AOs checking Myki cards on the 59 tram. That's twice in recent weeks, after many months with no inspections before that (and I catch trams all over the place). #tramcops #melbourne #tram #trams

Just discovered from online research that the first Z-class tram - the successors to Melbourne's classic timber-framed W-class trams - ran on 4 May 1975. That'll be 50 years ago in a couple of weeks; I wonder if the anniversary is being marked in any way?

#Melbourne #tram #trams cc @danielbowen

#Trams #History #LondonTransport #JagoHazzard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vC4y-EslKI

Can't wait for the new rail line under Melbourne's CBD to open, it's much needed. I keep boarding Elizabeth Street trams headed for the hospital precinct & Melbourne Uni which are absolutely packed, even in the middle of the day (I'm on one now). The new line should take away some of that traffic.

#Trams #Canberra
https://events.humanitix.com/behind-the-scenes-tour-of-the-light-rail-depot-with-transport-canberra-and-cota-act

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two trams arrived together at Alexandra Parade, and I—
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.

I like this parade of palm trees along the 59 tram route in Essendon. Very picturesque. #tram #trams #Melbourne

A trial allowing #dogs on #trams has been launched after a public consultation in South #Yorkshire, where 75% of over 10,600 respondents supported the change. From 21 March, dogs will be allowed to travel on trams, following existing policies on buses and trains. Each passenger can bring one well-behaved dog on #Supertram. The trial's outcome will decide if the rule becomes permanent.
https://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/en-gb/news/a79c357e-d5fb-4a11-a97c-3abbf6b4fe5d

𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗮𝗴, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺

Een grote stroomstoring zorgt voor problemen in Den Haag. Op sociale media melden inwoners van de stad dat onder meer in Scheveningen en het centrum de stroom is uitgevallen. Trams staan stil, ook zijn er meerdere meldingen van liftopsluitingen.

https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/binnenland/artikel/5499915/stroomstoring-den-haag-trams

Public transport tram infrastructure in #Adelaide #SouthAustralia is abysmal.

Our neighbouring big city of #Melbourne #Naarm has the most incredible tram system by comparison.

When pressure came to remove the trams in Naarm, its recorded that Professional and friendly ticketeting staff on trams (and their strong union) were an important part of retaining the network as was a much earlier decision when Melbourne was first planned for major roads to be wide enough to 'be able to do a u-turn with a bullock cart".

Across in Adelaide, which was established by the South Australia Corporation (you heard that right), trams didnt go so well.

Aparently the tram network once established was somehow bought out by the largest Tire Manufactuer of the day and along with immense pressure applied by the car lobby, the tram tracks were ripped up.

Anyone know more detail on what exactly happened to the tram network in SA?

I'm wanting to look beyond car industry history that records that 'people just wanted to drive, so it was pulled out', which seems like an incomplete narrative to me. What folks just went oh well, rip my local tram out, no worries? What went down?

I want to learn the East Asian student secret of sleeping anywhere convenient (library, cafe, tram) then waking up at the appropriate moment. The young guy opposite me in this tram had a nice nap then woke up just in time for his stop. I am a bit jealous of this skill.

Interesting how close together some tram stops are on the 57 tram route through North Melbourne – in this shot I was standing at the North Melbourne Town Hall tram stop on Queensberry Street, looking west to the next stop which was only a very short distance away.

I imagine when they bring in the low-floor G-class trams soon, they might rationalise the stops as they build them up into platforms.

#Melbourne #trams #trams cc @danielbowen