Melbourne tram route 11 is operated by
Yarra Trams
Yarra Trams is the trading name of the operator of the tram network in Melbourne, Australia, which is owned by VicTrack and leased to Yarra Trams by the Victorian Department of Transport. The current franchise is operated by Keolis Downer. As ...
on the
Melbourne tram network
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from
West Preston to
Victoria Harbour
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. The 13.4 kilometre route is operated out of
Preston depot with
E class trams.
History
Route 11 was first allocated to the line between
West Preston and the
City
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(
Collins Street) on 25 July 1937. Prior to this, it was first allocated to East Preston and
St Kilda Beach via Holden Street and
Swanston Street
Swanston Street is a major thoroughfare in the centre of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is one of the main streets of the Melbourne central business district and was laid out in 1837 as part of the original Hoddle Grid. The street vertically ...
on 21 November 1929. Then, it was allocated to the Holden Street Shuttle following the electrification of the
Brunswick Street cable line. However, since single-truck trams without number boxes were used on this line, the route number was never displayed. The electrification of the South Melbourne cable tram line on 25 July 1937 enabled through-running on Collins Street. Route 11 ran from West Preston to the city, but some services would continue as route 10 south to
South Melbourne Beach (later
St Kilda -
Fitzroy Street).
Following the elimination of shared-depot routes, route 10 was discontinued on 30 April 1995. However, in April 2000, the West Preston to St Kilda - Fitzroy Street recommenced and was allocated
route 112. Following this, Route 11 became a peak-only service, and was eventually phased out altogether by 28 June 2004. However, following the
Victoria Harbour
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extension on 21 September 2009, route 11 was reinstated as a peak-only service between West Preston and Victoria Harbour. On 27 July 2014, route 11 became a full-time service following the cessation of route 112, and the establishment of
route 12.
The origin of route 11 mainly consists of the North Fitzroy cable tram line and the West Preston line built by the
Fitzroy, Northcote & Preston Tramways Trust
The Fitzroy, Northcote & Preston Tramways Trust was a tram operator in Melbourne, Australia.
History
The Fitzroy, Northcote & Preston Tramways Trust (FNPTT) was established in August 1915 by Fitzroy, Northcote and Preston to operate an electri ...
(FNPTT). The North Fitzroy cable line was opened on 2 October 1886 by the
Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company
The Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company (MTOC) was the company which established and operated Melbourne's cable tram system from 1885 to 1916.
History
The MTOC was started by Francis Boardman Clapp, who had come to Australia from the United ...
. The section between
Spencer Street
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(Stop 1) and
St Vincent's Plaza
St Vincent's Plaza is a major interchange of the Melbourne tram network, serviced by Yarra Trams routes 11, 12, 30 and 109. It is located in the wide centre median of Victoria Parade, wedged between the intersections of Gisborne Street and ...
(Stop 12) was first electrified on 15 September 1929. The rest of the North Fitzroy cable line was electrified on 26 October 1930. Meanwhile, the FNPTT constructed the line between Holden Street (Stop 24) and Regent Street (Stop 47). Due to delays with available FNPTT rollingstock among other issues, the line couldn't open until the
Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board
The Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) was a government-owned authority that was responsible for the tram network in Melbourne, Australia between 1919 and 1983, when it was merged into the Metropolitan Transit Authority. It had bee ...
took over. The line eventually opened on 1 April 1920. On 3 July 1953, the West Preston terminus was extended to the north side of the intersection to clear the intersection.
Initially, the line to West Preston was single track north of the Miller Street/
St Georges Road
St Georges Road is a main road in the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne, which passes through the suburbs of Fitzroy North, Northcote, Thornbury and Preston.
Route
St Georges Road starts at the intersection with Murray Road and Spring Str ...
intersection (near Stop 34). It was duplicated in stages. On 28 June 1927, the line from Gilbert Road (near Stop 37) and
Preston Workshops
Preston Workshops is the heavy maintenance facility for the Melbourne tram network. The workshop is located on a block surrounded by Miller Street, St George's Road, Oakover Road and the Mernda railway line in Preston, a suburb of Melbourne, Au ...
was duplicated. A few months later on 22 August 1927, this was further extended to
Bell Street (Stop 40). It was further duplicated to Jacka Street (Stop 45) on 28 March 1928. The last remaining section of single track to the Regent Street terminus was duplicated on 19 November 1952.
On 18 November 2002, a tram line was constructed to Collins Street West along the Collins Street extension. However, from 28 June 2004 until 21 November 2005, the line was truncated back to Spencer Street while
Southern Cross station
Southern Cross railway station (until 2005 known as Spencer Street station) is a major railway station in Docklands, Melbourne. It is on Spencer Street, between Collins and La Trobe Streets, at the western edge of the Melbourne central busi ...
was redeveloped. It was extended further along the Collins Street extension to
Victoria Harbour
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on 21 September 2009. It was extended a further 450 metres west to the corner of Collins and
Bourke Street
Bourke Street is one of the main streets in the Melbourne central business district and a core feature of the Hoddle Grid. It was traditionally the entertainment hub of inner-city Melbourne, and is now also a popular tourist destination and tr ...
s from 26 July 2014, which is today's Victoria Harbour terminus.
Operation
In 2015,
E class trams operated out of
Preston depot began to replace
A class and
B class trams that were operated out of
East Preston depot.
[Melbourne's E-Class trams start spreading across town '']Railway Digest
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Overview
The magazine's publisher is the Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS), NSW Division. The first issue was published in M ...
'' August 2015 page 23
Route map
References
External links
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2009 establishments in Australia
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