Photograph shows single track section of tramway in Nicholson St, East Coburg looking south from Harding St. The rails are slightly sunken into bitumen covered roadway. Primary school grounds are at left, children's crossing in foreground with accompanying red and white bands painted on span poles and several motor vehicles are in the background. The models of motor vehicles and the future duplication of this track in late 1966 suggest the photograph's date of mid-1960s. This single track was the scene of many head-on collisions between south bound trams and northbound motor vehicles, especially at night.Yields information about remaining single track sections that were slow to be duplicated due to lack of funding. Black and white photograph with blue stamp and biro number on rearM&MTB Ref No. R25/1/183m&mtb, nicholson st, single track, east coburg, sunken rails

Christmas Card prepared by Peter and Patti Duckett and sent to Keith Kings Printed photo on exterior with red printed ribbons, photo corners on inside with another photo and gold block print and the Duckett's address. Photographs by Peter Duckett. Item made for 1996 Christmas Card titled "Single Track Days on the East Brighton Line", featuring the story of the single track extension in 1937 for the East Brighton, route 64 line. Notes the staff system in use for Safeworking. Cover photo includes the driver of W2 class 452 bound for East Brighton, picking up the staff from another car and the inside print of tram 550 at the terminus."To Keith" in ink.trams, tramways, east brighton, route 64, safeworking, staff, crossing loop, w2 class, tram 452, tram 550

Report - carbon copy of 2 typed foolscap yellow sheets, titled "Nicholson St Coburg - Single track lighting", dated 15/2/1960 from D. H. Eakins, Chief Engineer to the Chairman. Looks at a proposal by the Distribution Engineer to automatically switch on and off lighting along sections of the Coburg line, using lighting similar to that used when track reconstruction works undertaken, illumination levels, costs, operation, switching and maintenance.trams, tramways, nicholson st, coburg, lights, trackwork

Photo shows SW6 class tram 947 (Carnegie Route 4) in Truganini Rd Carnegie. The tram has an auxiliary board advising that it is serving the St Kilda Football Ground. Also has adverts for Qantas - to America, Europe, Asia Africa.Demonstrates the use of auxiliary boards to advise passengers the locations that the tram was serving.Photograph - SW6 947 Truganini Road Carnegiein ink on rear - MMTB - SW6 947 Truganini Rd Carnegie About 1960 R Lilburn phototramways, carnegie, st kilda football ground, qantas, sw6 class, tram 947, trams, route 4, mmtb

Photograph of the single track approaching Greensborough Railway Station in the 1970s. This view is from behind the station master's house. On the hill to the left is Connie Burkett's hair salon in the Valley Buildings.Digital copy of black and white photograph.greensborough railway station, trains, main street greensborough, connie burkett

Index, ill, maps, p.224.non-fictionAn illustrated history of the building of the main trunk railway in New Zealand from Auckland to Wellington in the North Island.main trunk railway new zealand - history, railway construction new zealand - history

Photograph shows Malvern Road with a single track tramway, overhead poles, horse drawn vehicles but no tram in sight. Yields information about malvern Road tramway Black and white photograph with note on front and note on rear.Note on front reads: "High Street Malvern" Note in ink on rear reads: "Malvern 12/4/12 Don't expect me home of it is wet on Saturday. It would not be worth while coming. Miss G Martin Bend Rd Dandenong"malvern road, single track tramway, overhead poles, horse drawn vehicles

Photo shows extensive track lights on the left side of the single-track Nicholson St East Coburg tram line with W2 class tram 473? inbound on route 1 just to the north of Grant St. This section of track was considered dangerous and to alleviate the problem of inbound or southbound tramcars not being visible well in advance to northbound motorists, the MMTB installed the track lights. The Chief Engineer at the 24/3/1960 meeting of the Board advised of the scheme that the track lights would be progressively switched on in advance of a southbound tram. The line was eventually duplicated in Dec. 1966. The second photo shows the roadway prior to the installation of the overhead lights and a "Danger Oncoming trams" sign. The third image shows W2 579 inbound in Nicholson St at Harding St. Shows the overhead lights and a passenger boarding the tram. Image dated 1-5-1965.Yields information about a track lighting system to improve safety on a single line of tramway in East Coburg and the before situation.Black and white photo, plain back - set of 3On rear of third image "Harding St 1-5-65"nicholson st, single line, track lights, east coburg, tram 579

Photo of the Geelong scrubber on a wide road, single track in Moorabool St at McKillop St - Note the pole with the single track bracket arm. See item 7844 for the negative. Dated July 1950.Yields information about the use of the Geelong Scrubber or water tram.Black and white photograph, with hand written details on rear.See rear image. tramways, trams, geelong, scrubber tram

Photo of the Geelong scrubber on a wide road, single track in Moorabool St at McKillop St - Note the pole with the single track bracket arm. See item 9049 for Wal Jack's notes which dates the photo as July 1950.Yields information about the use of the Geelong Scrubber or water tram.Negative and Digital images from the Wal Jack Geelong Negative file. trams, tramways, geelong, scrubber tram, tram scrubber

The bridge was built 1912 / 13 c on concrete piers, single track with steel guard fence with concrete road bridge adjacen.tColour photograph of the remnant of railway bridge across the Mitchell River at Bairnsdale Victoria. Second photo from a different angle.railway, bridges, engineering

Yields information about track mileages and horse tram track and information used in calculating fares.Report or chart - set of two documents pinned together in the top left hand corner giving information of system miles for both track and fares. .1 - Blue print - Mileages Ballarat - giving route including Sebastopol Horse car and one leg of a loop. Provides single track miles, double track miles, Total track, Total Single track miles, miles for car mileages. .2 - "Fares Distances" dated 7-3-01 - all routes. Has been prepared on the rear of a 1921 calendar, Brown, Win? of 30 Armstrong St Ballarat.trams, tramways, mileage, horse trams, esco, fares, crossing loop

Black and White photograph of W6 Class tram No. 991 at the start of the single track overbridge at Preston Workshops, Miller Street Northcote, c1969. Tram has the destination of "Northcote Via St Georges Rd," and showing Route 9Atrams, tramways, miller st, northcote, route 9a, bridges, tram 991, w6 class

List of Geelong tramway routes and their opening dates and description - gives present length, where and extensions or variations. At the base of the sheet gives route miles, single track, double track and totals. Two copies held.Demonstrates a list of Geelong tram routes and their lengths.Document - A4 photocopied sheet.tramways, secv, geelong, tram tracks, statistics, history

Set of papers - one foolscap sheet, 3 demy-foolscap ruled sheets and one quart sheet, giving a list of route mileages, date of opening, length of single track, connecting curves for both single and double tracks of the PMTT and relevant calculations. Items 2041 to 2052 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "PMTT" in red pencil.trams, tramways, pmtt, malvern, reports, routes, track, malvern depot, opening, kew depot

Part of the single track railway extension of 1902 from Heidelberg to Eltham, the Plenty River railway bridge Greensborough, was nominated for the Banyule Heritage Study 2020. This nomination was prepared by Norm Colvin & Anne Paul on behalf of the Greensborough Historical Society1 p. Text and photographshurstbridge rail line, plenty river, banyule heritage study 2020

Black and white copy negative from Wal Jack collection of O class 130, northbound on possibly a single track alongside the Brighton Cemetery in Hawthorn Road, north of North Road. Photo is in the PRO H collection. Cars sold to Adelaide in 1/1927trams, tramways, o class, hawthorn road, cemetery, tram 130, mmtb

Photograph of bogie trams crossing at Grey St. Loop, Albert St. Sebastopol, - Nos. 40 and 39 on 12/1/1957. Photo by Keith Kings.Yields information about the appearance of Albert St and the Grey St loop in Jan. 1957Black and white photograph with photogrphers notes on the rear.On rear of photo in blue ink. "Ballarat: "K.S. Kings No. u (w)(6) Copyright reserved" and "Albert Street, Sebastopol, is one of the most changed thoroughfares in greater Ballarat since this view was taken on 12/1/1957." Bogie cars nos. 40 and 39 cross on the Grey Street passing loop on the long single track side of the road route."trams, tramways, albert st, grey st., sebastopol, tram 39, tram 40

Photograph shows a Bendigo ESCo tram climbing the hill in Mitchell St to where the double track converged into single track before crossing over the railway line. Photo is looking west. Has a two storey hotel on the right. See item 9080 for a coloured version.Yields information about Mitchell St Bendigo and ESCo trams.Black and White photograph from a postcard of Bendigo - Mitchell Sttramways, trams, bendigo, esco, mitchell street

The photograph shows a Bendigo ESCo tram climbing the hill in Mitchell St to where the double track converged into a single track before crossing over the railway line. The photo is looking west. Has a two-storey hotel on the right. See item 8452 for a black-and-white version.Yields information about Mitchell St Bendigo and ESCo trams.Postcard - colour divided back, unused.tramways, trams, bendigo, mitchell st

Photograph shows construction of new track including a turnout to the right. While no notes are attached, landmarks indicate the photograph is of Nicholson St, North Fitzroy looking northward over Holden St/Brunswick Rd with a track connection to the remaining single track in those streets. This line was constructed in 1956 to replace the bus service.Yields information about construction of Bourke st electric line Black and white photograph with blue biro measurements on rearHandwritten notes read: '16, 8 2/16 x 6 1/8'm&mtb, track laying, nicholson st, east brunswick, holden st

The Kew tram depot is located on the corner of Barkers Road and High Street, Kew. It is one of eight tram depots on the Melbourne tram network. The depot opened on 8 May 1915. The main yard has 12 covered roads. There are two tracks for trams leaving or entering via Barkers Road, and a single track connecting to High Street.Postcard produced c.1991 to commemorate 75 Years of Service of The Kew Depot (1915/16-1991). The postcard shows two trams at the depot. The details are included in the information provided on the reverse.Kew Depot is ready for work W Class 892 waits for its next duty while visiting V Class 214 is ready for special work Photo by R. J. Marsh T101 Copyright Biscay Greetings Pty Ltd Telephone (03) 562 3599tramways - kew, kew tramways depot,

Letter from H W C Lucas of SEC Melbourne to Mr Thomas setting out the track mileage for Ballarat's 6 tram routes - Double track, single track or route miles. Totals 15.480miles. Compiled from Mr Thomas's notes. Letter dated 26/7/1937 which is before the opening of the extension to Lydiard St North.Yields information about Ballarat track and route mileages.Letter hand written on ruled quarto paper.tramways, tramcars, mileage, secv

Photo shows - Moorabool St Geelong looking north from near Myer St, showing the single track layout and the double track prior to crossing Ryrie St and the centre of the road poles. There are two trams in the distance. The T&G building has been finished (1934), but the Bank of NSW is yet to be built (1938), dating the photo to c1936.Yields information about Moorabool St Geelong near Ryrie St c1936.Sepia toned and a Black and white print with plain backs, one on Kodak paper.moorabool st, geelong, ryrie st., tramways

Set of two Black and white photographs of the pile driving for the reconstruction of the Maribyrnong River Bridge from a tramway only bridge to a dual road/tram bridge. The road bridge is in the background. On Kodak paper. Photo during the 2nd half of 1965. 1419.1 - Early in the process of pile driving - Bridge tram track has been reduced to single track and the former outbound line is in use for construction purposes. 1419.2 - Roadway west of bridge looking east. Shows temporary single track arrangement which allowed the operating track to switch to the south side when piling completed. W5 682 West Maribyrnong on route 57 coming off the bridge. See P.Winspur note - and Rail News Victoria May 2000, page 50. Features a photograph of a tour on the bridge on 1/10/1966.trams, tramways, maribyrnong river bridge, bridge construction, trackwork, mmtb, tram 682

Drawing prepared by H McComb, MMTB Surveyor, dated 30/6/1932 comprising three separate sections prepared on one sheet. Scans have been done of each section. Gives details: P6369A - Track mileage of cable system - miles of cable trams constructed, converted or removed - miles double track and single track. P6369B - Track mileage of electric system - tracks constructed and available for traffic and tracks constructed by not available for traffic P6369C - Track mileage of electric system - car sheds, workshops and store yards.Yields information about the MMTB system and its mileages in 1932.Drawing -black and red ink on linen.trams, tramways, mmtb, mileages, cable trams, electric trams, depots, workshops

Official M&MTB photograph showing T class 182 just arriving at the Russell St and Barkly St, Footscray single track terminus with male and female passengers alighting and others waiting to board. Motor cars are stopped to allow passenger movement, the trolley pole has not yet been reset and the destination blind still reads 'Russell St'. A local shop and private residence are evident in the background. Yields information about T class 182 and Russell St, Footscray terminusBlack and white print with note on rear.In pencil: "M&MT Photograph $20"t class tram, 182, barkly st, footscray, russell st terminus, alighting, trolley pole, destination blind

The photograph shows one of the first trams, W5 class 783, route 57 across the Maribyrnong River bridge on 23-12-1940. This photo appeared in The Age on 24-12-1940. Work is still being undertaken on the bridge that was built by the Country Roads Board for the MMTB as part of the World War II project to provide better transport to the Munitions work at West Maribyrnong. It was built as a single-track bridge and then duplicated on 1/4/1942.Yields information about the construction of the Maribyrnong River bridge late Dec. 1940.Digital image of a photograph and newspaper cutting.maribyrnong river bridge, bridges, route 57, w5 class, tram 783