Poster of an image of a W3 class tram (see item 1306) and elevation, floor plans and cross sections of tram 655. Appeared in The Electrical Engineer and Merchandiser - 15/3/1932. Yields information about W3 class trams.Laminated poster of a drawing of W3 class trams.tramways, trams, w3 class, tram 655, drawings, mmtb

Page from a photo album book with adhesive surface and clear plastic sheet cover on cardboard sheet - containing three photographs of Melbourne L and W3 class trams. 1 - L class 101 - Brunswick Depot - June 1977 - Neil Mackintosh photo 2 - ditto 3 - W3 665, ditto Not known who assembled the album.trams, tramways, brunswick depot, l class, w3 class, tram 101, tram 665

Magazine - five Gestener duplication sheets - titled "Tram Tracks - Vol 1 - No. 3 - July 1946" - the Journal of Association of Victorian Tramway Enthusiasts. Has notes on the PCC car, Glenhuntly depot tour, construction of the Latrobe St tram line, C class 36 "dog car", use of T class cars, W3 class trams, U206, Ballarat 16, notes from other cities, Sydney, notes on VR tramcars and details of the Association.trams, tramways, melbourne, t class, w3 class, vr trams, glenhuntly tram depot

Black and white photograph from an illustration of class W3 tram No 655. The photo is titled: "Class 'W-3' Car, with all steel frame. Length 47 ft. Mounted on new type trucks with semi-elliptical springs. Four airbrake cylinders and clasp brakes" Destination displayed as "Special".trams, tramways, w3 class, new trams, tram 655

Ticket for the 5th tour in Melbourne operated by Yapper Tours, (sometimes spelled Yappa), using Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society tramcar W3 661. The reference gives the date as 6/5/1989, the background to its operation in Melbourne and the tram itself. Has the initials PJC on the side of the ticket. On the rear is a facsimile 1966 SEC dual currency ticket. Demonstrates tram tour tickets and yields information about the style of SEC Tour tickets.Tour Ticket - Yapper Tours - April 1989 - printed on light card with a facsimile of a 1966 SEC 8c or 10d SEC ticket on the rear.tram tours, w3 class trams, yappa tours, yapper tours, tram 661, tickets, dual currency tickets, btps

Black and White photograph of a MMTB No. 9B truck, used on W3 class trams Reference Drawing R3245 One of a series of photographs done by the MMTB to illustrate the various types of bogies / trucks used by the MMTB. Possibly during the 1960's.trams, tramways, mmtb, bogies, trucks, preston workshops

The photograph shows W3 class tram No. 657 in Preston Workshops with a wheelbarrow with coal or coke in it in the foreground. Photo 1960s? The tram was withdrawn from service during 1975.Yields information about tram 657 and the interior of Preston Workshops.Negative - 127 film black and whitetramways, tramcars, w3 class, preston workshops, tram 657

The photo shows W3 class tram No. 667 at Brunswick Depot, with the destination of Toorak Glenferrie Rd, route 8. Photographer not known or a date - possibly mid 1960s.Yields information about the use of the W3 class tram and Brunswick Depot.Photograph, black and white with a plain backtramways, tramcars, w3 class, tram 667, brunswick depot

The photograph shows W3 class tram No. 667 running into Brunswick depot. The tram is showing the destination of Fawkner and route 19. Photographer not known or a date - possibly mid 1960s.Yields information about the use of the W3 class tram and Brunswick Depot.Black and White photograph with a plain back.tramways, tramcars, tram, brunswick depot, tram 667, w3 class

Colour print of W3 class tram 661 in Wendouree Parade possibly on its first day of operation, 11-10-1980 for the BTPS. Tram 671 is in the shadows. Photographer unknown.Yields information about BTPS W3 671 in Wendouree Parade on its first day of operation.Colour print - on plain papertramcars, btps, wendouree parade, w3 class, tram 661

35mm Kodak white cardboard colour slide by Keith Kings of W3 664 at Essendon Depot, shortly after withdrawal from service. Taken 7/4/1969. Has adverts for Courage beer, Alitalia and White cough mixture?Keith Kings stamp and number "52-31", with details of exposure. "MMTB W3 664 with weather blinds down, shortly after this class relegated to spare only?" "Essendon Depot 7/4/1969".trams, tramways, w3 class, stored trams, essendon depot, tram 664

Set of four colour prints, featuring BTPS W3 class tram No. 661 on the depot access track after completion of repainting in MMTB chocolate and cream paint style. Photographer not known. See also item 534 for another photograph.Yields information about the appearance of 661following its repainting by the BTPS.Set of 4 Colour prints - on Agfa papertramcars, trams, btps, tram 661

The photograph shows W3 class tram No. 657 (Burwood, Route 74) and Y1 class tram 611 on the depot access tracks at Camberwell Depot. The driver of 657 is standing in the cabin doorway and the conductor is carrying his cash tin. Photo by Ray Pearson, 1937.Yields information about trams 657 and 611 in 1937.Black and White photograph with notes on rear"657 Camberwell - Duplicate copy" and "Ray Pearson"trams, camberwell depot, w3 class, y1 class, tram 657, tram 611, crews

Set of 2 colour photographs of W3 class tram No. 664 at Mirboo North. The tram has not been lowered onto its trucks which are of the No. 1 type rather than No. 9 type. The tram was sold June 1976 - To Kathy's Kitchen, Mirboo Nth, then to Boolarra Vic.Demonstrates the sale of a W3 class tram in 1976.Set of 2 colour prints with rounded corners.One has "Mirboo Nth" in pencil on the rear.trams, tramways, w3 class, tram 664, mirboo north, sale of trams

Colour print of W3 class tram No. 661 at the intersection of Victoria St and Brunswick St, being transported from Malvern Depot to Preston Workshops. This tram was acquired by the Museum in 1976 - see reference. Has the Salvation Army Training building in the background. Photographer unknown, date early 1976.Yields information about transporting W3 class tram 661 to Preston Workshops for on-sale to the BTPS.Colour print - on plain papertramcars, tram 661, victoria parade, btps, w3 class

The photo shows W3 class tram No. 657, (Moreland, route 15) northbound in Swanston St, near Franklin St. Photograph by Mal Rowe late 1960s. Has a Coffey Ford advert on the front dash panel. Photo - 4 October 1965 - outside the offices of “The Nation’s Jetline” - Ansett ANA.Yields information about W3 class trams in Swanston St.Black and White photograph with details on the rear.Has ink notes on rear regarding the location, the tram and the TMSV sales stamp.tramways, trams, swanston st, w3 class, tram 657

Card shows W3 667 in Flinders St on its way to Flinders St station, for its part of the filming of The Pacific, Feb. 2008. Demonstrates the use of a historic photo on a note card by Pixie Moon Cards.Folded card, blank inside, printed on recycled paper - No. PMR622tramways, tramcars, flinders st station, tram 667, w3 class, flinders st, trams

Page from a photo album book with adhesive surface and clear plastic sheet cover - on cardboard sheet - containing three photographs of Melbourne Trams. 1 - W3 668 at Brunswick Depot - June 1977 - Neil Mackintosh photo. 2 - W3 665 ditto 3 - Photo of cable trams reversing at the Moreland Hotel 1890, with horse tram No. 4 on the left hand side of the photo. In the background is a sign - Patterson? and Son, Auctioneers. See Reg Item 2861 for a framed photo of the image 3. Not known who assembled the album.trams, tramways, brunswick depot, w3 class, moreland, cable trams, horse trams, tram 668, tram 665, tram 4

Set of 12 reports, photocopied onto heat sensitive paper from various magazines. Documents match the image numbers. .1 - 2 pages, from The Commonwealth Engineer, 1/10/1917 - "New Cars for the Melbourne Brunswick and Coburg Tramways", written by Straun Robertson. .2 - 2 pages, from The Commonwealth Engineer, 1/3/1919 - "Double Bogie Combination Tram Car - St Kilda Brighton Electric Line". .3 - 2 pages - Electrical Engineer - 15/6/1924 - "One Man cars for Melbourne and Geelong Vic. The Brill Birney Safety Car" .4 - 1 page - Electrical Engineer - 15/11/1925 - "Standard Car for Melbourne Tramways" - has sketch of W2 369. .5 - 2 pages - Electrical Engineer - 15/8/1927 - "New Bogie car for Melbourne Tramways" Y class. .6 - 2 pages - Electrical Engineer -15/3/1936 - "Tramcar of New type for Melbourne - Large car for Two-man or One-man operation" - Y1 class .7 - 3 pages, The Electrical Engineer and Merchandiser - 15/3/1932 - "Modern Tramcars for Melbourne - Design for reduction of noise and construction with electrical Welding" W3 class. .8 - 2 pages, The Electrical Engineer and Merchandiser - 15/11/1933 - "New Tramcars for Melbourne" - has sketch of the W4 class tram. .9 - 3 pages, The Electrical Engineer and Merchandiser - 16/12/1935 - "Melbourne's Lates Tramcars, comfortable Accommodation and modern traction equipment" - W5 class .10 - 3 pages - The Electrical Engineer and Merchandiser - 15/3/1939 - "Improved Type Tramcar - advanced truck design, pneumatically operated doors, special lighting, acceleration 3pmh per sec." SW5 class. .11 - 3 pages - The Electrical Engineer and Merchandiser - 15/9/1950 - "Noiseless Tramcar - first Australian Vehicles - Bogies fitted have special noise reducing features - motor drive through bevel gears, dynamic braking" - PCC 980 (See also Reg Item 5601 for a similar report) .12 - 1 page - handwritten on the rear of a copy of item 11 - Editorial from the Oct. 1951 issue of same magazine looking at the rate of acceleration. Reprint of .7 added 30/7/2019, from papers ex Robert Green - in poor condition, has been folded, both left and right hand edges in multiple tears. The photos are good. Measures 282H x 220W.trams, tramways, mmtb, mbctt, new tramcars, vr, bogie trams, birney, x class, w2 class, y class, y1 class, w3 class, one man trams, w4 class, w5 class, sw5 class, pcc class, tramcar design, electrical engineering

Colour slide - Kodachrome cardboard mount of W3 667 (Moreland 15) and Grinder No. 1 outside one of the sheds at Bylands. Photo by Ron Scholten - slide dated Nov. 76trams, tramways, w3 class, grinder, work trams, tmsv, bylands, tram 667, tram 1

Set of four colour photographs of the Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association's Haddon site, late 1970s. 1- Trams VR 41, W3 class 663, and W4 class 670 in the first stage of the main depot building. This was later extended forward. 2 - W2 class trams 357 and 499. Tram 499 was subsequently dismantled for spare parts. 3 - General view of the Haddon site showing five tramcars 4 - View of W3 class tram 656 being converted into accommodation.Yields information about tram as the MTPA site at Haddon, mid to late 1970s.Colour print with plain back, rounded corners - set of four.trams, tramways, mtpa, haddon, w2 class, w3 class, w4 class, tram 357, tram 499, tram 656, tram 41, tram 663, tram 670

Photograph shows BTM tram W3 class 661 and tram 38 terminus during a tour on 7-12-1994, the 20th anniversary of the first operation by the BTPS in Wendouree Parade. Tour operated by COTMA. See trip waybill sheets. Photographer not known.Yields information about 661 and tram 38 during a tour at St Aidans Drive.Colour print on Agfa paper.tramcars, trams, btm, carlton st, w3 class, tram 661, tram 38, cotma

Four page (two sheets of A4 - double sided) on gold paper, printed as a Tour Booking form for a tour of Melbourne tram lines, titled "W3 661 Tram tour - Melbourne Revisited" for 27/5/1989. The tram was on loan at the time to "Yappa Tours" from the BTPS. See first and second paragraphs for details of the tram being in Melbourne. Also contained on pages 1 and 2 are notes on W3 class trams, their history and dispersal. Pages 2, 3 and 4 give details of the tour and the booking form. Tour operated by the Rail Tourist Association. Tour booking officer was Geoff Cargeeg. Printed using a typed wax stencil and then duplicated. The two sheets have been stapled in the top left hand corner. Note spelling of "Yappa" - other documents have used "Yapper"w3 class, yapper tours, rail tourist association, tours

Photograph shows BTM tram W3 class 661 at the Carlton St terminus during a tour on 7-12-1994. Photographer not known.Yields information about 661 and a tour at Carlton St.Colour print on Agfa paper.tramcars, trams, btm, carlton st, w3 class, tram 661

Digital image of BTM tram W3 class 661 arriving at the Carlton St stop on a wet day. Photo by Peter Knife 14/4/2006.Yields information about Ballarat Tramway Museum operations in Wendouree Parade and tram 661Digital image of a colour slide.tramways, tramcars, btm, carlton st, tram 661, wendouree parade.

List prepared by Bob Lilburn of tramcars that were assigned to Hawthorn and Coburg tram depots at the time of closure as electric running sheds. Would have been compiled from tramcar allocation sheets. Also lists the depot locations for W3 and W4 class trams. Hawthorn depot closed on 13/2/1965 and Coburg on 11/10/1952Provides information about trams allocated to Coburg and Hawthorn depots at the time of their closure and W3 and W4 class tram depot allocations.Handwritten list on quarto ruled paper - blue and red ink.trams, tramways, mmtb, notebooks, personal papers, coburg depot, hawthorn depot, closure, w3 class, w4 class

The photograph shows ex MMTB tram, W3 class 668 on two sections of track in the Sales yard of Kloster Ford used cars in Hamilton, Newcastle. Records show that the tram was sold in running order on 4/8/1977 to the Newcastle area. The tram is showing the destination of East Coburg. Photo by Ken Robson, 1/9/1977.Yields information about the reuse of tram 668 following its sale to a used car dealer in Newcastle NSW.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear.In ink "H / Tram at Klosters", date stamp of 1 Sep 1977 and stamp "Photograph by Ken Robson"tramways, tramcars, w3 class, tram 668, newcastle

Tour Notes or program Gestetner printed on foolscap sheet, titled 'AETA Souvenir Brochure - 32nd Special Tour - Saturday 10th February 1962 - closure of local tram routes at Footscray". Gives details of tours, safety, commenced at South Melbourne depot with a W3 and W4 class trams, travelled to the Footscray Depot via Moonee Ponds. Gives a short history of the lines, rolling stock to be used, and some notes on the AETA itself.trams, tramways, footscray, aeta, tours, history

Report - typed carbon copy - 31 foolscap sheets with three graphs and drawings within a brown card folder bound with adhesive tape and fold back clips. Titled "Tramcar Sound Levels - External", dated 30/3/1950, prepared by the MMTB Testing Department, Report No. N1/1/38. Gives details of the purpose of the test, procedures, results, discussion and conclusions. Includes various classes of trams (including W3 and W4 class trams), appendices with sound levels, location plan for testing. Testing done on ballasted track in St Georges Road. Signed by D. H. Eakins. Two copies held.trams, tramways, preston workshops, reports, specification, wheels, tramcars, track, noise

Set of 11 colour photographs of Melbourne trams by Norm Cross. 1 - Tram W2 550 - Truganini Road with adverts for HMV, Channel 9 and CU. 2 - Tram W2 268 - Brunswick St - with a board on the front bumper celebrating 50 years of the tram 3 - Tram W2 411 Victoria Parade and St Vincent's Hospital with adverts for National TV, and AAMI 4 - Tram SW6 902 St Kilda Road and High St. with an advert for Jigglers tea bags and Courage draught beer, 5 - Tram W2 432 Turganini Road - AVCO Finance Co and Heinz baked beans. 6 - Tram W2 241, Swanston St (East Malvern Darling Road, route 3) with Heinz baked beans side advert. 7 - tram W5 781, St Georges Road (route 9) with a Shell motor oil advert in the background. 8 - tram W5 825, St Georges Road with a Shumberland advert 9 - tram W2 631, Victoria Parade, route 10 with St Vincents in the background. 10 - tram W3 class 657, Brunswick Depot with route 2A, St Kilda Beach showing and a Princes Curtain/drape cleaning service. 11 - tram L class 103, running out at Essendon Depot,Yields information about various Melbourne trams in the 1970s.Colour print with plain back, rounded corners - set of fourtrams, tramways, w2 class, st kilda road, sw6 class, tram 550, tram 268, tram 411, tram 902, truganini rd, brunswick st, victoria parade, carnegie, swanston st, tram 431, tram 241, w5 class, tram 781, tram 825, w3 class, l class, tram 103, tram 657, tram 631