NSW Tram Service Documents
The documents on this page provide information relating to the operation of Trams.
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Gradient profiles for Tramways in Sydney, Newcastle, Maitland and Broken Hill. - circa 1970s - This publication was produced to show the gradient profiles for tramways in Sydney, Newcastle, Maitland and Broken Hill. It appears to be published by the Archive Section of the Railways Department. It appears complete, however the diagrams appear to have been extracted from different editions as the page numbers vary. - ©RailCorp circa 1970s | 587x | |||
Regulations for the Operation of Tramway and Trolley Bus Traffic. - 1937 - This document was published for use by tramway and trollet bus employees. It provided the rules and regulations for operating and working on the system. - ©Dept of Road Transport and Tramways 1937 | 577x | |||
Notes on the Development of Tramway Rolling Stock - Sydney Metropolitan Electric Service by William Douglas - 1920 - This document was presented to the Institution of Engineers Australia and provided information on some of the Sydney street traffic problems, and the necessity for using cars of large carrying capacity for handling the rush hour and special loading. The paper is supported by appropriate statistics and describes some of the special features of the Sydney Tramway System. - ©Institution of Engineers, Australia 1920 | 569x | |||
Construction and Maintenance of Tramways, NSW by George Cowdrey - 1921 - This document was presented to the Institution of Engineers Australia and provided information on the development of the Sydney Tramway system and included a dteailed description of various rails that have been used. - ©Institution of Engineers, Australia 1921 | 577x | |||
A Tramway History of New South Wales - Vol 1 - 1976 - This document was compiled by H. H. Green and appears to gather information from a number of sources including Annual Reports, etc. - ©RailCorp 1976 | 590x | |||
Route Maps of Tramways in New South Wales - circa 1947 - This document has maps of tramway routes in Sydney and Newcastle . - ©Dept of Road Transport and Tramways circa 1947 | 624x | |||
Instructions to Tramway Traffic Staff - 1952 - This document was published for use by tramway employees and had information to enable them to operate Tramway and Trolley Bus Services, etc. - ©Dept of Tram and Omnibus Services 1952 | 617x | |||
Tramway Time Table - North Sydney Lines - 1941 - This document was published for use by the public and had information about the running times of trams on the North Shore Lines. - ©Dept of Road Transport and Tramways 1941 | 592x | |||
Tramway Time Table - Glebe Point, Leichardt, Abbotsford, Ryde, Balmain, Birchgrove, Lillyfield, Millers' Point and Darling Street Wharf to Canterbury Lines. - 1941 - This document was published for use by the public and had information about the running times of trams on the North Shore Lines. - ©Dept of Tram and Omnibus Services 1941 | 572x | |||
Tramway Timetable - Alexandria, Botany, Daceyville, Matraville, Coogee, Clovelly, Maroubra Bay, La Perouse, West Kensington, Rosebery, and Robertson Road to City Lines. - 1948 - This document was published for use by the public and had information about the running times of trams on the North Shore Lines. - ©Dept of Road Transport and Tramways 1948 | 546x | |||
Tramway Time Table - Newcastle Lines - 1949 - This document was published for use by the public and had information about the running times of trams on the Newcastle Lines. - ©Dept of Road Transport and Tramways 1949 | 611x | |||
Tramway Time Table - Railway and Circular Quay - North Bondi via Bellevue Hill, Waverley Depot - Bondi Jct. - Coogee Lines - 1949 - This document was published for use by the public and had information about the running times of trams on the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney Lines. - ©Dept of Road Transport and Tramways 1949 | 562x | |||
Tramway Time Table - Athol to Balmoral, Cremorne to The Spit, Mosman Bay to Cremorne Junction and Neutral Bay to Neutral Bay Junction - 1951 - This document was published for use by the public and had information about the running times of trams to Balmoral, The Spit, Cremorne Junction and Neutral Bay. - ©Dept of Government Transport 1951 | 599x | |||
Tramway Time Table - Circular Quay - Ocean Street, Woollahra (via Park St, City), Bus Services Route 386 and 388 - 1958 - This document was published for use by the public and had information about the running times of trams and buses to Woollarha. (includes route map) - ©Dept of Government Transport 1958 | 560x | |||
Tramway Time Table - Circular Quay and Railway Square - North Bondi and Bronte Lines - 1959 - This document was published for use by the public and had information about the running times of trams to North Bondi and Bronte Lines. (includes route map) - ©Dept of Government Transport 1958 | 568x | |||
Tramway Time Table - Circular Quay - Botany, Bus Service Route 309 - 1959 - This document was published for use by the public and had information about the running times of trams and buses to Botany. (includes route map) - ©Dept of Government Transport 1959 | 562x | |||
Tramway Time Table - Circular Quay and Railway to Coogee, Maroubra Bay and La Perouse Lines - 1959 - This document was published for use by the public and had information about the running times of trams to Coogee, Maroubra Bay and La Perouse Lines. (includes route map) - ©Dept of Government Transport 1959 | 591x | |||
Tramway Time Table - Hunter St, City and Railway Square to Coogee - 1960 - This document was published for use by the public and had information about the running times of trams to Coogee. (includes route map) - ©Dept of Government Transport 1960 | 1903x | |||
Tramway Time Table - Hunter St and Railway - to Coogee, Maroubra Bay and La Perouse Lines - 1960 - This document was published for use by the public and had information about the running times of trams to Maroubra Bay and La Perouse Lines. (includes route map) - ©Dept of Government Transport 1960 | 545x |