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Melbourne tramway squares

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.

Boom gates go down on Burke Road as tram D1.3515 arrives at Gardiner station

Friday 13 March 2015 8:35 AM
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Two red 'T' lights at Gardiner station - one from the traffic light controller, the other from the signal box

For southbound trams on Burke Road

Friday 13 March 2015 8:34 AM
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Single white 'T' indicates 'proceed' for trams at Gardiner station

Friday 13 March 2015 8:34 AM
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X'Trapolis 97M arrives into Gardiner with an up service

Friday 13 March 2015 8:33 AM
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X'Trapolis 157M crosses the tramway square at Gardiner

Friday 13 March 2015 8:30 AM
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Remains of the former tramway catchpoint at Gardiner

Also note the multitude of grooves in the road surface created by derailed trams!

Friday 13 March 2015 8:30 AM
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Z3.131 waits for X'Trapolis 164M at Gardiner

Friday 13 March 2015 8:28 AM
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Z1.71 on route 72 waits for X'Trapolis 948M to cross Burke Road at Gardiner station

Friday 13 March 2015 8:25 AM
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D1.3511 on route 72 crosses the tram square at Gardiner station

Friday 13 March 2015 8:21 AM
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X'Trapolis 937M on a Flinders Street service at Gardiner

Friday 13 March 2015 8:19 AM
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Boom gates for the tram tracks at Gardiner station

Friday 13 March 2015 8:13 AM
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Two red 'T' lights at Gardiner station - one from the traffic light controller, the other from the signal box

For northbound trams on Burke Road

Friday 13 March 2015 8:13 AM
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X'Trapolis 179M on a down Glen Waverley service crosses the tram square at Gardiner station

Friday 13 March 2015 8:12 AM
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A very beaten up tramway square at Gardiner station

Friday 13 March 2015 8:08 AM
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Pedestrians cross the tracks, as a X'Trapolis on a city bound service arrives at Gardiner station

Friday 13 March 2015 8:06 AM
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X'Trapolis on a city bound service arrives at Gardiner station

Friday 13 March 2015 8:05 AM
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EDI Comeng 534M passes through the tram square at Gardiner on a down Glen Waverley service

Note the mini boom gates for the tram tracks

Saturday 9 June 2012 4:47 PM
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Looking north over the tramway square at Gardiner

Saturday 9 June 2012 4:45 PM
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Siemens 808M crosses the Glenhuntly tramway square at 20 km/h

Saturday 9 June 2012 9:57 AM
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Signal box at the Glenhuntly tramway square

Saturday 9 June 2012 9:57 AM
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Joins in the railway rails at the Glenhuntly tramway square

Saturday 9 June 2012 9:56 AM
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Overhead contractor switch at the Glenhuntly tramway square

Saturday 9 June 2012 9:53 AM
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Citybound Z3.201 crosses the Glenhuntly tramway square

Saturday 9 June 2012 9:52 AM
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