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Melbourne’s next-gen trams designed for impact
Frequent collisions with cars have influenced the design of the city’s new trams, which will have better air-conditioning and safer handholds.
- by Kieran Rooney
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St Kilda, City Circle heritage trams cut in timetable overhaul
Services offered by Melbourne’s famous tourist tram will be permanently halved, while a special weekend crowd-busting service on St Kilda trams is to be axed.
- by Patrick Hatch
Service boost to meet tram demand in Sydney’s inner west
Inner west commuters will get more than 100 extra weekly services with the introduction of four new trams to the light rail line.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
People with disabilities ‘locked at home’ as brakes slammed on tram accessibility
Work to make Melbourne’s tram network more accessible has ground to a halt, with not a single stop upgraded to meet the needs of people with limited mobility in the past 12 months.
- by Patrick Hatch
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Farewell, myki. We will remember you only too well
Melbourne is about to get a new transport ticketing operator. Is it too much to ask that the launch be as excruciatingly entertaining as for the original myki?
- by Tony Wright
Domain Road trams may be gone for good after Metro Tunnel works end
The Transport Department is weighing up whether to make a detour at the Botanic Gardens’ doorstep permanent when construction finishes on the nearby Metro Tunnel station. Â
- by Patrick Hatch
Tourists left in limbo as vintage City Circle trams pull vanishing act
The familiar rattle of Melbourne’s heritage W-class trams is being silenced because Yarra Trams does not have enough drivers to operate them during major events.
- by Patrick Hatch
Metro Trains’ $6.3b contract extended, but trams up for grabs
Metro Trains will operate Melbourne’s rail network until at least mid-2026 after the Andrews government extend its contract for 18 months while it completes the Metro Tunnel project.
- by Patrick Hatch
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Public transport
Visiting after a decade, I expected to find Melbourne’s public transport at European standard
Train-waits for 30 minutes, trams stuck in traffic and no-show buses. The best thing I can say about my car-free month in Melbourne is I had plenty of time to read.
- by Tim Forster
Andrews backs smartphone and card payments over myki
Premier Daniel Andrews says paying for public transport trips in Victoria should be easy and convenient.
- by Annika Smethurst and Patrick Hatch
Melbourne’s ‘new normal’ public transport means emptier rush-hour trains and trams
The recovery of Melbourne’s CBD-focused public transport is lagging behind some cities. One expert says buses could be the answer.
- by Patrick Hatch