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  Nordyls Cruise Review
The Nordlys (Norwegian for Northern Lights) is one of 6 Contemporary vessels built between 1993 and 1998.
Ironically, the two top suites are forward facing on this deck and any view the passengers had through their windows would be constantly blocked by the keen photographers who used the promenade there as the best photo stop when entering port.
The actual route followed is mainly “inland passage” between the mainland and chains of islands with only a few stretches of open ocean.
www.cruisereviews.com /NorwegianCoastalVoyage/Nordlys1.htm   (2583 words)

  
  Tram - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Trams are distinguishable from other forms of rail-borne vehicles in that they travel wholly or partly along tracks laid down in streets, usually on track reserved for the tram system.
The first trams, known as streetcars in north America, or horsecars, that were built in the United States, and developed from city stagecoach lines and omnibus lines that picked up and dropped off passengers on a regular route and without the need to be pre-hired.
Modern trams generally use overhead electric cables, from which they draw current through a pantograph, a bow collector (less commonly) or the now-rare trolley pole (the former is most common and used on most new tram designs).
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Tram   (6474 words)

  
 Melbourne - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Melbourne is the birthplace of the Melbourne Shuffle, a style of dance that has been exported to South East Asia and continues to evolve to date.
Melbourne's public transport system was largely laid out late in the 19th century when trains and trams were the primary methods of travelling to the suburbs.
Melbourne's famous tram network is both one of the world's most extensive and the only one comprising more than a single line remaining in Australia, a distinctive feature of the city.
www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Melbourne   (6766 words)

  
 TRAM : Encyclopedia Entry
In Melbourne, in addition to newer types of trams in use such as the Citadis, the Combino and the middle-aged A, B and Z class trams, older W-class trams (of the dropcentre design referred to above) remain in service as a major form of public transport as well as a popular tourist attraction.
Trams in Adelaide were all but wiped out in 1958 with the exception of the single Glenelg Tram line, which links the city centre with the seaside suburb of Glenelg and operates substantially along its own right of way and continues to run to this day as public transport.
Tram services also existed in Johannesburg (where the suburban railway to Boksburg, opened in 1890, was also called the Rand Tram), Pretoria and Durban but were replaced by petrol, diesel and trolley bus systems by the early 1960s.
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 Melbourne's tram route 6
Route 6 shares Swanston St and St Kilda Rd with routes 1,3,5,8,16,22,64,67 and 72.
Trams pick up their first passengers at the Faraday St stop and then go down Swanston St past the Royal Women's Hospital in Grattan St and then enter Melbourne's CBD at Victoria St opposite the City Baths.
Route 7 - Melbourne University to Malvern Depot.
www.geocities.com /Hollywood/Set/9507/route6.html   (316 words)

  
 Melbourne's Public Transport Network is Environmentally Friendly : Melbourne Indymedia
Trams are a rather notorious case - as someone else mentioned - due to a non-peer-reviewed paper that some RMIT engineers produced two years ago, claiming that trams have three to five times the greenhouse emissions of cars.
There are a number of tram routes, particularly in the south east but also in other parts of town that with a minor 1-4km extension could end up interchanging with a nearby rail station or shopping centre.
There's an interchange with another tram route and a possible future rail station to the north of the 72 terminus, and also an extension of the Bourke Road section south to Caulfield (splitting the 7 from the 72 and running the 72 south of Gardiner) would be useful.
www.melbourne.indymedia.org /news/2005/11/98940.php   (2297 words)

  
 Melbourne travel guide - Wikitravel
Melbourne [1] is the second-largest city in Australia and the capital of the state of Victoria.
Melbourne is the unquestioned sporting capital of Australia with the largest arenas and two of the major sporting administrations basing their operation in Melbourne: Cricket Australia is a stone's throw from the MCG, and the Australian Football League is based at the Telstra Dome.
Melbourne is more-or-less centrally located on the coast of Victoria, and there are many natural and manmade attractions close enough to easily visit in a day's return drive.
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 Urban Transport Technology - Melbourne Linking Victoria Project, Australia
There are projects involving trams and light railway networks, regional rail upgrades, new roads and bypasses, park and ride facilities, Skybus super shuttle running to the airport and cycle paths.
A recent development is the combining of all the Melbourne tram, bus and light rail companies under the banner of Metlink for the purpose of updating signs, providing information brochures and timetables for passengers, customer services via a common call centre and a common website.
Tram route 109 is the start of a larger upgrade and is being used as a testing ground for the introduction of new initiatives and technology.
www.urbantransport-technology.com /projects/australia   (2473 words)

  
 Melbourne tram route 6   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Route 6: University - City - Glen Iris
- Route Numbers - Route Names - Places -...
1 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 8 - 11 - 12 - 16 - 19 - 22 - 34 - CC - 48 - 55 - 57 - 59 - 64 - 67 - 69 - 70 - 72 - 75 - 79 - 82 - 86 - 96 - 109
www.railpage.org.au /tram/6.html   (78 words)

  
 Yarra Trams Tram, tramTRACKER, light rail, Route, Network, City Circle, Love your trams
Route 1 - Overhead Wire Works on Nicholson St
Route 1 - Opening of Platform Stop 32
Route 57 & 59 - Track Works on Elizabeth St
www.yarratrams.com.au   (53 words)

  
 Bill Leithhead's WA Caravan Trip Diary Index
Index Intro Segment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Melbourne to Mannum (SA) via the Western Highway, breakfast at Ballarat, lunch at Horsham.
Ballarat to Melbourne via Daylesford, Lerderderg State Park, Myrniong.
www.elfram.com /diaryWA/diaryindex.html   (1191 words)

  
 6 - Melbourne University - Glen Iris - Metlink - Your guide to public transport in Melbourne and Victoria
6 - Melbourne University - Glen Iris - Metlink - Your guide to public transport in Melbourne and Victoria
Trams travel along High Street, St Kilda Road (Domain Interchange), Swanston Street to Faraday Street (University of Melbourne).
Enter a suburb, town, route name or number.
www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au /route/view/898   (62 words)

  
 Metlink - Your guide to public transport in Melbourne and Victoria
Buses replacing trams on Routes 19, 57 and 59: Saturday 25 August - Sunday, 26 August 2007
Melbourne’s metro trains and trams to be tendered
Romp around Melbourne and raise funds for a great cause!
www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au   (185 words)

  
 North American Tourist Railways: AUSTRALIA_-_NZ
Seven kilometres long, the route will include numerous visitor attractions as well as the business, entertainment and accommodation heart of the national capital.
The Federation Line will also be a major tourist attraction in its own right, representing Australia's tramway heritage by operating authentic, restored trams from all states.
Original trams operate weekends, public & school holidays 12-5pm.
www.touristrailways.com /intl/AUSTRALIA_-_NZ   (1415 words)

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