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New Tramway Museum

 

Museum ready for the public - 2-4-2022 After a few months of setting up the displays and moving the trams into our new building, it is now ready for the public. Our first formal visitors were welcomed on Saturday 2nd April 2022, There is further work to be done. At the same time our collection has been moved over from the old small storeroom to a much enlarged room.

Having fun - 18-4-2022

Having fun colouring in - 18-4-2022.

Ghosts of Ballarat horses past 16-4-2022.

Ghosts of Ballarat horses past 16-4-2022.

26 on display - 15-4-2022

Tram 26 of 1916 on display - 15-4-2022.

Trams on display -11-3-2022

Trams on display - 11-3-2022.

Horse tram on display -11-3-2022.

Horse tram on display - 11-3-2022.

Victorian Railways No. 41

Victorian Railways No. 41 - 11-3-2022.

Display Counter 29-3-2022

Sales area Display Counter 29-3-2022.

Collection Store 29-3-2022.

Collection Store 29-3-2022.

Collection Store 29-3-2022.

Collection Store 29-3-2022.

Delivering the Building - The following photos in reverse order show samples of the work progressing.

Completed building

Completed building 29-10-2021.

Long galleryLong gallery - 18-12-2021.

The BTM Depot 19-9-2021

The BTM Depot on the 50th annivesary of the last tram from Sebas - 19-9-2021.

From Gillies St - 6-5-2021

From Gillies St - 6-5-2021.

Roof sheeting underway.

Roof sheeting underway - April 21.

Ready for a building - March 31.

Ready for a building - March 31.

Photos from Warren Doubleday, Virginia Fenelon, Paul Mong and Alastair Reither, Peter Waugh of the Museum.

 

Ballarat Tramway Museum Inc. - PO Box 632 Ballarat Vic 3353 Australia - info@btm.org.au - phone +61 3 5334 1580. A0031819K