What year did trams stop running in Brisbane?

1969
On the evening of 13 April 1969, tram no. 554 was the last official car to run on Brisbane’s tram system. Trams had been in operation in Brisbane for 85 years, with horse-drawn cars later replaced by electric ones.

When did trams start in Brisbane?

June 21, 1897
The first tram rolled along tracks from Logan Road at Woolloongabba to the southern end of the Victoria Bridge on June 21, 1897. The Brisbane Tramways Company, which started the service, began with 20 trams and expanded to almost 200 more modern trams and trolley buses.

When were trams first used?

The world’s first experimental electric tramway was built by Ukrainian inventor Fedir Pirotsky near St Petersburg, Russian Empire, in 1875. The first commercially successful electric tram line operated in Lichterfelde near Berlin, Germany, in 1881.

When were trams introduced to Australia?

Sydney’s first tram line was installed in 1861. It was a simple horse drawn tram meant to link ferries and ships at Circular Quay with the main railway terminus at Redfern. But its lifespan was brief. Thirteen years later, in 1879, the steam tram was introduced to Sydney.

When did the tram stop running in Brisbane?

By the 1950s, an increase in buses and car ownership had caused the popularity of trams to decline and the tramway ceased operation in 1969. This tram shelter serves as a reminder of the changing modes of transportation throughout Brisbane’s history and contributes to the streetscape of Waterworks Road.

Where can I find pictures of Brisbane trams?

State Library of Queensland has some wonderful images documenting the age of Brisbane trams which can be perused on our One Search catalogue. Below is a sample… Horsedrawn tram and driver ca. 1880.

When did the tramway start at Ferny Grove?

Tramway operations commenced at the museum at Ferny Grove in 1980. There have been several proposals from both the Brisbane City Council and state government to return a tram or light rail system to Brisbane since the 1990s. The most prominent of these include the ambitious 1997 Brisbane Light Rail Transit proposal.

When was the Brisbane tram museum society formed?

The Brisbane Tramway Museum Society was formed in 1968 to preserve some of Brisbane’s trams.