A Sydneysider travels on Melbourne Trams ... still curious

[consultancy@bigpond.com (greg h)]

>>For the idle curious - an answer please

>>Recent visit to Melbourne, travelled from St Kilda to City (tram route
>>96 I think). Was this formerly a suburban railway, or has it always
>>been a tram right-of-way?

>>Also, is the "truncated" bridge that crosses the Yarra just near the
>>Casino (ugh!!) the remnants of this suburban railway line (if it was a
>>railway line, of course)

>>And joy of joys, loitering on the Princes Bridge outside Flinders St
>>Station on Sunday and caught R707 passing thru - my first "live"
>>sighting of Vic steam.


Thanks for all the responses to my above query

But I forgot to ask ....

If my memory serves me correctly (which it rarely does ... I drink a
lot) there was framework on the (Sandridge) bridge for overhead
electric wiring.

Was it (the overhead wiring, that is) ever used - by trains or trams?