Friday, 20 February 2026

Track renewal Spencer St and Bourke St

The triangular double track junction at the corner of Bourke St and
Spencer St Melbourne is being renewed.

First pic is an overview of work last night.

Second pic shows a couple of men carrying track gauges - an essential
and complex task in such a junction.

Work commenced late on the evening of Sunday 15th of February and will
be completed in time for first tram on Thursday 26th.

Details are at:
https://yarratrams.com.au/projects/bourke-and-spencer-streets-tram-infrastructure-upgrades


The junction was last renewed in April 2011, so has only lasted 15 years.

That rather short life is likely due in part to the Combinos that
traversed the junction until being banished to Brunswick when sufficient
E class trams were available to run route 96 from late 2014.

Mal Rowe still a trackwork voyeur

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