Preserved Tasmanian Tramcars

Hobart Municipal Tramways bogie tram No.133 is seen in Elizabeth Street, departing from the terminus at the start of its run to Glenorchy.
(January 1949, ARHS Tasmania Collection)

When Tasmania’s two electric street tramway systems closed in 1952 (Launceston) and 1960 (Hobart), only one tramcar we directly into preservation. The remainder of the fleets, which in their heyday numbered over 160 trams were sold for scrap or reuse as outbuildings. Over time some bodies have been recovered and retuned to their former glory, others wait in store for their turn to be restored, while those remaining in the wild slowly rot away to nothing.

Number	Wheel Arr	Built	Built by	Withdrawn	Acquired for preservation	Completeness	Status	Owner	Notes
Hobart Trams
Double Deck Cars
7 (2nd)	- Bo -	1917	HMT	1951	1990s	Body only	Stored off site	HCC	Converted to Single Deck car in 1947
17 (2nd)	- Bo -	1915	HMT	1954	1990s	Body only	Restored	HCC	Converted to Single Deck car in 1948
20 (2rd)	- Bo -	1924	HMT	1954	2000	Body only	Under restoration	SPER	Converted to Single Deck car in 1948; Being rebuilt by Bendigo Trust, Victoria, with new 4'8½" gauge chassis
46	- Bo -	1922	HMT	1954	1973	Body only	Restored	TTMS	Converted to Single Deck car in 1948. For more information on this tram click here
Drop end - Combination Cars
Number	Wheel Arr	Built	Built by	Withdrawn	Acquired for preservation	Completeness	Status	Owner	Notes
39	- Bo -	1917	HMT	1947	1998	Complete	Restored	HCC	New truck built & fitted with parts ex Europe
Single Deck Bogie Cars (Saloon)
Number	Wheel Arr	Built	Built by	Withdrawn	Acquired for preservation	Completeness	Status	Owner	Notes
118	Bo - Bo	1941	HMT	1960	1990s	Body only	Under restoration	HCC
120	Bo - Bo	1936	HMT	1960	2005	Body only	Under restoration	Privately owned; Hobart
133	Bo - Bo	1947	HMT	1960	1990s	Body only	Stored	HCC
141	Bo - Bo	1952	HMT	1960	1960	Complete	Operational	TTMS	Only tramcar to be preserved on closure of systems. Donated by MTT. For more information on this tram click here
Launceston Trams
Drop End Cars - Single Truck (California combination)
Number	Wheel Arr	Built	Built by	Withdrawn	Acquired for preservation	Completeness	Status	Owner	Notes
1	- Bo -	1910	J & T Gunn	1953		Body only	Stored off site	LTM
2	- Bo -	1910	J & T Gunn	Not Known	1990s	Body only	Stored	QVM
8	- Bo -	1911	J & T Gunn	1951	1990s	Body only	Under Restoration	LTM
11	- Bo -	1912	J & T Gunn	1953	1970s	Body only	Restored	Great Northern Hotel	Located in The Tram Bar on level 2 of the hotel
13	- Bo -	1912	J & T Gunn	1952	1974	Body only	Under restoration	TTMS	For more information on this tram click here
14	- Bo -	1912	J & T Gunn	Not Known	1990s	Body only	Stored off site	SPER
Closed combination Cars
Number	Wheel Arr	Built	Built by	Withdrawn	Acquired for preservation	Completeness	Status	Owner	Notes
16	- Bo -	1913	LMT	1951	1970s	Complete, although mounted on diesel powered underframe	Operational	Penny Royal	Body rebuilt to this form in 1920
22	- Bo -	1920	LMT	1953	1990s	Body only	In use as venue for children's parties	McDonalds, Rosny Park	Body was recovered and rebuilt in 1990s, although it now bears little resemblemce to a tram!
26	- Bo -	1927	LMT	1953	1990s	Body only	Stored	LTM	Currently housing photographic display at depot/workshop
Drop Centre Cars - Bogie (Combination)
Number	Wheel Arr	Built	Built by	Withdrawn	Acquired for preservation	Completeness	Status	Owner	Notes
29	Bo - Bo	1930	LMT	1952	1993	Complete	Restoration completed	LTM	Replacement motors and electrical equipment obtained from Japan

Build and Withdrawl date from Destination GPO (Traction Publictions, 1971).

Key to Abbreviations
TTMS	Tasmanian Transport Museum, Glenorchy, Hobart
LTM	Launceston Tramway Museum, Inveresk, Launceston
QVM	Queen Victorian Museum, Launceston
HCC	Hobart City Council
SPER	South Pacific Electric Railway, Loftus, NSW
Canberra	Canberra Tradesmen's Union Club, Dickson, ACT
HMT	Hobart Municipal Tramways
LMT	Launceston Municipal Tramways
Penny Royal	Penny Royal World, Launceston
Great Northern	Tram Bar, Great Northern Hotel, Launceston

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Preserved Tasmanian Tramcars

Hobart Trams

Double Deck Cars

Drop end - Combination Cars

Single Deck Bogie Cars (Saloon)

Launceston Trams

Drop End Cars - Single Truck (California combination)

Closed combination Cars

Drop Centre Cars - Bogie (Combination)