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Topic: Melbourne tram route 78


  
  Bambooweb: Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 3,366,542 (census 2001).
Melbourne was the only city in the Southern Hemisphere in which the Three Tenors (Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo and José Carreras) performed on their world tour in 1997, and the only city in the world to host the Kiss Symphony, a combined performance of the rock band KISS and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in 2003.
Melbourne is built on the land of the Kulin nation, the original Aboriginal inhabitants of the area.
www.bambooweb.com /articles/m/e/Melbourne.html   (2870 words)

  
 ★ Melbourne Australia Information Guide
Melbourne was founded on 10 May 1835 by a group of free settlers led by John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner, unlike some of Australia's capital cities which were founded as penal colonies (Adelaide and Perth are other notable exceptions).
Melbourne's train fleet consists of the common Comeng trains, recently refurbished, and the older Hitachi trains, which are not air-conditioned and, in the city's summer heat, despised by commuters.
Melbourne is a sprawling metropolis, and many suburbs beyond the inner metropolitan area aren't covered by its tram network.
www.australian1.com /Australian_Information/Melbourne_Australia_information.html   (3980 words)

  
 Melbourne tram route 78 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tram route 78 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The route starts at the Victoria St terminus (at the intersection with Church St, stop 64), then runs along Church St, Richmond, crossing Bridge Rd (stop 61) and Swan St (stop 57).
The other W exclusive route in Melbourne is the route 30 to Docklands and route 35 City Circle.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Melbourne_tram_route_78   (240 words)

  
 Melbourne travel guide - Wikitravel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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.
wikitravel.org /en/Melbourne   (8020 words)

  
 Melbourne Australia. Information, accommodation, climate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Melbourne is also known for its fine dining as its restaurateurs are regarded as some of the best and most innovative in Australia.
Melbourne inner city grid is at the heart of the city and bounded by Flinders Street and The Yarra River to the south, Spring Street to the east, Latrobe Street to the north and Spencer Street to the east.
The Melbourne Cup which is held at Flemington Race Course is one of the most famous horse races in the world and brings Melbourne, Victoria and indeed Australia to a standstill.
www.auinfo.com /melbourne.htm   (916 words)

  
 Tramboys' Tracks
Trams on Routes 78/79 will be replaced by buses from the first tram service on Friday 3 February until the last tram service on Tuesday, 7 February 2006.
Yarra Trams advises passengers that trams on Route 59 will be replaced by buses between Stop 27 (Essendon Tram Depot) and Stop 59 (Airport West Terminus) from 8pm on Wednesday 25 January until the last tram service on Sunday, 29 January 2006.
Trams on Routes 86, 96 and the City Circle to be diverted down La Trobe Street.
tramboy22.tripod.com   (702 words)

  
 Melbourne Metro YHA - Melbourne, Australia
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 PinkAgenda.com Gay in Melbourne
With its variable climate, Melbourne is warm to hot in summer (December to February), mild in autumn (March to May), cold and damp in winter (June to August), and cool in spring (September to November).
Melbourne Museum Situated in Carlton Gardens and next to the historic Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne Museum is an exciting and innovative attraction - including permanent and touring exhibitions, dynamic performances and events, cafés, IMAX Theater, gift shop, and undercover parking.
Melbourne Zoo Melbourne Zoo is an historic zoo with an innovative master plan that displays a representative sample of the world's fauna and flora in a series of bio climatic (or habitat) zones.
www.glbtevents.com /travel/melbourne.htm   (8082 words)

  
 Melbourne's Tram Route 8
Trams have their first pickup at Faraday St and then follow Swanston St past the Royal Women's Hospital in Grattan St and enter the CBD at Victoria St opposite the City Baths.
Trams now pass through an area faeturing mainly high rise office blocks, virtually an extension of Melbourne's CBD, a situation that ensures heavy loading for St Kilda Rd trams in both directions during the peak hours and to a lesser extent during office lunch hours.
Route 55 to West Coburg via the Zoo leaves here monday to Saturday, it has its own siding meant to keep it clear of St Kilda Rd when shunting.
www.geocities.com /Hollywood/Set/9507/route8.html   (436 words)

  
 Australian Architecture Discussion :: View topic - Trams in Danger
Melbourne's trams are some of the world's slowest, and are getting slower, says a transport bureaucrat.
The tram network that crisscrosses Melbourne is one of the largest in the world but also one of the slowest.
Melbourne's rail lines were built before roads thus the reason why you have to many level crossings that are now nothing more than a barrier each in each suburb.
www.walkingmelbourne.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=559   (5681 words)

  
 W-class trams back, with restrictions - National - www.theage.com.au
Fifty-three of Melbourne's W-class trams will be circulating on the city tram network by the end of November, under a plan to bring back the popular trams on three routes.
The trams will run on the city circle route, mainly along La Trobe and Flinders streets, and on routes 78 and 79 along Church and Chapel streets, to Luna Park and also further south to Brighton Road.
"Hopefully on the routes they are to be deployed on their low speed will not adversely affect travel time, and the trams they replace can be used elsewhere on the system, relieving overcrowding," he said.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/09/17/1063625091685.html   (599 words)

  
 Public transport - Tram projects and programs
Melbourne's historic W-class trams remain an important part of its tram fleet.
A total of 53 W-class trams are in the operational fleet and Yarra Trams, as part of its partnership agreement is required to ensure that the much-loved trams remain in use.
The trams have also been fitted with pantographs and speedometers and operate subject to certain restrictions to ensure they remain a safe and reliable part of Melbourne's transport network.
www.doi.vic.gov.au /DOI/Internet/transport.nsf/AllDocs/C7E281CCFFC65BFC4A256AE6000FE6BF?OpenDocument   (548 words)

  
 Melbourne tram route 112 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tram route 112 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Two truncated, off-peak versions of route 112 exist: routes 11 and 12.
Swanston Street, Melbourne Town Hall, tram routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 22, 64, 67 and 72 (stop 6)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Melbourne_tram_route_112   (234 words)

  
 Meltrip Melbourne Public Transport: Trams
All tram stops have timetables that show the time of the next tram, vandals permitting.
Older trams sometimes have a comprehensive inner city transport map, which should be used with caution due to its age.
All good tram drivers manually announce major stops (including transfer points like railway stations), though as with trains this cannot be relied on.
home.alphalink.com.au /~parkerp/meltrip/tram.htm   (653 words)

  
 Melbourne, Australia - Public transport FAQ
Melbourne is capital city of the state of Victoria.
The Melbourne city and suburbs are divided into three zones, and passengers pay for the zones they want to travel in, and the time they want.
To protect tram passengers, Victorian (state) road laws prohibit motorists driving past trams which are stationary at stops, unless the stop is inside a safety zone (fenced area between the road and the track).
www.custard.net.au /melbtrans   (3306 words)

  
 Rail, Light Rail and Monorail page - Melbourne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Melbourne has a very comprehensive rail network which complements its extensive tram and light rail networks.
The following map displays Melbourne's extensive tram and light rail network which extends from the Melbourne CBD to suburbs as far as East Brighton and Malvern in the south east to Airport West and West Maribyrnong in Melbourne's northwestern suburbs.
Melbourne's tram and light rail network is the most extensive network of its kind outside of Europe.
www.bensmatrix.com /rail/melbourne.html   (290 words)

  
 Metroblogging Melbourne: Another Post on Transport!
The affected trams (and there were probably four alongside Arrow on Swanston alone) moved on their own power and shuffled neatly.
Trams affected further down the route switched over at RMIT and shuttled back down towards the Yarra.
the exception being trams, since they are stuck in traffic like the cars (in that case, I'd rather walk the distance, because walking 45 minutes is quicker than sitting on a tram for an hour).
melbourne.metblogs.com /archives/2007/05/another_post_on.phtml   (1144 words)

  
 Melbourne tram route information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
North Melbourne (Abbotsford St/Flemington Rd) 50 (54, 57, 58, 60), {(55, 68)}, {(49, 51, 52, 59, 81)}
North Richmond (Victoria/Church Sts) 78, 79, {([23], 42, 47, 109, 111)}, {([24])}
South Melbourne Depot (Sturt St/Kingsway) 4 (1, 2)
www.railpage.org.au /tram/routenam.html   (1172 words)

  
 Tram 78 - Metlink - Your guide to public transport in Melbourne and Victoria
Tram 78 - Metlink - Your guide to public transport in Melbourne and Victoria
Route 078 079 Map (2006 09).pdf (408.86 kB)
Enter a suburb, town, route name or number.
www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au /maps_stations_stops/metropolitan_trams/tram_78   (56 words)

  
 Orientation 2006 - Prahran - Tram Information
Prahran Campus is serviced by the many Trams which terminate at High Street and Chapel St.
Tram No: 6 Glen Iris tram which runs from Swanston St in the city to High Street
No: 78 North Richmond to Prahran travels along Chapel St. A short walk from the corner of Chapel and High St to Campus
www.swin.edu.au /orientation/prahran/traminfo.html   (106 words)

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