Driver’s View Tram Route 1 Melbourne University to East Coburg

20 Minutes.
The North end of this Route 1 to East Coburg is quite different from the South end to South Melbourne Beach

[@peterausfranken]

Nice Video tressteleg. I lived from 1964 - 1982 in the Suburb of Coburg. Since 1992 i am in the City Coburg in Germany, Upper Frankonia. On my german ID card is as my brihtplace Coburg/Melbourne/ Australia. Always good for a running gag

[@tressteleg1]

Yes, a coincidence. An even bigger coincidence is that one of my teleprinter contacts also lives in Coburg, SW Germany I think. Re this Coburg, I guess you have seen my Route 19 video from several months ago.

[@peterausfranken]

@@tressteleg1 yes

[@THyperon]

Thats funny. Im from Braunschweig (Brunswick), Lower Saxony, Germany and visited a friend for some weeks last January in East Brunswick, Melbourne. My Stop was Moreland Rd, split of route 1 and 6

[@eddytaylor3697]

From the U.S.A. Thank you for posting. Cheer's.

[@tressteleg1]

You will have to save up and come ride all these lines sometime. But it will take several days to ride all lines, plus the electric train lines 😊

[@michaelnaisbitt1639]

EDDY TAYLOR There are over 230 km of tram lines in Melbourne and they move thousands of commuters every day. You must come over and experience it But bring plenty of refreshments with you. Ha ha. 👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@eddytaylor3697]

@@michaelnaisbitt1639 Due to being disabled I could not make the trip. But thank you for the invite. God bless and stay safe.

[@Bobrogers99]

Nicely done. I appreciate editing out the time at stops as well as identifying the streets.

[@tressteleg1]

Thanks. I like to keep the trams moving. And I hate watching videos of a tramway and have no idea where it is. With mine you could follow the tram on a map. This is probably most useful for people who have some memory of the line, but not fine details. If other ideas come to light, I may even incorporate them in future videos.

[@brucekilby9957]

That's a good trip. I think Melbourne's tram routes are some of the most thorough in any city with a tram service.🇦🇺👍

[@TheNatasha66]

Great video!

[@tressteleg1]

👍😊

[@jahbottle]

OMG my old tram route - rode that tram every day almost for 25 years - 18.45 Mins was my stop, old school on right, wow too cool

[@tressteleg1]

Surely it did not take 25 years to pass all your exams? 😄. I drove the line 1988 to 1994 as my roster dictated. All Ws except the odd Z at the end.

[@jahbottle]

@@tressteleg1 lol I was talking the other day about all the lanes and how we all used them as short cuts. The one that ran next to Harding st from the tram stop was used by my grandfather, my mother and me (and I expect everyone else in the family) lot of stories in those lanes and on that tram route

[@tressteleg1]

At present they are renewing the track from Lygon Street to Albion Street to Holmes Street almost to Moreland Road. I was there Sunday afternoon and will hopefully present that video on Friday night.

[@jahbottle]

@@tressteleg1 awesome still gotta luv the trams!! You would never get away with some of the things now coz of H & S like stepping off moving trams - the driver slowed down!standing on outside step coming up to your stop, smoking lol

[@russellanderson3298]

You would be interested to know that I rode on this route in 1993 on Y1 613 (I think). I caught the tram in Swanston St, went to the terminus, and then back to the city (with a crush load at Melb Uni). I stayed on till the friendly crew (female driver) were knocking off at the old South Melbourne Depot.

[@tressteleg1]

I quite believe you. I was at South Melbourne at the time and occasionally drove it on the City to Saint Kilda beach summer extras. On another occasion, I was doing Batman Avenue tennis shuttles when my morning W7 suffered a controller malfunction. So after I had lunch, I asked the depot starter if I could use 613, and thus I did my afternoon going up and down Batman Avenue with tennis fans on board. It was a fun tram to drive, now to confined to sitting in the Hawthorn museum thanks to a narrowminded management of the tramways.

[@russellanderson3298]

@@tressteleg1 Yes, is this because it needs a pantograph to run or other issues? I can recall that it did a sterling job of conveying a crush load to the city .... even after the driver slammed on the brakes and skidded to avoid an errant motorist... did not seem to cause any flat spots on the wheels. ( a bit earlier near the cemetery). Anyway, i was lucky to catch this unique tram ( with it's open drivers cab) :) Hopefully, I can dig up some old photos.

[@tressteleg1]

Yarra has absolutely no interest in running vintage trams. Partly I believe because of a mistrust that old trams are sure to break down (very unlikely - they are so simple) and delay their contracted service and they will be fined for running late as a consequence. However Brussels has kept some parts of the system suitable for both poles and pantos while Stuttgart has maintained quite a few km of dual gauge so that they can run metre gauge old trams on the present standard gauge system. This includes through some city centre underground stations. A shining light. I believe I have a few photos of 613 including one inside shot looking forward and seeing me drive it.

[@stapes65]

What about East Coburg to South Melbourne Beach?

[@tressteleg1]

Driver’s View South Melbourne Beach to East Coburg is already there in 2 parts. Use a KZbin search for it.

[@georgeronn1263]

Do the police ever write citations to the drivers who zoom past the tram while the hazard flashers are on. It seems common that you barely hear the doors shutting when someone is racing to get around the tram. I don’t know if it was you, the tram driver, or a passenger that swore at the one automobile but he definitely deserved a ticket.

[@tressteleg1]

The police will ‘book’ a motorist if they see a car passing a tram stopped at the tram stop but the problem is you can’t have a police car following every tram. A few times when I was driving the old Ws with the cab door open, when I saw a car racing past the tram after it had stopped, somehow or other the steel point bar fell out the cab door and the car drove straight into it. One driver threatened to go to the police, so I suggested that he do just that and tell him tell the police what had happened. I never heard another word.

[@georgeronn1263]

I love it. Sorry officer, the point bar simply fell out of the door.

[@tressteleg1]

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[@dallelassaad5883]

What's route 15

[@tressteleg1]

Then it ran from Moreland (Brunswick Depot) to St Kilda Beach via St Kilda Rd terminating the end of Acland St where the 96 ends today. Generally it only ran daytime on weekdays.

[@brucewilliams8714]

@@tressteleg1 When I was at uni, 1 and 15 were the only Swanston Street trams to serve Melbourne Uni. Very different now. Thanks for this.

[@tressteleg1]

Don’t I darnwell know it!!! I worked both as a conductor then driver. It was murder from about 4pm to 5:30. Far more students than the few trams could handle. At the height of the peak one or 2 extra routes went up there but still not enough. When the tram looked full I shut the doors and let the tram start rolling. They either pushed in or jumped off. I did however consider that as they had been sitting on their bottoms all day, a stroll down to Museum Station where they all got off the tram anyway would be good for their health. I think some walked which was good for them.

[@brucewilliams8714]

@@tressteleg1 You were lucky you had doors to shut. The trams I remember had canvas blinds in the drop centre, so entrances on one side were open at all times. If we were feeling wicked, and the tram was crowded, we'd wait until the connie was in the middle, hop off at the next stop and get back in behind him. Every sixpence counted in those days: half the price of a milkshake!

[@tressteleg1]

Bruce Williams There was still a small number of Blinds cars running until about 1990. I worked one occasionally. They were put on runs which did not run after the evening peak hour.