GET a taste of the old Geelong tram network in Ballarat this weekend.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, 25 and Sunday, 26 March, the Ballarat Tramway Museum will lead a Geelong Tramway Weekend to acknowledge the 67th anniversary of the closure of Geelong\u2019s Tramway system.<\/p>\n
The Geelong Tramway Weekend festivities will include presentations from Warrington Cameron, and photographer Mal Rowe, alongside lots of tram rides.<\/p>\n
\u201cA highlight will be the operation of Tram no 2, the only original Geelong butterbox tram to survive into preservation,\u201d said BTM\u2019s John Whiting.<\/p>\n
Geelong tram 2 was acquired by BTM in 2022, gifted by its former custodian and Canberra-based restorer Mr Cameron who, over 28 years, saved it from being lost.<\/p>\n
He decided to donate the tram to the Ballarat Tramway Museum, knowing it would be looked after, displayed year-round in the institution\u2019s new state-of-the-art showroom, and head out on the tracks on special occasions like the Geelong Tramways Weekend.<\/p>\n
It was built in 1911 by Adelaide\u2019s Duncan & Fraser for the Geelong system and travelled one million miles until it was decommissioned in 1956 when the city\u2019s tramway network was closed.<\/p>\n
Before it went home with the Camerons in the early 90s, Geelong tram 2 had been sitting on a family farm on the Bellarine Peninsula for 35 years and was a feed holder for animals.<\/p>\n
The event will be based at the South Gardens Reserve where the museum is, and run 11am to 4pm both days. Visit trybooking.com\/cgphn and btm.org.au for more information.<\/p>\n
Fares will include an all-day ticket for rides on all trams, and entry to the museum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
GET a taste of the old Geelong tram network in Ballarat this weekend. On Saturday, 25 and Sunday, 26 March, the Ballarat Tramway Museum will lead a Geelong Tramway Weekend to acknowledge the 67th anniversary of the closure of Geelong\u2019s Tramway system. The Geelong Tramway Weekend festivities will include presentations from Warrington Cameron, and photographer […]<\/p>\n