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Fine condition, almost as new. No damage, some The Melbourne Tram Book of covers. The finest work on The Melbourne Tram Book subject The Melbourne Tram Book NSW tramway rolling stock. Every class illustrated and described, including converted passenger cars and specialised work cars. VAT, shipping costs apply. Free shipping to the following countries: Show more Show less. Destination Circular Quay, by Jack Richardson. A precise catalogue of every Sydney tramcar type with photos of each. Booklet containing the details of every tram type that ran in Sydney: size, weight, numbers built and dates, motors, controllers etc. Many maps and diagrams, period ads from tram builders and parts suppliers: e. The Peacock Brake Company! Every route dealt with in full with maps diagrams photos and fleet liststimetables and ticketing. A full history illustrated with a colour photograph of every exhibit held The Melbourne Tram Book the collection of the Tramway Museum at Loftus NSW. New South Wales Tramcar Handbook - A collectors must. There are two copies in stock: 1. First published publishedTraction Publications Canberra select your preferred edition here. Photos show the later history of each class, up to withdrawal Many maps and diagrams, period ads from tram builders and parts suppliers: e. Sydney Tramway Museum. A valuable historical resource, deeply researched. Buses Trolleys Trams Chas. Choose your preferred copy here. Melbourne Tram Museum: purchase tramway books from our shop

Trams are a major form of public transport in Melbournethe capital city of the state of VictoriaAustralia. As of May The Melbourne Tram Book, the Melbourne tramway network consists of kilometres miles of double track, trams, 24 routesand 1, tram stops. Trams have operated continuously in Melbourne since the horse tram line in Fairfield opened inbut was at best an irregular The Melbourne Tram Book. Since then they have become a distinctive part of Melbourne's character and feature in tourism and travel advertising. Melbourne's cable tram system opened inand expanded to one of the largest in the world, with 75 kilometres The first electric tram line opened inbut closed only a few years later in In electric tram systems were opened in St Kilda and Essendonmarking the start of continuous operation of Melbourne's electric trams. The network has been operated under contract since the commencement of franchising, following the privatisation of the Public Transport Corporation in The current private operator contracted to run Melbourne's tram system is Keolis Downertrading as Yarra The Melbourne Tram Book. Ticketing, The Melbourne Tram Book information and patronage promotion are undertaken by Victoria's public transport body, Public Transport Victoria. The multi-modal integrated ticketing system, mykicurrently operates across the tram network. At some Melbourne intersections most within the CBDmotor vehicles are required to perform a hook turna manoeuvre designed to give trams priority. Melbourne's first tram was a horse tram from Fairfield railway station to a real estate development in Thornbury ; it opened on 20 Decemberand was closed by Although several lines were originally intended to be horse trams, and the MTOC did operate three horse tram lines on the edges of the system, the core of the system was built as cable trams. The MTT was responsible for the construction of tracks and engine house, while The Melbourne Tram Book MTOC built the depots, offices and arranged for the delivery or construction of the rolling stock. This was Melbourne's only non-MTOC cable tram, built by local The Melbourne Tram Book speculators and was operated as an independent line, feeding the Clifton Hill line. From the cable tram lines were progressively converted to electric trams, or abandoned in favour of buses, with the last Melbourne cable tram operating on 26 October The first electric tram in Melbourne was built in by the Box Hill and Doncaster The Melbourne Tram Book Company Limited—an enterprise formed by a group of land developers—and ran from Box Hill railway station along what is now Station Street and Tram Road to Doncasterusing equipment left over from the Centennial International Exhibition of at the Royal Exhibition Building. The venture was marred with The Melbourne Tram Book and operational problems, and ultimately failed, with the service ceasing in A corrupt politician and leading land boomer, he stood to benefit from construction of the line, through The Melbourne Tram Book increased value of his large land holdings in the area, and pushed through the legislation to enable to building of the line by the VR in A fire at the Elwood tram depot on 7 March destroyed the depot and all the trams. The Melbourne Tram Book resumed on 17 March using four C-class The Melbourne Tram Book and three D-class trams from Sydneywhich were altered to run on VR trucks salvaged from the fire. These trams sufficed until Newport Workshops built 14 new trams. VR opened a second, standard gauge, electric tramway from Sandringham The Melbourne Tram Book station to Black Rock on 10 Marchit was extended to Beaumaris on 2 September The service was withdrawn on 5 November and replaced with buses. The Victorian Government of Sir Thomas Bent approved an application by Mr Morgan to build a tramway system in the Essendon area on 29 Marchwith a poll of ratepayers overwhelming supporting the proposition on 29 July votes to Mr Morgan transferred the concession to the NMELT, which had been formed to build the system and provide electricity to the area. Under the concession the NMELT was to construct a tramway and provide electricity within the municipalities of Essendon and Flemington for 30 years, it also mandated a service at least every 20 minutes and had provisions for the undertaking to become property of the municipalities involved earlier than the prescribed 30 years. Councillor Alex Cameron of Malvern, who led the push for a municipal tramway service, was elected chairman of the trust by both Malvern and Prahran councils. Construction began on its first tram line in with the first The Melbourne Tram Book service commencing on 30 May Using overhead wires to feed electricity to the trams, the network continued to expand greatly and profitably. In Camberwell The Melbourne Tram Book representatives were also included. Byall cable and horse tram lines had been abandoned or converted to either electric tram or bus operation. Alex Cameron was its full-time chairman. Under Cameron, the MMTB brought these systems under its control, extending the electric lines, and The Melbourne Tram Book the existing cable-system to electric traction. In March Alex Cameron went overseas to investigate traffic problems. He returned next year confirmed in his long-held opinions that electric trams were superior to buses and that overhead wires were preferable to the underground conduit cable system. Alex Cameron remained chairman there until He died a few years later inthe same year the last of the cable tram services in Melbourne ended. However, in Melbourne, the Bourke Street buses were replaced by trams inand new lines opened to East Preston and Brunswick East. Melbourne's tram usage peaked at million trips inbefore dropping sharply to million the following The Melbourne Tram Book in By the s Melbourne was the only Australian city The Melbourne Tram Book a major tram network. Also, the infrastructure and vehicles were relatively new, having replaced Cable Tram equipment in only the s—s. This destroyed The Melbourne Tram Book argument The Melbourne Tram Book by many other cities, which was that renewal of the tram system would cost more than replacing it with buses. By the mids, as other cities became increasingly choked in traffic and air pollution, Melbourne was convinced that its decision to retain its trams was the correct one, even though patronage had been declining since the s in the face of increasing use of cars and the shift to the outer suburbs, The Melbourne Tram Book the tram network's limits. The first tram line extension in over twenty years took place inalong Burwood Highway. The W-class trams were gradually The Melbourne Tram Book by the new Z-class trams in the s, and by the A-class trams and the larger, articulated B-class trams in the s. Inthe controversial Lonie Report recommended the closure of seven tram lines. Public protests and union action resulted in the closures not being carried out. The MTA was formed to co-ordinate and operate the Melbourne public transport system, during —87 an integration of rail, tram and bus divisions took The Melbourne Tram Book, with the operations, maintenance and administration of these departments fully integrated by 11 April The MTA introduced a new green and yellow livery and uniform design, with a new logo, showing the integration of The Melbourne Tram Book public transport system, replacing the MMTB logo, and introduced a new time-based integrated ticketing system, for all modes of Melbourne's public transport. An The Melbourne Tram Book Vehicle Monitoring system was introduced inimproving communication with drivers and allowing tracking of trams throughout the network. This reduced tram bunching and improved reliability of tram services. The St Kilda and Port Melbourne railway lines were converted to light rail lines inwith the lines closed on 1 July and 11 October respectively. By the late s, the state government was under financial pressures brought on by an economic downturn. In Januarythe Labor government of Premier John Cain tried to introduce economies into the running of the public transport system, including the removal of tram conductors. This provoked a long and crippling strike by the tramways union in Januaryresulting in a back-down by the government and the retention of conductors. In the state electionthe Liberals came to power under Premier Jeff Kennettwho planned to The Melbourne Tram Book the costs of Melbourne's public transport network and remove conductors. OneLink were contracted in to introduce an automatic ticketing system. The tramway union, which opposed this move, went on strike during the Grand Prix. One month later the government announced plans for privatisation of the PTC. The contract is for eight years with an option for a further seven years. As a part of the privatisation The Melbourne Tram Book, franchise contracts between the state government and both private operators included obligations to extend and modernise the Melbourne tram network. This included acquiring new tram rolling stock, in addition the existing tram fleet was refurbished. In the marketing and umbrella brand Metlink was introduced to co-ordinate the promotion of Melbourne's public transport and the communications from the separate privatised companies. Metlink's role was to provide timetables, passenger information about connecting services provided by several operators, fares and ticketing information and introduce uniform signage across the Melbourne public transport system. The trams will be 33 metres long and have a capacity of passengers and are due to be in service in PTV assumed responsibility from the Director of Public Transport for the provision and administration of Victoria's transport services. It also provides information on fares, transport services and initiatives, and is responsible for overseeing and improving Victoria's public transport services. The era since privatisation has also brought large patronage increases, an increase in platform stops, and a new ticketing system. In — year—when the tram system was The Melbourne Tram Book was In Aprilthe state government announced a new extension of the tram network from Caulfield. The Melbourne tram fleet currently comprises trams as of November The rolling stock is part of leases to Yarra Trams, with the W- Z- A- and B-class trams owned by the Victorian Government, and the C1-class and D-classes are subject to lease purchase agreements, while the C2-class trams were leased from MulhouseFrance but are now state assets. W-class trams were introduced to Melbourne in as a new standard design. They have two equal-wheeled bogieswith all four axles powered by a separate motor; carbodies feature a distinctive "drop centre" section, allowing The Melbourne Tram Book passenger steps at the central doorways to be closer to the ground. A total of W-class trams of 11 variants were built up untiland they formed the mainstay of Melbourne's tramways system for 60 years. It was not until the s that the W-class started to be replaced in large numbers, and by their status as an icon for the city was recognised, leading to a listing by the The Melbourne Tram Book Trust of Australia. Public outrage over their sale for tourist use overseas led to an embargo on further export out of The Melbourne Tram Book country inthough recently [ when? Approximately of the W-class trams retired since then remain stored, and the future use The Melbourne Tram Book these trams is unknown. W-class trams have been sent overseas: five went The Melbourne Tram Book Seattle between andwhere they operated on Seattle's George Benson Waterfront Streetcar Line frombut suspended in Another nine are now part of the downtown Memphis tourist service, while several [ which? As of Januarythere are approximately W-class trams: about are in storage, 27 are stored operational in "ready reserve", 12 run on the City Circle the oldest W-class tram in service runs on the City Circle and 26 are used in revenue service. A SW5-class tram on Flinders Street. A W6-class tram on Victoria Street. A W7-class tram on Flinders Street. The development of new rolling stock to replace the W-class began in the early s with a modern design, based on the GothenburgSweden M28 design. The Z-class The Melbourne Tram Book, built by Comengwere introduced in One hundred Z1-class trams were built between andthe first 80 or so entering service as Z-class before being modified. The design proved unpopular with passengers due to the limited number of doors and the seated conductor. Many were later sold at auctions, while others were donated to tram museums. In andfifteen Z2-class trams were built, as a bridging order to maintain construction continuity between the Z1 and Z3-class trams. Some slight modifications were incorporated, the main visible ones being a larger anti-climber bumper and larger opening area for the driver's side- window, otherwise they resemble the Z1-class vehicles. One hundred and fifteen Z3-class trams entered service between and They were designed with an additional door on each side of the tram, the rear door improving passenger flow. Different motors and control equipment were fitted, resulting in smoother acceleration and braking compared to the Z1-class. As with the preceding Z1 and Z2-class trams, the conductor's console was removed when one-person operation was introduced in the s. The A-class trams were built between and by Comeng. They were built in two batches: 28 A1-class trams entered service between andand 42 A2-class trams between and Transit Australia - Publications

Welcome to networks with promise for the future. Tramjatra undertakes a journey between Kolkata India and Melbourne Australia through the medium of tramways. This form of creative and critical globalisation from below, built on friendship and dialogue, shows a way forward. In the context of increasing debates about sustainability and the impacts and processes of globalisation, tramjatra makes new connections through a public arts practice of inter-cultural dialogue. Over the past decade Kolkata's struggling tramways have faced a persistent threat of closure and the operation of Melbourne 's tramways has been privatised and automated. By traveling between two different urban realties, tramjatra provokes both a local and global engagement in the challenges of The Melbourne Tram Book and being moved in contemporary urban life. The book explores the poetic relationship between the The Melbourne Tram Book movement afforded by tramways as a mode of public transport, and the contemporary social, political, economic and creative forces of movement brought to tramways. Ramaswamy, S. In Kolkata you jostle for a position, boldly stretch out to the handrail and take a leap onto the doorless running-board to squeeze on for the ride. In Melbourne the hydraulic-controlled doors open when the vehicle is stationary and you take your turn to step into an air-conditioned cabin. Electric motors whir and hum. There's movement. A tram journey begins, departing from two tramways cities: Kolkata, The Melbourne Tram Book known as Calcutta, in India, and Melbourne in Australia. The conductor gestures to you to take the vacant seat. I prefer to remain on my feet, from where I can move around and get a feeling for the passage. At one side is the word 'tram', of English origin. To another side is the Bengali word 'jatra'. Joining the two has us underway on a tramjatra, a 'journey by tram', weaving connections between two cities. A group of artists, activists, tramways workers and enthusiasts have departed Melbourne and Kolkata to be aboard a tramjatra sinceattracting new passengers along the way. The book in hand is a conveyance for further lines of travel marked by tramways. Tracks are deeply inscribed in these cities. The Melbourne Tram Book lines curve, rise and fall together, at times seeming to join or to The Melbourne Tram Book apart. Tracks can place us on the routes of cultural tradition and have us reinscribe rituals and The Melbourne Tram Book. Those lines can also carry us by blind habit and deliver us to stereotypes and worn-out positions. But their smooth surface is also always being reinscribed in new ways, disrupted and derailed, hybridised and reinvented. Contradictions present themselves. Hand-painted billboards viewed from the airport taxi announce 'Welcome to Calcutta, City of Joy' as I sense the The Melbourne Tram Book sweet smell and stinging eyes brought by diesel and petrol exhaust gases. The voice of an educated woman in the first-class tramcar tells how tiresome it is to witness that common path of the firingi telling her and the world yet another romanticised hardship story of her city. Back on the streets of Melbourne and we overhear the red-uniformed, volunteer City Ambassador beaming about her hometown's recent status as 'the world's most liveable city' whilst a homeless vendor spruiks for buyers of the latest copy of a street magazine: The Melbourne Tram Book The Big Issue here! We move, and are moved, in so many different ways. Cars The Melbourne Tram Book the street display their State number plates that The Melbourne Tram Book adorned with the political party slogan of the State Government of the day, or yesterday, as the case may be: 'Victoria: on the move', or, 'Victoria: the place to be'. I overhear the conversation from the young student couple seated ahead: 'But we are moving beings! And so it is that State Governments in both West Bengal India and Victoria Australia The Melbourne Tram Book experienced the gaining and losing of power The Melbourne Tram Book their own tramways policies, just as they have strategically deployed the large public presence of the tram for the purpose of bringing the public alongside with their own political imperatives. Tram travel is, after all, staged on the street. Tram after tram choreograph a beat to the movement of the metropolis whilst tramways infrastructure weaves through the public imagination. An endless variety of dreams are caught amongst an urban sky that is shaped into segments by the netting of tram wires. The ground underfoot vibrates in varying tones produced by The Melbourne Tram Book movement on well-travelled tracks. A grimy young man offers his seat to a hard-nosed woman as the screech of metal on metal resounds, and you smell your fellow travellers in close proximity, for better or worse. Being gathered in a tram is a dynamic experience of a community that is constantly created and recreated along the many different lines that pull us together or divide us apart. Hear the familiar ding-ding? The tram purposefully gathers us together to move. If globalisation of the contemporary world really does increase possibilities for making new connections, who chooses to move with whom? A wave of closure to tramways systems swept throughout the world in the s fuelled by the booming oil and automotive industries. The private automobile The Melbourne Tram Book international dominance as the most influential mode of transport shaping urban development. Things are slightly different now, as a renewed development of tramways, originating in the late nineteenth century, has been occurring throughout the world since the late twentieth century, often now called 'light-rail'. What drives this? The wheel of the tram The Melbourne Tram Book, and returns, travelling with a different logic to a century of linear-oriented urban progress driven 'forward' by industrialised 'development' and 'modernisation' with its associates of 'built-in-obsolescence', 'the individual' and 'upward social mobility'. Was the tram ahead of its time? The back-and-forth of the tram makes a different kind of time. Rather than being driven by the overly simplistic modern march of time, tramways afford us a sense of the historically specific moment that resonates with memory and imagination. Tramways have been integral to the emergence of these two colonial cities. Yet tramways can also be seen to play a role in threading complex networks of relationships that exceed the dominant power relationship of the colonial. The tram is a poor carrier of the logic of the straightforward, for the tram criss-crosses all over the grain The Melbourne Tram Book one-way monologue and mono-direction to weave multiple layered interconnections within the urban condition. The tram transports dialogue. Parallel lines cut across each other, return upon themselves, and deliver us to points similar to and different from where we start over again, and again. Settle in to a tram ride as it makes time to bypass the hasty speed of short-term trips in favour of an adventure through questions of mobility and connection. The journey ahead moves through cultural, technological and aesthetic juxtapositions. A familiar face fleetingly appears in the window of a tram of strangers moving in an alternative direction. Opportunities for movement spring from encountering such arrangements of difference. Rather than erasing differences, moving back and forth, working with difference, The Melbourne Tram Book us move forward in ways that make new differences. This book opens out from a loosely framed question: what happens when we utilise the The Melbourne Tram Book of the tram to imagine two cities and relations between them? Four sections lie ahead. DEPARTING visits the impulses and ideas from which a tramjatra The Melbourne Tram Book gained initial momentum, and so offers preliminary thoughts to accompany your travel. The lines of thought found in the more scholarly chapters of this section are poised between the clatter of multiple voices evident in the chapters at either end. The section opens with a chapter that collects diverse commentaries by 'passengers' who speak of how they have been transported by their encounter with tramjatra, whether with dismay, difficulty or delight. The last chapter at the furthest end of the section veers toward possibilities, taking us The Melbourne Tram Book the speculative ideas of artists and designers that reveal some of the extraordinary potential value The Melbourne Tram Book tramways - a domain of urban culture little travelled. And just as all tramways systems have a place to gather, rest and share resources, the SHEDDING section is where you will find curious and useful evidence of tramways, tramjatra and this book's contents. I got started by 'tracking' back and forth. Bimal cut 'tramjatra' in sticky vinyl letters of Bengali script. Friendships formed. We moved letters toward words and into phrases that we painted in lines behind the heads of passengers seated onboard their trams. Eight years later my step from the Esplanade tram is met by one of those phrases keenly recited back to me by a The Melbourne Tram Book man. You make up your own mind. Your tram is here, your ticket is issued.