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San Francisco now has a Melbourne tram on Market street

3 years ago by Briongloid to c/melbourne

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briongloid 7 points 3 years ago

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Zane 7 points 3 years ago

it would be fantastic to get one of the old Market St street cars up and running in Melbourne, some of them were very pretty

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billytheid 1 point 3 years ago

that's fantastic. i do wonder how heavy they are...

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Gorgritch_umie_killa 5 points 3 years ago

Is this like a tourism Victoria thing? Or like, just some cool thing someone over there has done?

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VeeSilverball 12 points 3 years ago

The Market street tram line runs a variety of vintage cars from various different places and eras. It's a kind of "living museum" piece that complements the better-known cable cars.

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Gorgritch_umie_killa 2 points 3 years ago

Oh wow! Thats a cool idea!

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Bazu 4 points 3 years ago

Such an iconic design.

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Shadow298 4 points 3 years ago

I miss those trams. They might still have them in Melbourne but I'm not down in Melbourne.

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briongloid 2 points 3 years ago

Just a small few left in the CBD, mostly different generations of newer trams.

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Shadow298 4 points 3 years ago

Pity. I grew up with the classic ones. Wish they kept them around, even if just for the sake of tourism.

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cuavas 3 points 3 years ago

They keep a few of them on the City Circle route (now extended to run through Docklands) as a heritage thing. But really, they’re terrible for people with mobility issues, the have trouble braking in the rain, they have low passenger capacity, and the drivers are liable to get RSIs.

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Shadow298 1 point 3 years ago

I know the issues, especially the issues with disability and mobility issues have with them, but my personal sense of nostalgia trumps all of that.

(obvious sarcasm is obvious)

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ososalsosal 2 points 3 years ago

This makes me irrationally happy

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Zane 1 point 3 years ago

it would be fantastic to get one of the old Market St street cars up and running in Melbourne, some of them were very pretty

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