List of town tramway systems in Oceania

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This is a list of cities and towns in Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere in Oceania that have, or once had, town tramway (urban tramway, or streetcar) systems as part of their public transport system.

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Australia (by state)

Australian Capital Territory

LocationName of systemTraction
type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Canberra Light rail in Canberra Electric20 April 2019Light rail

New South Wales

LocationName of systemTraction
type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Broken Hill Silverton Tramway Steam15 February 190231 December 1926 
Maitland  Steam8 February 190931 December 1926
Newcastle Trams in Newcastle Steam19 July 18872 November 1930 
Electric15 December 192310 June 1950 ,
Newcastle Light Rail Electric17 February 2019 [1] Light rail
Sydney Trams in Sydney Horse23 December 186131 December 1866Also 16 – 29 September (?) 1879, May (?) – 30 June 1894.
Steam30 September 18791910 
Cable189414 January 1905 
Electric9 November 1890

8 December 1899

20 April 1892

25 February 1961
Light rail in Sydney Electric1 September 1997 (Trial service 11 August 1997)Light rail
♦ Arncliffe – Bexley  Steam13 October 190931 December 1926 
♦ Ashfield – Burwood – Concord  Steam18911912 
♦ Campbelltown – Camden  Steam10 March 1882June 1901Replaced by railway stock (railway passenger service withdrawn 31 December 1963).
♦ Enfield  Steam23 September 18911912 
Electric4 February 191221 August 1948 
♦ Kogarah – Sans Souci  Steam10 September 18874 July 1937Electrification started, not completed. Replaced by trolleybuses.
♦ Manly  Steam14 February 19031911 
Electric1 May 191112 October 1939 
♦ North Sydney  Cable22 May 188610 February 1900 
Electric19 September 189328 June 1958Extended over new Sydney Harbour Bridge to underground terminal at Wynyard station, Sydney, 20 March 1932.
♦ Parramatta – Castle Hill  Steam18 August 190231 December 1926 
♦♦ Parramatta (Wharf) Steam1 October 188331 March 1943Last steam tramway in Sydney area.
♦ Rockdale – Brighton-le-Sands  Steam9 November 18851900 
Electric27 July 19003 September 1949 
♦ Sutherland – Cronulla  Steam12 June 19113 August 1931 
Yass  Steam1 April 18911907Rebuilt as a railway and operated with railway stock (railway passenger service withdrawn 17 May 1958).

Queensland

LocationName of systemTraction
type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Brisbane Trams in Brisbane Horse18851899
Electric18971969
Gold Coast G:link Electric2014
Rockhampton Trams in Rockhampton Steam19091939Restored heritage route from 1988.

South Australia

LocationName of systemTraction
type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Adelaide Trams in Adelaide Horse10 July 187825 June 1914 
Electric9 March 190922 November 1958
♦ Port Adelaide Trams in Adelaide Steam18791882 
Horse18822 April 1917 
Electric3 April 191727 July 1935 
♦ Glenelg Trams in Adelaide Horse ?1914 
♦♦ Adelaide – Glenelg Trams in Adelaide/Glenelg tram line Steam4 August 18731929
Electric14 December 1929Light rail
Victor Harbor Victor Harbor Horse Drawn Tram Horse18941956
Horse14 June 1986Replica tram cars

Tasmania

LocationName of systemTraction
type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Hobart Trams in Hobart Electric21 September 189321 October 1960
Launceston Trams in Launceston Electric4 August 191113 December 1952 

Victoria

LocationName of systemTraction
type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Ballarat Trams in Ballarat HorseDecember 18871905 
Electric190519 September 1971
Ballarat Tramway Museum Electric1 February 1975 , heritage tram, a company founded in 1971, from 1971 to 1975 the construction of the track
Bendigo Trams in Bendigo Accumulator (storage battery)14 June 189023 September 1890 
Steam1 February 1892June 1902 
Electric15 April 190316 April 1972
Bendigo Tramways Electric9 December 1972 Part of system reopened as heritage/tourist tramway.
Geelong Trams in Geelong Electric10 March 191223 March 1956
Melbourne Trams in Melbourne Horse20 December 1884November 1923 
Cable11 November 188526 October 1940 
Electric11 October 1906Ranked as largest operating tram system in world (by system length).
♦ Box Hill – Doncaster  Electric14 October 18896 January 1896 
♦ St Kilda – Brighton Beach (Victorian Railways) Electric7 May 190628 February 1959 
♦ Sandringham – Black Rock (Victorian Railways) Electric10 March 19195 November 1956 
♦ Footscray  Electric6 September 192110 March 1962Connection with Melbourne tramway system opened 2 May 1954, service by Melbourne system continues.
Portland  Cable/ombustion engine2 March 2002old vintage Melbourne cable trams
Sorrento Steam tram18891921

Western Australia

LocationName of systemTraction
type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Kalgoorlie Trams in Kalgoorlie Electric10 May 190210 March 1952
Leonora  Steam19011908 
ElectricNovember 190825 June 1914Fleet: one car.
Petrol (gasoline)19151921Fleet: one car ,
Perth Trams in Perth Electric28 September 189919 July 1958
Whiteman Park (major tourist destination located 28 km from the Perth)Perth Electric Tramway Society Operator of Western Australia's Heritage TramwayElectric1980 heritage tram
Fremantle Trams in Fremantle Electric30 October 19058 November 1952-

Fiji

LocationName of systemTraction
type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Levuka  Horse1884 ?see Rail transport in Fiji
Suva  Horse1880s ?see Rail transport in Fiji

New Zealand

North Island

LocationName of systemTraction
type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Auckland City of Auckland TramwaysHorse11 August 18841903 
Auckland Electric Tramways (subsidiary of British Electric Traction)Electric24 November 190229 December 1956Official opening 17 November 1902. Public service commenced on 24 November
Auckland MOTAT's Westerns Springs Tramway. 1.72kmSteam, Electric16 December 1967PresentHeritage tramway [Trams]
Auckland Auckland's Dockline Tramway, Wynyard Quarter. 1.5kmElectric6 August 2011PresentHeritage tramway Dockline Tram
♦ Devonport (North Shore) Devonport and Lake Takapuna Tramway HorseSeptember 18861888 
♦ Takapuna Takapuna Tramways and Ferry CompanySteam22 December 191026 April 1927 
Gisborne  Accumulator (storage battery)13 April 19138 July 1929 
Napier  Electric8 September 19133 February 1931Closed because of earthquake damage (see 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake).
New Plymouth  Electric10 March 191623 July 1954
Thames  Steam2 December 1871November 1874 
Wanganui  Electric11 December 190824 September 1950 
Wellington Wellington tramway system SteamAugust 18781882 
HorseAugust 18781904 
Electric30 June 19042 May 1964

South Island

LocationName of systemTraction
type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Christchurch Christchurch tramway system SteamMarch 1880by 1914 
Horse1882by 1914 
Electric6 June 190511 September 1954
Preservation era Horse, Steam, Electric6 January 1968Heritage tramway
Modern era Electric4 February 1995Heritage tramway
Dunedin  SteamJuly 18791884 
HorseJuly 18791905 
Cable24 February 18812 March 1957see Dunedin cable tramway system.
Electric24 December 190329 March 1956 .
♦ Maori Hill  Horse18821900 
Electric23 October 19001 July 1936First electric tramway in New Zealand.[ citation needed ]
Invercargill  Horse3 December 188115 March 1908 
Electric26 March 191210 September 1952World's southernmost electric town tramway.[ citation needed ]
Nelson  Horse7 May 18621901 

United States (by state )

Hawaii

See List of town tramway systems in the United States (Hawaii section)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Light rail in Newcastle opening from Monday 18 February Transport for NSW 3 February 2019
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