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During construction of the CBD and South East light rail at many points workers found many of the original tracks under the road surface. Rail that was salvageable was donated to the Sydney Tramway Museum. A map of these and other surviving physical remnants has been created. See "Sydney Tramway Remnants Map" in "External Links" below.
Former Railway Square tram stop re-erected at the Sydney Tramway Museum in July 2016 Royal National Park line in April 2020 'Construction of the museum at its original site on the edge of the Royal National Park commenced in August 1956. [1] It was officially opened in March 1965 by NSW Deputy Premier Pat Hills. The facilities were basic ...
1933, 1951, 1979, 2001 and 2044 at the Sydney Tramway Museum [3] 1971 on loan from the Sydney Tramway Museum to the Tramway Museum, St Kilda [3] 1995 the last tram to run in Sydney, statically displayed Tramsheds in the old Rozelle Tram Depot [4] 1936 at The Brisbane Tramway Museum, Ferny Grove (yet to be restored) 1948 and 2064 retained privately
1738 at the Powerhouse Museum [2] 1740 in operational condition at the Sydney Tramway Museum [3] 1741, 1798, 1819 (since lost in a fire), 1917 and 1923 in storage at the Sydney Tramway Museum [3] 1753 has been restored and is incorporated as a static display in Warringah Council's Tramshed Arts & Community Centre, Narrabeen [4]
11 by the Powerhouse Museum restored in 1961 to original livery at Randwick Tramway Workshops [2] 29 and 290 in operational condition at the Sydney Tramway Museum [3] 12, 33 and 37 under restoration at the Sydney Tramway Museum. Sadly No.12 was destroyed by fire during a vandalism attack in 2016 [3]
In 1893, the first tramway signal box was installed near here. As well as City Road / Newtown Junction, it controlled the points at two nearby junctions for Glebe and Forest Lodge directions. Later City Road Junction had its own separate signal box. [16] City Road Junction is occasionally used to describe the intersection 'Clovelly Junction' [17]
Loftus is also home to the Sydney Tramway Museum (also known as the South Pacific Electric Railway), which operates the Royal National Park branch line that was constructed in 1886 and closed to suburban trains in June 1991. [4] The service provided by the museum is a most popular means of access to the Royal National Park. [5]
The Sydney Tramway Museum: The Sydney Tramway Museum is Australia's oldest tramway museum and the largest in the southern hemisphere, located in Loftus in the southern suburbs of Sydney. The museum has an extensive collection of electric trams from Sydney and cities in Australia and around the world. There are two tram lines from the museum ...