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Tram works on Victoria Street and Elizabeth Street are almost done.
The new tram stop on Victoria Street looks far too narrow and small to accommodate the high number of people likely to use it. It's also far from Peel Street which drastically increases the interchange penalty between the 57 and 58 - something that will likely be in higher demand post-Metro Tunnel. While having more accessible stops is great, if a stop is not fit for purpose it will make it more difficult for everyone to use - including people with a disability.
On a positive note, I think I see part of a protected bike lane on the northern approach to the intersection with Therry Street. They also appear to have widened the platforms at the existing chronically-overcrowded Queen Victoria Market stop on Elizabeth Street. I hope they've also fixed the issue here with tram signal delays and platform lengths but we'll have to wait and see.
And of course the long-awaited Victoria Street east-west tram track connection is finally in place!
#Melbourne #MelbourneTrams #Tramstodon #PublicTransport #Transit
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Tram works on Victoria Street and Elizabeth Street are almost done.
The new tram stop on Victoria Street looks far too narrow and small to accommodate the high number of people likely to use it. It's also far from Peel Street which drastically increases the interchange penalty between the 57 and 58 - something that will likely be in higher demand post-Metro Tunnel. While having more accessible stops is great, if a stop is not fit for purpose it will make it more difficult for everyone to use - including people with a disability.
On a positive note, I think I see part of a protected bike lane on the northern approach to the intersection with Therry Street. They also appear to have widened the platforms at the existing chronically-overcrowded Queen Victoria Market stop on Elizabeth Street. I hope they've also fixed the issue here with tram signal delays and platform lengths but we'll have to wait and see.
And of course the long-awaited Victoria Street east-west tram track connection is finally in place!
#Melbourne #MelbourneTrams #Tramstodon #PublicTransport #Transit
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St Vincent's Plaza - one of the few three track tram stop layouts in Melbourne.
It is an important interchange for the 11, 12, 30 and 109 tram lines. It is also the terminus for the 30 which uses a short siding further east.
The southernmost platform features a heritage tram shelter that I believe dates back to the 1930s and the M&MTB.
The third platform services northbound Route 11 services to improve operational efficiency and reduce delays.
Taitset has a great video with more details here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kOWc5OrJoZc
#MelbourneTrams #Melbourne #PublicTransport #Transit #Tramstodon
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St Vincent's Plaza - one of the few three track tram stop layouts in Melbourne.
It is an important interchange for the 11, 12, 30 and 109 tram lines. It is also the terminus for the 30 which uses a short siding further east.
The southernmost platform features a heritage tram shelter that I believe dates back to the 1930s and the M&MTB.
The third platform services northbound Route 11 services to improve operational efficiency and reduce delays.
Taitset has a great video with more details here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kOWc5OrJoZc
#MelbourneTrams #Melbourne #PublicTransport #Transit #Tramstodon
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New post out today about the new tram stop upgrades that were recently completed on La Trobe Street in Melbourne.
A great example of a project that we'll hopefully see a lot more of in the future!
https://philipmallis.com/2024/09/06/new-tram-stops-on-la-trobe-street/
#Melbourne #Tramstodon #PublicTransport #Transit #Accessibility #Australia #MelbourneTrams
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New post out today about the new tram stop upgrades that were recently completed on La Trobe Street in Melbourne.
A great example of a project that we'll hopefully see a lot more of in the future!
https://philipmallis.com/2024/09/06/new-tram-stops-on-la-trobe-street/
#Melbourne #Tramstodon #PublicTransport #Transit #Accessibility #Australia #MelbourneTrams
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Love that new tram stop smell!
Brand new level access tram stops on La Trobe Street, this one is at Swanston Street.
Built to a facing platform island design, it includes a double length platform that's big enough for two E class trams, three pedestrian crossings per side and new passenger information boards.
It also has "State Library Station" for the soon to be open Metro Tunnel!
#Melbourne #MelbourneTrams #Tramstodon #Transit #PublicTransport #Australia
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Love that new tram stop smell!
Brand new level access tram stops on La Trobe Street, this one is at Swanston Street.
Built to a facing platform island design, it includes a double length platform that's big enough for two E class trams, three pedestrian crossings per side and new passenger information boards.
It also has "State Library Station" for the soon to be open Metro Tunnel!
#Melbourne #MelbourneTrams #Tramstodon #Transit #PublicTransport #Australia
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RT @euro_projects When I was in Toronto, I was surprised to see streetcar shutdowns for renovations/upgrades.
In European cities, they install temporary switches overnight, which allow trams to keep running normally. Funnily enough, they are called "Californian points" in some European languages.
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RT @euro_projects When I was in Toronto, I was surprised to see streetcar shutdowns for renovations/upgrades.
In European cities, they install temporary switches overnight, which allow trams to keep running normally. Funnily enough, they are called "Californian points" in some European languages.
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@swope I haven't been keeping up with it, but a keyword is "freight tram". Here's a post from 2018:
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@swope I haven't been keeping up with it, but a keyword is "freight tram". Here's a post from 2018:
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Taken from @doublelineblock on the Bird Site, here's my Australian public transport bingo card!
I'd use the free space for Victorian ferry because that hasn't been included for some reason (I've caught it to French Island).
#Australia #Tramstodon #MelbourneTrains #PublicTransport #Transport #Transit
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Taken from @doublelineblock on the Bird Site, here's my Australian public transport bingo card!
I'd use the free space for Victorian ferry because that hasn't been included for some reason (I've caught it to French Island).
#Australia #Tramstodon #MelbourneTrains #PublicTransport #Transport #Transit
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*dinging and honking intensifies*
#MelbourneTrams #Melbourne #Transit #PublicTransport #Tramstodon
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*dinging and honking intensifies*
#MelbourneTrams #Melbourne #Transit #PublicTransport #Tramstodon
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All the fours, 4-4-4!
(Bonus point if you had "Collision in Sydney Road" on your Bingo card.)
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All the fours, 4-4-4!
(Bonus point if you had "Collision in Sydney Road" on your Bingo card.)
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Nice piece about work (and life) conversations of trams:
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Intimate and in my face: Commuter conversations are making my toes curl#Tram #Trams #Tramstodon https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/intimate-and-in-my-face-commuter-conversations-are-making-my-toes-curl-20230706-p5dma9.html
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Nice piece about work (and life) conversations of trams:
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Intimate and in my face: Commuter conversations are making my toes curl#Tram #Trams #Tramstodon https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/intimate-and-in-my-face-commuter-conversations-are-making-my-toes-curl-20230706-p5dma9.html
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Pity the PTV app doesn't have a setting for 'alternative route'. It keeps giving me this one tram even though there's a long walk in the middle section because of track works.
Instead I'm planning to catch the number 1 tram to where it intersects with tram 12 beyond the works.
In inner-city Melbourne, there is always another way! #Melbourne #Tram #Trams #Tramstodon
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Pity the PTV app doesn't have a setting for 'alternative route'. It keeps giving me this one tram even though there's a long walk in the middle section because of track works.
Instead I'm planning to catch the number 1 tram to where it intersects with tram 12 beyond the works.
In inner-city Melbourne, there is always another way! #Melbourne #Tram #Trams #Tramstodon
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Welcome to Mastodon, transit advocates who've just joined! If you make an intro post that describes why you care about more transit or less cars, I'll try to boost it!
Also, you can follow hashtags! Here are a few good ones:
#transit #tramstodon #amtrak #FuckCars #urbanism -
Welcome to Mastodon, transit advocates who've just joined! If you make an intro post that describes why you care about more transit or less cars, I'll try to boost it!
Also, you can follow hashtags! Here are a few good ones:
#transit #tramstodon #amtrak #FuckCars #urbanism -
Interesting insight into Melbourne's tram network:
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‘We have to get people back on public transport’: Yarra Trams boss has a lot on her plate#Melbourne #Tram #Trams #Tramstodon https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/we-have-to-get-people-back-on-public-transport-yarra-trams-boss-has-a-lot-on-her-plate-20230629-p5dkhk.html
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Interesting insight into Melbourne's tram network:
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‘We have to get people back on public transport’: Yarra Trams boss has a lot on her plate#Melbourne #Tram #Trams #Tramstodon https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/we-have-to-get-people-back-on-public-transport-yarra-trams-boss-has-a-lot-on-her-plate-20230629-p5dkhk.html
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So I caught the recruiting tram again and made more photos for all you dorks 😄
(This is a tram that runs in Budapest that has clear paneling so you can see the inner workings. They use it to recruit engineers and mechanics for public transport.)
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So I caught the recruiting tram again and made more photos for all you dorks 😄
(This is a tram that runs in Budapest that has clear paneling so you can see the inner workings. They use it to recruit engineers and mechanics for public transport.)
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It is with great pleasure to inform you that the city council of Vantaa, Finland, has decided to build a brand new #tram line!
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This Lyon tram resembles those bloody awful C-class trams we have in Melbourne. Same narrow hard seats, though the exterior looks a bit funkier.
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This Lyon tram resembles those bloody awful C-class trams we have in Melbourne. Same narrow hard seats, though the exterior looks a bit funkier.
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New at my Patreon... I sat in a Lisbon square, admiring the city's best tourist attraction - its compact yellow trams, as cute as anything made by humans can be:
Video of the week: The immortal trams of Lisbon https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-of-week-of-82409529
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New at my Patreon... I sat in a Lisbon square, admiring the city's best tourist attraction - its compact yellow trams, as cute as anything made by humans can be:
Video of the week: The immortal trams of Lisbon https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-of-week-of-82409529
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A fine piece of often-overlooked civic architecture here in Fitzroy, Melbourne - the former cable tram engine house on the corner of Nicholson and Gertrude Streets. It used to haul long cables under the streets to pull trams along the Clifton Hill and Nicholson Street lines, which operated from 1887 to 1940.
#Melbourne #Fitzroy #Tram #Trams #Tramstodon #History cc @histodons
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A fine piece of often-overlooked civic architecture here in Fitzroy, Melbourne - the former cable tram engine house on the corner of Nicholson and Gertrude Streets. It used to haul long cables under the streets to pull trams along the Clifton Hill and Nicholson Street lines, which operated from 1887 to 1940.
#Melbourne #Fitzroy #Tram #Trams #Tramstodon #History cc @histodons
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Beautiful sunny autumn day here in Melbourne. Knocked off some work on the laptop in a CBD cafe, so now I'm off on a tram for a French bistro lunch in Fitzroy. As you do.
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Beautiful sunny autumn day here in Melbourne. Knocked off some work on the laptop in a CBD cafe, so now I'm off on a tram for a French bistro lunch in Fitzroy. As you do.
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Sigh as much as I try to avoid them, occasionally I have to ride aboard a crappy C-class tram. Hard to illustrate with this photo just how narrow the seats are, but believe me - they are *very* narrow. And hard. #Melbourne #Tram #Trams #Tramstodon
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Sigh as much as I try to avoid them, occasionally I have to ride aboard a crappy C-class tram. Hard to illustrate with this photo just how narrow the seats are, but believe me - they are *very* narrow. And hard. #Melbourne #Tram #Trams #Tramstodon
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Hooray for W-class tram 888! The sighting of a W-class always makes me smile; such a great design.
And via the magic of the Internet I can tell you this particular tram originally entered service on Thursday, 21st October 1943. Eighty years later, it's still going strong on the City Circle route around Melbourne's city centre. 🚃
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Hooray for W-class tram 888! The sighting of a W-class always makes me smile; such a great design.
And via the magic of the Internet I can tell you this particular tram originally entered service on Thursday, 21st October 1943. Eighty years later, it's still going strong on the City Circle route around Melbourne's city centre. 🚃
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Now free for all to read... Trams make me smile. But why? Let me count the ways:
Why are trams so appealing? https://www.patreon.com/posts/why-are-trams-so-78854370
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Now free for all to read... Trams make me smile. But why? Let me count the ways:
Why are trams so appealing? https://www.patreon.com/posts/why-are-trams-so-78854370
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This is very poor; the City Circle tram is a key tourist experience. Can't just move the drivers randomly somewhere else and expect that to be acceptable.
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Melbourne trams: Tourists stranded as iconic w-class goes missing #Melbourne #Tram #Tramstodon https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/tourists-left-in-limbo-as-vintage-city-circle-trams-pull-vanishing-act-20230316-p5cso8.html -
This is very poor; the City Circle tram is a key tourist experience. Can't just move the drivers randomly somewhere else and expect that to be acceptable.
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Melbourne trams: Tourists stranded as iconic w-class goes missing #Melbourne #Tram #Tramstodon https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/tourists-left-in-limbo-as-vintage-city-circle-trams-pull-vanishing-act-20230316-p5cso8.html -
The UK still setting the bar for ludicrously-priced rail journeys:
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Luton Dart: ‘the most expensive train in Britain’ opens for business https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/mar/03/luton-dart-the-most-expensive-train-in-britain-opens-for-business -
The UK still setting the bar for ludicrously-priced rail journeys:
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Luton Dart: ‘the most expensive train in Britain’ opens for business https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/mar/03/luton-dart-the-most-expensive-train-in-britain-opens-for-business -
Route 42 was abolished almost 30 years ago, yet it's still showing up on Tramtracker screens
#YarraTrams #PublicTransport #Tramstodon #Trams #MelbourneTrams #Transit #PTV #ShowMeASign #MelbourneTrams
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Route 42 was abolished almost 30 years ago, yet it's still showing up on Tramtracker screens
#YarraTrams #PublicTransport #Tramstodon #Trams #MelbourneTrams #Transit #PTV #ShowMeASign #MelbourneTrams
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New at my Patreon... Trams make me smile, whether I experience them while travelling or at home. But why? Let me count the ways: "Why are trams so appealing? https://www.patreon.com/posts/why-are-trams-so-78854370
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New at my Patreon... Trams make me smile, whether I experience them while travelling or at home. But why? Let me count the ways: "Why are trams so appealing? https://www.patreon.com/posts/why-are-trams-so-78854370
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What idiots. I'm sure voters in southern Canberra would be thrilled to miss out on the great transport option enjoyed by their neighbours in the city's north.
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Canberra Liberals promise to dump light rail to Woden if elected in 2024 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-05/canberra-liberals-to-dump-light-rail-to-woden-if-elected-in-2024/101732014 -
Love this bit of the 59 tram route where the tramway along Mount Alexander Road is lined with palm trees: https://youtu.be/7YhfAs-lL7o
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Here’s something to cheer up your day – a short video of a Melbourne W-class tram I saw in Docklands a few minutes ago. Passed as I was waiting for something more modern. These mid 20th century trams are pure class. 🚃
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This Melbourne tram is promoting rail travel in Taiwan. Not something I had previously considered, but hmmmm
