This photo features two Melbourne trams travelling down Swanston Street in the city. Trams have been operating in Melbourne since 1884. They were initially powered by horses and then cables, with the electric tram system commencing in 1906. By 1940 all horse-drawn and cable trams had ceased operating. Our electric tram network is now the largest in the world with around 250km of track and 500 trams.
The tram at the back is one of eight ‘art’ trams that were painted as part of the Melbourne Arts Festival in 2014. The artists involved in the project included a street-artist, an Indigenous painter, a cartoonist and an emerging student artist.
Trams are such an integral part of Melbourne’s infrastructure and its culture, it is difficult to imagine life here without them.
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I love teams. They are Melbourne.
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I assume you mean trams, although teams are very Melbourne too ie. football teams.
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I love the pink tram I saw last week!!
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We also have the Bumblebee tram that travels between East Brunswick and St Kilda.
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Oh how cool. Next time!
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How interesting to hear about the trams there. I didn’t know that it was so important means of transportation there.
We use it here too but we are a very small city in comparison.
The art work was a great idea. It adds color and live to the city.
Thanks for sharing.
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Another reason to visit Melbourne. I love trams!!!!
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You’ll be able to ride all over the city in them.
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