The photo shows a MMTB R10 Tramways Emergency Vehicle at Preston Workshops, c. 1950s.Depicts an MMTB vehicle of the 1950s.Black and white photographmmtb, r10 vehicle, preston workshops

The photo shows the back of a MMTB R10 Tramways Emergency Vehicle at Preston Workshops, c. 1950s.Depicts an MMTB vehicle of the 1950s.Black and white photographmmtb, r10 vehicle, preston workshops

Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph by David Verrier. View R10 Emergency vehicle pushing tram 809 in the Victoria St shunt after a collision with another tram? Shows the damaged cab and roof. Tram has a side advertisement for Pental Pencils. Photos taken 14/10/1974. See also Reg Item 3579 for an earlier photo and the location.In ink: "Mon 14/10/74, AEC Breakdown van and tram 809 Victoria St after 2 tram collision Flemington Rd"trams, tramways, elizabeth st, route 59, accidents, r10 vehicle, victoria st, tram 809

Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph by David Verrier. View R10 Emergency vehicle pushing tram 809 in the Victoria St shunt after a collision with another tram? In the background is the National Bank building, IOR and the Datsun dealership buildings. Photos taken 14/10/1974. See also Reg Item 3570 for another photo and the damage to the end of the tram.In ink: "Mon 14/10/74, AEC Breakdown van and tram 809 Victoria St after 2 tram collision Flemington Rd"trams, tramways, elizabeth st, route 59, accidents, r10 vehicle, victoria st, tram 809

Colour print of group of tramway maintenance staff standing in front Tramway Emergency Vehicle, R10 International Harvestor, yellow colour scheme with Z70? in the background. Taken May 1979. Standing in front of the vehicle are Mick D'Orival, Albert Semec, Matt Dickinson, Dick Scarffe, Albert Chircop, Jim Skiliris, self (Fred Turner), and Fred Stallworthy. Printed on Kodak paper.On rear in ink "Supervisors School on New R10, Taken at E. Preston Depot, May 1979 / Mick D'Orival, Albert Semec, Matt Dickinson, Dick Scarffe, Albert Chircop, Jim Skiliris, self (Fred Turner), and Fred Stallworthy."trams, tramways, r10 vehicle, training, preston

Set of 53 black and white photographs collected or taken by Ellen Butland - 1964 to 1975 For a listing of the prints see htd5720list.pdf. Word file and scanning by Gary Davey 5/2021 EB1 W2 253 in Collins St, Route 11 service, W2 314 visible in Swanston St. bound for East Coburg. circa 1970 Ellen Butland.jpg EB2 W2 349 on a tour in Dandenong Road, circa 1975 Ellen Butland.jpg EB3 W2 249 in William St, Note the center poles, Route 56 service, Demolition of the Menzies Hotel in progress, c1970 Ellen Butland.jpg EB4 W2 399 in Elizabeth St, Route 59 service. Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) Building in Franklin St. in the background. c1970 Ellen Butland.jpg EB5 W2's 470, 397, 273, 526, W5 811 Camberwell Depot, c1970 Ellen Butland.jpg EB6 W2 388 & SW6 852 in Riversdale Road, c1967 Ellen Butland.jpg EB7 W2 410 in Flinders St, Route 48 service. c1970 Ellen Butland.jpg EB8 W2 349 in Royal Park, c1973 Ellen Butland.jpg EB9 W2 385 and AEC MK.VI bus 720 in South Melbourne Depot, This Doncaster Depot bus is on a meal break from working East Malvern tram replacement. c1974 Ellen Butland.jpg EB10 W2 606 in St Kilda Road, Route 67. c1973 Ellen Butland.jpg EB11 W2 434 on a tour at South Melbourne Depot, c1974 Ellen Butand.jpg EB12 W2 433 in Riversdale Road, Route 74 service. c1969 Ellen Butand.jpg EB13 W2 418 in St Kida Road, c1974 Ellen Butland.jpg EB14 W2's 432 & 273 in Camberwell Depot, c1968 Ellen Butland.jpg EB15 W2 410, Cotham Road Kew c1968 Ellen Butland.jpg EB16 W2 415 in Riversdale Road, Route 74 service. c1969 Ellen Butland.jpg EB17 W2 418 in St Kilda Road, Route 4D service. c1968 Ellen Butand.jpg EB18 W6 992 in Camberwell Depot, with W2's on other roads c1975 Ellen Butand.jpg EB19 W6 983 in Bourke St, Route 96 service between Russell and Exhibition Streets. Hoys cinema Centre behind. Advertisement for Lloyd Triestino Line. late 1968 Ellen Butland.jpg EB20 W6 968 in Bourke St, Route 89 service. late 1968 Ellen Butand.jpg EB21 9B Truck under a W3 Class car, c1969 Ellen Butland.jpg EB22 Y1 611 at Batman Avenue, c1964 Ellen Butland.jpg EB23 W2 588 at South Melbourne Siding, Albert Road. c1968 Ellen Butland.jpg EB24 W2 578 in Riversdale Road, at Glenferrie Road. Route 74 service. c1968 Ellen Butand.jpg EB25 W2 507 on route 7 service and SW6 851 at Camberwell Terminus Burke Road Deepdene, c1967 Ellen Butland.jpg EB26 W4 674 in Swanston St, Route 2A service. c1964 Ellen Butland.jpg EB27 W5 681 on Route 56 entering William St from Peel St. c1969 Ellen Butland.jpg EB28 W5 682 leaving River Street reserve track and swinging into Gordon St. Maribyrnong. Route 82 service. c1971 Ellen Buckland.jpg EB29 W5 772 in Elizabeth St. at Bourke St. Route 19 service. c1968 Ellen Butland.jpg EB30 W5 776 on Route 69 in Glenferrie Road at Henrietta St, Hawthorn. c1968 Ellen Buckland.jpg EB31 W5 786 in Leeds St Footscray Terminus, Route 82. c1972 Ellen Butland.jpg EB32 W3 667 in Swanston St, c1958 or earlier outside the State Library. Ellen Butland.jpg EB33 W2 267 in St Kilda Rd, on Route 8 service, c1935. Copy of a Murray View No.72 Postcard. Ellen Butland.jpg EB34 SW6 900 Advertising Car and a L class car at South Melbourne Depot, Jan 1975 Ellen Butland.jpg EB35 W7 1003 in Spring St, on Route 95 service. c1965 Ellen Butland.jpg EB36 SW6 958 Glen Huntley Road on Route 4, c1953 Ellen Butland.jpg EB37 Z Class 1 and 7 in Victoria Parade, 1975 Ellen Butland.jpg EB38 Z Class 3, 2 & 5 at Preston Workshops, 30-4-1975 Ellen Butland.jpg EB39 Z class 3 in Nicholson St, at Victoria Parade 30-4-1975 Ellen Butland.jpg EB40 Z class no 3 in Queens Parade, 30-4-1975 Ellen Butland.jpg EB41 X 217 in Coldblo Road Malvern Depot, 13-1-1974 Ellen Butland.jpg EB42 W2 220 in Collins St, Route 9 service. c1970 Ellen Butland.jpg EB43 W2 225 in Swanston St, Route 6 service. c1967 Ellen Butland.jpg EB44 W2 233 Road Line Marker Car in South Melbourne Per way yard, c1976 Ellen Butland.jpg EB45 W2 242 in Brunswick Depot, c1968 Ellen Butland.jpg EB46 W7 1007 in Collins St, at Market St. Route 9A service. c1970 Ellen Butland.jpg EB47 W7 1013 in Bourke St, The Southern Cross Hotel behind. Route 88 service. c1970 Ellen Butland.jpg EB48 W7 1020 in LaTrobe St, at Elizabeth St. Route 9E service. c1969 Ellen Butland.jpg EB49 W7 1025 in Collins St, Route 9A service. c1969 Ellen Butland.jpg EB50 W7 1037 in Bourke St. The Southern Cross Hotel behind, Route 97 service. c1970 Ellen Butland.jpg EB51 W5 838 in South Melbourne Depot, c1975 Ellen Butland.jpg EB52 W2's including 526, 653 and 588 plus the AEC Matador R10 recovery vehicle in Glenhuntly Depot, c1975 Ellen Butland.jpg EB53 W7 1001 in Bourke St, Between Swanston and Russell Streets. Route 97 service. c1970 Ellen Butland.jpgtrams, tramways, glenferrie road, collins st, elizabeth st, batman ave, nicholson st, victoria parade, preston workshops, malvern depot, glenhuntly depot, camberwell depot, riversdale road, flinders st, tram 253, tram 606, tram 434, tram 433, tram 418, tram 432, tram 273, tram 410, tram 415, tram 418, tram 992, tram 983, tram 349, tram 968, tram 611, tram 588, tram 578, tram 507, tram 674, tram 681, tram 682, tram 772, tram 249, tram 776, tram 786, tram 667, tram 267, tram 900, tram 1003, tram 958, tram 1, tram 7, tram 3, tram 2, tram 5, tram 399, tram 217, tram 220, tram 225, tram 233, tram 242, tram 1007, tram 1013, tram 1020, tram 1025, tram 1037, tram 838, tram 1001, w2 class, w3 class, w4 class, w5 class, sw6 class, w6 class, w7 class, y1 class, x class, z1 class, tram 811, tram 397, tram 526, tram 385, tram 653, r10 vehicle, route 11, route 56, route 59, route 48, route 74, route 7, route 4, route 9a, route 9e, route 97, swanston st, tram 314, dandenong road, st kilda road, william st, tram 470, royal park, bus 720, mmtb buses, aec mk.vi class, south melbourne depot, route 3, cotham road, route 4d, route 96, route 89, 9b trucks, albert road, burke road, tram 851, route 2a, route 5a, peel st, route 82, gordon st, river st, route 19, route 69, leeds st, route 1, advertising trams, route 8, spring st, route 95, glenhuntly road, queens parade, coldblo road, route 9, route 6, works cars, brunswick depot, market st, route 88, la trobe st

Black and white photograph of the "new" and "old" tramway emergency vehicles side by side at South Melbourne depot - when the new vehicle was being fitted out and equipment Shows the registration numbers of the vehicle. These are known by their radio call signs R10. See 1004 and 2528 for other photos.Yields information about the Tramway Emergency vehicle R10.Black and white photograph with staple marks around border.tramways, trams, emergency, mmtb, r10 vehicle, recovery, aec, south melbourne depot

The photo shows the intersection of Collins and Swanston Streets looking south. It shows an early version of the City Square. In the photo is the Town Hall, the Gas & Fuel buildings, St Paul's Cathedral, and in the top left-hand corner an advertisement for "Qantas". Several trams are in the view plus the Tram Recovery Vehicle parked alongside the City Square on stand-by. See reference for the Square History - based on the paving, late 1970s,Yields information about the City Square,Colour postcard by Sandscene International, No. V36 with a serrated edge - No. JSC1219postcards, collins st, swanston st, city square, tramways, r10 vehicle, w2 class, trams, melbourne town hall

Series of nine black and white photographs (two copies of each) of training tram recovery staff in rerailing trams. Not taken all the same time, as trams very. Most photos taken at South Melbourne Depot. 1 - tram 945 being lifted by two portable lifting jacks. - has ES&A bank and Champion spark plugs ads on the front of the tram. 2 - tram body being winched with a chain attached to the bogie - tram 897 - has a Schweppes advert on side panel. 3 - tram bogie being jacked or pushed with a Trewalla jack on a greased plate. 4 - tram 897 being slewed with a Trewalla jack - has "Nu-Dutch cleaning" cleaning advert on front panel and a Schweppes Soda Water advert on side panel. 5 - Fred turner working the winch slewing a tram on greased plates - tram has a "Snappy Panties" advert on a side panel. 6 - tram being slewed with a Trewalla jack and greased plate - has a Metters stove advert on side panel. 7 - photo showing greased plate in position under a wheel.trams, tramways, derailments, accidents, south melbourne depot, recovery, tram 945, tram 897, sw6 class, mmtb, r10 vehicle

.0 - Autumn 1980 - Passenger counting, Survey provides data, We lead the way with Z3, Wattle Park, transport in Moscow, Spike Milligan, Melbourne's decorated trams, transporting art, sports, training, and Raymond Stock, Assistant Traffic Manager Revenue .1 - Winter 1980 - Bourke St Mall is popular, Senior citizens help design new tram (Z3), A bus-only lane in Johnstone St., Depot Employees' Social and facility Melbourne. Has a profile on Mr R. C. Drummond, Traffic Manager. .2 - Spring 1980 - Christmas Message, supporting those children with polio in 1938, Trolley buses, Z3 trams being built, use of parafil in overhead, cleaning truck. Has a profile on Ken Hall, Assistant Chief Engineer - Mechanical and Reg Robinson who was the organiser for the 1938 polio event - bus driver / instructor. .3 - Summer 1981 - MMTB involvement with Australia Day pageant, note involvement of TMSV, Bendigo, BTPS 27 (26 Jan. 1981), film on apprentices, tram stop shelters, resilient track work, trolley buses, the supply and systems department including Hawthorn clothing workroom and printing department (photos) and profile on Mr Jerry Compton, Supply and systems department. (Two copies held) .4 - Autumn 1981 - new buildings at Footscray, South Melbourne, trolley buses for Melbourne?, building MAN buses, why join the Tramways Benefit Society, article that looks at the Engineering Branch and profile of John Grigg, Chief Engineer. (Two copies held) .5 - Winter 1981 - New passenger shelters, image of the Elizabeth St shelter proposal, where do old trams go?, "Around the Clock" Emergency Service (item on R10) (See Reg item 1004 for photo), formation of Tramway's Sporting Associations, retirement of Board's driver Peter Savage, bus driving school transferred to Hawthorn, Apprentices and Profile on Bill Sibbison, Depot Manager North Fitzroy. .6 - Spring 1981 - 8 pages - Making of Squizzy Taylor film - Flinders St station, Engineering Amenities at South Melbourne opened, traverser at Preston Workshops, track work - pressing curves at South Melbourne, Conductresses re-union, model tramway at the Royal Show, retirements, sporting association, tramway band, AVM, reducing noise levels, lists Editorial committee. .7 - Summer 1982 - 8 pages - Its Christmas Party time, want to charter a tram or bus?, portable radios, MMTB role in Paraplegic Games, MMTB Architect Gene Marshall retires, photo of WW2 most popular conductresses ball, MMTB Highlights, O-Bahn. Has a profile on Rob Downing - Deputy Chairman. Also Dick Newnham - lift operator at head office, Bob Moffatt - driver turned actor. Also has a follow up on the making of the Squizzy Taylor film "What's wrong with Squizzy" and a photo of the Editorial team and their names. .8 - Autumn 1982 - 8 pages - item on "Taking Melbourne by Storm" - Storming Mont Albert by tram, photo of Austerity bus 500, Radio Centre, Clifton Pugh tram 504, Essendon Depot (see Reg Item 1005) includes of photos of managers, revenue etc, story on the most popular conductress photo by Win Gibson (see Reg item 180 and 181), new apprentices, John Murdoch model train (Diamond Valley) builder, Sunday vintage tram service (V214) and L class to the zoo. Has a profile on Mr. Peter Saul, Architect. (two copies held) (see image 1178i5 for cover) Includes cartoons by Augustine, and by Barry Jones (Pick a box and Federal Parliamentarian) .9 - Winter 1982 - 8 pages - changes to Doncaster bus - Eastern Free extension, changes to Ministry will affect Board - Steve Crabb, new uniforms, Footscray Depot, apprentice awards, follow up on Austerity buses, Norm Cross and Destination City, Profile on Alan Nolan Runningsheds Engineer, and Mike McLeod MMTB Photographer. (two copies held) .10 - Spring 1982 - book - see Melbourne by tram, Bundoora tramway work, new articulated vehicles (B class trams), Elizabeth St modal interchange shelter, Brunswick depot, demise of the F class bus (Mark VI), profile of Daryl Meade bus engineer, Joe Saccasan carpenter building branch and a list of Jargon. (two copies held).Demonstrates a MMTB employee newsletter, early 1980sMagazine, two colour printed on A2 sheet, folded to A3, "METRA News", published by the MMTB. Each issue unless noted otherwise four pages. Major items listed. Each issue has personnel news, including new staff, promotions, overseas items;trams, tramways, mmtb, z3 class, bourke st, track equipment, overhead, most popular conductress competition, hawthorn depot, clothing, trolley buses, fund raising, footscray, welfare, sale of trams, recovery, r10 vehicle, flinders st, films, radio centre, essendon depot, theatre, transporting art, austerity buses, footscray depot, doncaster, minister for transport, shelters, bundoora, brunswick depot, buses, mont albert, route 42

Magazine, published by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria "Met Lines" (Metlines) - A4, printed on white gloss paper, with the MTA logo or symbol. Issued under the name of L. A. Strouse as Chairman. Continues from Reg Item 1058 "Met Lines" - printed in an A3 version, Now a monthly version printed in an A4 size. Major tram and bus items listed. Tramway and bus names only listed, not railway. .1 - Vol 1 No. 5 - August 1985 - 20 pages - announcement of trams for Hong Kong, Minister Tom Roper, tram posters, an article on the work of the TMSV with photos. Retired tramway employees association, Minister visiting Brunswick depot, Melbourne Brighton Bus Lines joins the Met - has photos of staff. .2 - Vol 1 No. 6 - September 1985 - 20 pages - tram emergency crew - derailment of 34 at Russell and Burke and Emergency crew at work and in front of truck, Joe Saccasan foreman at South Melbourne and artist, Doncaster Bus depot, The Met Transporter at the Royal Melbourne show. .3 - Vol 1 No. 7 - October 1985- 20 pages - front page Emery Worldwide courier Elizabeth Sciberra with driver John Edwards, competition to detail a photo of cable tram conductor with very large safety pins (for the bell punch tickets), Hong Kong Kowloon-Canton KCRC inspection tour of Preston Workshops, new tram track construction, Essendon depot Soccer Club premiers winners, Malvern Depot photos and story, Norm Cross and making of Malcolm, Conductor training at Hawthorn depot, photo of enthusiast Paul Jordan, Bus and Coach Society of Victoria article with photos of MMTB Double Decker 244 and a Thornycroft bus No. 14. Article on MMTB uniforms - cable trams, PMTT with photos. .4 - Vol 1 No. 8 - November 1985 - 20 pages - front page cable sketches of cable trams - Met Annual Report, Personnel management, 100 years of Melbourne's tram - many photographs, history timeline for trams, Marketing new posters (See Reg Item 585), tram tours, the Outer Circle Railway - bike path, Essendon depot to be redeveloped, lunch at Hawthorn Training School, tram wheel grinding - James Hajjar. .5 - Vol No. 9 - December 1985 - 20 pages - MTCO Conductor competition - Ray Marsh, Met Posters, Footscray Bus Depot, Scrubber trams, calendar, tram centenary celebrations a success, old Bourke St head office plaque unveiling by Tom Roper and Keith Kings of TMSV, Eric Hobday MMTB Relieving Depot Master remembers the cable trams last day, Alan Jennings retirement, lists personnel movements within The Met. For next year 1986 - see Reg Item 1086trams, tramways, mta, the met, cable trams, conductors, bell punch, hong kong, tram track, malcolm, training, hawthorn, bscv, buses, uniforms, pmtt, mmtb, annual reports, personnel, 100 years of electric trams, posters, outer circle railway, footscray depot, scrubber tram, tmsv, posters, melbourne brighton bus, brunswick depot, r10 vehicle, emergency, derailments, tram 8w, tram 11w, tram 34

Set of 14 black and white photographs of the use of former sleeper transport car, W2 485 - see page 80 of Destination City 5th Edition for more details of the tram. Tram body being used to train emergency staff how to recover a tramcar that had been tipped over onto its side. DC5, notes it was stored at Preston workshops and later "used an instruction car to train emergency crews in the righting of the overturned trams. It was overturned several times in this role." Note: - would have been at the time, probably the only way to do this, as mobile cranes were only just starting to be developed. Truck is an AEC built Matador truck. Possibly these photos who the first time used as such, as one of the life guards was being cut off in the photos. 1 - tram on its side 2 - ditto - showing underside of tram 3 - pulling one of the bogies clear. 4 - cutting away a lifeguard 5 - pulling the other bogie clear 6 - setting up the chains to recover the tram - note the sleepers it is lying on. 7 - ditto 8 - starting to lift the tramcar 9 - rolling the tramcar upright 10 - tram upright and being jacked up to roll the bogies back under 11 - pushing a bogie under 12 - ditto 13 - as for 9 14 - as for 10 15 - similar to 9trams, tramways, training, emergency, accidents, recovery, mmtb, preston workshops, tram 485, w2 class, aec, r10 vehicle, works cars

Black and white photograph of the Bus branch emergency vehicle R8, a Scammel truck, attempting to lift the front of a W2 tramcar - 13-5-1963. Appears to have just lift the wheels off the track. From the number of men (4 or 5) sitting or standing on the front of the truck, the tram could not be lifted as such. The AEC Matador Emergency Vehicle is in the background. Taken at South Melbourne Depot?On rear in ink "13-5-63 - R8 bus branch emergency vehicle" and in bottom right hand corner "MMTB stamp and Ref No. P25/1/382.trams, tramways, training, emergency, accidents, recovery, mmtb, south melbourne depot, buses, r10 vehicle, w2 class, scammel

Black and white photograph of the "new" and "old" tramway emergency vehicles side by side at South Melbourne depot - would appear the new vehicle is being fitted out and equipment possibly being transferred. Shows the registration numbers of the vehicle. These are known by their radio call signs R10. See Winter 1981 Metra News for the story behind the photo - Reg Item 1026.5 Reference added 17-9-2015. See also Reg Item 2528 for another photo, possibly done at the same time and 6731 for a photo without people of equipment.trams, tramways, emergency, recovery, mmtb, r10 vehicle, aec, south melbourne depot

Black and White Photograph of a R10 possibly at the time of the vehicle entering service. See Reg Item 1004 for another photograph of the changeover. The previous vehicle can be seen on the left hand edge of the photograph. Taken at Preston workshops. Shows the registration numbers of the vehicle. These are known by their radio call signs R10.On the rear of the photograph has in pencil "R10 truck - MMTB".trams, tramways, emergency, recovery, mmtb, r10 vehicle, international, south melbourne depot

Negative folder - made by SAGA Japan, containing 8 no. 120 film negatives 60mm x 90mm of MMTB Trams at the intersection of Hawthorn and Dandenong Road 11 April 1976, marked "Test Film" and stamped "347". .1 - Harris Train at ? .2 - 901 - route 64, City .3 - 959 - route 69 - Kew Cotham Road - with a CP Air advert .4 - Tramway Emergency Vehicle .5 - 947 - route 64 Three negs not scanned.trams, tramways, sw6 class, dandenong rd, hawthorn rd, route 64, route 69, r10 vehicle, railways, tram 901, tram 959, tram 947, aec, mmtb

Produced by MMTB to provide procedures for the recovery of tramcars and buses by the Emergency Vehicle Crew known as R10 - their radio call sign. Includes many photographs showing equipment in use. Prepared based on photographs during the 1960s. Provides details on the use of equipment for derailments, damaged equipment including the use of transporter bogies on trams.Shows the preparation of training materials for the Emergency Recovery crews.Folder by "Rexel nyrex" - green covered plastic containing 24 clear plastic sleeves. Each sleeve has two sheets back to back with some black and white photographs, typed foolscap. The folder has a typed tab or document titled "Emergency Procedures". Two photocopied sheets - fault class or number for W and Z class trams and how to install an emergency trolley pole on a pantograph fitted A class tram. Note: Pages are out of order.mmtb, tramways, trams, emergencies, r10, derailments

Dyeline print of Drawing R10-313 - Motor Bus Data, dated 22/2/1962. Gives data by class, depot allocation, chassis, operation type - one or two man, number of vehicles, body builder, capacity, turning circle, wheel bases, Tare weight, overall length, width and height.On outside corner - "Data Sheet Buses" in red ink and number "R10-313" in black ink.trams, tramways, buses, mmtb, lists

Dyeline print of Drawing R10-075 - Motor Bus Data, dated 22/9/1959. Gives bus numbers, class, make and type number of vehicles in service, capacity, turning circle, wheel bases, Tare weight, overall length, width and height and type of operation.trams, tramways, buses, mmtb, lists