Tramway Museum Society of Victoria

Tramway Heritage Centre
Established1962
LocationBylands, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates37°21′13″S 144°57′59″E / 37.353541°S 144.966356°E / -37.353541; 144.966356
TypeTramway museum
Collection size
53
Websitetramway.org.au

The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Incorporated (TMSV) owns a large collection of trams from Melbourne, Ballarat, Geelong, Adelaide, and Sydney as well as preserved buses and other work vehicles.

History

The TMSV was founded in 1962 with the aim of establishing an operational tramway museum. One of the main reasons for founding the museum was the belief that Melbourne would follow the other cities in Australia and abandon its tram system. In 1970, the former stationmaster's residence at Bylands was purchased. The surrounding railway precinct was leased the following year with the goal of establishing a transport museum. The lease was purchased outright in the mid-1980s.[citation needed]

The museum has 1 km (0.6 mi) of track which was previously a part of the Heathcote Junction to Bendigo railway line. The museum initially operated a horse tramway, using restored and recreated horse tramway carriages. The track was eventually electrified and electric trams began running in June 1982. They operated until 2009, after which the "Tramway Heritage Centre" has operated as a static museum only.

The Tramway Heritage Centre has a tramway electric supply substation, two running sheds, various buildings for the storage of un-restored trams, cable tram cars, motor vehicles and a visitors centre. There is an exhibition shed/workshop which was used during the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880

"Malcolm Tram" used in the movie "Malcolm"

List of trams

MMTB Trams

L 101, W 220, W1 427, W2 509, W2 568, W2 643, SW2 644, W2 646, W2 650, W3 667, W4 673, SW5 739, W5 782, W5 795, SW5 840, SW6 887, SW6 902, W6 996, W7 1001, X1 467, X2 680, Y 612, Z1 5, PCC 980, Malcolm tram from the movie Malcolm

MMTB works trams

Grinder 1, Bogie tank car 7, Scrubber car 10 (Ex Sydney K 763), Sleeper transport car 15 (Ex Q class 198), Ballast trailer 24

Other Victorian Trams

Prahran & Malvern No. 46, Victorian Railways No.34, Victorian Railways No.52, Ballarat 17, Ballarat 23, Ballarat 36, Geelong 9, Geelong 22, Geelong 40

Interstate trams

Adelaide H 368, Adelaide H 373, Sydney R 1845,

Publications

The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria publishes a quarterly newsletter, Running Journal.

References

  1. ↑ "Bylands". Victorian Places. Retrieved 1 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Power on at Bylands". Running Journal. 23 (4) (201 ed.). South Pacific Electric Railway Cooperative Society, Limited: 27. August 1982.
  3. ↑ "TMSV :: Our Collection :: M&MTB Trams". Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "TMSV :: Our Collection :: M&MTB Works Trams". Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "TMSV :: Our Collection :: Other Trams". Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "TMSV :: Our Collection :: Other Trams". Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Running Journal Archived 28 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine Tramway Museum Society of Victoria