Pathways

Paddington tram depot, 1962

3 March 2015

Collection of the Brisbane City Archives

Paddington tram depot, 1962. This architectural plan was drawn in July 1962 for the refurbishment of the meal rooms for drivers and workers. Over the month the plans went back and forth between the transport department and architects until this plan became the final copy on 30 July. The plan shows the work spaces on the ground floor with the oil store and the areas for the carbuilders and electricians. These plans were never carried out as the Paddington bus depot burnt down on 28 September 1962 taking the whole building, 65 trams and the possibility of a new meal room. The depot was never rebuilt and signaled the end of Brisbane’s trams. Collection of the Brisbane City Archives

Night soil cart, c1894. Plan for the cart collecting personal waste and operated on a fixed track at night. Collection of the Brisbane City Archives

Collection of the Brisbane City Archives

The great tram revival, c1988. After Expo88 it was envisaged that a new tourist tram could run through Southbank and into the city.

Collection of the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Tram protest, c1969. This image appeared in W.G. Fox’s protest pamphlet on Brisbane’s Trams ‘urging a response from residents’. Collection of the Fryer Library, The University of Queensland

Collection of the Fryer Library, The University of Queensland

Tram tickets, various. Collection of the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Collection of the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Walk on the Captain Cook Bridge, 1973. Residents were invited to walk across the Captain Cook Bridge to commemorate its opening.

Collection of the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Tram trips, c1950. In the 1950s the Brisbane City Council promoted trams to tourists as a nice way to see the city.

Collection of the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Take the right track, 1964. A big issue in the 1964 council elections was the public transport system. The C.M.O.

Leyland panther chasis, 1966. After it was decided to remove trams, 340 Leyland panther buses costing $6.8 million were ordered by the Brisbane City Council.

Collection of the Brisbane City Archive

St Therese’s School Tram, 1970. Tram No.407 was donated to the Catholic Parish in Edmonton in 1969. The parish constructed 600ft of track and used it as a feature of the museum.

Collection of the Brisbane City Archives