The Market street tram line runs a variety of vintage cars from various different places and eras. It's a kind of "living museum" piece that complements the better-known cable cars.
They keep a few of them on the City Circle route (now extended to run through Docklands) as a heritage thing. But really, they’re terrible for people with mobility issues, the have trouble braking in the rain, they have low passenger capacity, and the drivers are liable to get RSIs.
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Market Street Railway Melbourne Tram Video
it would be fantastic to get one of the old Market St street cars up and running in Melbourne, some of them were very pretty
that's fantastic. i do wonder how heavy they are...
Is this like a tourism Victoria thing? Or like, just some cool thing someone over there has done?
The Market street tram line runs a variety of vintage cars from various different places and eras. It's a kind of "living museum" piece that complements the better-known cable cars.
Oh wow! Thats a cool idea!
Such an iconic design.
I miss those trams. They might still have them in Melbourne but I'm not down in Melbourne.
Just a small few left in the CBD, mostly different generations of newer trams.
Pity. I grew up with the classic ones. Wish they kept them around, even if just for the sake of tourism.
They keep a few of them on the City Circle route (now extended to run through Docklands) as a heritage thing. But really, they’re terrible for people with mobility issues, the have trouble braking in the rain, they have low passenger capacity, and the drivers are liable to get RSIs.
I know the issues, especially the issues with disability and mobility issues have with them, but my personal sense of nostalgia trumps all of that.
(obvious sarcasm is obvious)
This makes me irrationally happy
it would be fantastic to get one of the old Market St street cars up and running in Melbourne, some of them were very pretty