Ballarat Tramway Museum, Transport museum in Lake Wendouree, Australia.

The Ballarat Tramway Museum keeps a working fleet of trams on part of the original horse tramway opened in 1887 around Lake Wendouree and the Botanical Gardens, electrified in 1905. A depot and a 2022 display building hold the collection, including horse tram No. 1 of 1887 and Melbourne W class trams.

The museum preserves trams from the period between 1887 and 1971, when Ballarat operated one of the largest tramway networks outside the nation's capital cities. This network represented a significant period in the city's growth and urban development.

Tram No. 1, built in 1887 by Duncan & Fraser of Adelaide, is one of 18 horse trams made for the Ballarat Tramway Company; recovered in 1985 and rebuilt, it runs several times a year hauled by horses. Volunteers also operate two W class trams from Melbourne, and Tram No. 8, a 1934 track cleaner, still clears the rails.

The museum occupies the South Gardens Reserve beside Lake Wendouree, with the depot, display building and track along Wendouree Parade. Trams run on part of the original 1887 horse tramway through the Botanical Gardens. The 2022 display building holds several trams with information boards and interactive screens, and volunteers answer questions about the fleet.

The museum's oldest vehicle, horse tram No. 1, was built in 1887 by Duncan & Fraser of Adelaide and recovered in 1985 after serving as a sleepout in Ballarat. Almost totally rebuilt, it returned to service in 1992 and is still hauled by horses several times a year.