List of town tramway systems in Oceania


This is a list of cities and towns in Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere in Oceania that have, or once had, town tramway systems as part of their public transport system.

[Australia] (by state">States and territories of Australia">state)

[Australian Capital Territory]

LocationName of systemTraction
type		Date Date Notes
CanberraLight rail in CanberraElectric20 April 2019Light rail

[New South Wales]

LocationName of systemTraction
type		Date Date Notes
Broken HillSilverton TramwaySteam15 February 190231 December 1926
Maitland Steam8 February 190931 December 1926
NewcastleTrams in NewcastleSteam19 July 18872 November 1930
NewcastleTrams in NewcastleElectric15 December 192310 June 1950,
NewcastleNewcastle Light RailElectric17 February 2019 Light rail
SydneyTrams in SydneyHorse23 December 186131 December 1866Also 16 – 29 September 1879, May – 30 June 1894.
SydneyTrams in SydneySteam30 September 18791910
SydneyTrams in SydneyCable189414 January 1905
SydneyTrams in SydneyElectric9 November 1890
8 December 1899		20 April 1892
25 February 1961
SydneyLight rail in SydneyElectric1 September 1997 Light rail
♦ Arncliffe – Bexley Steam13 October 190931 December 1926
♦ Ashfield – Burwood – Concord Steam18911912
♦ Campbelltown – Camden Steam10 March 1882June 1901Replaced by railway stock.
♦ Enfield Steam23 September 18911912
♦ Enfield Electric4 February 191221 August 1948
♦ Kogarah – Sans Souci Steam10 September 18874 July 1937Electrification started, not completed. Replaced by trolleybuses.
♦ Manly Steam14 February 19031911
♦ Manly Electric1 May 191112 October 1939
♦ North Sydney Cable22 May 188610 February 1900
♦ North Sydney Electric19 September 189328 June 1958Extended over new Sydney Harbour Bridge to underground terminal at Wynyard station, Sydney, 20 March 1932.
♦ Parramatta – Castle Hill Steam18 August 190231 December 1926
♦♦ Parramatta Steam1 October 188331 March 1943Last steam tramway in Sydney area.
♦ Rockdale – Brighton-le-Sands Steam9 November 18851900
♦ Rockdale – Brighton-le-Sands Electric27 July 19003 September 1949
♦ Sutherland – Cronulla Steam12 June 19113 August 1931
Yass Steam1 April 18911907Rebuilt as a railway and operated with railway stock.

[Queensland]

LocationName of systemTraction
type		Date Date Notes
BrisbaneTrams in BrisbaneHorse18851899
BrisbaneTrams in BrisbaneElectric18971969
Gold CoastG:linkElectric2014
RockhamptonTrams in RockhamptonSteam19091939Restored heritage route from 1988.

[South Australia]

LocationName of systemTraction
type		Date Date Notes
AdelaideTrams in AdelaideHorse10 July 187825 June 1914
AdelaideTrams in AdelaideElectric9 March 190922 November 1958
♦ Port AdelaideTrams in AdelaideSteam18791882
♦ Port AdelaideTrams in AdelaideHorse18822 April 1917
♦ Port AdelaideTrams in AdelaideElectric3 April 191727 July 1935
♦ GlenelgTrams in AdelaideHorse?1914
♦♦ Adelaide – GlenelgTrams in Adelaide/Glenelg tram lineSteam4 August 18731929
♦♦ Adelaide – GlenelgTrams in Adelaide/Glenelg tram lineElectric14 December 1929Light rail
Victor HarborVictor Harbor Horse Drawn TramHorse18941956
Victor HarborVictor Harbor Horse Drawn TramHorse14 June 1986Replica tram cars

[Tasmania]

LocationName of systemTraction
type		Date Date Notes
HobartTrams in HobartElectric21 September 189321 October 1960
LauncestonTrams in LauncestonElectric4 August 191113 December 1952

Victoria">Victoria (Australia)">Victoria

LocationName of systemTraction
type		Date Date Notes
BallaratTrams in BallaratHorseDecember 18871905
BallaratTrams in BallaratElectric190519 September 1971
BallaratBallarat Tramway MuseumElectric1 February 1975, heritage tram, a company founded in 1971, from 1971 to 1975 the construction of the track
BendigoTrams in BendigoAccumulator 14 June 189023 September 1890
BendigoTrams in BendigoSteam1 February 1892June 1902
BendigoTrams in BendigoElectric15 April 190316 April 1972
BendigoBendigo TramwaysElectric9 December 1972 Part of system reopened as heritage/tourist tramway.
GeelongTrams in GeelongElectric10 March 191223 March 1956
MelbourneTrams in MelbourneHorse20 December 1884November 1923
MelbourneTrams in MelbourneCable11 November 188526 October 1940
MelbourneTrams in MelbourneElectric11 October 1906Ranked as largest operating tram system in world.
♦ Box Hill – Doncaster Electric14 October 18896 January 1896
♦ St Kilda – Brighton Beach Electric7 May 190628 February 1959
♦ Sandringham – Black Rock Electric10 March 19195 November 1956
♦ Footscray Electric6 September 192110 March 1962Connection with Melbourne tramway system opened 2 May 1954, service by Melbourne system continues.
Portland Cable/ombustion engine2 March 2002old vintage Melbourne cable trams
SorrentoSteam tram18891921

[Fiji]

LocationName of systemTraction
type		Date Date Notes
Levuka Horse1884?see Rail transport in Fiji
Suva Horse1880s?see Rail transport in Fiji

[New Zealand]

[North Island]

LocationName of systemTraction
type		Date Date Notes
AucklandCity of Auckland TramwaysHorse11 August 18841903
AucklandAuckland Electric Tramways Electric24 November 190229 December 1956Official opening 17 November 1902. Public service commenced on 24 November
AucklandMOTAT's Westerns Springs Tramway. 1.72kmSteam, Electric16 December 1967PresentHeritage tramway
AucklandAuckland's Dockline Tramway, Wynyard Quarter. 1.5kmElectric6 August 2011PresentHeritage tramway
♦ Devonport Devonport and Lake Takapuna TramwayHorseSeptember 18861888
♦ TakapunaTakapuna Tramways and Ferry CompanySteam22 December 191026 April 1927
Gisborne Accumulator 13 April 19138 July 1929
Napier Electric8 September 19133 February 1931Closed because of earthquake damage.
New Plymouth Electric10 March 191623 July 1954
Thames Steam2 December 1871November 1874
Wanganui Electric11 December 190824 September 1950
WellingtonWellington tramway systemSteamAugust 18781882
WellingtonWellington tramway systemHorseAugust 18781904
WellingtonWellington tramway systemElectric30 June 19042 May 1964

[South Island]

LocationName of systemTraction
type		Date Date Notes
ChristchurchChristchurch tramway systemSteamMarch 1880by 1914
ChristchurchChristchurch tramway systemHorse1882by 1914
ChristchurchChristchurch tramway systemElectric6 June 190511 September 1954
ChristchurchPreservation eraHorse, Steam, Electric6 January 1968Heritage tramway
ChristchurchModern eraElectric4 February 1995Heritage tramway
Dunedin SteamJuly 18791884
Dunedin HorseJuly 18791905
Dunedin Cable24 February 18812 March 1957see Dunedin cable tramway system.
Dunedin Electric24 December 190329 March 1956.
♦ Maori Hill Horse18821900
♦ Maori Hill Electric23 October 19001 July 1936First electric tramway in New Zealand.
Invercargill Horse3 December 188115 March 1908
Invercargill Electric26 March 191210 September 1952World's southernmost electric town tramway.
Nelson Horse7 May 18621901

[United States] (by state">Political divisions of the United States">state )

[Hawaii]

See List of town tramway systems in the United States (Hawaii section)