Sundays : 10 am to 4.30 pm; Wednesdays: 10 am to 3 pm.
We have now returned to Sunday and Wednesday openings at the times shown above.
Thank you - for a great school holiday season!
school educational visits,
club days out or
vacation care excursions.
(But families and groups of friends have no need to book.)
We've just enjoyed one of our best school holiday programmes ever!
We were delighted to welcome steady steams of visitors, mainly family groups, many led by grandparents who re-kindled their own memories. Some group bookings, some of organised and congenial youngsters, some of seniors, added to the happy mix on some days.
We thank the media for their support. In the first week, especially, it was noticable how many of our tram riders told us that they'd read about us in a holiday supplement in the Telegraph. Others, from the Shire and St George area said they'd read about us in The Leader. Radio sent some to us, the ABC's 702 on Saturday morning while commercial stations gave us welcome mentions too.
We must thank our own volunteers. While our normal days are just Sundays and Wednesdays, so many came on the extra days - we enjoyed it with such happy visitors.
And of course, our visitors: your decision to come to our Museum made it a great holiday for us as well. We hope you'll tell others about us and perhaps make another visit soon.
Thank you all.
Pictures from our closing school holiday.
Care to become a volunteer?
There's always room for more people to help us. You don't need to be a tram expert!.It's fun and it's interesting. Details
Why do we have a Sydney Tramway Museum?
For a century, trams were an important part of everyday life in Sydney, taking people to work, school, the beaches, the footy and cricket, the races, the "pictures" and even the Royal Easter Show. Wouldn't it be great to wind back the clock to the days when a fleet of 1,400 trams – more than twice as many as Melbourne has today – ran along 180 miles (about 290km) of routes?
You can... at the Sydney Tramway Museum! Jump on a classic early model tram, or a "modern" corridor tram. You'll also see trams from other states and overseas. In our Display Hall, see the unique prison tram used for transport between Long Bay Gaol and Darlinghurst Court House for more than 40 years.
The Sydney Tramway Museum provides a nostalgic and educational insight into the lifestyle of Sydneysiders during the 100 year period of tramway operation from 1861 to 1961, with running and restoration works-in-progress, exhibits and photos depicting the development and operation of tramways during this period.
Visitors to Sydney and those just keen to experience the past are welcome to simply call in at our advertised times for a pleasant and interesting day.
