - John Withers land rover moving 27 with Richard Gilbert looking on 3 - 28 being pushed out with Bill Jessup 4 - 28 showing the accident damage incurred prior to closure and the entry to the tennis courts.Yields information about the BTPS shunting trams at the old depot in order to remove "0 road" points.Colour Slide - Kodak cardboard mounts - set of 4Have the photographer's slide number written on them. "1/72/12 to 15"tramways, btps, secv depot, shunting trams, moving trams, tram 27, tram 28

Set of 20 No. 35mm Agfa colour blue and white plastic mount slide - of the move of Ballarat trams 38 and 40 from the old SEC Depot to the new BTPS depot, via the temporary access track on Tuesday 18 July 1972. .1 - Front of SEC depot with 38 and 40 still in shed, with back part demolished. .2 - No. 40 towed out of the depot by John Withers land rover. Noel Gipps taking photo. .3 - ditto .4 - No. 38 being towed out. .5 - No. 40 being towed out .6 - No. 38 departing Depot Junction .7 - No. 40 departing Depot Junction - the last tram. .8 - ditto, being towed along Wendouree Parade .9 - ditto tow .10 - being towed through Gardens Loop .11 - No. 38 being slewed across Wendouree Parade on channels .12 - No. 38 onto the access track. .13 - ditto, with 40 still on Wendouree Parade. .14 - No. 40 is being readied. .15 - No. 38 well up the access track. .16 - No. 40 is slewed across the road. .17 - No. 40 at right angles to the track - note the pole. .18 - No. 38 near the level crossing, with 28 and 14 outside the depot. .19 - No. 14, Bob Davies truck, 38 and 40 on the access track. .20 - Nos. 28 and 14 waiting to go into No. 1 road. See Fares Please!, September 1972.tramways, trams, depot, btps, moving trams, wendouree parade, tram 38, tram 40, tram 28, tram 14

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, dated Tuesday 7/3/1972 titled "Moving trams to a museum?". Advertising feature? about the transportation of two Ballarat trams to Adelaide for the Australian Electric Transport Museum. Notes the transportation of trams 34 and 21 to Adelaide by Mayne Nickless. One of a large group of newspaper cuttings from John Bainbridge, 7/4/02.mayne nickless, aetm, adelaide, transporting trams

Set of 10 slides of moving trams from Wendouree Parade and preparing rails - Photo by David Frost, 7/1972. 1 - view of temporary track from Wendouree Parade 2 - the future depot fan - a muddy mess with Warren Doubleday and Noel Gipps 3 - tram 26 in the building 4 - ditto 5 - trams 27 and 14 have moved in 6 - trams 38 and 40 being moved on the temporary track 7 - the temporary track for 3 road with Hal Cain sawing a rail 8 - all hands watching 38 move over a joint 9 - David Frost on the rail saw 10 - Starting to set up the next phase of trackwork.Yields information about moving trams to the BTPS Depot and setting up for the future.Colour Slide - Kodak cardboard mountstramways, btps, track work, depot, tram 38, tram 40, tram 27, tram 14

Yields information about the transfer of trams to storage at the B Power Station following closure of the SEC Ballarat system.Set of 11 Kodachrome cardboard slides of the relocation of No. 30 and 32 from the SEC Ballarat Depot the SEC Ballarat B Power station yard 4/10/1971 - See Reg Item 3929 for list of dates of tram disposal. .1 - SEC owned truck leaving with No. 30 on board .2 - ditto with No. 30 turning into Wendouree Parade .3 - ditto .4 - ditto arriving B Power station yard with the chimney in the background - note still has its truck attached to the tram. .5 - At the yard with the tram jacked up to release the truck. .6 - No. 30 about to be lowered. .7 - Lil Butler? standing on the step of No. 30. ,8 - No. 30 on the ground - on blocks. .9 - No. 32 loaded onto a truck at the depot. .10 - turning onto Wendouree Parade with No. 32 .11 - No. 30 and 32 at the SEC B Power Station yard Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, sec, depot, tram disposal, transporting trams, power station, tram 30, tram 32

Tram being moved by truck prior to track constructionYields information about methods of moving trams at the museum Digital photograph of a large articulated truck moving Tram 18 from the workshop into the new museum building. A man uses a pole to lift the overhead wire to give the tram clearance.btm, moving trams, tram 18, ballarat

Copies of reports and notes prepared by Hal Cain on the moving of trams to the new depot, depot access track construction and the construction of the depot. All on foolscap sheets, toner photocopies, with punched holes on the left hand edge. 914.1 - copy of a memo on the method of moving tramcars from the old SEC Depot to the Society's new building. Written on BTPS letterhead (see item 913) over two sheets of paper. Photocopied onto a single foolscap sheet of paper. In top right hand corner has notation "written by HAL 22/12/71". Last point - number 9 did not copy well and has lost most of last line - see 914.2 (Note by WAD - basis of method used for the movement of the first tram, but found to be very difficult and likely to damage the tramcars. Led to the laying of a temporary access track to the edge of the Wendouree Parade, which was used for the movement of the following five tramcars.) 914.2 - as for 914.1 but includes good text of point 9. 914.3 - copy of a report written by Hal Cain about the "Construction of connecting track in South Gardens Reserve from the Society's Depot to Wendouree Parade". On foolscap paper, with two punch holes in the left hand edge. In top right hand corner has notation "written by HAL 22/12/71". (two copies held) 914.4 - copy of a report written by Hal Cain on the: a - quotation received by the Society for the erection of the its Tram Depot b - Formation of the BTPS Cooperative c - Progress of the Preservation Society to date. On foolscap paper, with two punch holes in the left hand edge. In top right hand corner has notation "written by HAL 22/12/71". (two copies held) trams, tramways, btps, btps depot, track construction, btps co-operative

Pamphlet, DL size on white paper, featuring W2 384, advertising the Old Treasury Building exhibition titled "Trams Moving Pictures" - open till August 2013. Details the exhibition, has contact details logos. Has an image of a V class tram on the rear. See Reg Item 860 for another earlier version.trams, tramways, transporting art, decorated trams, exhibitions, tram 384

Pamphlet - special size - printed on orange paper, four fold titled "Getting Trams Moving - Improved Traffic Management on Tram Routes" giving details of new road traffic regulations for line marking on roads used by trams. Gives background to the work, traffic signals controlled by SCRAM and dates. Has diagrams of the various roads and line markings. Published by the Ministry of Transport 1984.trams, tramways, traffic control, traffic lights, tramways, rta

Melbourne Art Trams On the rear is a photo of the SW5 731 Lindsay Dumbrell Transporting Art Tram. Brook Andrew Jon Campbell Bindi Cole Rose Nolan David Wadelton Joining forces Luke Cornish Frey Pitt.1 - pamphlet, folded sheet to give a DL size, blue background titled "Melbourne Art Trams" - Oct. 2013 to April 2014, vote for your favourite tram in the People's choice awards! - part of the Melbourne festival. Notes the Transporting Art trams. Inside the pamphlet are images of the artwork on 8 different trams including the artist names and title of the work if any. Has Yarra Trams, PTV, Arts Victoria and Victorian Govt. logos. .2 - pamphlet, DL size on white paper, featuring W2 602, advertising the Old Treasury Building exhibition titled "Trams Moving Pictures" - 17/12/2012 to mid August 2013. Details the exhibition, has contact details logos.trams, tramways, yarra trams, transporting art, decorated trams, exhibitions

Set of 9 digital images of BTPS moving tram 33 from Hamilton to the Sebastopol depot or store - 28/4/1988 .1 - 33 stored in the building at the Hamilton Pastoral Museum - 24/4/1977 .2 - 33 moved out ready for lifting .3 - ditto .4 - being lifted by a Barry James crane - 28/4/1977 .5 - on the truck .6 - leaving the Hamilton Museum ,7 - on the road .8 - ditto .9 - placed outside the Sebastopol store - was placed in the shed soon after the sheet of metal was removed.trams, tramways, btps, hamilton, moving trams, tram acquisition, sebastopol, tram 33

Black and white photograph print of a photo that appeared in The Courier, Ballarat 19/6/1972 of the moving of tram 26 into the depot. Note use of steel channels and rails on their side. Assisting is Bob Davies' crane. See Reg. Item 1788 for further details and of the newspaper cutting that the photo appeared in. Taken on Sat. 17 June 1972. See Information for Members (BTPS) - June - July 1972 and Sept. 1972.On rear in purple stamp "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited"trams, tramways, btps, moving trams, tram 26

Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat 17/6/1972 of the moving of tram 26 into the depot the previous day. Has photo of tram 26 at Gardens Loop with a "TRAM DISPLAY" sign at the end. Caption notes as being moved from the old to the new depot. Quotes BTPS Vice President, Mr. M. Calnin about the move, the future plans and interest created during the move. Article also mentions that the old depot is to be auctioned by the SEC that day (17/6/1972). Demolition commenced within one month - see Reg. item 1791. Gives details of the move arrangements. See Reg. item 1788 and 1792 for further references and Information for Members (BTPS) - June-July 1972 and Sept. 1972. btps, moving trams, gardens loop

Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat 19/6/1972 of the moving of tram 26 into the depot. Has photo of tram 26 being moved into the depot using steel channels and rails on their side. Also Bob Davies crane in photo assisting with move. The method of moving 26 was slow and difficult, having derailed it at the depot access road and dragged it up the road and then onto steel channels pushing it into the shed. Information to members for June-July 1972 gives the moving date as 16 June and completed on 17 June. The other trams were not moved until temporary track had been laid between the depot and the kerb in Wendouree Parade, roughly along the same route as the depot access track. The September 1972 issue gives full details of the move and the date. The photo was taken on Sat. 17 June. See Reg Item No. 1858 for Courier Print of the photo. Second copy added 5/11/2018 from donation of Glenise Kellett. See Information for Members (BTPS) - June-July 1972 and Sept. 1972."June 19 -1972" in top right hand cornerbtps, moving trams

Yields information about the transfer of tram 18 to Victory Park Sebastopol.Set of 22 Agfa blue and white plastic mount slides of tram 18 being moved to Victory Park for the Borough of Sebastopol - 30/9/1971. See Reg Item 2909 for the actual Newspaper cutting and 3778 for a photograph of the move. See Reg Item 3929 for list of dates of tram disposal, though this item gives the date as 2/10/71 .1 - No. 18 parked on the depot fan, with E. Davis alongside. .2 - group of 6 men standing alongside 18 - left to right - N. Lorensini, ? W. Trusler, S. Lakey, B.Peart and E. Davis .3 - tram being driven into Wendouree Parade. .4 - ditto .5 - turning from Macarthur St into Drummond St south with a SEC bucket truck following. .6 - ditto - with the Lisette Beauty Salon on the corner. .7 - Drummond St North .8 - Coupling a SEC tractor to the tram with the Ballarat Base Hospital in the background. .9 - Ditto with S. Lakey cleaning out the points. .10 - being towed across Sturt St .11 - being towed along Drummond St South .12 - workmen at Victory Park preparing the section of track. .13 - ditto .14 - being derailed near Vickers St with an Alsco Linen Service van in the background - note the overhead appears to have been removed. .15 - towing the tram across Albert St. .16 - towing the tram along Victory St, .17 - ditto .18 - moving steel channel along the street, with a tram sitting on one already. .19 - moving the tram .20 - ditto .21 - turning the track to align up with the storage track. .22 - Group of 7 men (see slide 2 for some of the names) and three children with the tram in position. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. See also Reg Item 6857 for a digital image. ballarat, tramways, trams, sec, depot, tram disposal, sebastopol, victory park, albert st, moving trams, drummond st, macarthur st, tram 18

Black and White newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of Transferring No. 27 to the BTPS depot, while parked at depot junction. Has the destination of "Mt Pleasant" and a "Twin Lakes" front dash panel advertisement. Photo taken 16/7/1972, published 18/7/1972. See Reg. Item 1790 for the photo used in the newspaper clipping. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos BTM era" (Archive Documents) for source of details. .1 - actual cutting from The Courier, with the caption "A tram in Ballarat is an unusual sight these days. This tram, which ran to Mt Pleasant is being transferred to the trams preservation site."tramways, trams, btps, moving trams, depot junction, tram 27

Yields information about the ESCo tram fleet after the initial operations, fitting of destination signs, tramcar numbers, crew uniforms and appearance of Wendouree Parade, c1906, Black and White photograph of No. 40 being lifted onto a truck in Wendouree Parade, at the old loop, 29/11/1979, to go to Melbourne - see page 2 of November 1979 Fares Please! and email (Other information) from Peter Winspur dated 24/07/12 for further details. The Courier Ballarat photo. See December 1980 Fares Please!Has The Courier stamp on rear.trams, tramways, btps, moving trams, tram 40

Photograph of No.25 being loaded onto the Yellow Express Low Loader within the depot - 6-10-1960. Has Les Denmead standing alongside. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negative. See Reg Items 1478, 5241, 5242, 7759 and 7766 for a series of 5 photos of this event.Yields information about the loading and departure of Ballarat No. 25 to Bendigo in 1960.Negative and Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album On rear of photograph in ink "SEC, Ballarat Loading No. 25 for Bendigo onto Yellow Express Loader - Wendouree Depot Ballarat 6-10-1960." and in top Right hand corner Wal Jack stamp with "T255" written in.trams, tramways, transporting trams, yellow express, bendigo, moving trams, tram 25

Photograph of No.25 loaded onto the Yellow Express Low Loader outside the depot - 6-10-1960. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negative See Reg Items 1478, 5241, 5242, 7759 and 7766 for a series of 5 photos of this event.Yields information about the loading and departure of Ballarat No. 25 to Bendigo in 1960.Negative and Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album On rear of photograph in ink "SEC, Ballarat Loading No. 25 on Loader for Bendigo in depot yards Wendouree 6-10-1960." and in top Right hand corner Wal Jack stamp with "T256" written in.trams, tramways, transporting trams, yellow express, bendigo, moving trams, tram 25

Photograph of No.25 in Wendouree Parade, departing for Bendigo 6-10-1960, Photo Wal Jack. See image i2 for rear of photograph.Yields information about the loading and departure of Ballarat No. 25 to Bendigo in 1960.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat AlbumOn rear of photograph in ink "SEC, Ballarat Loading No. 25 on Yellow Express road transport en route to Bendigo near Wendouree depot 6-10-1960." and in top Right hand corner Wal Jack stamp with "T258" written in.trams, tramways, transporting trams, yellow express, bendigo, wendouree parade, moving trams, tram 25

Yields information about the period leading up to the last day of SEC tramway operations in Ballarat including the voices of four long term BTM members. Includes video of many aspects of the tramway - produced by BTV6 originally.Digital Movie made produced by Sam Boon for the 50th anniversary of closure of the Ballarat SEC system 19/9/1971. Features voices of Warren Doubleday, Carolyn Cleak, Graeme Cleak, Richard Gilbert and film from the BTV6 / WinTV archives. Includes trams 41, 27, 42, 36, 28, 21 (as the Showboat tram), 11, 26, 33, 40 and 39. Includes scenes in Sturt St, City, Gardens, Post Office, Bridge St, Lydiard St. Includes shots of Graeme Evan and Gavin Young Night photos of the last tram to Sebastopol Inspector checking tickets Towing trams from the old to the new depot 18 as the Neon tram Movie - 698Mb, See AV Files/Reg Item 8192 for the movie itself Image 8192i used as a reference point.trams, tramways, btm, closure, btv, win tv, last day, moving trams

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, dated Saturday, 17 June 1972, titled "Ballarat Trams are on the Move". Reports on the move of tram No. 26 from the SEC Depot to the BTPS depot the previous day. Quotes Society Vice-president, Mr. M. Calnin. Took all day to complete the move on one of the trams. Three other trams had been moved to the loop during the afternoon. Has a photo of No. 26 at the Gardens Loop. One of a large group of newspaper cuttings from John Bainbridge, 7/4/02.depot, buildings, btps, moving trams, gardens loop

Photograph of tram 25 leaving for Bendigo. Shows Yellow Express Mack prime mover GPU 328 with Ballarat Tram No. 25 loaded and leaving the depot. Tram has destination box removed. Also the process of fitting the dash canopy lighting had commenced, with the small white stripe painted under the windows. Also would appear trolley pole base has been removed. Taken 6/10/1960. See also Reg Item 1478 - this is a different image and 7763i for Bendigo 1 in the depot and 7766 for the truck leaving. See Reg Items 1478, 5241, 5242, 7759 and 7766 for a series of 5 photos of this event.Yields information about Ballarat No. 25 leaving the depot for Bendigo Oct. 1960.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file.trams, tramways, yellow express, transporting trams, moving trams, bendigo, tram 25

Photograph of No 25 loaded on a Yellow Express truck leaving for Bendigo in Wendouree Parade. Note the white strip under the driver's window - the tram was being fitted with dash canopy lighting and yellow stripes at the time of its transfer. See Reg Items 1478, 5241, 5242, 7759 and 7766 for a series of 5 photos of this event.Yields information about Ballarat tram No. 25 departing for Bendigo in Wendouree Parade.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file. trams, tramways, yellow express, transporting trams, moving trams, bendigo, tram 25

Yields information about the relocation of the bogie trams from the old SEC depot to the new BTPS depot in the gardens and partly how it was done.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of the transferring bogie cars to the BTPS depot. No. 38 has been moved across the road, while No. 40 is behind John Withers Land rover. Photo taken 18/7/1972, published 19/7/1972. See Reg. Item 1792 for the photo used in the newspaper clipping. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos BTM era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.tramways, trams, btps, moving trams, depot junction, tram 38, tram 40

Newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of transferring No. 27 to the BTPS depot, while parked at the future depot junction. Has the destination of "Mt Pleasant" and a "Twin Lakes" front dash panel advertisement. Photo taken 16/7/1972, published 18/7/1972. See item 1790 for the actual cutting.Yields information about BTPS No. 27 in 1972 while being moved from the old SEC Depot to the BTPS Depot.Black and White copy photograph.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, btps, moving trams, depot junction, tram 27

Yields information about the basis of the swap of tramcars that took place during Oct. 1960 between Ballarat and Bendigo and the reasons for it.Photocopy of a "file note" of a Conference at Bendigo on Thursday 28 June 1960 to discuss Bendigo tramways rolling stock. Gives background to the situation in both Ballarat and Bendigo, the condition of the trams in Bendigo, bogies, single truckers and Birney trams. Notes that the problem can be resolved by shifting two single truck trams from Ballarat to Bendigo and sending one bogie tram from Bendigo to Ballarat. Gives list of people attending the meeting. Photocopy provided by Andrew Cook 15-1-2015.trams, tramways, tramcars, birney, sec, bendigo, ballarat, meetings, transporting trams, moving trams

Yields information about the transfer of tram 18 to Victory Park Sebastopol and the handover including the shelter built for it.Set of 4 Kodachrome white cardboard slides and one AGFA blue and white plastic mount slides of the shed being built at Victory Park by the Borough of Sebastopol, October 1971 to cover tram 18 and of the hand over ceremony - see also Reg Item 2909. .1 - Shed being erected over the tramcar. .2 - hand over ceremony .3 - fence placed around the tram .4 - completed work. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.ballarat, tramways, trams, tram disposal, sebastopol, borough of sebastopol, victory park, albert st, moving trams, tram 18

Yields information about the transfer of tram 37 to Sydney for the Sydney Tramway Museum or SPER.Set of 9 Fujifilm white cardboard slides and four AGFA blue and white plastic mount slides of the loading of Ballarat 37 for the Sydney Tramway Museum or SPER 27/9/1971. Reference Reg Item 3929 for list of dates of tram disposal. .1 - No. 30 towing 37 out of the depot .2 - pushing along Wendouree Parade .3 - SEC logo on the side of 37 .4 - Getting cranes into position. .5 - ditto - Ballarat Lifting Services Ute van in the photo. .6 - getting ready. .7 - ditto .8 - tram in the air .9 - truck being moved underneath. .10 - ditto .11 - ditto .12 - on the truck - J. J. Leach & Co transport. .13 - ready to go. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, tram disposal, moving trams, sper, logos, tram 37