Official launch photograph of W2 243 painted by Mirka Mora as part of the Transporting Art project of 1978. For the principal pamphlet using this photograph featuring the first 15 tramcars see item 404. See also items 1642 and 7374 for associated newspaper cuttings about the tram and its artist.

Yields information about the Mirka Mora's Transporting Art tram of 1978.

Colour print with remnants of mounting paper on rear.

tramways, transporting art, w2 class, tram 243, mirka mora

Copy photograph of a postcard featuring Victorian Railways Tram No. 2 at Elwood Depot. Based on the photo on page 6 of The Brighton Electric Line by Leon Marshall Wood, it is one of the original fleet which destroyed by the depot fire on 7/3/1907. See item 1351. Has the driver and possibly a conductor on the platform. Shows both destinations of St Kilda and Brighton.

Yields information about the first VR tram No. 2 at Elwood Depot

Black and white copy photograph of a postcard with remnants of adhesive tape on the rear.

tramways, vr trams, elwood depot, st kilda brighton, tram 2

Photograph shows a former Melbourne cable tram dummy or grip car placed on the ground without its wheels and in use as a shelter, near the Eaglehawk tram terminus, Feb. 1941. Photo by Ken Train.

Demonstrates the use of former Melbourne cable tram dummy or grip cars as a low cost shelter.

Photograph - black and white with typed notes on rear.

9/2 4I. Old cable tram dummy, near Eaglehawk tram terminus, Bendigo." Ken Magor stamp with "per K Train".

cable trams, grip car, dummy, shelters, eaglehawk, bendigo

The postcard shows W2 543 with a Glen Iris destination, passing the Melbourne Town Hall in Swanston St at the Safety Zone with passengers boarding. Has several motor vehicles in view is an Ezywalkin advert on a building. The tram entered service on 17/11/1928 and was fitted with route number boxes during Feb. 1930, which dates the photo to c1929. The card was published by Valentine Publishing Co., printed in Great Britain as a Real Photograph.

Yields information about Swanston St c1929.

Black and White postcard, Divided back, unused.

In pencil "$6-00"

tramways, swanston st, w2 class, glen iris, tram 543

Document prepared to provide the concepts for separation of traffic along St Kilda Road and Brighton Road using safety bars, and reserved sections of roadway between Princes Bridge and Glen Huntly Road. Dated May 1979. Has an introduction, and notes the widening of St Kilda Road south of Cochrane St and its impact. Has colour photo of Z89 in Nicholson St where the Safety bars had been installed to separate traffic, installation of Safety Zones, photos of Gothenburg, Amsterdam, and Hanover showing traffic separation, graphs showing tram passenger movement in the am peak and road usage. Looks extensively at the Domain Interchange at Park and Domain Road and the suggested layout - which was implemented in Nov. 1986. Includes a photo of a very long line of trams northbound at this intersection which has undergone many changes location, to become during 2025 the entry to Anzac station. Six drawings show the proposed separation of traffic between Alexandra Ave and Glen Huntly Road

Demonstrates a planning document to separate road traffic from trams along St Kilda Road.

Comb bound document titled "Separation of Trams and Motor Traffic - St Kilda Road and Brighton Road" - 12 sheets + card covers, some full colour pages with some sheets folded.

tramways, st kilda road, traffic control, domain interchange, domain road, reserved track

Postcards with one photograph, all featuring the cable tram era, left to right, top to bottom: 1 - Parliament House and Treasury Melbourne 2 - Bourke St Melbourne from near Queen St looking east - has glitter added to the card surface. 3 - Spring St Melbourne 4 - Flinders Stand the Custom House Melbourne - part of the paper missing where a stamp has been removed. 5 - Cable tram set in a Parade, on a float, at the corner of Spring and Bourke Sts - early 1950s 6 - Elizabeth St Melbourne - looking south from Bourke St.

Demonstrates a set of 6 postcards featuring Melbourne cable trams.

Set of 5 mounted cable tram postcards and one photograph onto light weight board

tramways, spring st, bourke st, flinders st, cable trams, parades, elizabeth st

Postcards, all featuring the cable tram era, left to right, top to bottom: 1 - Town Hall Melbourne - damaged paper 2 - General view of Collins Street Melbourne - from Spring St looking west 3 - Central Railway Station, Melbourne - the principal building is complete though the roof along Swanston St over the other platforms is yet to be completed. 4 - Bourke St Melbourne - looking west from Swanston St - has the Wertheim and Roberts Stores in the view along with the post office. 5 - Bourke St Melbourne - looking east from Swanston St with Morells Orient Hotel and the Royal Mail Hotel on the two corners 6 - Melbourne from St Kilda Road.

Demonstrates a set of 6 postcards featuring Melbourne cable trams.

Set of 6 cable tram postcards mounted on to light weight board

tramways, flinders st station, swanston st, bourke st, collins st, st kilda road

Photograph shows the front of the MMTB Head Office, at 616 Little Collins St. Has Savoy Hotel, next door in the view. The MMTB built the building in 1937. It was occupied by the MMTB and then The Met until 1989. It was sold in 1994 and converted into apartments. See item 3658 for a set of floor plans.

Yields information about the MMTB Head Office building and its architecture.

Colour photograph, with remnants of adhesive tape on rear

tramways, 616 little collins st, head office, mmtb, alan monsborough, the met

Photograph shows the front of the Hawthorn tram depot after its closure as a running depot. Doors have been added to the front of the second shed or roads 5 to 7. Photo by an unknown photographer, early 1970s. The depot was closed Feb. 1965 but continued to be used to store trams and as a training depot.

Yields information about Hawthorn Tram Depot.

Black and White photograph, with remnants of adhesive on rear.

tramways, hawthorn tram depot

Photograph shows the interior of W4 class, tram 671 at a depot. Possibly a MMTB Official photograph showing the seating layout and the interior finishes. Has internal adverts for Frank Mason for advertising on tramcars, Wrigley's chewing gum, No-dusta furniture polish and small advert for possibly a lottery of 100,000 pounds prize. The tram is now part of the Ballarat Tramway Museum operational collection.

Yields information about the interior of tram 671.

Black and White photograph, with a piece of card glued to the rear.

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Coloured postcard of the view from Little Collins St looking north along Elizabeth St. Has a northbound cable tram and several horse-drawn wagons in the view. In the view are the GPO, Newing's Artists materials, Royal Arcade, and Turner's bicycles. The letter is dated 8/12 from an Eck in Toorak addressed to Doris Ettelson in Ballarat. The stamp used was introduced in 1913 by the Commonwealth Government as the first National stamp - see reference. Card published by C T Melbourne.

Yields information about Elizabeth St c1910

Colour postcard, divided back used with a 1d Commonwealth of Australia stamp.

See image for the handwritten note and a purchase price of $7 in pencil.

tramways, cable trams, elizabeth st, gpo, postage stamps

A postcard showing a scene looking west from Russell St along Collins St. Has some 7 cable trams, horse-drawn carts, and motor vehicles in view. In the view is Scotts Church, the Athenium, and the Town Hall. In the bottom left-hand corner of the card is "Printed for Commonwealth Immigration Office by Rose Stereograph Co. Vic."

Demonstrates a card printed to promote Australian Immigration to Melbourne, possibly post the first world war.

Black and White postcard, Divided back.

In pencil in the bottom right hand corner "Government publicity issue in England $12"

tramways, collins st, cable trams, immigration

Coloured postcard of the Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston, and Collins Sts. Has three cable car sets in the view, one with two trailers southbound in Swanston St. In the bottom right-hand corner can be seen a shelter and signalman for the control of the intersection. The card was printed in Germany.

Yields information about the Melbourne Town Hall and a signal box.

Colour postcard, divided back unused. Has number "09 871" in bottom right hand corner.

tramways, collins st, swanston st, signalmen, trailers, cable trams, melbourne town hall

Photograph of a ballast trailer at Preston Workshops. See page 82 of Destination City 5th Edition for details of the trailers. The wheelset or truck is a Brill 74T type. Would appear that there are some concrete weights loaded onto the vehicle.

Yields information about the MMTB ballast trailers or wagons.

Black and white photograph on Ilford paper

tramways, brill 74t, ballast wagons

The photograph shows a section of remnant track at the intersection of Bourke and Spencer Sts that remained until it was removed on 25/8/1987 when connecting curves were installed at Bourke and Spencer Streets, forming a double track triangular junction, in preparation for the conversion of the St Kilda and Port Melbourne railway lines to 'light rail'. This necessitated the removal of the last few metres of cable car track in Melbourne, which had been left in situ at the former Bourke Street terminus as a reminder of bygone days. Shows two inspection pits in the short section of the cable slot. Photo possibly before 1962 when Spencer St station was rebuilt. Photographer unknown.

Yields information of last section of visible cable tram track in the city area.

Black and white photograph on Ilford paper

tramways, cable trams, track work, bourke st, spencer st, cable track

Shows X class tram 217 at Hawthorn Depot with a bow collector or pantograph. Tram has the destination of "Bridge" (Bridge Road).

Yields information about X 217 when it was fitted with a bow collector and Hawthorn Depot.

Black and white photograph notes on rear

In ink by Keith Kings: - X217 Hawthorn depot about 1925, courtesy of Mr Stephenson Preston Workshops", has Rev L Marshall Wood stamp and K S Kings stamp - with number S-A 111.

tramways, tramcars, tram 217, hawthorn depot, bow collector, x class

Form used to record for each day the allocation of crew by table number, of the drivers and conductors.

Demonstrates a MMTB form that recorded the drivers and conductors allocation for each day.

Form - ruled - blue and red liines on a large folio sheet with two punched holes on the top.

tramways, crews, driver, conductor, table cards

Article written by Kate Herbert of the Herald Sun about Mirka Mora's angel tram, W2 243 part of the 1978 Transporting Art project, and the other associated artists, the sale of them, their painting, and demise including the Peter Corrigan tram - Mother Knows. Includes a photo of the front of the tram in Mt Eliza by Norm Oorloof.

Yields information about Mirka Mora Transporting Art tram

Newspaper part - page 50 from the Herald Sun 26/3/2000.

transporting art, tram 243, w2 class, mirka mora

"W Class tram diver training written test" - six pages in an Yes / No or multiple choice or provide a detailed answer format with marks shown for each of 38 question. Dated 16/3/1997

Yields information about the exam question asked as part of the written test for W class tram drivers.

Document - 6 A4 pages, was stapled in top left hand corner.

melbourne, tramways, w class trams, training, exams, testing

List of "Destinations and Route Numbers - Trams" dated 3/9/2000 for both Yarra and Swanston Trams. Lists depot and number, the main route number, termini and destination. Also provides a list by each depot.

Yields information about the Melbourne tram route numbers and the depots that operated them in Sept. 2000.

Document - 14 A4 pages, was stapled in top left hand corner.

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Set of two photographs showing parts of the mockup for the future All Electric tram. The first photo looks at the passenger compartment with the conductor's desk and seats. The second photo shows the side view of the driver's compartment with the foot controls, windscreen and seat. The mockup was built at Preston Workshops, 1971. See also items 2502 and 4540 for other photos.

Yields information about a mockup at Preston Workshops of an all electric tram body.

Photograph black and white printed on plain paper, one with MMTB stamp.

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Map printed by the Victorian Railways in 1955 gives places of interest, some facts about Melbourne, and amusements, with the map showing rail, tram, and railway bus routes, suburbs, golf links, sporting grounds, and municipalities. The Bourke St tram route to East Preston is shown but not the Nicholson St East Brunswick line which opened during mid 1956. Provides a detailed list of suburbs, miles from the GPO, and how reached from where. Notes it was published in Jan. 1956 by the VR Public Relations and Betterment Board.

Demonstrates a Victorian Railways printed map of Melbourne

Map - 8 fold printed in colour

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A newspaper story from The Herald Friday 22/10/1976 about the derailment of tram 867 in Riversdale Road at the level crossing - see item 7221 for photographs. Quotes the driver John O'Connor and conductor Geoffrey Nicholson. Gives details of the event but not the cause.

Yields information about the 1967 derailment of tram 867, and the people involved.

Photocopy of a newspaper cutting from The Herald 22/10/1976 - 2 sheets stapled together.

tramcars, trams, tram 857, riversdale road, level crossings, derailments, accidents

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 11/10/1952

Provides 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.

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Letter written by David Frost to Rod Atkins, detailing the disposal of some of the Victorian Railways Trams - c1990. Includes the four wheel (2nd batch) and surviving bogie trams at the time. Refers to a book - "Preserved railway and tramway rolling stock in Australia" - Peter Charrett, 1977.

Yields information about the disposal of VR trams.

Letter - typed on quarto paper undated

tramcars, victorian railways, preserved trams, sale of trams, scrapped, scrapped trams, david frost