The Age this morning has published data on actual speeds on Melbourne tram routes on pages 2 and 3.
There is at least one problem with the analysis by The Age.
They say:
The Age obtained tram speed data from the state transport department through a freedom of information request. It divides the network into 509 segments and lists the average travel speeds along each segment in the morning commuter peak (7am to 9am) between December 2024 and August 2025.
Then they quote Graham Currie:
Monash University’s chair of public transport, Graham Currie, said sharing road space with traffic was the biggest impact on speeds. He said trams and vehicles should be separated with bollards where possible, as has been done in the CBD over the past decade. In congested areas like Brunswick Street, that could mean removing on-street parking to free up road space.
Virtually all the congested streets named are "Clearways" in peak hours so it's not a parking issue, but lack of lane separation is an issue.
Mal Rowe nitpicking
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