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Rise of the Phoenix Trams
Brisbane awoke on 29 September 1962 to news of a terrible fire that would cause transport chaos in the days ahead
and would be the beginning of the demise of the tram in Brisbane. On the night before, one of Brisbane’s fiercest-ever fires blazed inside the Paddington Tram Depot, destroying the building and 67 trams.
The sudden loss of almost one-fifth of the city’s trams caused damage to Brisbane’s urban transport network.
From the ashes, any possible spare parts were rescued from the debris in the ruins of the Paddington Tram Depot. Tram specialists sourced what extra parts they needed and built eight trams to replace those that were lost. These trams were embellished with an insignia showing a mythical bird rising from the ashes of its own funeral pyre. Known as Phoenix trams, the first one took flight in 1964.
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