Yarra Trams - Melbourne CBD and Docklands
Sunday 10 March 2024
Melbourne trams around the CBD and Docklands areas.
Yarra Trams - Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs
Saturday 9 March 2024
Melbourne trams in the south-eastern suburbs: routes 3, 5, 6, 8, 58, 64, 67, 78 and 79 operated from the Malvern and Glenhuntly Depots along St Kilda Road.
Melbourne tram tracks
Sunday 3 March 2024
Tram tracks, pointwork, junctions, signals and so on from around the Melbourne tram network.
Smashed up Melbourne tram stops
Sunday 3 March 2024
Melbourne has an endless supply of idiot motorists ready to crash into tram stops.
W class tram at 'The Melbourne Store'
Tuesday 20 February 2024
There is a mockup W class tram located at the 'The Melbourne Store' outlet the Melbourne Airport international departures terminal.
Yarra Trams - football specials
Sunday 17 December 2023
Yarra Trams operates additional trams to the MCG and Docklands Stadium for football fans.
Melbourne tram bits and pieces
Wednesday 13 December 2023
Photos of bits and pieces on and around Melbourne's trams
G class tram mockup
Friday 1 December 2023
In 2023 Alstom produced a mock-up of the upcoming G class tram being built for Melbourne, to get design feedback from tram drivers as well as passenger, accessibility and specialist groups.
Melbourne tramway overhead
Saturday 11 November 2023
A web of overhead wires is needed to supply the electricity that powers Melbourne's tram fleet
Yarra Trams - Melbourne's southern suburbs
Saturday 28 October 2023
Melbourne trams in the southern suburbs: routes 1, 12, 96, and 109.
Melbourne tramway traction substations
Saturday 21 October 2023
As of 2009 there were 41 traction substations scattered around Melbourne, converting the AC mains power to the 600 V DC required by trams. (a different source in 2008 put it as 46)
St Kilda Road and Toorak Road West tram diversion works
Wednesday 11 October 2023
To make room for the Metro Tunnel station construction site at Domain Interchange, in June 2017 route 58 (formerly route 8) trams were diverted from Domain Road and Park Street to new tracks along Toorak Road West. Further track slews on St Kilda Road were completed in 2018 and 2019 to move the tram tracks away from works on the station box, with a final track slew completed in 2022 to move the tracks onto their final alignment beside the future station entrance.
NaviLens
Tuesday 19 September 2023
In August 2023 Yarra Trams rolled out NaviLens codes along route 96 at tram stops and onboard trams, which when scanned by the matching app audibly provides passengers with information on their current location, routes serving the location, as well as live tram arrival information.
William Angliss Institute Tram Cafe
Friday 18 August 2023
In December 2022 retired tram SW5.764 was delivered to the William Angliss Institute on La Trobe Street to be turned into a cafe.
Spencer and Collins Street tram works, 2023
Friday 30 June 2023
Between Friday 30 June and Monday 10 July 2023 the intersection of Spencer and Collins Street was closed for the rebuilding of the tram tracks.
La Trobe Street tram works, 2023
Saturday 27 May 2023
From 23 May to 6 June 2023 the tram tracks between Melbourne Central station and Spencer Street were closed to permit works to be completed on the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Upgrade Project.
Yarra Trams tram replacement buses
Friday 31 March 2023
When tracks replacing, or trams get blocked by road accidents, Yarra Trams has to call in the replacement buses
Yarra Trams - Grand Prix specials
Friday 31 March 2023
Each year for the Australian Grand Prix special trams are operated by Yarra Trams from the Melbourne CBD to the circuit at Albert Park.
Melbourne tramway squares
Friday 24 March 2023
Melbourne has three 'tramway squares' where 1500 V DC powered trains cross the tracks of 600 V DC powered trams on the level. They are located at Glenhuntly, Riversdale and Kooyong, with the fourth at Gardiner since grade separated.
Melbourne Art Trams 2022
Friday 24 March 2023
As part of the 2022 Rising Melbourne festival six trams have been decorated in designs by six First Peoples artists: https://rising.melbourne/festival-program/first-peoples-melbourne-art-trams-2022
Stored trams at Newport Workshops
Sunday 19 March 2023
With W class trams heritage listed and unable to be scrapped or exported to tram museums overseas, Newport Workshops has become a dumping ground while they await a final home.
Southbank Depot
Friday 24 February 2023
Southbank Tram Depot located on the Port Melbourne light rail line supplies trams to route 12, 30, 35 and 96.
Metro Tunnel tram replacement buses
Saturday 3 December 2022
Works on the Metro Tunnel at Anzac station have required Yarra Trams services on St Kilda Road to be replaced by buses, while the tram tracks are slewed around the work site.
Preston Workshops and New Preston Depot
Tuesday 29 November 2022
Preston Workshops at the corner of St George's Road and Miller Street it was once the main workshops for the M&MTB, but following privatisation in the 1990s it became a dumping ground for W class trams. In 2016 it was reborn as 'New Preston Depot' - a running depot for the new E class fleet, replacing East Preston depot to supply trams for route 11 and 86.
Melbourne tram simulators
Tuesday 29 November 2022
Yarra Trams has two tram simulators located at New Preston Depot: a full cab simulator for the E class, and a smaller portable unit for the B2 class.
Spare parts for Melbourne trams
Tuesday 29 November 2022
Spare bits and pieces for the fleet of Melbourne trams
Yarra Trams - Flemington Racecourse and Melbourne Showgrounds specials
Saturday 22 October 2022
Yarra Trams operates additional tram services for major events at Flemington Racecourse and the Melbourne Showgrounds.
Melbourne tram and train passenger counting
Wednesday 14 September 2022
Various technologies have been used to count passengers on trains and trams - old fashioned counting, and hi-tech Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and CCTV based system.
Melbourne infrastructure inspection trams
Monday 25 April 2022
Infrastructure inspection equipment fitted to Melbourne trams.
Broken articulation on D2.5015
Friday 18 March 2022
On 18 March 2022 the articulation between modules of tram D2.5015 failed, leaving the cab dropped onto the tracks.
Melbourne Art Trams 2021
Friday 11 March 2022
As part of the 2021 Rising Melbourne festival six trams have been decorated in designs by six First Peoples artists: https://rising.melbourne/arttrams
Night Network Melbourne
Tuesday 23 November 2021
'Night Network' is the brand name for all night trains and trams across Melbourne on Friday and Saturday nights, as well as a revamped Nightrider bus service.
Malvern Depot
Sunday 14 November 2021
Malvern Depot off Glenferrie Road in Armadale supplies trams to routes 5, 6, 16, 58 and 72.
Brunswick Depot
Tuesday 2 November 2021
Brunswick Depot off Sydney Road in Brunswick supplies trams to route 1, 6 and 19
Kew Depot
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Kew Depot on at the corner of Barkers Road and High Street, Kew supplies trams to route 48, 78 and 109.
North Fitzroy Depot
Sunday 17 January 2021
North Fitzroy Depot on Nicholson Street, North Fitzroy closed in 1993, but reopened in 2008-2012 to stable W class trams used on the City Circle while Southbank depot was undergoing refurbishment.
Tram infrastructure of Melbourne
Wednesday 13 January 2021
Bits and pieces of tramway infrastructure from around the Yarra Trams network in Melbourne
Tram stop extensions for E class trams
Friday 1 January 2021
As part of the preparation for the longer E class trams entering service across Melbourne, tram stops along route 96 and La Trobe were extended to cater for their length.
Essendon Depot
Wednesday 21 October 2020
Essendon Depot on Mount Alexander Road, Travancore supplies trams to routes 57, 58, 59, 82.
Melbourne Art Trams 2019
Monday 10 February 2020
As part of the 2019 Melbourne Festival eight trams have been decorated in designs by eight Melbourne artists: https://www.festival.melbourne/2019/events/melbourne-art-trams/
Peel Street tram dewirement, January 2020
Friday 10 January 2020
On 10 January 2020 a truck took out the tramway overhead on route 58 at Queen Victoria Market, resulting in the route 57 and 58 trams being diverted, and the closure of William, Peel and Dudley Streets.
William Street tram works
Thursday 2 January 2020
During November-December 2019 the tram tracks along William Street between Market Street and Dudley Street are being relaid, and new platform stops constructed at Bourke Street and Flagstaff Station / La Trobe Street.
Yarra Trams - industrial action 2019
Sunday 8 December 2019
In 2019 the Rail, Tram and Bus Union launched industrial action against Yarra Trams, following the breakdown in negotiations around their new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement. The result was a four hour stopwork between 10am and 2pm on Friday 30 August 2019, and again on Thursday 26 September 2019.
School Strike for Climate 2019
Friday 20 September 2019
On 20 September 2019 trams across the Melbourne CBD were disrupted by the School Strike for Climate march.
East Preston Depot
Saturday 27 July 2019
East Preston Depot on Plenty Road, East Preston once supplied trams to routes 11 and 86. It was replaced by the 'New' Preston Depot in April 2016, with the site now used for refurbishing trams.
Fender bender on Elizabeth Street, July 2019
Friday 26 July 2019
On 26 July 2019 a delivery van tried to turn from Elizabeth Street into Little Collins Street, and was cleaned up by tram B2.2034 headed south on route 59
Camberwell Depot
Saturday 13 July 2019
Camberwell Depot in Hawthorn East supplies trams to route 70 and 75.
E class tram testing
Wednesday 8 May 2019
The E class tram are three-section, four-bogie articulated trams built by Bombardier. From 2013 the first two trams spent a number of months in testing around the Melbourne tram network.
Armaguard delaying trams in the Bourke Street Mall
Monday 8 April 2019
An Armaguard crew drove into the Bourke Street Mall then had their armoured van break down. Eventually a massive tilt tray truck arrived, delaying trams for five minutes while it was lifted onto the back.
Derailed tram at Spencer and Flinders Street, March 2019
Thursday 28 March 2019
On 28 March 2019 tram E2.6059 went to turn from Spencer into Flinders Street with a MCG bound football special service, when the first bogie of the middle section came off the tracks.