Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association

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Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association
Established1974
Location Haddon, Victoria, Australia
TypeTramway museum
Website www.mtpa.com.au

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

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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
ClassNoManufacturerOperatorYearRefs
L 103James Moore & Sons Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board 1921 [10] [11]
W2 357 Preston Workshops Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1926 [12] [13]
W2407Preston WorkshopsMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1926 [12] [14]
W3 663Preston WorkshopsMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1933 [12] [15]
W4 670Preston WorkshopsMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1933 [12] [16]
W5 792Preston WorkshopsMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1937 [17]
W5849Preston WorkshopsMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1940 [12] [18]
41 Newport Workshops Victorian Railways 1923 [10] [19]

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The L-class was a class of six trams ordered from James Moore & Sons by the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust (PMTT). However, by the time they were delivered in 1921, the PMTT had been taken over by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB).

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The N-class was a class of 10 trams built by Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide for the Hawthorn Tramways Trust (HTT) as numbers 11 to 20, all passed to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (M&MTB) on 2 February 1920 when it took over the HTT, becoming the N-class and being renumbered 117 to 126.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">P-class Melbourne tram</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Y1-class Melbourne tram</span>

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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. 1 2 History Archived 9 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association
  3. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 5 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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