Items tagged railways in MV Collections

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  Suitcase - Tommy Woodcock, Phar Lap, 1930s

  Suitcase was donated to the Museum on July 26th 1979 by Tommy Woodcock, the former strapper of the racehorse Phar Lap. Inside were a number of pieces of equipment used by him during Pha ...

  From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 3
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  Banner - Australian Railways Union, Victorian Branch, circa 1911

  Canvas banner painted about 1911 by John Hennessey of Carlton, Victoria. It was commissioned by the Victorian branch of the Australian Railways Union, and cost £100. This trade union ...

  From: Carlton, Australia Images: 61
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  Arm badge - South African Railways, Train Sorter, South Africa, 1910s - 1970s

  Alternative name: brassard Round brass badge with a brown leather strap to fix the badge to a human arm. Arm badges or ?brassards? such as these were worn by the leader of a small gro ...

  Images: 2
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  Badge - Queensland Railway Union, circa 1910

  Badge made by P.U. King of Melbourne, for the Queensland Railway Union, circa 1910. It was collected as part of a group of badges over a fifteen year period during which Andrew Reeves ...

  From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 2
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  Train Destination Blind - Victorian Railways, Melbourne Suburban, circa 1980s

  Scroll type destination signs like this were first introduced on Melbourne's trains from 1919 when electrification of the first suburban lines was completed. The signs were mounted behi ...

  Images: 1
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  Tail Disc - White & Red, Victorian Railways, circa 1920s-1960s

  Alternative Name(s): Marker Disk, Train Disc. Hinged folding 'tail disc', used as part of signalling and safety procedures by the Victorian Railways. Possibly made at the Newport Railw ...

  Images: 3
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  Notepaper - Lounge Car, Commonwealth Railways, after 1951

  Seven pages of identical notepaper, off-white, with image of red and white train. Inscribed 'COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS Lounge Car'. The train depicted is a GM class - an Australian diesel ...

  Images: 1
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  Envelope - 'Lounge Car', Commonwealth Railways, 1912 or later

  White paper envelope, printed on flap at back with blue logo of Commonwealth Railways. Unused. The Commonwealth Railways was established in 1912 and absorbed into the Australian Nation ...

  Images: 1
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  Brochure - 'Central and North Australia Railways', circa 1958

  20-page brochure with colour cover featuring a stylized image of a red and white train. The brochure provides information on the Central and North Australia Railways passenger rail serv ...

  Images: 5