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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Personally I find trams a major pain in the backside during the morning and afternoon while driving to and from work. Especially when 15 cars are held up by a tram carrying 5 passengers. I would like to see the least patronized routes abolished and the funds used for the train network or buses. I do realise that for some Melbournians the trams are some sort of icon and are somewhat "untouchable" but for me this was for the old W class trams. Any takers for kicking these oversize underpatronized lumps off the roads?
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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they do the public a service so why knock them?
they are on tracks, you arent, if they are that annoying find a different way to work. |
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Yep, they're public transport and a lot more people will be using PT in the future !!
They deserve to be there. |
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Bloke
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Point Cook, Vic
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Move to the western suburbs - they're no problem out here :-)
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Preston, Victoria
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Um...
They're excellent forms of transport. Would you prefer a bus that is a little unpredictable in their driving? Or a tram that's guarantee'd not to swerve out in front of you without indication. Trams are fantastic! |
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Melbourne without trams.......
Hell, that's like Australia without FORD..... ![]()
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Under patronized?
Try getting one at peak hour! Sardine city!
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Burnin Rubber
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Trams have been around for ages and their future seems pretty secure. Maybe you should seek and alternative route or method of travel.
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I never have a problem with trams... but then I dont see many on the Newell Highway...
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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I was in Melbourne on business a few years ago and caught a tram from my hotel to the exhibition centre. Jumped on, looked around, no conductor, no ticket dispenser, so ended up getting off at my destination without paying. I thought ... how good is this ... free trams. Someone later pointed out that I could have been heavily fined, but I still don'r know where you pay.
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Shepparton
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haha pedro, ive done that too, but i gave the whole, im sorry, im from the country speech... they felt sorry for me.
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Melbourne Trams suit a need. There are alternate routes to work I would suggest.
Give that, I suggest that you find an alternate, tramless route. |
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I know what your on about. I used to get stuck behind them stopping every few hundred meters through hawthorn and camberwell. Frustrating when running late.
They're not the safest things in the world though. Seen an old lady get dragged for 150 meters and ground to a pulp going down swanston street. Not nice. However I found them very handy in the CBD. Great for zipping over the otherside of the city to a meeting. |
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Location: Melbourne
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Awesome form of public transport - agreed try getting on one in peak hour theyre packed.
If you get stuck behind one they're not too bad to overtake except for a few busy roads. If you're running late is it the trams fault or yours? ;)
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Wow! That's a fair whinge!!
I think they're great... Especially during peak hour! You just have to be on one buzzing past all the suckers in cars getting upset to understand their purpose. Most of them run every 10-15 minutes, and they sure beat the hell out of the pathetic bus system we have, and obviously come with the added benefit of near nil pollution. By the way, Pedro, all trams have ticket dispensers and they do have regular ticket inspectors. Maybe you were on the City Loop tram - it's free (or was) as far as I'm aware.
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if we listened to everybody who whinges on this forum, we would get rid of trams, busses, trucks, 4 wheel drives, Camry's, Holden's, Volvo's, motorbikes, police, train crossings, and it would be just empty roads for the person who is doing the whinging. SNAP back to reality, they have a purpose, they are electric, they are moving a lot more people in a lot less space than there would be cars (dont forget there would be an everage of 1.2 people per car, burning on average around 12L per 100km each around town. People should stop being selfish and realize we all share the roads, all vehicles, all shapes and sizes and FREAKING GET OVER IT!
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Being from Sydney I got the shock of my life when I approached a Melboune tram from behind. It stopped at a red light and this little stop sign popped out. I didn't realise this meant I had to stop BEHIND the tram!!! All of a sudden all these people hopped off the tram in front of me, scary stuff.The hook turns were interesting. I think they go back to horse and cart days from what I can make out, a bizarre concept.
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Trams = on tracks.
You = not on tracks. Go around. |
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trams are great when im in the city i use them all the time that or i ride the bike
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Thank you all for the replies, the positive thing to come from my post is some now know how to buy tickets myself included! For those who thought that this thread is a little provocative that is partially correct, mea culpa! I was interested in other's experiences who use roads in conjunction with the tram network.
cheers Bill.
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my mrs is in the urban planning industry and the future of melb is more and more public transport, including trams, and fewer cars.
Their ideal scenario for the perfectly planned ciyt is when everyone working in the cbd lives there and has a tram/train on their doorstep so none needs cars, making the cbd a no car zone I think we need to learn to live with them, they aren't going anywhere
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Thats what my interpretation is anyway.
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BAM! One less car being "inconvineinced" by public transport and one more person on the tram. Your comments seem somewhat counter intuitive to the purpose and goal of public transport! Having said this, it must be a bastard sharing the road with the things. Only an issue on a couple of streets in Adelaide, neither of which do i use regularly.
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Just got back from Melbourne Sunday night. I used the tram to get around I left my car in the car park at my apartment in East Melbourne for the two days I was there. I drove through the city about 5pm Friday night Collins Street Bourke Street Flinders Street Spencer Street William Street & a few others & I didnt have any problems driving & having to wait for trams. The city wouldnt move if there was no public transport & all that used the trams drove in instead.
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the one thing i want done is better signage on how to work the damn things. on the tram as well as at the stops so u can read up on it before getting on a tram.
putting an out of town person on a tram is like sitting a 150 year old guy in front of a computer and telling them to install stuff. where the hell would they start |
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