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THE TMSV

The TMSV is committed to preserving and maintaining our tramway heritage. We currently operate the Tramway Heritage Centre at Bylands where most of our collections of trams are housed.

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The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria has been preserving trams and related infrastructure since 1962.

In this time we have collected Melbourne cable trams, electric trams from across Australia, buses and work trucks from Melbourne and tramway related items of interest.

We operate the Tramway Heritage Centre in Bylands where most of our cable trams, electric trams, buses and collectables are housed. For further information about the Tramway Heritage Centre, click on this link.

The TMSV also produces a bi-monthly publication “Running Journal” which is available on our site along with historical articles highlighting the way things were.

Our mission is to ensure the preservation of Victoria's urban tramway heritage for the enjoyment and education of current and future generations.

In order to present the most authentic historical picture possible, this includes the operation of an electric tramway working according to historic principles, adjusted where required to comply with current legislative requirements.

We wish to ensure a safe and enjoyable environment for our visitors and our staff, as we have a duty of care to both whilst they are visiting or working at our museum.

Since the establishment of the Tramway Heritage Centre, Bylands, we have built up a significant amount of infrastructure:

one kilometre of electric tramline on the former Heathcote Junction to Bendigo railway line
tramway electric supply substation
two tram depot buildings
vehicle storage building for unrestored trams
cable tramcar storage building
motor vehicle storage building
Visitor Centre (Gallery/Exhibition/Archive Space under development)
Exhibition Goods Shed display building and workshop

The TMSV is a voluntary not-for-profit association incorporated under Victorian legislation, and as such donations over $2 by Australian residents are tax deductible. To join the TMSV, contact us, or download and send us a completed membership form.