List of town tramway systems in Oceania

This is a list of cities and towns in Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere in Oceania that have, or once had, town tramway (urban tramway, or streetcar) systems as part of their public transport system.

Australia (by state)

Australian Capital Territory

Location Name of system Tractiontype Date (From) Date (To) Notes Canberra Light rail in Canberra Electric 20 April 2019 Light rail

New South Wales

Location Name of system Tractiontype Date (From) Date (To) Notes Broken Hill Silverton Tramway Steam 15 February 1902 31 December 1926 Maitland Steam 8 February 1909 31 December 1926 Newcastle Trams in Newcastle Steam 19 July 1887 2 November 1930 Electric 15 December 1923 10 June 1950 , Newcastle Light Rail Electric 17 February 2019Light rail in Newcastle opening from Monday 18 February Transport for NSW 3 February 2019 Light rail Sydney Trams in Sydney Horse 23 December 1861 31 December 1866 Also 16 – 29 September (?) 1879, May (?) – 30 June 1894. Steam 30 September 1879 1910 Cable 1894 14 January 1905 Electric 9 November 1890 8 December 1899 20 April 1892 25 February 1961 Light rail in Sydney Electric 1 September 1997 (Trial service 11 August 1997) Light rail ♦ Arncliffe – Bexley Steam 13 October 1909 31 December 1926 ♦ Ashfield – Burwood – Concord Steam 1891 1912 ♦ Campbelltown – Camden Steam 10 March 1882 June 1901 Replaced by railway stock (railway passenger service withdrawn 31 December 1963). ♦ Enfield Steam 23 September 1891 1912 Electric 4 February 1912 21 August 1948 ♦ Kogarah – Sans Souci Steam 10 September 1887 4 July 1937 Electrification started, not completed. Replaced by trolleybuses. ♦ Manly Steam 14 February 1903 1911 Electric 1 May 1911 12 October 1939 ♦ North Sydney Cable 22 May 1886 10 February 1900 Electric 19 September 1893 28 June 1958 Extended over new Sydney Harbour Bridge to underground terminal at Wynyard station, Sydney, 20 March 1932. ♦ Parramatta – Castle Hill Steam 18 August 1902 31 December 1926 ♦♦ Parramatta (Wharf) Steam 1 October 1883 31 March 1943 Last steam tramway in Sydney area. ♦ Rockdale – Brighton-le-Sands Steam 9 November 1885 1900 Electric 27 July 1900 3 September 1949 ♦ Sutherland – Cronulla Steam 12 June 1911 3 August 1931 Yass Steam 1 April 1891 1907 Rebuilt as a railway and operated with railway stock (railway passenger service withdrawn 17 May 1958).

Queensland

Location Name of system Tractiontype Date (From) Date (To) Notes Brisbane Trams in Brisbane Horse 1885 1899 Electric 1897 1969 Gold Coast G:link Electric 2014 RockhamptonTrams in Rockhampton Steam 1909 1939Restored heritage route from 1988.

South Australia

Location Name of system Tractiontype Date (From) Date (To) Notes Adelaide Trams in Adelaide Horse 10 July 1878 25 June 1914 Electric 9 March 1909 22 November 1958 ♦ Port Adelaide Trams in Adelaide Steam 1879 1882 Horse 1882 2 April 1917 Electric 3 April 1917 27 July 1935 ♦ Glenelg Trams in Adelaide Horse ? 1914 ♦♦ Adelaide – Glenelg Trams in Adelaide/Glenelg tram line Steam 4 August 1873 1929 Electric 14 December 1929 Light rail Victor Harbor Victor Harbor Horse Drawn Tram Horse 1894 1956 Horse 14 June 1986 Replica tram cars

Tasmania

Location Name of system Tractiontype Date (From) Date (To) Notes Hobart Trams in Hobart Electric 21 September 1893 21 October 1960 Launceston Trams in Launceston Electric 4 August 1911 13 December 1952

Victoria

Location Name of system Tractiontype Date (From) Date (To) Notes Ballarat Trams in Ballarat Horse December 1887 1905 Electric 1905 19 September 1971 Ballarat Tramway Museum Electric 1 February 1975 , heritage tram, a company founded in 1971, from 1971 to 1975 the construction of the track Bendigo Trams in Bendigo Accumulator (storage battery) 14 June 1890 23 September 1890 Steam 1 February 1892 June 1902 Electric 15 April 1903 16 April 1972 Bendigo Tramways Electric 9 December 1972 Part of system reopened as heritage/tourist tramway. Geelong Trams in Geelong Electric 10 March 1912 23 March 1956 Melbourne Trams in Melbourne Horse 20 December 1884 November 1923 Cable 11 November 1885 26 October 1940 Electric 11 October 1906 Ranked as largest operating tram system in world (by system length). ♦ Box Hill – Doncaster Electric 14 October 1889 6 January 1896 ♦ St Kilda – Brighton Beach (Victorian Railways) Electric 7 May 1906 28 February 1959 ♦ Sandringham – Black Rock (Victorian Railways) Electric 10 March 1919 5 November 1956 ♦ Footscray Electric 6 September 1921 10 March 1962 Connection with Melbourne tramway system opened 2 May 1954, service by Melbourne system continues. Portland Cable/ombustion engine 2 March 2002 old vintage Melbourne cable trams Sorrento Steam tram 1889 1921

Western Australia

Location Name of system Tractiontype Date (From) Date (To) Notes Kalgoorlie Trams in Kalgoorlie Electric 10 May 1902 10 March 1952 Leonora Steam 1901 1908 Electric November 1908 25 June 1914 Fleet: one car. Petrol (gasoline) 1915 1921 Fleet: one car , Perth Trams in Perth Electric 28 September 1899 19 July 1958 Whiteman Park (major tourist destination located 28 km from the Perth) Perth Electric Tramway Society Operator of Western Australia's Heritage Tramway Electric 1980 heritage tram Fremantle Trams in Fremantle Electric 30 October 1905 8 November 1952-

Fiji

Location Name of system Tractiontype Date (From) Date (To) Notes Levuka Horse 1884 ? see Rail transport in Fiji Suva Horse 1880s ? see Rail transport in Fiji

New Zealand North Island

Location Name of system Tractiontype Date (From) Date (To) Notes Auckland City of Auckland Tramways Horse 11 August 1884 1903 Auckland Electric Tramways (subsidiary of British Electric Traction) Electric 24 November 1902 29 December 1956Official opening 17 November 1902. Public service commenced on 24 November Auckland MOTAT's Westerns Springs Tramway. 1.72km Steam, Electric 16 December 1967 Present Heritage tramway MOTAT Trams Auckland Auckland's Dockline Tramway, Wynyard Quarter. 1.5km Electric 6 August 2011 Present Heritage tramway Dockline Tram ♦ Devonport (North Shore) Devonport and Lake Takapuna Tramway Horse September 1886 1888 ♦ Takapuna Takapuna Tramways and Ferry Company Steam 22 December 1910 26 April 1927 Gisborne Accumulator (storage battery) 13 April 1913 8 July 1929 Napier Electric 8 September 1913 3 February 1931 Closed because of earthquake damage (see 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake). New Plymouth Electric 10 March 1916 23 July 1954 Thames Steam 2 December 1871 November 1874 Wanganui Electric 11 December 1908 24 September 1950 Wellington Wellington tramway system Steam August 1878 1882 Horse August 1878 1904 Electric 30 June 1904 2 May 1964

South Island

Location Name of system Tractiontype Date (From) Date (To) NotesChristchurch Christchurch tramway system Steam March 1880 by 1914 Horse 1882 by 1914 Electric 6 June 1905 11 September 1954 Preservation era Horse, Steam, Electric 6 January 1968 Heritage tramway Modern era Electric 4 February 1995 Heritage tramway Dunedin Steam July 1879 1884 Horse July 1879 1905 Cable 24 February 1881 2 March 1957 see Dunedin cable tramway system. Electric 24 December 1903 29 March 1956 . ♦ Maori Hill Horse 1882 1900 Electric 23 October 1900 1 July 1936 First electric tramway in New Zealand. Invercargill Horse 3 December 1881 15 March 1908 Electric 26 March 1912 10 September 1952 World's southernmost electric town tramway. Nelson Horse 7 May 1862 1901

United States (by state ) Hawaii

See List of town tramway systems in the United States (Hawaii section)

List of town tramway systems in Oceania

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