to Australia: the "Big Lizzie" of Brisbane supplied by JG Brill Company in 1913, and the "New York" car (I class number 63) of the Perth tramways in 1914. A more plausible genesis is that the design evolved locally, as evidenced by a number of drop-centre trams appearing prior to the 1912 New York design. Patronage The following table lists tram patronage figures (in millions of journeys) during the 2017–18 and 2018–19 financial years (1 July to 30 June). Networks Timeline – all tramways Legend Yellow = historical passenger network Green = existing continuously operated tram network (more than one line) Blue = reduced size single line or tourist railway Red = replica tourist tram only Orange = contemporary tram or light rail public transit network Grey = proposed Australian Capital Territory A light rail system serving Australia's national capital, Canberra, opened in April 2019. The initial line links the northern suburb of Gungahlin to the city centre (Civic). An extension to the southern suburb of Woden has been announced. New South Wales Broken Hill A steam tramway service operated in Broken Hill from 1902 until its closure in December 1926. Maitland A steam tram line connected East and West Maitland between 1909 and 1926. The line ran from Victoria Street station in East Maitland along High Street, West Maitland crossing the 'Long Bridge' and terminated in the suburb of Campbells Hill. There was single track branch from High Street, West Maitland running along Church Street to West Maitland station. This branch line closed in 1915. There were proposals to extend the line westwards from Campbells Hill to Rutherford but these never eventuated. There were proposals to electrify the service in 1921 but instead it was decided to withdraw the service. The tramway closed on 31 December 1926. Newcastle A steam tram system operated in Newcastle, New South Wales from 1887, with a branch to West Wallsend. It was electrified in 1923–26. The last line closed in 1950. The construction of the a modern system was announced in 2014. The Newcastle Light Rail opened in February 2019. Sydney Sydney once had quite an extensive tram system, having been in place since 1879, with a short-lived earlier line opened between 1861 and 1866. The system was hugely popular by the 20th century, with an average of more than one tram journey per day made by every man and woman and child