Re: Trams in Bendigo & Ballarat

Dave McL (davemcl@iprolink.co.nz)
Wed, 08 Apr 1998 13:40:46 +1200

Crookesp wrote:

> We'll be visiting Mlbourne May 6 theru 10, and would like to visit the heritage
> tramlines in Ballarat and Bendigo.

Talk about getting old. When I was a kid, these were not heritage
tramways, they were tramways. I even rode on them on day trips my parents
made to those towns from Melbourne. The Eaglehawk line in Bendigo was my
favourite because it was so long.

>From memory, I was the only passenger on any of the lines I rode in
either city, outnumbered by the driver and conductor. I presume that was
why they closed. Amazing they lasted so long.... when did they close ....
1971???

Dave McLoughlin
Auckland New Zealand