Melbourne Tram Routes (35) Route 82 Moonee Ponds - Footscray

Melbourne Tram Route 82 runs from Moonee Ponds to Footscray. It is one of only two Melbourne tram routes which do not commence, terminate or pass through Melbourne City. Upon leaving the terminus at Moonee Ponds Route 82 traverses Ascot Vale Rd before turning right into Maribyrnong Rd. At Union Rd Route 57 joins and the two services then share the tracks along Maribyrnong Rd and Raleigh Rd before Route 82 enters a tram reserve which runs parallel to Wests Rd. A series of twists and turns sees trams using Williamson Rd, Rosamond Rd and River St, thence by Gordon St, a brief distance along Ballarat Rd, then Droop St and Nicholson St before a final turn into Leeds St brings trams to the terminus at Footscray Station. This footage was taken in 2016 and shows trams using the old Route 82 terminus at Moonee Ponds. Shortly afterwards a new and safer terminus was opened a few metres further north at Moonee Ponds Junction which is shared by Route 59 and 82 trams.