Adelaide's other reserved track tramway served by H type trams

The Glenelg route in Adelaide is a famous survivor, but there was
another route that had significant portions of reserved track.

H type trams and others took passengers to the beach through the
parklands west of Adelaide.

Colin Pearson captured F1 type 277 on this line, to Henley Beach, before
it closed in February 1957.

Colin was a private man who used the pen name James Renfrey.

Mal Rowe - grateful to Colin for sharing his work

AO trams

A bit of fun from last year's Australian Open tennis ...

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AsjqjGabM/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Mal Rowe

Fwd: [TramsDownUnder] Re: Brisbane tram, 1968, FM 550, dropcentre 300

From:	'Roderick Smith' via TramsDownUnder <tramsdownunder@googlegroups.com>

680213Tu - George St at Adelaide St (Brisbane, Qld) - FM 550 to Ashgrove; dropcentre 300 to Bardon.  Roderick Smith.


Roderick

C 3003 derails

 Hugh Waldron sent the pic below of C class 3003 after colliding with a car at a level crossing near Port Melbourne.

The pic is by Allan Bowman who is happy to have it shared.

The event will be covered on Channel 9 news in Melbourne

Mal Rowe not surprised that the C derailed.

Re: Tram Grade Separation - Project Update - January 2026

On 27/01/2026 14:14, 'Richard Youl' via TramsDownUnder wrote:
> In 1969 the running time City to Glenelg was cited as 24 minutes but
> there was no distinction between midday, midnight or middle of the
> peak hour.
>
> In 2000 it was 24 minutes offpeak, at peak hours up to 29 minutes.
>
One of the best tram rides of my life was in 2006 on a night run to and
from Glenelg in an H type tram.

The 24 minute trip was fast - so fast that when a (rare) passenger
showed up at one of the reserved track stops the tram overshot the stop 
and the driver had to back up to allow the passenger to board.

Mal Rowe - remembering the roar of the gears

Re: [TramsDownUnder] Seen on the way to dinner

On 23/01/2026 16:53, Semi-Retired Foamer wrote:
> Looks familiar.
> Is that where Fisk is filmed?

Well spotted!

If you look at the window above the verandah above the truck at right
you can just make out the gold lettering for Gruber and Associates.

Mal Rowe - who rather likes most ABC comedy

Seen on the way to dinner

The monthly TDU dinner is an opportunity for seeing trams around central
Melbourne.

Last night I walked the tramway through North Melbourne and made the
attached image.

Mal Rowe - hoping you enjoy the view