The secret soul of the West Gate Bridge: Meet the engineers keeping Melbourne’s icon standing 55 years on from tragedy For many thousands of Victorians, the West Gate Bridge is nothing more than a commute — part of the morning crawl to the city and the tedious trip home after work. But just beneath their […]
Public Transport
Kew Railway Line
Kew Railway line was 1.5 km long and had two stations: Kew Station just south of Kew Junction on Denmark Street, Kew and Barkers Station on Hawthorn Grove, Hawthorn. The Kew line opened in 1887 and closed in 1957. There was a level crossing over Barkers Road just before Barkers Station. History: Kew Railway Line […]
Trams: Melbourne
I do love our amazing tram network in Melbourne. Melbourne established cable trams in 1885, and the system grew to 75 km of double track and 1200 cars and trailers, the fourth largest cable system in the world. Australia’s First Electric Tram in Melbourne operated between Box Hill and Doncaster in the late 1800s. The […]