2026 Sydney Vintage Tramway Festival

Our always popular Sydney Vintage Tramway Festival returns to the Sydney Tramway Museum on Sunday 22nd February 2026; a day of vintage tram, train and bus rides, stalls and displays from fellow preservation groups, and a few extra surprises. Join us as we commemorate 65 years since the closure of the Sydney tramway system; you can find us right next door to Loftus Railway Station on the T4 Line.

What to Expect

Enjoy a day of vintage tram rides on our classic Sydney tramcars, which will operate regular shuttles between the museum and Sutherland Substation, and the museum and Royal National Park. Trams you can expect to see out include:

  • LP 154
  • N 728
  • P 1497
  • Coupled Os 805 and 1111
  • R 1740

We also hope to have some of our works trams out for demonstration runs, with another surprise appearance to be announced soon…

Courtesy of Transport Heritage NSW and Historic Electric Traction, the Vintage Tramway Festival Express returns! Jump onboard silver vintage electric Set S28 at North Sydney or Central Station for an express journey along the T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line to Loftus. Want to enjoy the festival by vintage train? Book your ticket here: https://thnsw.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/160447

Our friends at the Sydney Bus Museum will once again be providing vintage double decker shuttles from the museum front gate to Sutherland CBD, with outbound journeys providing set down and pick up on Rawson Ave, outside Sutherland Substation terminus. You can find more information on the Sydney Bus Museum website: https://www.sydneybusmuseum.com/sydney-vintage-tramway-festival

Our Sutherland Substation Display Hall will open its doors again for the festival. Enjoy a myriad of rarely seen displays including our cable tram set, substation equipment from the Kogarah trolleybus system and the original Town Hall escalators. We will also be running our classic Sydney Trams HO model layout, and host an assortment of display stands and stalls from fellow preservation groups, artists and vendors including:

  • MV Cape Don Society
  • Illawarra Light Railway Museum
  • Penrith Museum of Printing
  • Illawarra Beekeepers
  • Barocky Chocky Graphic Designs
  • Coffee & Tropical Snocones Food Van

A selection of vehicle displays will also be at the main museum site. Courtesy of the Sydney Bus Museum and Model A Ford Car Club, we’ll be able to take you back in time as we evoke a classic Sydney street scene of the first half of the 20th Century.

And lastly, check out the selection of stalls and food/beverage options in Lakewood Park. Railway Coins will be setting up shop with a new range of coins for sale, whilst 1st Loftus Scouts will be firing up the BBQ for a sausage sizzle again. Get them while they’re hot, and see you at the festival!

Take A Ride On A Vintage Tram

Open Every WEDNESDAY 10am to 3pm AND SUNDAY 10am to 5pm

Please allow 2-3 hours for your visit.
Last entry Wed: 2pm
Last entry Sun: 3:30pm

ENTIRELY VOLUNTEER RUN!

Take a step back in time at the Sydney Tramway Museum; a great day out for the whole family. It is a unique attraction in the Sutherland Shire, and has been for over 50 years. Our aim is to preserve and operate Sydney’s vintage trams, which were an important part of everyday life for over 80 years until 1961. You can experience a wide selection of them at the museum, plus an interstate collection of trams from Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Ballarat, as well as trams from overseas including San Francisco, Nagasaki, Munich, Milan and Berlin.

Conveniently located right next to Loftus railway station, get your ticket from the conductor and jump on board to travel along 4km’s of track towards Sutherland and the Royal National Park. The first tram operates at 10.15am, then hourly. (Last entry to the museum is 2:00pm on Wednesday with last trip departing at 2:30pm, Sunday is 3:30pm final entry with final trip at 4:00pm.)

The Museum is entirely run by volunteers and every dollar from your ticket sale goes towards keeping the museum operational. We pride ourselves on being a hands on experience so young and old can enjoy our trams.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

We are in need of more volunteers to help out, so if you really enjoy your visit to the museum why not come back, pick up a membership form from one of our helpful volunteers, become a member, and lend a hand? Volunteers are needed in all areas of the museum, from Traffic conductor and driver, to helping in the workshop, infrastructure, cleaning, and even admin. Find out more here.

Join the team in the workshop to restore trams to their former glory.
An advertisement for conductors to join the Sydney Tramways. Why not join the museum and try your hand at a being a conductor?

NOW AVAILABLE:

Mobility-impaired visitors have easy access to most of the site. However as the trams themselves were designed up to 120 years ago, access to the trams is somewhat restricted by their design. However, a platform is provided to ease access to trams and the Museum staff will assist wherever possible. We look forward to your visit.