Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 21 hours ago
So we have a new tram! What now? What will our tram network look like in ten years? That's what we talk about in today's video.
00:00 Intro
01:56 The first G class routes
04:09 Future housing and jobs
04:48 Cascade plan
06:31 Frequency and fleet size
09:08 Route changes
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MORE INFORMATION
Supporters Portal: members.philipmallis.com
My website: philipmallis.com
Flickr album: flickr.com/photos/philipmallis/albums/72177720334943019
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SOURCES
'Making It Easier And Safer To Travel', 10 May 2026. Premier of Victoria. https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/making-it-easier-and-safer-travel
'Trams'. VicSig. vicsig.net/trams/class
Budd, Dale, 'Melbourne on the Brink of Change'. Trolleywire No. 273 Vol. 39 No. 2. May 1998. https://www.sydneytramwaymuseum.com.au/tramway/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/273-Trolley-Wire-May-1998.pdf
Carey, Adam, 'Tram services slashed despite runaway passenger growth'. The Age. 4 April 2017. https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/tram-services-slashed-despite-runaway-passenger-growth-20170404-gvdeuu.html
Carey, Adam, 'Changes down the line for Melbourne's tram routes'. The Age. 12 March 2015. https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/changes-down-the-line-for-melbournes-tram-routes-20150312-142fax.html
Parker, Peter, 'Timetable Tuesday #114: 70 years of tram timetables - how have they changed?'. Melbourne On Transit. 20 April 2020. melbourneontransit.blogspot.com/2021/04/timetable-tuesday-114-70-years-of-tram.html
'Train and Tram Zone Activity Centres Program'. Victorian Department of Transport & Planning. https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/guides-and-resources/strategies-and-initiatives/train-and-tram-zone-activity-centres
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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this video was filmed. I pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and their extensive and continuing connection to land, water and country.
So we have a new tram! What now? What will our tram network look like in ten years? That's what we talk about in today's video.
00:00 Intro
01:56 The first G class routes
04:09 Future housing and jobs
04:48 Cascade plan
06:31 Frequency and fleet size
09:08 Route changes
-------------
MORE INFORMATION
Supporters Portal: members.philipmallis.com
My website: philipmallis.com
Flickr album: flickr.com/photos/philipmallis/albums/72177720334943019
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SOURCES
'Making It Easier And Safer To Travel', 10 May 2026. Premier of Victoria. https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/making-it-easier-and-safer-travel
'Trams'. VicSig. vicsig.net/trams/class
Budd, Dale, 'Melbourne on the Brink of Change'. Trolleywire No. 273 Vol. 39 No. 2. May 1998. https://www.sydneytramwaymuseum.com.au/tramway/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/273-Trolley-Wire-May-1998.pdf
Carey, Adam, 'Tram services slashed despite runaway passenger growth'. The Age. 4 April 2017. https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/tram-services-slashed-despite-runaway-passenger-growth-20170404-gvdeuu.html
Carey, Adam, 'Changes down the line for Melbourne's tram routes'. The Age. 12 March 2015. https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/changes-down-the-line-for-melbournes-tram-routes-20150312-142fax.html
Parker, Peter, 'Timetable Tuesday #114: 70 years of tram timetables - how have they changed?'. Melbourne On Transit. 20 April 2020. melbourneontransit.blogspot.com/2021/04/timetable-tuesday-114-70-years-of-tram.html
'Train and Tram Zone Activity Centres Program'. Victorian Department of Transport & Planning. https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/guides-and-resources/strategies-and-initiatives/train-and-tram-zone-activity-centres
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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this video was filmed. I pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and their extensive and continuing connection to land, water and country.
