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  2. Brisbane Tramway Museum - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Trams in Brisbane - Wikipedia

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    The Brisbane Tramway Museum Society was formed in 1968 to preserve some of Brisbane's trams. At present the museum has 24 Brisbane trams in its collection, with 6 operational; California type tram 47, Ten Bench tram 65, Baby Dreadnought tram 99, Dropcentre tram 341, Four Motor tram 429, and the last tram built and officially operated in ...

  4. Windsor Town Quarry Park and Tramways Substation No. 6

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    The Brisbane Tramways Company, a private enterprise formed in 1895, introduced the first electric trams to Brisbane in 1897 after purchasing the early horse car system, converting it to electric operation and expanding and extending the routes. A power station to supply current to the electric trams was constructed in Countess Street in 1897. [1]

  5. Trolleybuses in Brisbane - Wikipedia

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    Slow at Frog: A Short History of the Brisbane Trolleybus System. Ferny Grove, Qld: Brisbane Tramway Museum. ISBN 978-0-9597322-2-1. Jones, David (2000). Australian Trolley Buses : the trolley buses that once served Australian cities. Tawa, NZ: City Tramway Publications. ISBN 0-473-07118-5.

  6. List of museums in Brisbane - Wikipedia

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    Natural history: Brisbane Opal Museum is a unique museum where people can visit and have a tour and find out for why opal was considered so special that it was declared Australia’s National Gemstone. There is an opal jewellery shop in the same building. Exhibits impressive opal collection and information about opal mining [2] Brisbane Tramway ...

  7. Old Cleveland Road Tramway Tracks - Wikipedia

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    The line ceased operation in 1969 when the entire Brisbane tramway system was closed by the Brisbane City Council. [1] Trams were a feature of the Brisbane cityscape for over eighty years. The first, horse-drawn trams plied their way from North Quay to Breakfast Creek and the Exhibition Building in 1885. Until 1922 the tramway was operated by ...

  8. Brisbane Tramways substations - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Trams in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Ballarat once operated an extensive tramway network which began in 1887 with horse-drawn trams; this was electrified between 1905 and 1913. The system was closed in September 1971 and replaced by buses. The Ballarat Tramway Museum operates a small section of the original track at Lake Wendouree as a tourist and museum

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