St Kilda Tramway Museum: In the Adelaide Coast region of South Australia

The bells are ringing and the wheels are turning again north of Adelaide because the Saint Kilda Tramway Museum is back on the rails.

After a hiccup with public liability insurance that turned the museum into a static display for a short time, the trams are back on track, again running up and down the two-kilometre line between the museum terminus and the Saint Kilda beach every Sunday.

The museum is no static affair; it's all about reliving the heyday of the time when the tram served all of Adelaide. It includes a particularly swift little tram that was used to combat the private bus operators. It actually served for 30 years as a playroom at a Glenelg private school until one day they rang up and said ‘hey, would you like a tram,’ and naturally they said yes.

Now fully restored it's part of the collection which represents the golden days of the tram era which served millions of Adelaidians for more than 50 years. The city's original metro-wide system began in 1878 as a horse drawn service using carriages that came all the way from New York.

Every type of tram that operated on the network up until the mid 1950s is in the collection.

At the other end of the line is the Mangrove Trail, the well-known adventure playground and, of course, the beach. At the museum end you need another 2 or 3 hours explore the tram sheds, the displays and, of course, to ride on the trams.

It's open Sunday's and public holidays 1.00pm - 5.00 and on Wednesday's during school holidays. You find it on Saint Kilda Road - just look for the turn off Port Wakefield Road. If you have any further questions please email info@postcards-sa.com.au