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The world's largest tram network will be getting its first new trams since the E-class. So what do we know and what is coming up next? Watch to find out more!
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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this video was filmed, the Bunurong people. I pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and their extensive and continuing connection to land, water and country.
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My website: philipmallis.com
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MORE INFORMATION
https://transport.vic.gov.au/our-transport-future/our-projects/new-and-upgraded-trains-and-trams/next-generation-trams
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SAUCES
'Next Generation Trams', 2021. Victorian Department of Transport. https://transport.vic.gov.au/our-transport-future/our-projects/new-and-upgraded-trains-and-trams/next-generation-trams#facility
'Flexity 2 Light Rail Vehicles', Bombardier. 2009. lrt.daxack.ca/LRTvsHRT/TransitCity/FLEXITY2.pdf'Flexity 2 (Blackpool) tram at Tower tram stop', Chris Warton. Wikimedia Commons, 2012.
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flexity_2_(Blackpool)_tram_at_Tower_tram_stop.jpg'Protram205 ramp', Lasart75. Wikimedia Commons, 2010. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Protram205_ramp.JPG
'A new development in Maidstone', Department of Transport. 2022. https://engage.vic.gov.au/maidstone
'101393: Ballarat Road Last Tram X1 459 also last Footscray Local tram', Weston Langford. 10 March 1962. westonlangford.com/images/photo/101393
'Tram access ramps offer obstacle detection and emergency options', Railway Gazette. railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/tram-access-ramps-offer-obstacle-detection-and-emergency-options/57671.article
The world's largest tram network will be getting its first new trams since the E-class. So what do we know and what is coming up next? Watch to find out more!
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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this video was filmed, the Bunurong people. I pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and their extensive and continuing connection to land, water and country.
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My website: philipmallis.com
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MORE INFORMATION
https://transport.vic.gov.au/our-transport-future/our-projects/new-and-upgraded-trains-and-trams/next-generation-trams
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SAUCES
'Next Generation Trams', 2021. Victorian Department of Transport. https://transport.vic.gov.au/our-transport-future/our-projects/new-and-upgraded-trains-and-trams/next-generation-trams#facility
'Flexity 2 Light Rail Vehicles', Bombardier. 2009. lrt.daxack.ca/LRTvsHRT/TransitCity/FLEXITY2.pdf'Flexity 2 (Blackpool) tram at Tower tram stop', Chris Warton. Wikimedia Commons, 2012.
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flexity_2_(Blackpool)_tram_at_Tower_tram_stop.jpg'Protram205 ramp', Lasart75. Wikimedia Commons, 2010. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Protram205_ramp.JPG
'A new development in Maidstone', Department of Transport. 2022. https://engage.vic.gov.au/maidstone
'101393: Ballarat Road Last Tram X1 459 also last Footscray Local tram', Weston Langford. 10 March 1962. westonlangford.com/images/photo/101393
'Tram access ramps offer obstacle detection and emergency options', Railway Gazette. railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/tram-access-ramps-offer-obstacle-detection-and-emergency-options/57671.article






![The history of Friendship Square
Browsing the Melway will take you to some weird and wonderful street layouts. This is one in the south-eastern suburb of Cheltenham where four streets meet in a one-way square. How did it come to be?
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Supporters Portal: https://members.philipmallis.com
My website: https://philipmallis.com
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OpenStreetMap Contributers (C), 2026
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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this video was filmed, the Wurundjeri people. I pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and their extensive and continuing connection to land, water and country. The history of Friendship Square](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FjJBgRcwbTI/mqdefault.jpg)



