By popular request ... Trams by Night - flashback! ... Click Pictures Night photographs by Museum photographer, Martin Pinches. |
Sydney Tramway Museum Open each day for the Winter school holidays! Commencing on midday on Saturday, 5th July, the Sydney Tramway Museum is open EVERY DAY of the Winter School holidays. Calling all grand-parents!
Where are we? By train, half hourly service to Loftus on the Waterfall line. By car, see location.
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Grandparents will find that our Museum makes a great day out with grandchildren. With rides on different trams in different directions, generations can share the joy of tram travel -just like old times!
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?
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.
Schools and community groups, ranging from Probus Clubs, Service Clubs, tour groups and vacation care centres find the Museum a fascinating place to visit with guided tours, tailored to each group's needs, ensuring a worthwhile and enjoyable educational experience.
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The Museum's operational fleet includes not only an extensive collection of Sydney trams from 1896 to 1952, but also trams from Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Ballarat, San Francisco, Nagasaki, Berlin, Munich and Milan, enabling comparisons between the different tramcar designs. A double-deck tram from Hobart and a Brill-built bogie car of 1902 from the Western Australian gold-mining city of Kalgoorlie still have to be restored. The Museum also houses Sydney's last remaining double-deck trolley-bus.
The museum is located within the Sutherland Shire in southern Sydney and is adjacent to Loftus Railway Station. The Museum's trams operate over three and half a kilometres of its own tram routes.
After a journey starting at Sydney's historic Railway Square Waiting Shed, unpack your hamper in our Lakewood picnic area. Two electric barbecues are available for use here.
Stroll through the Museum's collections and learn the important role played by trams in the development of Sydney in the early decades of the twentieth century. Learn about the Museum's history — even find out how you can provide support!