After an absence of nearly 60 years, trams have returned to George Street.
Electric trams ran to here between 1902 and 1960. The beach is one of the most popular in Sydney, about 4 km south of Bondi Beach.
This was most common tram seen in Sydney for over 45 years
Tram Passing intersection of Elizabeth and McEvoy Sts. Waterloo. Mt. Carmel school is on the corner at right. This line was known as the Mt. Carmel line
Work out how far a Bondi Tram might have travelled in its lifetime.
Two K class trams survived into the 1950s as they were fitted with the track brakes needed on the steep Neutral Bay line. Modifcations to R1 2029 in 1952 to work the Neutral Bay service, meant only one K was needed as a spare. K1295 was retired - and is now in fairly bad condition at Sydney Tram Museum. K1296 is operational at STM. Pictured is K1295 is pictured pre-1952 turning from Wycombe Road into Military Road where it would terminate at the location known as Neutral Bay Junction..
The former Newtown tram depot has state historical significance as it formed an integral part of the electrification of the NSW tramway system. The second tram depot built to service the new electric tram fleet the buildings. It is considered rare as it is one of the few NSW tramway buildings to survive and is the oldest in essentially its original form. The tram depot operated from 1900 to 1957.
Pullman sleeping carriage at workshop Dated: No date Digital ID: 4481_a026_000268 Rights: www.records.nsw.gov.au/about-us/rights-and-permissions We'd love to hear from you if you use our photos. Many other photos in our collection are available to view and browse on our website using Photo Investigator.
Scrapping and burning of R 1859 tram on 29 December 1960. Supplied: Howard R Clark, Chairman Sydney Tramway Museum
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Commonly known as toastracks, juggernauts, dreadnoughts and rattletraps, trams were a central part of Sydney life for close to 100 years. It was a fast and well-patronised public transport service. Indeed, the speedy Oxford Street route through Paddington was so popular that a colloquial term was coined: ‘Shooting through like a Bondi tram’
Corridor trams and "O"car No.1347 on last day on special tour last day of North Sydney Trams at Athol Wharf. Photo attributed to the Late John Alfred, author of "Across the Bridge" about the North Sydney Trams.
Another photo from the archives. This is Tram 18, an Electric Supply Company tram which operated in Ballarat from 1905 to 1930. These trams were quickly...
Trams - more correctly Light Rail - are back in George Street, Sydney CBD and the look has changed dramatically. These monster trams can carry 450 people -the equivalent of eight Sydney buses.
Nostalgia from the camera of NOEL REED from an era when trams operated over the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Row of electric trams in Newtown, Wellington, 1908. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Bondi Junction Tram Early 1950's1950's Sydney Trams ,Also Bronte Line and Bellview Hill.
