Trams in Melbourne

Map of Melbourne's tram network.

Cable tram dummy and trailer on the St Kilda Line in Melbourne in 1905.

Melbourne, Australia introduced trams in 1885 and now it is the largest tram network in the world,^[1] consisting of 250 kilometres (160 miles) of tracks, 450 trams, 25 routes, and 1,700 tram stops.^[2] The trams are powered using 600V DC delivered by overhead wires and run on standard gauge track. Currently operated by a private company, Yarra Trams under contract from the Victorian Government, the owner of the network. Melbourne's trams give a lot to the city's distinctive character and are loved by the people of Melbourne.

In 2015-16, a total of 203 million passengers took rides on Melbourne’s trams.

Trams In Melbourne Media

A tram car passes the Federal Coffee Palace at the south-west corner of Collins and King streets, circa 1890.
Melbourne's first cable tram service on 11 November 1885
Box Hill to Doncaster tram
Two Victorian Railways trams
First North Melbourne Electric Tramway & Lighting Co tram on opening day
Painting by George Hyde Pownall showing trams running down Bourke St in central Melbourne in 1912
Intersection of Swanston and Flinders Streets showing electric and cable trams, 1927
An overcrowded East Preston tram in Fitzroy North, 1944

References

↑ DoI (2008). [1]^{[dead link]}. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
↑ "Yarra Trams Facts & Figures". Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2008-12-13.

[1] DoI (2008). [1]^{[dead link]}. Retrieved 28 April 2008.

[2] "Yarra Trams Facts & Figures". Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2008-12-13.

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