sydney tramway museum

We too our grandson to the Sydney Tram Museum and had a wonderful day.Firstly, Loftus railway station is right next to the museum, so for from our grandson's point of view we were able to have the additional adventures of a train trips to and from the museum through territory that is otherwise well out of his usual haunts.The STM itself is very well presented. there is a big a static exhibition hall with a lot of good interpretive material, plus a couple tram rides which are each long enough to feel you have actually gone somewhere. The trams were well maintained, good and made wonderful (nostalgic) tram noises.The Museum grounds are generally neat and tidy, with nice "green" area near the wating shed, which was an ideal picnic spot for us!. While a lot of the site is it is freely accessible to visitors a few areas are out of bounds for operational safety reason, but even those are viewable. Our grandson particularly like the big gates that restrict access to the running tram shed - he could hang off theme and see glimpses of all sorts of interesting "stuff"!The trans crews were very friendly and very happy to talk about their trams. We had several tram rides, on both the Sutherland and National Park "routes", using all the trams that were running that day. While most of the trams are from Sydney, there are also trams from other Australian cities, plus a few from overseas. We particularly liked the "PCC" car from San Francisco - quite different from the old Sydney trams. We also rode on a Sydney corridor tram and Sydney toastrack tram.Everyone enjoyed themselves immensely, and we had no hesitation is declaring it was a "Grand Day Out"!

It was so great to see all the restored trams and busses. We very much enjoyed reading all about the history of the Sydney transportation system. The volunteers were so friendly and enjoyed sharing their experiences. It was fun riding on one of the retored trams and seeing all traffic being stopped when we crossed a 4 lane highway as we headed into National Park. The Tramway Museum is very easy to reach by Sydney trains and a very short walk from the Loftus station. Be sure to put this on your itinerary when visiting Sydney.

I first went to the Tramway Museum when I was a teenager with some friends. Then it was in a few tin sheds on the side of the old Princes Highway. I've been back a few times since it moved to its present site, each time with my family. My two sons enjoyed it so much the first time we went back again -and a few years ago my elder son took his then girlfriend now his wife there too. It's good on various levels- my sons when small enjoyed riding on old trams. I enjoyed the collection (it has a PCC from the USA, a Japanese tram and even a trolleybus as well as trams from various Australian cities) and the description of each tram and even more the photo exhibition which reminds me how old I am getting.You can spend a long time here and still find things of interestThe facilities too are excellent (important if you have people with disabilities with you) and it's but a short walk from Loftus Railway Station. I hope that their plans of extending the line to Sutherland Railway Station comes off. It will make a good place even better.I've ticked the box 'families with young children' but from what I've written you'll see its by no means restricted to that. Teenagers and even courting couples will enjoy it, and you don't need to be a tram buff either- just be interested in history.

Great collection of restored trams. The rides on different trams from Sydney and elsewere is a great experience and the stopping of traffic on a 4 lane highway is great.The Volunteers are very friendly and knowledgeable.

Wow this is so much fun I have caught this tram some many times over the last 40 years. We always got a buzz watching the cars that have to stop for the tram to go across the road to start heading into the National Park.

Terrific outing for the younger kids. Older ones may get bored. There are 3 tram cars from different periods and you can board each of them. At set times through out their opening hours. The tram driver takes you on a trip for about a 20 minutes to and from the Royal National Park and/ or in the other direction. There is also picnic tables and grass to sit and have lunch. The museum has numerous train coaches and the kids can explore them. A good photo exhibition lines the walls. Amazing to see what Sydney looked like 50 years ago! Well with the trip.

Thoroughly enjoyed our visit , extremely interesting , value for money and with very friendly staff who went out of their way to help , would definately recommend Sydney Tramway Museum

Excellent visit as it was good to see the history of trams not only from Sydney but also from Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and from overseas.It's ironic that trams are being put back into operation for public transport, they should never have ever been taken out in the first place.There are no bathroom facilities to have a bath but there are toilets.

I’ve been here quite a few times and have always had a great day. The volunteers are helpful and informative, the tram museum is interesting and the kids always have a ball when they get to climb into the old trams (particularly the prison carriage). They also love waving to all the cars as the tram crosses the highway. It’s a lovely ride down to the national park and you can get out and wander around and catch a different tram back whenever you like.

A very well set up Museum with the added bonus of catching one of several running Trams all day. There is the short hop up towards Sutherland then the longer run over the Highway to the old Royal National Park Station with everyone waving at the cars stopped at the crossing. You can combine the trip to the RNP Station with a walk down the Honeymoon Track to Audley , then back up to return to the Museum on a later Tram. The place is open on weekends and other holiday periods and is run by volunteers who do a sterling job keeping the memory of these Trams alive for kids today to experience. The last Tram ran in Sydney in 1961so it's great that over 50 years later it can still be experienced. The Museum building has many different exhibits, not just Trams and great photo montages. The grounds have a large picnic area and historic shelters and it is a good spot for a picnic lunch or afternoon tea !! We went with a group of disabled kids (wheelchairs etc) and they had a ball and we had to get the staff to pretend that the trams were going to bed to get the kids to leave !!

Not sure if this attractions is still in operation. It would be a shame If it's not, as it was a fun and nostalgic day out.

Took the family and some visitors here, it is amazing. The volunteers that work here do a fantastic job looking after the visitors. The trip into the National Park is a real highlight.

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