25-722: The Sydney Tramway Museum , operated by the South Pacific Electric Railway Co-operative Society, is Australia's oldest tramway museum and the largest in the southern hemisphere. It is located at Loftus in the southern suburbs of Sydney . 'Construction of the museum at its original site on the edge of the Royal National Park commenced in August 1956. It was officially opened in March 1965 by NSW Deputy Premier Pat Hills . The facilities were basic, initially
50-685: A four-track shed built with second hand materials and approximately 800 metres of running track. In 1975, the Government of New South Wales approved the museum moving to a new site across the Princes Highway adjacent to Loftus railway station . Construction commenced in April 1980, with the first trams transferred from the old site in November 1982. It officially opened on 19 March 1988. The former Railway Square tramway shelter that had been disassembled in 1973
75-573: Is a locality situated at the meeting point of Alexandria, Zetland, Waterloo, and Beaconsfield . Green Square and Mascot station are on the Airport Link completed in 2000 which is part of the T8 Airport & South Line . Many of these suburbs were predominantly industrial and commercial but have now developed into new residential neighbourhoods of high rise apartments. The Inner Southern Suburbs are sometimes considered inner city or included as part of
100-586: Is a residential suburb with a bushland atmosphere, adjacent to the Royal National Park that flanks Sydney's south-eastern boundary. The western border is formed by Loftus and Fahy Creeks. Prince Edward Park and Woronora Cemetery form the northern border. The Princes Highway runs along the eastern border. Loftus railway station is on the Illawarra railway line and is part of the Sydney Trains network and serves as an interchange for U-Go Mobility bus services to
125-532: Is a suburb, in southern Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Loftus is 29 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district , in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire . Loftus was named after Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer Loftus , governor of New South Wales between 1878 and 1885. The Illawarra railway line to Sutherland was completed in 1885. The next station south
150-808: Is located in National Avenue. The Southern Sydney Institute of TAFE , Loftus Campus and the University of Wollongong, Loftus Campus are located next to the railway station. Camp Wonawong is a youth camp located beside Loftus Creek. Loftus Rural Fire Service is situated opposite Loftus train station and protects the bush interface of Loftus, Yarrawarrah, Sutherland, Jannali, Como and the Royal National Park. Loftus has various social and sporting clubs which include: 34°02′47″S 151°02′50″E / 34.0465°S 151.0471°E / -34.0465; 151.0471 Southern Sydney Southern Sydney
175-524: Is the southern metropolitan area of Greater Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Southern Sydney is a title for the regions and neighbourhoods which fall directly south and south-west of the Sydney CBD from the southern boundaries of Central Station down to the Airport and St George region around the southern and western shores of Botany Bay with the southern most concluding point being
200-563: The Sutherland Shire . This includes all the suburbs in the local government areas of Georges River Council , The Sutherland Shire , most of Bayside Council and the southern suburbs of City of Sydney . The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines a statistical area called The St George-Sutherland Statistical Subdivision and The City and Inner South Statistical Subdivision. Because the regions that make up Southern Sydney are mostly separated by Botany Bay and The Georges River, rather than directly bordering each other, occasionally suburbs on
225-501: The inner south-west due to its geographical location from Sydney CBD . The Sutherland Shire is the area to the south of Botany Bay and the Georges River . The Sutherland Shire is 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of Sydney central business district , and is bordered by the City of Canterbury-Bankstown , and Georges River Council local government areas. The administrative centre of
250-532: The Eastern Suburbs that are south-east of CBD however strictly speaking these suburbs geographically are neither east nor south-east of the Sydney CBD . The St George area, considered the southern suburbs includes all the suburbs in the Georges River Council and the western part of Bayside Council which was Rockdale City prior to 2016. This is everything within the boundaries of Salt Pan Creek to
275-563: The Parish of St George that is north of the M5 and Wolli Creek but south of The Cooks River is considered South-Western Sydney rather than Southern Sydney. This northern portion of the cadastral parish was formerly in the City of Canterbury but now within the amalgamated City of Canterbury-Bankstown . In some instances the whole cadastral Parish of St George (both north and south) is grouped together and considered
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#1732863162259300-617: The area. Loftus is also home to the Sydney Tramway Museum (also known as the South Pacific Electric Railway), which operates the Royal National Park branch line that was constructed in 1886 and closed to suburban trains in June 1991. The service provided by the museum is a most popular means of access to the Royal National Park. The line runs from the museum to Royal National Park railway station . Loftus Public School
325-679: The blaze. 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. The museum has an extensive collection of trams from Sydney and other cities in Australia, as well as from other places around the world. The museum operates 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) of track. One line runs 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north towards Sutherland , paralleling Rawson Avenue in
350-439: 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
375-558: The eastern shore of Botany Bay are included within Southern Sydney. The Southern Sydney councils participate in the Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) along with six other councils in the City, Eastern Suburbs and Inner West regions. The southern suburbs of Sydney can be grouped into three regions: The Inner Southern Suburbs of Sydney , sometimes referred to as 'South Sydney' include
400-437: The generous public. The Sydney Tramway Museum publishes Trolley Wire on behalf of most tramway museums around the country. Published quarterly, it carries articles on tramways around the world and news from the various Australasian heritage tramways. The museum received a Historic Engineering Marker from Engineers Australia as part of its Engineering Heritage Recognition Program . Loftus, New South Wales Loftus
425-665: The national park used as a training ground. The public school opened in January 1953. The official post office opened in July 1953 but closed in 1980. Loftus has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: In the 2021 Census, there were 4,190 people in Loftus. 86.2% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 3.1%. 92.7% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 39.0%, Catholic 28.1% and Anglican 15.9%. Loftus
450-440: The original Gladesville Bridge were installed as the depot gates in 2010. On 23 October 2015, the museum storage shed was broken into by vandals and caught fire. Located off the main museum site, at the museum's original location in the Royal National Park near Loftus Oval, the shed housed the museum's reserve collection of six trams, four buses and a double-decker bus chassis dating to 1937. The shed and contents were destroyed in
475-727: The southern suburbs of City of Sydney as well as some of Bayside Council . The area encompasses the suburbs directly south of Central Station or more specifically Cleveland Street leading all the way down to the Airport and fall west of the Eastern Distributor but east of the Alexandra Canal . The area starts with Redfern then continues down through Eveleigh , Waterloo , Zetland , Alexandria , Beaconsfield , Rosebery , Eastlakes (West of Eastern Distributor ) and ends in Mascot . The postcodes start at 2015 and end in 2020 with
500-640: The suburbs of Botany and Banksmeadow being the exception having the postcode of 2019 which while being geographically south of the CBD along with the included suburbs are actually on the other side of the Eastern Distributor usually deeming them Eastern Suburbs that are south-east of CBD rather than part of South Sydney. The region consists of three train stations being Redfern , Green Square and Mascot as well as one Metro station in Waterloo . Green Square
525-403: The way that parts of Sydney's tram system operated. The second runs 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the south and utilises the Royal National Park branch railway line that was constructed in 1886 and closed by CityRail in June 1991. In 1993, the museum converted the line to tramway standards and connected it to the then existing Sutherland line to establish what is now a popular means of access to
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#1732863162259550-494: The west, The Georges River to the south, Botany Bay to the east and the M5 Motorway and Wolli Creek to the north. This area corresponds to the southern portion of the cadastral Parish of St George , from which the region derives its name. This southern portion of the parish below the M5 and Wolli Creek is the more contemporary definition of The St George Region that is considered part of Southern Sydney. The northern portion of
575-441: The world's second oldest national park. The line terminates at Royal National Park railway station . The museum opens and operates trams on Wednesdays, Sundays, public holidays (except Christmas Day) and on selected weekdays during school holidays. The Sydney Tramway Museum is run entirely by volunteers and self funds its day-to-day activities, restorations, maintenance and construction programs from gate takings and donations from
600-527: Was Loftus Junction, which opened on 9 March 1886. The name was changed to Loftus ten years later and in 1979 the station moved to the present site. The Sydney Tramway Museum at Loftus (a non-profit community organisation run entirely by volunteers) was created in 1950, in a large tram yard shed beside the rail tracks that ran across the Princes Highway into the Royal National Park. During the latter years of World War II this had been an army camp site, with
625-494: Was reassembled. The last tram left the Royal National Park in May 1989. In 1989, a traverser from Comeng's Granville factory was purchased. Following CityRail closing the two kilometre Royal National Park line in 1991, the museum was able to commence operating services on the line on 1 May 1993. In 2001, the museum was the recipient of the YMCA facade, that was previously located at
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