Collection of Municipal Tramways Trust photographs [B 70935] • Photograph
Tram barn at Hackney
'Tram barns and truck shop (left) D-A with traffic office far right (for inspectors and marshalls'.
MTT Administration building at Hackney
MTT Administration building with tram barns A-D in background. Horticultural research garden in the foreground.
'A' type trams in barns
'A' type trams in Barns A-D, at MTT's Hackney Depot.
The MTT Administration building at Hackney
A collection of photographs relating to Adelaide's Municipal Tramways Trust (MTT) showing buildings, equipment and staff.
The blacksmiths' workshop at MTT
Interior view of the blacksmiths' workshop at MTT's Hackney workshops.
Carpenters' workshop at MTT
Interior view of the carpenters' workshop at MTT's Hackney workshops, with two trams in the background.
The staff mess room at the MTT Hackney Depot
Interior view of the staff mess room at the MTT Hackney Depot.
The staff billiard room at the MTT Hackney Depot
Interior view of the staff billiard room at the MTT Hackney Depot.
An 'E' class open seater tram
An 'E' class open seater tram run by Adelaide's MTT. A researcher has provided the following information: This picture was one of a series taken by MTT about 1910. The photographer's name was McGann.
Electrical fitters working on the stator of an alternator
Electrical fitters working on the stator of an alternator at the Port Adelaide power station.
Lathe on the machine shop at MTT's Hackney workshop
A collection of photographs relating to Adelaide's Municipal Tramways Trust (MTT) showing buildings, equipment and staff.
The Woods-Gilbert Planer Company's recording instrument
'The Woods-Gilbert Planer Company's recording instrument for recording and registering depth of corrugations, dished joints, etc, on tramway and railway rail treads. 31 Queen Street, Melbourne.'
Generators at the Port Adelaide MTT power station
Generators at the Port Adelaide MTT power station, in operation from 1909 to mid 1950s.
Coal fires at the Port Adelaide MTT power station
Coal fires at the Port Adelaide MTT power station, in operation from 1909 to mid 1950s.
The machine shop with the 'scrubber' car
The MTT's machine shop at the Hackney Depot, with the 'scrubber' car - used for cleaning the tram tracks.
A 'scrubber' car on the viaduct
One of the MTT's 'scrubber' cars on the viaduct at the Reed Beds, Fulham, on the Henley Beach line.
Rail grinder vehicle
The MTT's rail grinder, used for levelling irregularities on metro rail tracks.
Rail grinder vehicle
The MTT's rail grinder, used for levelling irregularities on metro rail tracks.
Rail grinder vehicle
The MTT's rail grinder, used for levelling irregularities on metro rail tracks.
MTT staff at the Hackney Depot
The entire workshop staff employed at the MTT's Hackney Depot. The photograph was taken in the traverser pit, used for shifting trams from the car barns (left) to various workshops (right).
Open seater tram at Henley Square
One of the MTT's open seater trams at Henley Square, with the jetty in the background.
Tram in the King William Street and North Terrace intersection
Looking north down King William Street, with crowds walking back from and inter-college football match at Adelaide Oval. A tram is rounding the corner from North Terrace. Note the four porticos attached to the Government House guard house.
Gresham Hotel, Adelaide
Gresham Hotel on the south-west corner of North terrace and King William Street, with the tram tracks and overhead wires dominating the intersection.
Vehicles on Fullarton Road
Trams, horse carriages and motor vehicles on Fullarton Road outside the Victoria Park Racecourse. According to a researcher, the road was then called Victoria Avenue (renamed Fullarton Road in the 1960s). The rear of motor car in foreground SA 1353, was once owned by Sir William Goodman, MTT General Manager.