Tramway DVDs now in stock at our shop

Commuting by Cable – discounted price now $29.95

A brilliant documentary about a vanished facet of Melbourne’s history – our cable trams. See rare archival film of the largest cable tramway system in the world, which operated from 1885 to 1940.

The Footscray Local Tramways – $39.95

Between 1921 and 1962 the Melbourne suburb of Footscray had its own local electric tramway system, operated by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board, providing purely local public transport to this working class suburb. See enthusiast film of the last decade of its operation, notably the unique single truck tramcars used.

The Geelong Tramways – $39.95

See historic footage of Victoria’s forgotten tramway system (1912-56). Victoria’s second city had the largest and best-run of the state’s regional tramways, but it was the first to fall to the tyranny of the motor omnibus.

Melbourne by Tram – Volume 1 – $29.95

Be taken on a journey through Melbourne’s suburbs in the last decade of the twentieth century, travelling over four different routes. Observe the sights from the viewpoint of the tram driver.

Tramcar Tapestry – $17.00

See the streetcars of Adelaide travelling over twelve different lines in their twilight years in brilliant digitally remastered colour – filmed by notable tramway enthusiast Keith Kings in 1956.

The Tramways of Ballarat – $28.50

Trams in Victoria’s golden city from 1887 to 1971, and the story of their preservation. This mix of archival and contemporary footage shows a valuable part of urban history.

VR Tramways in the 1950s – $39.95

Watch the dying days of Melbourne’s bayside electric street railways. The two routes were a lingering reminder of the development of the beachside suburbs between St Kilda and Beaumaris in the first decades of the twentieth century.

Wait Here for Trams – Part I – $34.50

Wait Here for Trams – Part II – $34.50

A nostalgic look at Brisbane’s vanished electric trams and trolleybuses.