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 

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.

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

Buried tram tracks West End, 2010. These tram tracks, in the foreground, were uncovered when Brisbane City Council workers were digging out a new transport hub at the West End ferry stop in 2010.

Copyright ©Celmara Pocock, 2015

West End tram tracks, 2010. These tram tracks were uncovered when Brisbane City Council workers were digging out a new transport hub at the West End ferry stop in 2010.

Copyright ©Celmara Pocock, 2015

Proposed Brisbane tramways, 1887. The Metropolitan Tramway and Investment Company made a series of improvements to the Brisbane tram network after they commenced operation in 1887.

Collection of the Brisbane City Archives

West End tram terminus, 1965. This image is of the West End tram terminus which linked with the ferry stop.

Collection of The University of Queensland Library

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