Links

Tramway preservation is a small world that runs on cooperation — borrowed rail saws, swapped parts, shared expertise. These are the organisations and resources that form that world around the Haddon tramway.

The Association Itself

• Council of Tramway Museums of Australasia (COTMA) — the umbrella body for tramway museums in Australia and New Zealand; the Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association is a member, and COTMA’s directory is the reliable route to the Association’s current contact details.
• Victorian Collections — catalogue records for items held by Victorian museums, including tramcars preserved at Haddon.

Victorian Tramway Museums and Operators

• Ballarat Tramway Museum — Haddon’s nearest neighbour, operating heritage trams around Lake Wendouree in Ballarat.
• Bendigo Tramways — operating vintage tramway and workshop, where VR 41 and W3 663 underwent major restoration work.
• Tramway Museum Society of Victoria — the tramcar collection at Bylands, north of Melbourne.
• Melbourne Tram Museum — housed in the historic Hawthorn Depot, where several Haddon cars were once stored in service days.

Interstate and Further Afield

• Sydney Tramway Museum — Australia’s oldest tramway museum, and W5 792’s custodian from 1990 to 2013.
• Australian Electric Transport Museum, St Kilda SA — Adelaide’s tramway museum.
• Brisbane Tramway Museum — preserving Brisbane’s tramway fleet at Ferny Grove.

Modern Operations and Records

• Yarra Trams — operator of Melbourne’s modern network, on which preserved W-class trams still run the City Circle.
• Vicsig — enthusiast-maintained reference for Victorian railways and tramways, including heritage fleet listings.
• Wongm’s Rail Gallery — extensive photographic documentation of Victorian rail and tram subjects, including Haddon.
• Wikipedia: W-class Melbourne tram — a solid overview of the tram family at the heart of the Haddon collection.