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Despite the decision to shut down the network, Brisbane's trams were held with great affection by locals, and one commentator described their removal "one of the most appalling urban planning mistakes in the city’s history". [2] There have been ongoing proposals since the early 1990s to reinstate a functional tram network. [citation needed]
Brisbane's tramway system closed on 13 April 1969. The final day had a carnival atmosphere, and an estimated 73,000 people used the tramway on the last day. The Paddington depot fire and the Wilbur Smith Plan were important influences on the City Council's decision to abandon tram services; however other trends also contributed to its demise.
First used as a depot in 1885 when it was the main tram depot for Brisbane's horse tram network. Until 1968, buses shared the depot with trams, the buses being parked along the western (Wickham Street) frontage and north of the tram shed. When the tram shed was demolished, buses were parked where the shed once stood. [citation needed] Milton
Historically Brisbane had a network of trolleybuses and trams, both of which were closed in 1969 in favour of an expanded bus fleet. The Brisbane Tramways Trust experimented with providing bus services in the 1920s but these proved impractical due to mechanical unreliability and Brisbane's poor road surface quality.
Risson's duties with the Brisbane tramways were altered in 1927, following the adoption of a report by Brisbane City Council, which was in control of Brisbane's tram network at that time. [13] In 1933, Risson assisted the Brisbane Tramways constructional engineer in overseeing track renewal in central Brisbane, [ 14 ] and was Permanent Way ...
As at 10 November 2005, the museum has a collection of 25 trams, 24 of which formerly operated on the Brisbane tram network. The 25th tram in the museum's collection ran in Sydney . The museum also has two single-deck Brisbane trolley-buses built on MF2B chassis by Sunbeam of Wolverhampton , England; fleet numbers 1 (of 1951, with a body by ...
Brisbane: Queensland Rail Citytrain: Gold Coast, Ipswich, Sunshine Coast: Commuter rail: 150,000 [13] 13: 152: 689 km: 206/km Gold Coast G:link: Light rail 1 19 20 km Adelaide: Adelaide Metro: Commuter rail: 42,880 [14] 6: 81: 126 km: 340/km Glenelg trams: Tram 3 33 15 km Canberra: Canberra Light Rail: Light rail 1 14 12 km
The Brisbane Tramways Substation No. 11 Coorparoo. Former tramways substation, now re-purposed as a retail shop. The Brisbane Tramways Substation No. 16 Holland Park - former substation, now re-purposed as a commercial property. Considerable attention was given to the design of the substations serving the tramway system.