Tramway Historical Society, Railway museum in Ferrymead Heritage Park, Christchurch, New Zealand

The Tramway Historical Society operates a functioning tramline at Ferrymead Heritage Park featuring restored steam, horse-drawn, and electric trams spanning different eras. The collection includes various heritage vehicles that have been carefully restored to working condition.

The organization was founded in 1960 to preserve vehicles from the Christchurch Tramway Board, beginning with an 1887 horse tram and an 1881 steam tram engine. Over time, the collection expanded to include transport methods spanning different chapters of New Zealand railway history.

The collection displays transportation methods from across New Zealand, showing how people traveled in earlier times. Visitors can observe heritage omnibuses and a working trolleybus line that reflect the country's public transport history.

The society's base is at 269 Bridle Path Road in Ferrymead Heritage Park, about 7 km southeast of central Christchurch in Heathcote Valley. Trams run on a standard-gauge line laid out between 1968 and 1984, and a traverser from the old Falsgrave Street workshops moves cars in and out of the barn. Members restore vehicles on site, so some cars may be under work rather than in service.

The organization manages and supplies restored trams to the Christchurch City Tramway through its Heritage Tramways Trust division. This means the vehicles remain active in the city rather than being confined to a museum setting alone.