Fri 11 August 2006 - Warholesque
I rather like the design of this Warholesque tram.
It’s to celebrate 100 years of electric trams in Melbourne, even though the first electric tram in Melbourne ran in 1889. It only lasted 7 years though, so I suppose this one can celebrate 100 consecutive years of electric trams. But that would sound a little awkward I suppose.
Mind you, the tram line opened in 1906 (St Kilda to Brighton) didn’t last either. Now it’s a bus, though until quite recently they still used the ex-tram depot in Head Street, Elwood, which in turn has made the transition into medium-density housing.
I’m guessing the oldest still-running electric tram routes would be slightly younger, perhaps a spritely 90 or 95 years.