Fri 20 May 2005 - Funeral for a tram stop
Following the decision to close tram stops in Collins St, Flinders St and Victoria Pde, and expectations that more will follow, there will be a funeral for tram stop 7 at Russell and Collins Streets on Monday:
R.I.P.
Tram Stop 7, Route 109
1886-2005
Public Funeral
12.30pm, Monday 23rd May 2005
Cnr Collins St & Russell St
Please bring your friends and colleagues, and join the Collins Street Precinct Association, the Public Transport Users Association, Collins St traders, residents and others to pay your respects to a tram stop that has served Melbourne well.
May 20th, 2005 at 12:08pm
I can’t make it, but please pass on my best wishes.
May 20th, 2005 at 12:52pm
Aww, how sad. I LOVED that tramstop. It was a nice place to wait for a tram.
May 20th, 2005 at 12:54pm
Okay, and why have you got Doctor Who peeking out at us?!
May 21st, 2005 at 9:59am
So many childhood memories at that stop…
May 21st, 2005 at 10:50pm
Where I work is directly in front of that tram stop, and since I discovered it was closing I’ve been monitoring how many people use it. It’s constantly got at least 5-10 people waiting, which is more than at many other stops around the city. Evidently patronage wasn’t factored into their decision at all. Stupid!
May 22nd, 2005 at 1:39am
Ho ho, wait until they do Swanston Street.
May 23rd, 2005 at 11:21am
It is unfortunate that Melbourne City Council’s understanding of tram priority requires the removal of existing tram stops!
International experience has demonstrated that traffic light priority is the major contributing factor towards improving public transport travel times for both buses and trams.
Faster journey times not only have benefits for passengers but they also provide higher asset utilisation of rolling stock, thus providing higher cost recovery (as well as potential improving patronage).
Alex
May 23rd, 2005 at 11:24pm
Today’s funeral
If you didn’t see it on the news, here are some images from today’s funeral of a tram stop.
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