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Melbourne tram sidings

Around the Melbourne tram network are a small number of sidings that lie off the main running lines, usually used to store trams before and after special events.

PTC-era 'Ladies' signage on the toilet at the Franklin Street siding signal box

Friday 9 February 2024 7:41 PM
Viewed 12 times, 12 times this year)

Disused signal box at the Franklin Street siding

Friday 9 February 2024 7:40 PM
Viewed 19 times
(2 times this month, 19 times this year)

'T' light at the exit from the Dudley Street siding

Friday 9 February 2024 6:19 PM
Viewed 7 times
(2 times this month, 7 times this year)

Points at the city end of the Melbourne Park tram siding

Saturday 15 July 2023 4:50 PM
Viewed 34 times, 34 times this year)

New gauntlet track arrangement for the Dudley Street siding diverge on William Street

The points themselves are further south than before, to keep them clear of the Franklin Street intersection

Wednesday 14 June 2023 2:18 PM
Viewed 69 times, 69 times this year)

New gauntlet track arrangement for the Dudley Street siding diverge on William Street

The points themselves are further south than before, to keep them clear of the Franklin Street intersection

Wednesday 14 June 2023 2:18 PM
Viewed 57 times, 57 times this year)

Tracks from the Dudley Street siding rejoin route 58 on William Street

Wednesday 14 June 2023 2:17 PM
Viewed 36 times, 36 times this year)

Crossover at the south end of the Dudley Street siding

Wednesday 14 June 2023 2:16 PM
Viewed 53 times, 53 times this year)

Pair of dead end tracks at the Dudley Street siding

Wednesday 14 June 2023 2:16 PM
Viewed 28 times, 28 times this year)

'Tram automatic point - unusual site' signage on William Street at the Dudley Street siding

Usual route is turn right with no selection, drivers need to select 'left' to take the straight road into the dead end siding

Wednesday 14 June 2023 12:44 PM
Viewed 48 times, 48 times this year)

Scissors crossover at the rebuilt Simpson Street turnback siding

Friday 11 December 2020 7:08 PM
Viewed 299 times, 7 times this year)

Mainline connection at the rebuilt Simpson Street turnback siding

Friday 11 December 2020 7:08 PM
Viewed 288 times
(1 time this week, 2 times this month, 7 times this year)

Male and female staff toilets at the rebuilt Simpson Street turnback siding

Friday 11 December 2020 7:08 PM
Viewed 259 times, 4 times this year)

Scissors crossover at the rebuilt Simpson Street turnback siding

Friday 11 December 2020 7:07 PM
Viewed 292 times
(1 time this month, 6 times this year)

'Do not board trams from terminus area' sign at the Simpson Street sidings

Friday 11 December 2020 7:06 PM
Viewed 276 times
(1 time this month, 6 times this year)

Dead end at the rebuilt Simpson Street turnback sidings off Wellington Parade

Friday 11 December 2020 7:06 PM
Viewed 303 times
(2 times this month, 8 times this year)

Rebuilt turnback sidings at Simpson Street off Wellington Parade

Friday 11 December 2020 7:06 PM
Viewed 345 times, 7 times this year)

Disconnected track leading into the Brunswick Road tram siding off Lygon Street

Saturday 14 November 2015 9:46 AM
Viewed 1335 times
(1 time this week, 2 times this year)

Simpson Street tram siding at the end of Wellington Parade

Friday 9 October 2015 1:48 PM
Viewed 1376 times
(1 time this month, 0 times this year)

Simpson Street tram siding at the end of Wellington Parade

Wednesday 24 December 2014 3:41 PM
Viewed 1816 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 1 time this year)

Looking west along the South Melbourne tram siding, and the crossover linking it to the citybound track

Thursday 4 September 2014 2:38 PM
Viewed 1373 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this year)

Little used siding at Mills Street heads straight towards the beach at Middle Park

With the normal route 12 tracks turning to the left

Thursday 4 September 2014 2:34 PM
Viewed 1653 times, 0 times this year)

Centre siding on St Kilda Road, outside the Arts Centre

Tuesday 2 September 2014 1:08 PM
Viewed 1231 times
(2 times this week, 3 times this month, 2 times this year)

Down end of the Caulfield Siding, trams need to shunt in from the down end

Located in the centre median of Dandenong Road, constructed in 1983 to replace the original Caulfield siding that went around the block

Saturday 7 July 2012 3:05 PM
Viewed 1246 times, 2 times this year)
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