Physical description

Report - approx. 55 A4 photocopied sheets - bound with white comb binding, with embossed leather imitation grey card covers, titled "Symposium 'Electric Traction Systems' ", presented by the Institution of Engineers Australia, Vic Div, Tues 6/5/1975.



Contains three papers:

1 - "Electricity of Transportation" - R. G. Chapman, SEC



2 - "Electric vehicles for Street Transport:" - F. D. Snell - MMTB



3 - "Electric Railways" - A. Firth - VR



Paper 2 looks at the history of the MMTB system, the W class tram, control systems, lack of new trams in the 1960's, ordering of the Z class tram, its specification and manufacture, 980, 1041 and other forms of public transport on roads - trolley buses, gadgetbahns, and lots of possibilities of new systems including battery vehicles.

Inscriptions & markings

On rear in ink in top right hand corner "D. W. Lees"