Philip Mallis

Tag: Tram

  • Melbourne’s strange tram stop names

    I once came across this curious Google Maps error which placed a tram stop from Pascoe Vale outside the North Balwyn Coles for over two years. Ever since then, I’ve been paying more attention to the names given to tram stops. There are stops named for things that no longer exist or have been rebranded:…

  • Tram roundabouts of Melbourne

    With 85 percent of Melbourne’s tram network mixed with general traffic, it is inevitable that they will have to pass through some interesting intersections. In Melbourne, there are 19 roundabouts that have tram track running through them. They are almost all located in the inner south-east (Middle Park, St Kilda, South Melbourne, etc.) or the…