22-551: Ferny Grove could refer to: Ferny Grove, Queensland , a suburb of Brisbane in Australia Ferny Grove railway line Ferny Grove railway station Ferny Grove State High School Electoral district of Ferny Grove Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ferny Grove . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
44-403: A "Dropcentre" tram and another "Four Motor" tram No. 429. A selection of these trams operate each Sunday afternoon, although operations are curtailed in the event of wet weather. The museum's collection of support vehicles are all former Brisbane City Council Tramways Department vehicles and include a tower wagon used for repairing overhead wires, and a Scammell breakdown recovery truck which
66-607: Is also notable for other elements of the former Brisbane system in its collection. The museum's depots (garages) are composed of bays from the former Ipswich Road tram depot. The museum's direct current substation has been built from equipment retrieved from former Brisbane tramway substations. An elevated signal cabin which stood at the corner of Brunswick and Wickham Streets, Fortitude Valley has also been preserved. The museum's very short section of track has been recovered from Ipswich Road depot, Gregory Terrace and Ipswich Road between Moorooka and Salisbury . In keeping with
88-531: Is an outer north-western suburb in the City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Ferny Grove had a population of 5,871 people. Ferny Grove is a residential suburb 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-west of the Brisbane CBD . It has 8 parks covering nearly 13% of the total area. There are three schools and two childcare centres. The district was originally known as Ferny Flats due to
110-613: Is located at Ferny Grove . The Brisbane Tramway Museum Society was established in 1968, when it became apparent that the Brisbane City Council was preparing to close Brisbane's tram system. In 1972, a site at Ferny Grove was made available and a museum built, opening in June 1980. As at 10 November 2005, the museum has a collection of 25 trams, 24 of which formerly operated on the Brisbane tram network. The 25th tram in
132-517: The railway line of the same name . Until 1955 the railway line continued to Dayboro and Ferny Grove was merely a minor station on the line. The line is now supplied with electricity at 25 kV AC . There are many bus routes. Brisbane Tramway Museum The Brisbane Tramway Museum is an Australian transport museum that has preserved a collection of trams and trolleybuses most of which operated in Brisbane from 1897 until 1969. The museum
154-685: The late 1960s as more of Brisbane was laid with sewerage infrastructure and the need for nightsoil treatment ended. The Brisbane Tramway Museum Society was established in 1968, when it became apparent that the Brisbane City Council was preparing to close Brisbane's tram system. In 1972, the former nightsoil site at Ferny Grove was leased to the society to establish the Brisbane Tramway Museum ( 27°24′26″S 152°56′16″E / 27.4073°S 152.9378°E / -27.4073; 152.9378 ( Brisbane Tramway Museum ) ) which opened in June 1980. On 17 November 1979,
176-417: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ferny_Grove&oldid=423918395 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ferny Grove, Queensland Download coordinates as: Ferny Grove
198-535: The museum's collection is No. 47, a "California Combination" or "Matchbox" tram, built in 1901. The newest tram in the collection is No. 554 a "Four Motor" tram built by the Brisbane City Council after the Paddington tram depot fire , and which entered service in 1964. Other operational trams include a 10 bench "Toastrack" tram No. 65, a small centre-aisle or "Baby Dreadnought" tram No. 99, No. 341,
220-506: The museum's collection ran in Sydney . The museum also has two single-deck Brisbane trolley-buses built on MF2B chassis by Sunbeam of Wolverhampton , England; fleet numbers 1 (of 1951, with a body by Charles Hope of Brisbane) and 34 (of 1960, body by Athol Hedges). These are on static display. A number of trams in the museum's collection are operated on a short length of demonstration track 250 metres in length. The oldest operational tram in
242-626: The next most popular languages were 0.5% Afrikaans, 0.5% Cantonese, 0.4% Punjabi, 0.4% German, 0.3% Spanish. In the 2016 census , Ferny Grove had a population of 5,725 people. In the 2021 census , Ferny Grove had a population of 5,871 people. Heritage listings in Ferny Grove include: Ferny Grove State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Finvoy Street ( 27°24′10″S 152°55′45″E / 27.4027°S 152.9291°E / -27.4027; 152.9291 ( Ferny Grove State School ) ). In 2017,
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#1732775582490264-675: The population was 6,011, with a population growth of 20% over those five years. In the 2011 census , Ferny Grove recorded a population of 5,609 people, 50.5% female and 49.5% male. The median age of the Ferny Grove population was 38 years of age, 1 year above the Australian median. 78.8% of people living in Ferny Grove were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 5%, New Zealand 2.6%, South Africa 1.7%, Scotland 0.9%, India 0.9%. 91.1% of people spoke only English at home;
286-504: The practice of the Brisbane City Council Tramways Department, the museum has constructed its track in mass concrete, that is, the track is laid in concrete, rather than on sleepers and ballast. The cost of such mass concrete trackwork being one the reason why the museum has been unable to extend their length of track after numerous efforts. The museum also houses a unique three-way set of points that
308-521: The presence of ferns. Kedron Upper Provisional School opened on 16 August 1875. On 1 October 1909 it became Kedron Upper State School. In 1940 it was renamed Ferny Grove State School. The construction of the railway line to Dayboro through the district led to the decision on 22 June 1916 to call the railway station in the area Ferny Grove to avoid confusion with a place called Ferny Flats in New South Wales . The suburb takes its name from
330-484: The present site of rubbish dump 40 years old, the grove was buried under a large hill, upon which the City Council operates a waste transfer station (resource recovery centre) and sports playing fields ( 27°24′39″S 152°56′16″E / 27.4108°S 152.9379°E / -27.4108; 152.9379 ( Ferny Grove Resource Recovery Centre ) ). The population in 1996 was 5,016 people. By 2001
352-407: The railway line from Ferny Grove to Keperra was electrified. Ferny Grove State High School opened on 29 January 1980. St Andrews Catholic Primary School opened on 21 July 1985. Brisbane City Council continued to use the area south of the former nightsoil depot as a large refuse tip until the late 1980s . The ferny grove from which the suburb took its name is no longer there; for, situated at
374-524: The railway station. The Dayboro railway line opened to Mitchelton railway station (the last station for a suburban passenger service) on 2 March 1918 and to Samford on 1 July 1918, so Ferny Grove railway station would have opened within that period. Before the Second World War , Ferny Grove was mainly known for its pleasant picnic grounds along the banks of Kedron Brook and large areas of forest and fern filled valleys, one of which gives
396-403: The school had an enrolment of 1,741 students with 146 teachers (133 full-time equivalent) and 70 non-teaching staff (51 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. The Ferny Grove railway station ( 27°24′06″S 152°56′08″E / 27.4017°S 152.9356°E / -27.4017; 152.9356 ( Ferny Grove railway station ) ) is now the terminal of
418-420: The school had an enrolment of 618 students with 47 teachers (37 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent). Ferny Grove State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at McGinn Road ( 27°24′21″S 152°56′01″E / 27.4057°S 152.9337°E / -27.4057; 152.9337 ( Ferny Grove State High School ) ). In 2017,
440-461: The school had an enrolment of 841 students with 62 teachers (56 full-time equivalent) and 33 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. St Andrew's Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 89 Hogarth Road ( 27°24′33″S 152°55′34″E / 27.4093°S 152.9261°E / -27.4093; 152.9261 ( St Andrew's Catholic School ) ). In 2017,
462-466: The suburb its name. Before large-scale residential development, Ferny Grove was primarily industrial, containing a large claypit and tile factory operating south of the railway station. When this factory ceased operation in the 1960s , Ferny Grove was redeveloped for housing. After the war, while the area was still largely residentially undeveloped, the Brisbane City Council operated a nightsoil sanitation depot beside Cedar Creek. The depot closed in
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#1732775582490484-495: Was formerly used as an artillery towing truck in World War II . The museum houses an extensive photographic collection of Brisbane's tramway and street transport heritage, together with tickets and uniforms worn by staff of the tramway operators, a feature of which were the unusual " Foreign legion " caps (more correctly called kepis ) worn by drivers and conductors until 1961 and inspectors until more recently. The museum
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