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23.04 Tram Spotter
It was only a matter of time before a post like this would appear! Fortunately I left my bobble hat and notebook at the apartment so I could blend in with the tourists!!
We recently rode on a Combo tram celebrating 100 Years of the Electric Tram in Melbourne. The tram contained a number of info-banners, each with the key stages of tram development. So I thought that I’d do a blog version of it. And the thing is we probably take this mode of transport for granted!
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The oldest trams you are likely to see are the SW6 Class Tram. These run on the City Circle, these are free and as the name suggests do a loop of the city. There are also a small number of green ones (possibly W Class), but you have to pay to use those!
![src=]() The Z5 Tram is probably one of the oldest modern looking trams, my research suggest these come from the ‘70s. It’s not really a tram you can trust as its eyes (lights) are too close together! You’ll get some nice wood effect ‘living in the 70s’ panelling in these!! Very comfortable seats though!
![src=]() Continuing the theme, is the Z Class. This hauls the Z5 Tram into, what was then, the present. Lights were in a similar position, but were rectangular instead of round & incorporated indicators.
![src=]() The B Class is perhaps the most common around the city. We regularly pick these up from Docklands. Exterior changes includes the lights being mounted slightly wider, a much wider destination sign, including the route number.
![src=]() The most modern trams are the Combo (long wheelbase version) and the Citadis (short wheelbase version). These are contemporary looking and address accessibility issues of the other designs with low level flooring.
There is a very rare beast that travels the tracks of Melbourne, and that is the newest tram of the breed. Pictures will come soon…
You’ll notice that all the trams have bumpers, these aren’t to protect them from bumping into cars, it’s so the tram recovery vehicle can push them out of the way! Picture of this vehicle is also coming soon too…
Don’t take my word for any of this, use your own notebook (if you have one) and visit the website
www.100yearstrams.com.au for everything that you ever wanted to know. I’m bored of this now! Jo xx Labels: trams
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8 Comments:
I just want to let you know I categorically did NOT post that tram drivel but had to put up with Nathan dashing into the traffic to take photos!
Alrighty then! Thats good, glad I'm all clued up on trams, just incase I should ever come across one! You both look well from what I can see from the pics. So are you working now Nathan?
Hows your job going Jo? Hope you had a good weekend! Weather here has been gorgeous, nice and hot! Appartently from tomorrow its all change and in comes rain. Can't complain though we've had this 'spring heat wave' now for a couple of weeks!
Thanks for your txt the other day, you should just go on to face book and brouse, it's fun! And yes feeling so much better, mum has stocked me up on multi vitamins and mineral tablets, but hopefully the virus has gone and won't reappear again!!
Well lovelies, speak soon!
Holly xx
thought that was a little too much detail for you joanna!!!
Hi Guys so out of date with your blog just caught up with everything hope you are both well and keeping out of trouble we have been busy had a lovely weekend in the static max loved it and we couldnt have asked for better weather. Since we have been back the children havent been that well Lydia has had throat and chest infection and down they both are throwing up oh joy we are all felling a bit house bound can only get better or Adam and i could come down with it! I have been spending any spare time I gat organising fund raising activities I think I told you I have joined locket green regenation committee it gets me out. We have our fisrst big fund raising gig on the 8th july Tour De France are coming through the village so we are taking advantage of this and are going to try and make lots of money I will let you know how it goes. A part from all the germs we all fine max is max Lydia still not atemting to move but is quite content 2 top teeth are just coming through look forward tohear more from you take car Jess xxxx
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