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//Melbourne’s tramway is the largest in the world consisting of 245 kilometres of tracks with 500 trams, 28 routes and 1813 tram stops. Trams are powered by 600 volts delivered on overhead wires and run on a standard gauge. Trams are operated by the private company Yarra Trams under contract from the Victorian government. Melbourne’s tramways contribute to the city’s great character. In 2007, 156.4 million passenger trips were recorded on Melbourne’s tramways. Melbourne’s also home to some of the world’s busiest tram routes, tram routes 6 and 96. Trams are loved by Melbourne so much that they've starred in the movie Malcolm, and a flying tram was a feature of the 2006 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony.// ======




//** Types of Trams ** [[image:W_Class_Tram.JPG align="right" caption="W Class Tram"]]//
 //W class trams//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Introduced in 1923 //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// 768 of these trams were constructed //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">They were the main trams in Melbourne for 60 years //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Still used in certain areas of Melbourne today //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">High-floored //

<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Z class trams // <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// A class trams // <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// B class trams //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Introduced in 1975 //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// 100 of these trams were constructed //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Some in tram museum in Bendigo //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Used today//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//High-floored//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Introduced in 1984 //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// 70 of these trams were constructed //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Still used today //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//High-floored//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Also introduced in 1984 //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// 132 of these constructed //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Still used today //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//High-floored//

<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Citadis class trams // <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// French-made //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Introduced in 2001 //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// 36 are in use //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Low-floored//

<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Combino class trams // <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Bumblebee class tram // <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Introduced in 2001 //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// German-made //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Low-floored//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Introduced in 2008 //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// French-made //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Named as the Bumblebee Tram because of its yellow colour //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Run on the 96 route //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Low-floored//

** <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Trains// **
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Trains have carried passengers as far as Ballarat ever since the Gold Rush. The owners of the current train system are Connex and their trains go through 211 stations and 17 routes. There are old trains and new trains in Melbourne, which have different personalities. To open doors on the new X’Tropolis and Siemens trains all you have to do is press the button, but on the old Hitachi trains you have to pull the doors open by hand when the signal sounds. Passengers are able to travel from carriage to carriage while moving. All trains except for the old Hitachi trains have air-conditioning and all trains have an emergency intercom speaker in which the driver can speak to his passengers. //

** <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Types of trains// **
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Hitachi Trains // <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Comeng trains // <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// X’Tropolis trains // <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Siemens trains // <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Made between 1970-1980 [[image:Train.JPG align="right" caption="Melbourne Train"]]//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Built by Martin and King //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Replaced by X’Tropolis and Siemens//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//12 made//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// 187 constructed //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Built by Commen Wealth Engineering//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Constructed between 1981-1989//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// 58 constructed //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Built by Alstom //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Built between 2002-2004//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//72 constructed//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Built by Siemens AG //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Built between 2003-2006//

** <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Train Lines// **
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// The train lines are split into 4 different groups; The Burnley group, Caulfield Group, Clifton Hill group and the Northern Group. The lines in the Burnley Group are: // <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// The lines in the Caulfield Group are: // <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// The lines in the Clifton Hill group are: // <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// The Northern Lines: // <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Other Lines // <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Glen Waverly Line //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Alamien line, Belgrave Line //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Blackburn Line//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Lilydale Line//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Pakenham Line //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Sandringham Line //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Cranbourne Line//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Frankston Line//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Epping Line //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Hurstbridge Line//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Upfield Line //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Broad Meadows Line//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Werribee Line //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Williamtown Line //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Melton Line //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Sydenham Line //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Flemington Racecourse/ showground Line(Special service)//

** <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Buses// **
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">  <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// Melbourne’s bus service isn’t as famous as its trams or trains, but is the main mode of transport for many people. Unlike trains and trams in Melbourne, up until the late 1970s buses in Melbourne were operated by private companies. Patronage has grown in past years and a lot more people are now using buses for travelling. In 2007 alone more than a total of 86.7 million passenger trips were recorded on the Melbourne buses. Today’s fleet of 1477 buses travel over 285 routes and cover 75.2 million bus kilometres per year with 25 bus operators. In 2003-2004 94 million passengers travelled on buses in Melbourne. //

** <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//Smart bus// **
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">  <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">// The first smart bus service started on the 5th of August 2002 under former Victorian premier Steve Bracks. Smart bus 900 was the first dedicated Smart Bus Service, stopping along the route from Caulfield Railway Station to Stud Park Shopping Centre in Rowville. Smart bus 900 was introduced to help stop pressure on the State Government to introduce a rail service to Rowville. They run: ·  15 minutes in between buses on weekdays ·  30 minutes in between buses in evenings (Hourly after 10pm on routes 203, 888 and 889) ·  20-40 minutes between buses on weekends ·  The last smart bus leaves at about midnight on weekdays but this is not the case on weekends //

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