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In 1950, L/P class tram 154 was the first of Sydney's trams (and first in Australia) to be preserved the fledgling Australian Electric Traction Association, later known as the Sydney Tramway Museum, beginning the preservation of nearly every class of tram. The collection of preserved trams has grown to include the last known examples of some ...
Trams on cross-country route to Bondi Junction branched from trams to Circular Quay and Railway (Square) (inbound) Cook Street side of the junction not used from 1954. [44] Tram service ceased in 1960. Locality of Randwick Junction. The name is also used as a destination or 'via', including on bus destination displays, for bus routes in the area.
One man died instantly, while two women later died from their injuries in hospital. [8] [9] [10] On 21 August 1924, a coupled set of Sydney tram E-class cars ran out of control near McMahon's Point, derailed and crashed into a house. There were two fatalities, and the trams were extensively damaged.
Strømsveien tram fire August 2 – Norway – Strømsveien tram fire: An Oslo Tramway 2-car tram suffers an electrical fire in rear car 198 while braking to approach Totengata on Strømsveien street; five people die and 17 are injured. Fire extinguishers and improved emergency exits and door openers are subsequently mandated in all public ...
The interior of vandalised tram 1995. Ten have been preserved: 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]
Hobart had a municipal tram system from 1893 to 1960 with a network of 8 routes throughout the city, the tram network was scaled down and by 1960 was virtually defunct and replaced by a short lived trolleybus system until 1968. Hobart has investigated restoring the tram network, as it is part of its heritage, being one of the first Australian ...
1960 Murder of Graeme Thorne solved with scientific methods. Overseas Passenger Terminal opens at Circular Quay. Completion of Warragamba Dam ensures reliable water supply to Sydney. Paul Robeson sings Ol' Man River to construction workers on Opera House site. [105] Clontarf beach washed away by Chilean tsunami. [106] 1961 Last Trams in Sydney ...
7 July – An eight-year-old schoolboy, Graeme Thorne, is kidnapped in Sydney, apparently to extort money from his parents who had recently won the Sydney Opera House lottery. 19 July – First reported skyjacking/hijacking in the world Trans Australia Airlines Flight 408; 14 October – The Warragamba Dam is opened by the Premier of New South ...