#melbourne tram

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Happy Australia Day from San Francisco!

[meghan-the-duchess]

The Duke and Duchess have taken a ride on an iconic Melbourne tram. School children ran alongside the tram to keep up with the royal couple as it made it's way to South Melbourne Beach. - 18th October 2018

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The operator of Melbourne tram no. 496 flashes a peace sign for the photo on the way to the Castro.

[melburnnegatives]

3 Melbourne Icons

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This Tram Terminates At The Next Stop (2017)

Digital print on archival matte paper.

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A treat for E Line riders today

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One of Muni's Melbourne trams (no. 496) makes it way back to the historic streetcar barn at Balboa Park Station using the F-line tracks at Noe & Market in the Castro District.

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Melbourne tram no. 916 was a gift from the State of Victoria, Australia as a goodwill gesture (and promote tourism) made possible by the Market Street Railway.

Though it was in very good shape when it arrived in 2009, it still needed extensive work to adapt it current US safety codes. As a surprise, restoration wasn't something SFMTA had budgeted for and a lot of projects already in the works.

Unfortunately, testing turned up a problem we learned though a Market Street Railway post.

The “newest” member of the vintage fleet, 1946 Melbourne Tram 916, came out this morning for what was supposed to be two 12-hour days of testing along The Embarcadero and the T-line as far as Muni Metro East, to check out its systems following a recent rebuilding of its trucks.

The operating crew said the car ran like a dream from a propulsion and braking standpoint in its first couple of trips, but unfortunately, it developed a hot wheel bearing late Saturday morning and has safely operated to Muni Metro East, where it will be fixed by the maintenance team. The crew is excited about taking it out again soon