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Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), Introduction to tram substations
... Introduction to tram substations...substations ...Explains with diagrams how tram substations work. Published Transport for Victoria and Yarra Trams for Community Information purposes. Notes that currently (2019) trams substation were in use and that at least another 30 planned.Yields information on tramway substations for community information purposes.Pamphlet - printed on 200gms A4 card titled "Introduction to tram substations". Published by Public Transport Victoria and Yarra Trams 2019.yarra trams, substations, tramways, electrical engineering, consultation -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Route Map showing location of special work and pole numbers" "substations", late 1942
... numbers" "substations" ...Map of the system shown at two inches = 1 mile. Drawing No. P5799. Shows crossovers, track layouts at junctions, signal cabins roads, railways, and stations. Originally signed by Perway Engineer - 20/12/1940, though originally drawn in 1922. The plan shows the lines to Maribyrnong Munitions works along Cordite Ave and Wests Road and the track from Moonee Ponds to Union Road, opened in July 1941, and the extension to Essendon Airport built in 1942, but not the Queen St North Essendon substation. Shows underground cables, tram and bus depot, workshop locations, and substation locations and their priority.Yields information about the MMTB substation locations in 1942.Drawing - dyeline cloth backed print - titled - "Route Map showing location of special work and pole numbers" and subtitled - "Substations". trams, tramways, mmtb, trackwork, tramways, junction, map, world war 2, substation -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, "Tramway and Light Rail System - with substations", 1988
... "Tramway and Light Rail System - with substations" ...Map or Plan, titled "Tramway and Light Rail System", showing the routes as in 1988 with substations located and their abbreviation and name. Has an enlargement for the city area. Also locates depots and the location of the Carlton Centre control centre Not known who prepared the plan.trams, tramways, map, substation, depots, power supply, electrical engineering -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Parris Hogan, "Distribution Department - Men Employed in Erection of Substations", c1946
... Substations" ...List - large folio or double foolscap sheet titled "Distribution Department - Men Employed in Erection of Substations", Lists substation name, date in service, whether a manual or auto sub-station, Wireman (electrician who ran the cables), makers of auto equipment, "Emerg Insp 1945-1946" and comments on the performance of the wireman or other comments: Lists Ascot Vale Brunswick Road Camberwell Coburg Deepdene Elsternwick Essendon Glenhuntly Hawthorn Holden St Kew Malvern Maribyrnong Preston Richmond South Melbourne South Yarra St Kilda West Brunswick Carlton Crombie Lane Footscray Dates from 1910 to 1946. Document part of the employment appeal case between Cassidy and Parris and others. See Key Associations for name of Foreman and Wireman. Lists the abbreviations for each manufacturer. GE - General Electric Co of USA WH - Westinghouse electric manufacturing Co of USA BTH - The British Thomson Houston Co. England EE Co. - The English Electric Co. MMTB See htd4574doc for a list of the file contents provided by Peter Hogan.trams, tramways, mmtb, electrical engineering, mmtb, engineers, personnel, substation, contracts -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Substations", c1938
... "Substations" ...Set of 7 photocopied plans or drawings on A3 sheet of various MMTB properties for the following locations. .1 - P8194 - Embankment North Coburg - 18-5-1938 .2 - P8055 - Park Northcote - 28-10-1937 - showing a park at the corner of St Georges Road and Merri Parade Northcote .3 - P8403 - Property at 27 Scotchmer St, North Fitzroy - c1938 .4 - P8177 - Fitzroy Stables, Victoria St and Fitzroy St - 19-11-1938 .5 - P8092 - Cottage in Royal Park - 29-6-1939 .6 - P?? - Land at the corner of Gertrude and Smith St Fitzroy - undated .7 - P8302 - Plan of buildings at the corner of Gertrude and Smith St Fitzroy, c1938.trams, tramways, drawings, depots, property, north coburg, fitzroy, stables, royal park, gertrude st, smith st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, ASEA Brown Boveri Industrial Pty Ltd, "A Flexible Supply for DC Traction Networks", 1991
Report or Specification 8 A4 pages, photocopied held within a clear plastic folder with a black binding strip on the left hand side, titled "A Flexible Supply for DC Traction Networks". Produced by ASEA Brown Boveri Industrial Pty Ltd, 1991 giving details of mobile substations, characteristics, and the equipment provided including a photograph. Lists substations provided between 1984 to the MTA, South Australia, Skitube, and the PTC.In ink on the top right hand corner "1991 Tram Substations"trams, tramways, ptc, substation, asea, power supply, mta -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - PMTT Elsternwick Substation, Keith Stodden, c1990
... substations ...Photograph shows the outside wall of the substation with many broken windows. The substation was built and commissioned in 1914 and then decommissioned in 1966. See reference for further details. Yields information about the PMTT Built substation in Rusden St Elsternwick.Colour print with rounded corners.tramways, trams, mmtb, pmtt, substations, elsternwick sub-station, rusden st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Negative and Black & White Photograph/s, early 1950's
Negative (120) and contact print of VR tram No. 31 at the Elwood depot. Tram has three Robur Tea advertisements on the roof line, white bumpers and showing the destination of Elwood Depot. In the background is the VR Tram substation. Hi Res image filed in the dbtext/hawthtramcoll/Large Images/htd3625Large.jpgEnvelope containing negative and photo typed "Tram No. 31 VR Elwood" On the rear of the print "VR Tram - Elwood Car Barn, Substation in background"trams, tramways, victorian railways, vr, elwood depot, substation, tram 31 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), Tramway and Light Rail System - P16245, 1990
... substations ...Drawing shows the layout of the Melbourne tram system in 1990. Has a detail for the City area, prior to the expansion into Docklands and relocation of Batman Ave. Legend shows safety zones, loading zones, tram stops and substations, along with details of intersections, curves and crossovers.Yields detailed information about the Melbourne tram system layout in 1990.Dyeline print of drawing PTC drawing No. P16245tramways, tram stops, map, light rail, substations -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, "Review of MTA Tram substation Network", 6/1989
... substations ...A document dated June 1989 examines the then MTA tram substation network and its issues at the time, in particular the reliability of the aging rotary converters and mercury arc rectifiers. It also considers the need to upgrade the network, increase the power supply for B-class trams, and reduce voltage drop.Yields information about the status of the tram substation and electrical equipment in 1989Photocopy of a 38 page A4 document.tramways, substations, mta, the met, power supply, electrical engineering, rotary converters, mercury arc -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Set of 23 - MMTB Tram substations and offices, Robert Green, 3/1990
... substations ...Set of 23 colour slides of MMTB tramway substations and the Victoria St Office, by Robert Green Mar 1990. 1 - Carlton Substation - Queensberry St. 2 - Carlton Substation - Queensberry St. 3 - Coburg - Moore St 4 - Glen Huntly Depot substation 5 - Fitzroy - Young St. 6 - Fitzroy - Young St. 7 - Station St Camberwell 8 - Malvern Tram depot 9 - Brunswick Rd, Brunswick 10 - Brunswick Rd, Brunswick 11 - Brunswick Rd, Brunswick 12 - Holden St North Fitzroy 13 - Holden St North Fitzroy 14 - East Kew - High St. 15 - East Kew - High St. 16 - East Kew - High St. 17 - East Kew - High St. 18 - Little Bourke St Melbourne 19 - Former branch offices - Victoria Parade Fitzroy 20 - Former branch offices - Victoria Parade Fitzroy 21 - Former branch offices - Victoria Parade Fitzroy 22 - Former branch offices - Victoria Parade Fitzroy - 2004 23 - Former branch offices - Victoria Parade Fitzroy = 2004Yields information about Melbourne tramway substationsSet of 23 Kodak colour slides in plastic mounts.All slides have their location marked on them in black ink.tramways, mmtb, substations, carlton, queensberry st, coburg, glen huntly, north fitzroy, young st, camberwell, malvern depot, brunswick road, brunswick, holden st, east kew, little bourke st, branch offices, victoria parade -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Maroondah Highway West, Ringwood- 1939. Looking east from Heatherdale Rd
Black and white photograph (2 copies)Typed below one photograph: "Maroondah Highway looking East from SEC pylon at substation in Heatherdale Road, 1939. -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Manual, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Supervisory Equipment Operation Manual", Aug. 1963
Manual or instruction book - 11 duplicated quarto sheets stapled on left hand edge, titled "Supervisory Equipment Operation Manual". Has the MMTB logo and name on the top of the first sheet. Describes the supervisory control system for the MMTB sub-stations and associated equipment, includes a photograph of the control panel, list of the substations, facilities, the control system, the management of the substations and the principles of operation.trams, tramways, mmtb, substation, electrical systems, electric traction, carlton -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Kew Depot", c1938
Photocopied plans or drawings on A3 sheet of "Kew Depot 22/9/1938 P8400 - Plan of land and buildings - with some 1967 notes shows substation location.trams, tramways, drawings, depots, property, kew, substation -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article - Article, Newsletter, Colin Brooks, Goodbye to the Greensborough Electrical Substation, September 2021
Article from Brooksy's Briefing about the removal of the old Greensborough Electrical Substation at Greensborough StationNewsletter article, text with one colour photogreensborough, greensborough electrical substation, colin brooks, greensborough station, brooksy's briefing -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), "Met lines - Vol. 2, No. 6", Aug. 1986
Met lines - Vol. 2, No. 6, August 1986, staff newspaper of the Metropolitan Transit Authority - 20 pages, A4 size when centre stapled, printed on gloss paper. Has tramway related items on: 1 - Cover photo of fitter Saviour Axixa working on a rotary converter at Carlton substation. 2 - Doncaster Bus depot - 25 years of service 3 - The days the rains came - Elizabeth St flooding 1972 - photos by Ray Marsh 4 - Substations power tram network - article on tram substations. 5 - Tram art of a different kind - Stewart Merrett 6 - First new painted tram on line - Transporting Art by Michael Leunigtrams, tramways, transporting art, decorated trams, the met, mta, doncaster, substation, rotary converters, carlton control, elizabeth st, flooding -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Set of 17 - Tramway Shelters, Robert Green, c1990
... Substations ...Set of 17 colour slides of tramway shelters, poles, and substations by Robert Green c1990. Shelters by the PMTT, HTT and MMTB 1 Tramway Shelter (PMTT) - Cnr Balaclava and Orrong Road, Caulfield 2 - ditto 3 - Tramway Shelter (PMTT) - Cnr. Cotham Road and Burke Road, Deepdene 4 - Tramway Shelter (PMTT) - Cnr. Cotham Road and Burke Road, Deepdene with telephone box alongside. 5 - Cnr. Malvern Rd and Orrong Road, Toorak 6 - Cnr. Malvern Rd and Orrong Road, Toorak 7 - Cnr. Dandenong Road and Hawthorn Road, Caufield 8 - ditto 9 - PMTT Substation - Rusden Street, Elsternwick 10 - PMTT poles cnr. Dandenong Road and Wattletree Road 11 - Tram shelter (HTT) Riversdale Road and Highfield Road - Camberwell - Highfield Park 12 - Tram shelter (HTT) Riversdale Road and Wattlevalley Road, Camberwell 13 - ditto 14 - Tram shelter (HTT) Camberwell Road, cnr Bowen St. Camberwell. 15 - Tram Shelter (HTT) Camberwell Depot, Riversdale Road, Hawthorn 16 - Merri Creek Bridge, St. Georges Road, North Fitzroy 17 - Merri Creek Bridge, St. Georges Road, North Fitzroy - foundation stone Yields information about Melbourne's tramway stop shelters and other infrastructure.Set of 17 Kodak colour slides in plastic mounts.tramways, shelters, caufield, deepdene, toorak, orrong road, cotham road, balaclava road, pmtt, htt, mmtb, riversdale road, camberwell depot, merri creek bridge, foundation stone, dandenong road, poles, rusden st, substations, hawthorn road, st.georges road -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), Jan. 1985
Black and white photo of the new substation for the Bundoora to La Trobe University extension, c Jan 1985, opened 10/1/1985. Shows the cabinet type set up and foundations..1 - On the rear in ink - "Tram power sub stn newly installed near La Trobe Uni"trams, tramways, opening, la trobe university, bundoora, substation -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Footscray Depot and bus garage", c1937
Set of three photocopied plans or drawings on A3 sheet of "Footscray Depot and bus garage" c 1937 .1 - P7993 - Plan of land showing car shed, bus garage and offices dated 1-4-1937 - shows substation location. .2 - P? - Plan of land showing buildings and surrounding properties - dated 1-4-1937 .3 - P79821 - ditto but a wider area - dated 1-4-1937 - shows substation location.trams, tramways, drawings, depots, property, footscray depot, substation -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Project 3-75 - Replacement of Substation Equipment", 1975
Digital copy of a 9 page report by the MMTB, titled Project 3-75 - Replacement of Substation Equipment", proposing to replace the rotary converters installed between 1924 and 1930 with silicon rectifiers. Gives the locations, costs, schedule of replacement commencing 1975, in particular South Melbourne, Malvern and Young St Fitzroy. Gives a background to the system, a list of all the substations at the time, including date of installation, type, replacement of HV equipment, costs, reliability, maintenance costs, and benefit to cost ratio.Has the stamp of "Joint Ministry of transport and Tramways Library" and a "Plan & EPA Library barcode"trams, tramways, substation, transformer, power supply, electrical engineering, rotary converters -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of four Black & White Photograph/s, late 1920's
Set of four small black and white prints of the interior of the Carlton MMTB substation, Bouverie St, Carlton during the construction phase. Printed on Kodak paper. Has English Electric equipment. .1 - Boxes of equipment and some assembled items .2 - View of substation with rotary converter and a switch board .3 - ditto with a transformer behind .4 - ditto and more boxes. Items .1 to .3 feature a man in a white shirt. Item .3 has a hand written note and arrow "ME".On rear in ink "Carlton" on all photos, with "Control Station" in addition on item .1trams, tramways, mmtb, substation, carlton, rotary converters, switchboards, english electric -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Nunawading's electric light scheme, 14 August 1914
Inauguration of electric lighting in the Shire of Nunawading at the substation cnr Whitehorse Road and Station Street, Box Hill,Copy of The Reporter, Friday August 14, 1914 article on the Inauguration of electric lighting in the Shire of Nunawading at the substation cnr Whitehorse Road and Station Street, Box Hill, includes the townships of Blackburn, Tunstall and Mitcham.Inauguration of electric lighting in the Shire of Nunawading at the substation cnr Whitehorse Road and Station Street, Box Hill,electricity supply, lincolne and macdougall, wright, g.f., melbourne electric supply company, garrett, h.t. -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph, Clifton Hill substation, 1970d
Photograph shows the Clifton Hill substation looking towards High St with cable tram track in the foreground. Has the former cable tram depot office buildings on the right side. Yields information about the Clifton Hill substation.Photograph - black and white on Ilford paper.tramways, clifton hill, substation, cable trams -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Photograph, Cyclotron accelerator
Builit in 1950s and used till the mid 1970s within the Physics Department used in Melbourne. John Rouse and David Caro was involved in the construction.Black and white photo of cyclotron (nuclear physics accelerator): Main switchboard. Sticky typed labels on back from top and left to right: “MAIN SWITCHBOARD” Handwritten in pencil on upper left hand corner: “9” Handwritten in pen on bottom right hand corner: “AC power in from substation” -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Warships at Princes Pier, Port Melbourne, Douglas Smallpage, 1920s
Late 1920's photograph taken on Princes Pier with warships probably American. Building on right was the electrical substation public toilets that later burned and was finally gutted 27 Jan 2001. The other customs shed is behind photographer Doug Smallpage. Gantries are in place.piers and wharves, doug smallpage -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Form/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Brush Renewals Chart", 1936
Form - titled "MMTB Brush Renewals Chart", number 8696 9/36, used in substations to record the renewal of brushes in rotary converters. Allow the wear to be plotted, with renewal dates, details etc. Has been torn on the left edge, possibly from a book and then used as a colouring sheet.trams, tramways, substation, rotary converters, forms, electrical equipment, electrical engineering -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Coburg Depot", c1937
Set of two photocopied plans or drawings on A3 sheet of Coburg Depot - c1937 .1 - P8343 - Plan showing depot block and building plan with adjacent private houses and properties .2 - P8344 - Detail plan of depot - with notes about possible plans and changes - 4/1967. shows substation location.trams, tramways, drawings, depots, property, coburg depot, substation -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NAPOLEON GOLD MINING CO. N.L, 19th November 1946
Document: Reply letter from the State Electricity Commission to Central Napoleon for their £30/-/- contribution toward the cost of restoring power to Central Napoleon Mine, Also stating that work for the substation will commence when materials available, letter found in Central Napoleon GM NL Minutes book No 2 now numbered 2205.712a.organization, business, industry - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Memo for Chairman - re Mr Coffey", 16/01/1920 12:00:00 AM
Typed memorandum on MMTB Letterhead, "Memo for Chairman - re Mr Coffey", by H. S Dix Chief Manager and Engineer, regarding a Mr. Coffey, a substation foreman? at Malvern Depot, refused duty in order to support the attendants who appear to have been on strike. Mr Dix convinced him he was wrong.trams, tramways, employees, pmtt, mmtb, malvern depot, substation -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 12 Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1966
Series of 12 black and white photographs of the construction of a new substation, during 1966 at the corner of Greville St and Punt Road, South Yarra. Shows the vacant block, construction of the foundations, walls and a part of the roof. In the box was a slip of paper marked - "To Architect 6.6.66" See item 7269 for three colour photographs of the completed building.On the rear of some of the photos are dates eg 30/5 on .1 trams, tramways, substation, electrical equipment, electrical switching, buildings