Brisbane, central part, 1951

3 March 2015
3 March 2015

Collection of the Lands Museum, Department of Environment and Resource Management 

Brisbane, central part, 1951. This map shows the extent of the tramway system after it had expanded to its fullest extent in 1947. It also marks the routes of buses and trains operating in Brisbane. Drawn and published by the Survey Office, Public Lands, Brisbane, September 1951. Collection of the Lands Museum, Department of Environment and Resource Management 

Brisbane, railways, tram and bus routes, 1947

3 March 2015
3 March 2015

Collection of the National Library of Australia

Brisbane, railways, tram and bus routes, 1947. Drawn by the Australian Survey Corps for the Australian Army, this map shows in dashed red lines the tram routes in Brisbane. Noticeably there are also many bus routes linking with the tram routes and extending further out across Brisbane. World War II saw a major increase in tram usage and revenue. Although this map was intended for practical use on the reverse side is an advertisement to ‘Join the Australian regular army’, giving the weekly rates of pay and the location of places where people can join up. Collection of the National Library of Australia 

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

Brisbane bus, 1961. When this image appeared in the Brisbane City annual reports in 1961-62 the caption read, ‘Part of the City’s modern bus fleet’. Collection of the Brisbane City Archive

Collection of the Brisbane City Archive

Brisbane trams commenced operation in August 1885 by the Metropolitan Investment Company with horse drawn cars on a fixed track.

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