Historical information

See image 2085i4 for tender re brake blocks detailing the type of cast iron and the Brinell hardness.

Significance

Demonstrates MMTB tender documents of 1923.

Physical description

Manila colour file marked "Specifications" containing 25 different specifications of the MMTB 1922 to 1925.
Not all dated, generally foolscap sheets either pinned or stapled.
Dated Tender No. For supply of:
30/6/1925 157 Steel castings
Not dated Ballast Hopper trucks
1923 Steelwork for electric and cable tramway crossings
Pamphlet Monier Pipes and box culverts
Pamphlet Monier – septic tanks and aerators
Not dated 229 Purchase of removal of cottages 101 to 107 Bouverie St Carlton
Not dated Side tipping ballast trucks
18/7/1923 226 Brake shoes - see pdf file for a full scan
18/7/1923 222 Steel tramway tyres
18/7/1923 220 Concrete Mixing Plants
Not dated 219 Dressed wooden poles
9/5/1923 215 Bricks
19/4/1923 214 Reinforced Concrete fencing posts
20/3/1923 213 Tramway steel wire ropes
28/3/1923 212 Painting exterior of 673 Bourke St Melbourne
Not dated 210 Alterations to offices at Rathdowne St depot
Not dated 202 80lb steel rails and fishplates
5/1/1923 198 GE201 Motors
6/12/1922 197 Hydraulic pit jacks
6/12/1922 195 Supply of Low tension feeder cable
Not dated 194 Supply of high tension cable
4/12/1922 188 Supply of hard drawn trolley wire
6/11/1922 186 Dressed wooden poles
20/11/1922 182 Steel Poles
20/12/1922 171 Erection and completion of new car depot Glen Huntly Road