Melbourne Tram Junctions: St Vincent's Plaza! 

Cool! This could definitely be a small series as a side project in between long videos!

The reason why I like this stop is because you can change to go on many routes, as well as bus routes, and also that it's the only tram stop in all of Melbourne to have a different platform dedicated to a different route. I also can't wait for the anzac station at the domain interchange to be operational and become the first tram stop to also be a train station in one and it will be easy transport to go from a train to tram or tram to train in the same station. Melbourne's public transport has a bright future.

I am so keen to see you tackle these. Definitely think Balaclava Junction is a good video topic. The Southern Hemisphere's ONLY Grand Union.

Really love these junction videos. Would love to see one of these on the Haymarket roundabout. The sort of N shape made by the lines combined with the fact it's in the middle of a roundabout always fascinated me when I visited Melbourne as a kid

Funny, I thought that I had a fair idea on all the comings and goings here but you dropped a fact that was new to me at least 8 times in this video

I drive pass this junction fairly often and I was always impressed that it has three platforms. It makes good use of the space in the centre median of Vic Parade. I'm sure if the original planners of inner Melbourne's road network had their time again, they would make the entryways to the CBD wider across the board.

I love all the junction videos! You do an amazing job would love even more

I use to walk down Victoria Parade when I was a student at ACU. One of my favourite areas of Melbourne thanks for the video

Very interesting, my job moved to an office in Collingwood, and I started catching the train to the city and tram to work from there, found myself confused. Especially last week when I caught the 11 and went the wrong way, pays to pay attention.

I work on the hospital campus so use the Plaza often, interesting to see all this laid out in a very well explained video. Thanks for making this and sharing.

Im quite familiar with this junction! Even more after watching your video, I always come here to catch my route 109 tram!

Junction vids are the best!

I notices @4:44 you can see the East Melbourne fire Station lookout tower. In the 1950's before the skyscraper craze took off, as kids when we drove past there and looked in awe at what was at the time one of the tallest structures in Melbourne. It's a museum now?

You’ll have to do the junction/flyover at Burnley station next…. Won’t be a big video but is interesting!

Amazing video taitset. I hope you can make more of these videos as I found this video very informative! Looking forward to more content from you!

Great work yet again! Thank you! 😎👍

"usually something involving taxis or Ubers and illegal U turns" LOL

I was just here recently and could have really used this video while trying to navigate the different platyms while changing routes (30 to 109). Thanks for this. I'll use it for future reference. Can you please do the other Melbourne tram junctions (including but not limited to St Kilda Junction and Melbourne Uni)? I'd love that.

Yes, I love this series! (Maybe do locations in Adelaide next, if you run out of locations in Melbourne, though I can only think of a few locations where this would work)

Great video! Interesting observation about the tramways not numbering their platforms. I believe major multi-platform stops in Sydney had numbers back in the day. I really feel like they should introduce it in Melbourne, but with letters to avoid confusion with tram routes or train platforms.

Hi Martin, when you said if something goes wrong on Collins street, routes 11,12 and 109 will divert at St Vincent’s to continue west along Victoria parade. Well, route 11 trams actually can’t divert because it terminates at Victoria Harbour Docklands which is at the end of the tram line on Collins street. It would probably shuttle between the plaza and West Preston. When I am writing this comment the line down Gisborne street is closed for renewal works so route 11 is shuttling between St Vincent’s Plaza and West Preston as well as between Victoria Harbour Docklands and stop 7 101 Collins street. Route 12 is running as route 12a running via La Trobe street between St Vincent’s and Batman park. Route 109 trams running as route 109a running via Bourke street between the same two stops as route 12a. Route 30 trams didn’t run and route 35 ran as route 35a as far as Russel street via flinders street. At one point during the work an equipment fault occurred in St Vincent’s Plaza so route 11 terminated one stop early at Gertrude street, 12a went via La Trobe with no trams between Nicholson street and Hoddle street, 109a trams diverted via Wellington Parade but ran a normal service via Collins street through the CBD.

Hey, I've seen a Sydney W class tram! They have one on Edmonton's High Level streetcar!

Taitset, just wanted to say I found your account a few weeks ago and have loved all your videos. My partner loved your pronounication guide one, especially as she's from Ballan! I was wondering if you had ever thought of doing a video about the 2003 runaway train that went from Broadmeadows to Spencer Street? Basically, a train was left without its park brake on and it rolled all the way down to Spencer Street at speeds so excessive that I'm surprised it didn't derail to be honest. It's been 20 years since it happened and I'd love to see someone, anyone, take a deep dive into this weird moment in Victorian railway history. It's a very interesting topic - it's got signalling hazards where trains miss each other by less than a second, it links in with your existing videos about North Melbourne and Spencer Street junctions, it covers grade and track speed, overhead power, and more!

Could You Do The Melbourne University/Terminus?

Just catching up to this now, a great explanation! What do you use to make your diagrams? Thanks!

Could u do a video explaining the new metro tunnel?

Love this!

Memories...

Can you do caufield before and after streamlining?

This is an interesting one, as its not common to have 3 platform tram stop, and i actually was bypassing there yesterday (thou there was a guy asking for $$$ on tram and got off there.... thou thats a diff story (dont give money to stranger kids))

Great video

Interesting

Can you do a video explaining the melbourne uni terminus.

I spent a good 10 hours watching tram after tram wait for traffic lights at this intersection from the hospital above while my wife was in labour. I turned to look at her a bit too, but really, I was astounded by how few trams this intersection could handle because of poor traffic light timing, to the point that the third platform could have been pulled out without any impact on capacity. Having said that... I probably can't talk: I'm a bit of a slow coach myself; my birth was very slow and so was my son's.

nice

Just wondering: are trams going off route to or from depots open for passengers?

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the 11 route to bruswick street and gosbon street victoria parade

Yes! Better bus stop integration should be prioritised. Fabulous content here.

What's your top score on Mini Metro Tait?

How do they choose the numbers for the routes? (86, 11, 109 etc)

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