The Sydney Tramway Museum (operated by the South Pacific Electric Railway) is Australia’s oldest tramway museum and the largest in the southern hemisphere. It is located at Loftus in the southern suburbs of Sydney.
In 2001, the museum was the recipient of the YMCA facade, that was previously located at the corner of Pitt and Bathurst Street in the Sydney central business district. The facade was relocated by Meriton to make way for a new building being constructed at the same location. This huge, impressive sandstone structure dating from the 1880s makes a spectacular backdrop when entering the museum complex from the front gates. The building is not finished yet and is still being worked on as funding permits. The gates from the original Gladesville Bridge were installed as the depot gates in 2010.
The 2018 film Ladies in Black had both live action scenes and film stock for CGI segments filmed around the Railway Square Waiting Shed that is located in the southern end of the museum site.
Join us for this unusual activity as we explore the history of trams in Sydney, Australia and the world.
DATE: (Note day change) Wednesday October 23rd at 11.00am
TIME: 11am – 1.00pm. You can stay till 3.00pm if you’d like to. Plus ones are welcome but please pay for 2 people when you are confirming your booking.
Meet at 10:50am for 11am.
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VENUE: 2 Pitt St, Loftus NSW 2232. There is parking nearby and the venue is right next to Loftus train station
COST: $20 per member $15.00 for seniors
RSVP to. [email protected] Attn. Caren Trafford, Monthly Activity Organiser, and wait for confirmation of a place before paying.
RSVP and PAY by: 10 October 2024.
Please indicate if you are a senior in your email and whether you are bringing a plus one. Both an email reply as well as a payment are required.
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
Payment Option 1 (Preferred):
By Credit Card through the Payments section of the website
Payment Option 2: Online (direct deposit) into the SWIC bank account
Account Name: SWIC Inc.
BSB No: 062-005
Account No: 11889493
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