While in the city, I noticed that the points to the stub terminus in William St (just past where the Route 58 swings right onto Peel St) have been changed. When was this done?
William St tracks were renewed in late 2019 and the points moved out of the intersection at that time.
High St St Kilda was done in August that year and the points leading from Swanston St to Victoria St treated similarly in September 2024.
I wonder when (if) the east side (right hand) track is ever used. You would have to shunt twice to get a tram into it - first into the west side of the terminus, run back over the crossover, then back into the east side track. It would only be worth the effort for a defective tram while numerous other services were being shunted on the west side of the terminus.
One possible explanation is that the double track was retained for occasional use by the restaurant trams. They used the Peel St shunt as a starting location whenever the Clarendon St shunt was unavailable (like during the Grand Prix).
In the attached pic you can see that the three trams could not fit in the western track, so after cleaning between trips one would be shunted into the eastern track for loading guests then leaving without further shunting.
Mal Rowe - guessing not knowing
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