The Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust was a former tram operator in Melbourne, Australia. The trust was formed in 1907, with its first line operating in 1910. Its functions were taken over by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board in 1920.
The Tramways Trust was formed under the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust Act 1907 to construct and operate electric trams in the municipalities of Prahran and Malvern. The first lines opened on 30 May 1910: along High Street from Charles Street, Prahran to Tooronga Road and the other along Glenferrie and Wattletree Roads from High Street to Burke Road. The Malvern tram depot was also opened.[1]
In 1910, the Trust was reconstituted to include representatives of the cities of St Kilda and Caulfield. The Trust consisted of five members, one each from the four constituent councils and the Chairman. On 11 July 1911, the Trust was authorized to construct a tramway along Dandenong Road from Glenferrie Road to Chapel Street, Windsor.[2] The route was extended to Caulfield and St Kilda in 1911, and to Melbourne in 1912.
In 1913, the municipalities of Kew and Hawthorn joined the Trust, with the route being extended to those suburbs in that year. In 1915, Camberwell also joined,[2] and the route extended to Camberwell in 1916.
The Trust was dissolved on 29 February 1920 and its assets passed to the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board.[2] By this time the Trust had 90 trams on 35 miles (56 km) of tramway route,[3] which were mainly located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
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