>Further to discussion on this newsgroup about fixing up Melbourne's
>ailing railway network I am pondering the question of whether trams run
>on the same gauge as trains in Victoria?
>
>I know that the ST Kilda/Port Melbourne lines were converted to tramways
>several years ago but I don't know what changes were necessary to
>accommodate this.
>
>
>The reason I ask this is that if they use the same gauge then there
>might be some merit in the idea of running trams along some rail routes
>(eg Alamein) during off peak periods and heavy rail during peak periods.
>Can both use the same electrification and rails?
>
The Melbourne trams are standard gauge, whereas the bulk of the rail
network is broad gauge. So running on the same lines a little hard!!!
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Ashley Wright, Sydney, soon to be Canberra, Australia
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