• tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Took the kids to the Tram Museum today. It was a big hit, they just liked climbing up and down the trams. I liked it as someone who didn’t grow up in Melbourne I got to learn a bit more about the history of the trams and the tram network.

    I also learnt in a video that Melbourne has the largest tram network in the world at 250km of tramline. Whilst it’s good to have that title, it doesn’t sound like much. We could certainly do more to up those numbers.

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      2 months ago

      The one in Hawthorn?

      Also more little fun facts about our tram network for you (also stolen from videos):

      We have the busiest tram corridor in the world (Swanston St). We also have the longest metropolitan tram route in the world - the route 75. We’re beaten by a rural one in the UK, and I believe a couple in Russia, but they’re all regional, where as the route 75 runs solely within 1 city

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        2 months ago

        Yep, the Hawthorn one. It’s open every second weekend and things just lined up.

        I would have thought the 86 was the longest. I’d like to see the comparison once they finally do the extension