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| Ballarat Trams are Ballarat History |
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activities is:
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Continue the development of a working museum
to preserve the style of Ballarat's former street tramways and trams for
the public benefit in a safe environment.
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The trams run on Saturday, Sunday, public and school holidays throughout the year
between 12.30pm and 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 few 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 tramcar collection includes Ballarat Horse Tram No.
1, three Electric Supply Company of Victoria tramcar
bodies, twelve tramcars which initially ran in
Melbourne between 1913 and 1951, and three 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). We are also an Accredited Rail
Safety Operator by Public Transport Safety Victoria.
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and an Accredited Tourism Business with the Australian Tourism Accreditation
Association.
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We are a Gift Deductible Recipient registered with the Australian Taxation Office, a recognised non-profit volunteer organisation and are members
of the following organisations:
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