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The trams run on Saturday, Sunday, Public and School Holidays throughout the year
from Noon until approx 5.00pm.
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The Ballarat Vintage Tramway is operated by the Ballarat Tramway Museum Inc.,
formed to keep alive the tramway experience that has otherwise disappeared from the
streets of Ballarat.
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The Museum is one of a couple of purely volunteer group in the world operating tramcars in a
public road and over a section of original track.
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At the depot there is a museum display of photographs and tramway memorabilia for visitors. The
tramcar fleet and workshops area can also be inspected.
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The rolling stock includes Ballarat Horse Tram No. 1 and ten tramcars which initially ran in
Melbourne between 1913 and 1951, plus two acquired directly from Melbourne by the Museum in 1975.
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The Museum is an Accredited Museum within the Museum Accreditation Program managed
by Museums Australia (Victoria)
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and an Accredited Tourism Business with the Australian Tourism Accreditation
Association.
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We are also a recognised non-profit volunteer organisation and are members
of the following organisations:
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