Ballarat Tramway Museum

Near the posted coordinates you will find 2 tram shelters with some very intersting information worth checking out.

About the Museum

The Ballarat Tramway Museum is an operating tramway museum, located in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The museum is run by volunteers and has a fleet of trams which operate on part of the original horse tramway around Lake Wendouree and the Botanical Gardens. It has a large research collection, archive of information and more than 3,500 items about the Ballarat tramways. The trams in Ballarat operated on a large network through the city from 1887 until 1971.

The first group to work on saving part of the historic tramway was the Lake Wendouree Tramway Museum Committee which in May 1971 began negotiating with the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC) who was the operator of the trams.

The original plan was to keep all the tramway that ran around the shores of Lake Wendouree. However, after discussions with the SEC and the City of Ballarat, only the section of track that was in the Botanical Gardens was kept. This included part of the original horse tramway that opened in 1887, and was electrified in 1905. The SEC donated the equipment, track, overhead wires, and trams.

The City of Ballarat provided land in the South Gardens Reserve for a new tram depot as the original depot site was sold off in 1972. During November and December 1974 a track was laid to join the new depot to existing tram tracks in Wendouree Parade. Passengers were carried for the first time on the 24th of December 1974,a nd regular services began on the 26th of December. The track was officially opened on the 1st February 1975. More Information Wikipedia

Logging

To claim this virtual visit the recently renovated Tramway Museum and include a selfie in your log with the museum sign behind you (or your team name for the shy ones).
No need to send to me just include the photo in your log.

You do not need to enter the museum but I highly recommend that you take the time to have a look around if open. (entry to the museum gets you a free tram ride and vice versa)

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