From the Archives: Sydney Tramways 1961

From the SPER archives. Footage taken by Barry Tooker during the final days of Sydney's tramways in 1961, with R1 corridor cars shown operating services from Elizabeth St and Railway Square out to Moore Park and along Anzac Parade, ending with the final tram convoy to LaPerouse and return to Randwick on the 25th February 1961. Also features the Kensington Junction signal system in action as well as the Wood-Gilbert Rail Plane Grinder in Randwick Workshops.
Clips from this film can also be seen in several chapters of the STM film "Shooting Through".
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[@stephenwenham3887]

Watching this is a real nostalgia trip. I rode out to La Perouse on the morning of the last day and later saw the convoy pass through Taylor Square. I was 10 and thought it was a stupid idea on the part of the NSW Government.

[@peterhall3746]

Sensational footage. Hope you have some more to post.

[@SydneyTramwayMuseum]

Watch this space!

[@middayson]

The trams should never have been cut. The only winners were the bus drivers, I’m too young to remember but I can appreciate how good they were

[@mwallace2922]

As someone who was born well after this was filmed, its awesome to see. Thanks for posting. 👍👍🇦🇺

[@michape6359]

Thanks for sharing. I've built a little dio in 1/87 with a R-class car. Greetings from Germany.

[@alanfunt4013]

Thanks for posting! Btw set playback speed to 0.75 to get the real speed

[@geoffreyplatt]

Brings back many memories for me great to watch love it.

[@darylcheshire1618]

people riding on the running board, that was not allowed in Melbourne.