The Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association is a tram preservation society in Haddon, Victoria, Australia.
History The Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association was established 1974 as the Haddon Tramway Workshops. Its first purchase was a former Ballarat tram. It subsequently purchased a number of trams from the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (M&MTB) and one former Victorian Railways tram.Victoria’s working museum Tramways & Urban Transit issue 964 April 2018
A 35 by 14 metres shed was completed in 1979. For a time it also owned an ex M&MTB AEC Regal III and two Leyland OPS1s buses. The Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association was incorporated in May 1984.Ten Years at Haddon Trolley Wire issue 216 February 1985 pages 14-16 A 650-metre demonstration track was opened in November 2000.Haddon Trolley Wire issue 285 May 2001 page 37
Museum
The museum, which opened to visitors on a regular basis in the late 1990s, allows visitors to see the collection of historic trams as well as have a behind the scenes look at the restoration process. It includes a 650m full-scale track on which operate W class trams that were part of Melbourne's public transportation system. The space is occasionally used for artists who want to encompass tramcars in their work. The museum's first purchase was a former Ballarat tram. It subsequently purchased a number of trams from the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (M&MTB) and one former Victorian Railways tram.History Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association Six of the museum's eight cars are fully functional, including a restored "rescue car".
Collection CollectionClassNoManufacturerOperatorYearRefsL103James Moore & SonsMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1921Tram Rolling Stock Part 1 Heritage VictoriaL Class 103 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation AssociationW2357Preston WorkshopsMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1926Tram Rolling Stock Part 2 Heritage VictoriaW2 Class 357 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation AssociationW2407Preston WorkshopsMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1926W2 Class 407 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation AssociationW3663Preston WorkshopsMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1933W3 Class 663 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation AssociationW4670Preston WorkshopsMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1933W4 Class 670 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation AssociationW5792Preston WorkshopsMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1937W5 Class 792 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation AssociationW5849Preston WorkshopsMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board1940W5 Class 849 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association41Newport WorkshopsVictorian Railways1923Victorian Railways Bogie Tram No. 41 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association
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