I was riding a W class tram towards Footscray when it encountered a failed W class, an inspector drove our tram pushing the failed tram not carrying passengers all the way to Footscray terminus. There were men waiting with copper wedges on the end of wooden poles, who poked them under the failed tram. The failed tram was able to be driven to the (presumably) Essendon depot. I assume the line breaker had tripped and the copper wedges enabled the tram to be driven under it’s own power. Possibly in a limp home mode. With no inspectors these days, they probably have to use the E10 recovery truck. I forget what they are called.
Not the most attractive part of Melbourne but an interesting ride and shows some of the complexity of the Melbourne tram system. Very enjoyable and thanks for posting.
Please don't edit out the stops; it's relaxing watching these videos and pauses are good just like in music. I wish that all your large cities had trams so that you could make more videos of them. Please tell them to build more trams, okay?
A very interesting route! I suppose the quietest on the network for drivers. They must beg to get permanently assigned to Rt 82 – not sure it works this way, does it?
Memories. Used to take this tram, in the early 1960s, to and from Footscray station and Maribyrnong High School (College). I also remember the four-wheel "rattlers" trams from the station to Williamstown Road, and to Ballarat Road. A noticeable change is the residential development on the site of the former Defence Department ammunition works at the top end of Gordon Street. Thanks for this.
Why cant all tram lines be like this? Get em off the roads and you have a winner. Haha. No, but i understand the want for light rail. Public transport should help to de-congest. But as long as you have the increasingly high volume of traffic on the roads, its a nightmare. Trams get stuck in traffic too, so its not just "its bad for cars". I lived on Riversdale road for a while. It used to take me half an hour to get out of the drive way, mainly because of trams holding things up. Then to get home i had to do these weird left circle loops because you cant turn right because of trams. If trams made the commute a lot quicker and easier, i would do it. But for that particular trip, going from Hawthorn to Greensborough, there wasnt any real easy way on public transport, so car it was. And trams made it a nightmare.
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What route is this
Great vid, did not know that tram route existed.
Cute!
Ah love the route 82, Take it frequently to Highpoint SC, it is unfortunately the furthest (i believe) a tram can go in the west.
The tram driver likes his bell😂
I was riding a W class tram towards Footscray when it encountered a failed W class, an inspector drove our tram pushing the failed tram not carrying passengers all the way to Footscray terminus. There were men waiting with copper wedges on the end of wooden poles, who poked them under the failed tram. The failed tram was able to be driven to the (presumably) Essendon depot.
I assume the line breaker had tripped and the copper wedges enabled the tram to be driven under it’s own power. Possibly in a limp home mode.
With no inspectors these days, they probably have to use the E10 recovery truck. I forget what they are called.
Not the most attractive part of Melbourne but an interesting ride and shows some of the complexity of the Melbourne tram system. Very enjoyable and thanks for posting.
Smooth and quick. The private right of way really offered speed. Thanks Tressteleg1👌💚
Richard, best tram run yet, and and old tram to boot, not a "newer track worm".
Film date?
1:28 I'm guessing this dude's never driven in Melbourne before 😂 we really need more designated tramways…
Absolutely amazing footage love it
Judging by the price of petrol at the servo, this must have been filmed a while ago.
Please don't edit out the stops; it's relaxing watching these videos and pauses are good just like in music. I wish that all your large cities had trams so that you could make more videos of them. Please tell them to build more trams, okay?
Wait, modern trams cannot do 7 second stops?…
IM BLAMING THE DOOR DELAY.
A very interesting route! I suppose the quietest on the network for drivers. They must beg to get permanently assigned to Rt 82 – not sure it works this way, does it?
Great video! Thanks for sharing with us.
Thank you. Could you tell us the date this was filmed?
Memories. Used to take this tram, in the early 1960s, to and from Footscray station and Maribyrnong High School (College). I also remember the four-wheel "rattlers" trams from the station to Williamstown Road, and to Ballarat Road. A noticeable change is the residential development on the site of the former Defence Department ammunition works at the top end of Gordon Street. Thanks for this.
Why cant all tram lines be like this? Get em off the roads and you have a winner. Haha.
No, but i understand the want for light rail. Public transport should help to de-congest.
But as long as you have the increasingly high volume of traffic on the roads, its a nightmare. Trams get stuck in traffic too, so its not just "its bad for cars".
I lived on Riversdale road for a while. It used to take me half an hour to get out of the drive way, mainly because of trams holding things up.
Then to get home i had to do these weird left circle loops because you cant turn right because of trams.
If trams made the commute a lot quicker and easier, i would do it.
But for that particular trip, going from Hawthorn to Greensborough, there wasnt any real easy way on public transport, so car it was. And trams made it a nightmare.
Which tram route has the fastest speed limit (like route 96 or something)