The Upfield Line Tram that Never Was

Today, the Upfield line provides an important transport link between Melbourne’s CBD and the northern suburbs. But 35 years ago, it looked like the line may not live to see the 21st Century. We explore Upfield's never completed light rail project.


00:00 Intro
00:25 History
01:54 St Kilda / Port Melbourne LR
03:07 Upfield LR Plans
04:51 Light Rail Issues
06:14 Upfield Line Upgrade
07:21 Recent History
08:08 The Future
08:57 Outro



Media Credits:
Ted Bear - Victorian Rail - A Run To Upfield, early 1990's, semaphore signals and manual gates galore! -    • Victorian Rail - A Run To Upfield, early 1...  
Photos from Weston Langford, Wikimedia Commons, Victorian Railways.Net, Wongm etc

Sources:
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