Funeral for a tram stop

Fri 20 May 2005 8:13am by Daniel
Filed under: PTUA, Transport 

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.

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8 comments on Funeral for a tram stop

  1. Richard on Fri, 20th May 2005 12:08 pm

    2. I can’t make it, but please pass on my best wishes.

  2. Ren on Fri, 20th May 2005 12:52 pm

    3. Aww, how sad. I LOVED that tramstop. It was a nice place to wait for a tram.

  3. Ren on Fri, 20th May 2005 12:54 pm

    4. Okay, and why have you got Doctor Who peeking out at us?!

  4. Gus on Sat, 21st May 2005 9:59 am

    5. So many childhood memories at that stop…

  5. Niki on Sat, 21st May 2005 10:50 pm

    6. 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!

  6. Andrew on Sun, 22nd May 2005 1:39 am

    7. Ho ho, wait until they do Swanston Street.

  7. Alex Makin on Mon, 23rd May 2005 11:21 am

    8. 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

  8. danielbowen.com: Diary of an Average Australian on Mon, 23rd May 2005 11:24 pm

    9. Today’s funeral

    If you didn’t see it on the news, here are some images from today’s funeral of a tram stop.

    …