22 Mar - 22 Mar 2026
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the closure of Geelong’s tramway network, the Ballarat Tramway Museum will be showcasing trams from our Geelong collection.
Geelong’s electric tramway system operated from 1912 until 1956, when services were replaced by buses as part of a wider move away from tram transport in many regional cities.
On this special day, Geelong Tram No. 2 will be operating on our tracks, along with several other former Geelong trams from the museum’s fleet.
Featured Trams
Tram No. 2 – Geelong
The tramcar was converted back to the open ended style that lasted until 1935 and is in what the donor of the tram deduced to be the Melbourne Electric Supply Company's colour scheme. The tram is fitted with a former Brussels Tramway's version of a Brill 21E four-wheel truck. Over 400 of these were built in the 1930's for the "Les Tramways Bruxellois" in Belgium. The truck was acquired through the Sydney Tramway Museum. Bendigo Tramways undertook the electrical wiring and air piping on the tram. It was commissioned in Bendigo before the tram was transported to Ballarat where the final touches have been made.
Tram No. 103
L class tram No. 103 was built in 1921 by James Moore & Sons Pty Ltd as one of six trams numbered 101 to 106. The L Class were ordered by the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust in 1919, but were not delivered until after the formation of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board. When built, the L Class dropcentre section differed in that it had four doorway openings, similar to the Adelaide F and F1 Type trams. The dropcentre sections were rebuilt during the early 1930’s to resemble the layout of the W2 Class trams, with the dropcentre floor also being raised slightly during the mid 1940’s to equalise the step heights into the tram. This tram is currently on loan to the Ballarat Tramway Museum and can be viewed by visiting the museum in the Lake Wendouree gardens.
