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We Have Trams in Surry Hills

"This would never happen in Melbourne", I heard someone say, with disdain, to his friend. I then watched him look around the carriage with a general "sneer". "Clearly they were from Melbourne, and clearly they were tram nerds", I thought to myself. What was the issue? There was a slight delay in the doors opening. … Continue reading We Have Trams in Surry Hills

December 14, 2019December 14, 2019lightrail, surryhills, trams5 Comments

Melbourne Needs Hills

"Ding Ding". I smiled when I heard the familiar sound of a tram. After a long absence, light rail (trams) will soon return more prominently to the streets of Sydney. Although we’ve had them for a while around the casino and the Inner West, they’ve been absent for decades from the main CBD, and around … Continue reading Melbourne Needs Hills

October 3, 2019October 4, 2019light rail, lightrail, melbourne, trams, Travel11 Comments

Surry Hills Light Rail Update

They've been "testing" the new light rail (trams) in Surry Hills for about three months now. Though infrequent at the beginning, I live close enough to the tracks to notice the "ding ding" sounds have become more frequent. At night, sometimes they've been as regular as every ten to fifteen minutes. The rumble of the … Continue reading Surry Hills Light Rail Update

August 28, 2019August 29, 2019light rail, lightrail, Surry Hills, trams, transportLeave a comment

Sydney Light Rail Update

After months and months of work on Devonshire Street, the Sydney Light Rail expansion project is starting to show benefits: tracks.

August 8, 2017August 9, 2017lightrail, Surry Hills, Sydney2 Comments

Light Rail Construction

For most people photographs of the construction of a light-rail (tram) aren't that interesting. For me, they are, especially as it's happening in my neighbourhood, and will continue to do so for the next 12-18 months. For the most part, it's still lots of photographs of holes in the ground, but eventually it will get … Continue reading Light Rail Construction

April 14, 2017April 14, 2017lightrail, Surry Hills2 Comments

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Live : Sydney / Gadigal – Eora

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