Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association
Established1974
LocationHaddon, Victoria, Australia
TypeTramway museum
Websitewww.mtpa.com.au

The Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association is a tram preservation society in Haddon, Victoria, Australia.

History

The Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association was established 1974 as the Haddon Tramway Workshops. Its first purchase was a former Ballarat tram.[1] It subsequently purchased a number of trams from the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (M&MTB) and one former Victorian Railways tram.[2][3]

A 35 by 14 metres shed was completed in 1979. For a time it also owned an ex M&MTB AEC Regal III and two Leyland OPS1s buses. The Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association was incorporated in May 1984.[3][4] A 650-metre demonstration track was opened in November 2000.[5]

Museum

The museum, which opened to visitors on a regular basis in the late 1990s, allows visitors to see the collection of historic trams as well as have a behind the scenes look at the restoration process. It includes a 650m full-scale track on which operate W class trams that were part of Melbourne's public transportation system. The space is occasionally used for artists who want to encompass tramcars in their work.[6] The museum's first purchase was a former Ballarat tram. It subsequently purchased a number of trams from the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (M&MTB) and one former Victorian Railways tram.[2][3] Six of the museum's eight cars are fully functional, including a restored "rescue car".[7][8][9]

Collection

Collection
Class No Manufacturer Operator Year Refs
L 103 James Moore & Sons Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board 1921 [10][11]
W2 357 Preston Workshops Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board 1926 [12][13]
W2 407 Preston Workshops Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board 1926 [12][14]
W3 663 Preston Workshops Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board 1933 [12][15]
W4 670 Preston Workshops Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board 1933 [12][16]
W5 792 Preston Workshops Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board 1937 [17]
W5 849 Preston Workshops Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board 1940 [12][18]
41 Newport Workshops Victorian Railways 1923 [10][19]

References

  1. ^ Wilson, Randall; Budd, Dale. The Melbourne Tram Book: 3rd Edition. University of New South Wales Press. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-1-74224-708-3.
  2. ^ a b History Archived 9 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association
  3. ^ a b c Victoria’s working museum Tramways & Urban Transit issue 964 April 2018
  4. ^ Ten Years at Haddon Trolley Wire issue 216 February 1985 pages 14-16
  5. ^ Haddon Trolley Wire issue 285 May 2001 page 37
  6. ^ Wilson, Randall; Budd, Dale (December 2014). The Melbourne Tram Book: 3rd Edition. UNSW Press. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-1-74224-708-3. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Victoria's working museum". Tramways & Urban Transit. The International Light Rail Magazine. 15 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  8. ^ Kenins, Ian (30 January 2020). "Tram history in the re-making". ManSpace Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  9. ^ Gliddon, Greg (14 February 2020). "Ballarat Tramways Museum loans tram from Haddon for Begonia Festival weekend". The Courier. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  10. ^ a b Tram Rolling Stock Part 1 Archived 26 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Heritage Victoria
  11. ^ L Class 103 Archived 1 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association
  12. ^ a b c d e Tram Rolling Stock Part 2 Archived 7 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Heritage Victoria
  13. ^ W2 Class 357 Archived 1 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association
  14. ^ W2 Class 407 Archived 1 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association
  15. ^ W3 Class 663 Archived 6 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association
  16. ^ W4 Class 670 Archived 6 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association
  17. ^ W5 Class 792 Archived 1 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association
  18. ^ W5 Class 849 Archived 7 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association
  19. ^ Victorian Railways Bogie Tram No. 41 Archived 11 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association



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