Ron Bridger was an avid collector of items related to transport, predominately Trams. These items include newspaper cuttings, pamphlets, reports, timetables, fares prices plus special items relating to events. Items from Melbourne and regional Victoria, interstate - Adelaide and Sydney, plus overseas, make up this collection. Small souvenir card produced by The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Limited, Melbourne. Card gives brief history of the Zoo Horse Tram that ran from Sydney Road cable tramway, through Royal Park to the Zoo gates. It opened on the 10th March 1890. Initially there were two open "toastrack" trams. The tramway subsequently introduced two additional enclosed vehiclesPale yellow card with bright yellow sections. Black and white photograph on front. Brief history of Zoo Horse Tram on back The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Ltd. Ticket No, 4705 tramway museum society of victoria, zoo horse tram, royal park, open toastrack tram, enclosed trams, 1890, souvenir card, sydney road cable tram, ron bridger collection, as box 48a

Black & White Photograph of one of the ESCo Toastracks being assembled in the Exhibition Buildings in Grenville St., north of the Alfred Hall in 1905. The other open Toastrack or Summer tramcar is behind this tram, with other California Combination cars on the sides. The trams have yet to be fitted with wheels or equipment, including headlights. Note the front dash panel has been painted, but no headlight opening or cut out. The print for this photograph made from a copy negative of page 454 of the Australasian, August 19, 1905 in 1993. Print includes caption (all in caps) "Summer Traffic Car: to be used in trips to and from the Gardens. It is without sides, and has reversible backs. Ballarat Electric Tram Service". See Reg. Item No. 763. Copy 1 made for No. 12 display 3/99. 754.1 - added 6/12/2004. Same print with details of source written on the rear. ARHS Vic. Div. Photo Number 771/24, ex Latrobe Library. Not as good as print as above. See Alan Bradley, draft Chapter 3, of the history of Ballarat Tramways.trams, tramways, esco, tramcar construction, exhibition buildings, ballarat, toastrack tram , tram 19 or 20

Yields information about construction of Ballarat Tramways from a newspaper / magazine soon after the system opened, along with photographs of two of the tramcars and the power station.763 - Copy negative of page 454 of "The Australasian" paper, dated August 19, 1905, featuring an article on the opening of the Ballarat Electric Trams and magician, "The Great Thurston" Includes four photos of the trams and equipment and one of the magician. See Reg. Items No. 754, 759, and 2142. Tram photos of toastrack trams, power station, tram construction and of the single truckers in Wendouree Parade. 763.1 - print made by State Library for Alan Bradley, from Alan Bradley 5/2007. Has sticker on rear "Reproduction Rights Reserved, Copied by State Library"trams, tramways, esco, opening, ballarat, toastrack tram

The photograph shows VR tram 13, an open cross bench trailer, on the depot fan in front of Elwood Depot shed showing destination Brighton on reversible wooden destination boards. See item 9356 for a side on view and 9357 for a hand written note.Yields information about Elwood Depot car shed, VR tramcar 13Black and white photograph with notes on the rear. Two copies held.In biro on the rear "57106. No 13 Toastrack at Elwood shed. H2089". On rear of second copy "H2089" in pencil.vr tram, elwood depot, tram 13, toastrack, depot fan, trailers

One of the earliest electric trams in Victoria. This open tram design was commonly known as 'toast rack'. One is preserved , MMTB V Class 214, and resides at Hawthorn Tram Museum. Currently displayed as NMETL No. 13. See item 9331 for a photo of a saloon type tram on the traverser.Yields information about the Brill built toastrack tramcars used on the North Melbourne Tramways and Lighting Co. One of 5 open toast rack trams built by J G Brill & Co Ltd for the NMET&L Co Ltd. Builders photo at their workshop in 1906tramways, trams, brill, nmetl, tram 214, tram 13, v class

The photograph shows a side-on view of VR tram 13, an open cross-bench trailer, on the depot fan in front of Elwood Depot shed, showing the destination of Brighton on reversible wooden destination boards. See item 7995 for another photo of the tram and 9357 for a handwritten note.Yields information about, VR tramcar 13.Black and white photograph with note on the rear. On rear of second copy "H2090" in pencil.vr tram, elwood depot, tram 13, toastrack, depot fan