The City Circle line provide free rides and introduces places of interest to tourists. This is the heritage class that has been in service for 60 years. The tram driver having a chat with my visiting friend
Trams are part of Melbourne's heritage and its network lay claims to be the largest in the world with 245km of tracks. 2006 marked the 100th year anniversary of the tram service. It survived pressure of partial closure in the 80's that proved to be wise.
Motorists are to give trams priority at intersections with "Hook turn", unique to Melbourne in Australia.
The city started with cable trams in 1885 prior to use of electric trains.
Electric trams were successfully introduced in 1906. Various tram designs in service over the years:-
The heritage W Class - runs only on City Circle line serving tourists currently.
The Z Class was brought into service in mid to late 70's
The A Class was introduced in 1984.
The B2 Class introduced in 1988, with 2 sections.
The sleek C Class trams are French built.
The D Class trams are German built by Siemens
Wikipedia provides a detailed history of the Melbourne trams.
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