Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association Explained

Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association
Established:1974
Location:Haddon, Victoria, Australia
Type:Tramway museum
Website:www.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]

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.[2] [3] A 650-metre demonstration track was opened in November 2000.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] [2] Six of the museum's eight cars are fully functional, including a restored "rescue car".[7] [8] [9]

Collection

Collection
ClassNoManufacturerOperatorYearRefs
L103James Moore & SonsMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1921[10] [11]
W2357Preston WorkshopsMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1926[12] [13]
W2407Preston WorkshopsMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1926[14]
W3663Preston WorkshopsMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1933[15]
W4670Preston WorkshopsMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1933[16]
W5792Preston WorkshopsMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1937[17]
W5849Preston WorkshopsMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1940[18]
41Newport WorkshopsVictorian Railways1923[19]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wilson. Randall. Budd. Dale. The Melbourne Tram Book: 3rd Edition. University of New South Wales Press. 978-1-74224-708-3. 12–13.
  2. Victoria’s working museum Tramways & Urban Transit issue 964 April 2018
  3. Ten Years at Haddon Trolley Wire issue 216 February 1985 pages 14-16
  4. Haddon Trolley Wire issue 285 May 2001 page 37
  5. Book: Wilson . Randall . Budd . Dale . The Melbourne Tram Book: 3rd Edition . December 2014 . UNSW Press . 978-1-74224-708-3 . 12–13 . 30 March 2021 . en.
  6. https://www.mtpa.com.au/history.html History
  7. Web site: Victoria's working museum . Tramways & Urban Transit . 15 May 2018 . The International Light Rail Magazine . 29 September 2020 . 11 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210411135759/http://www.tautonline.com/victorias-working-museum/ . live .
  8. News: Kenins . Ian . Tram history in the re-making . 29 September 2020 . ManSpace Magazine . 30 January 2020 . 16 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210316183917/http://www.manspacemagazine.com.au/history-in-the-re-making/ . live .
  9. News: Gliddon . Greg . Ballarat Tramways Museum loans tram from Haddon for Begonia Festival weekend . 29 September 2020 . The Courier . 14 February 2020 . 11 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210411135758/https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/6630717/this-tram-hadnt-moved-for-37-years-until-today/ . live .
  10. https://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/61454/Tram-rolling-stock_Part1.pdf Tram Rolling Stock Part 1
  11. https://www.mtpa.com.au/tram103.html L Class 103
  12. https://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0021/61455/Tram-rolling-stock_Part2.pdf Tram Rolling Stock Part 2
  13. https://www.mtpa.com.au/tram357.html W2 Class 357
  14. https://www.mtpa.com.au/tram407.html W2 Class 407
  15. https://www.mtpa.com.au/tram663.html W3 Class 663
  16. https://www.mtpa.com.au/tram670.html W4 Class 670
  17. https://www.mtpa.com.au/tram792.html W5 Class 792
  18. https://www.mtpa.com.au/tram849.html W5 Class 849
  19. https://www.mtpa.com.au/tram41.html Victorian Railways Bogie Tram No. 41

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