Re: (MELB) Route 70, Australian Open, etc.

[cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au (Christopher_Martin GORDON)]

: Hi Chris - that was not what I was asking - the Australian Open website
: clearly states that the trams will start from Spencer St station, but you
: said that the extension into Flinders St West will open later this year or
: early next year. Now if it opens later this year, will they run Wattle Park
: trams from Flinders St West and a tennis centre shuttle from Spencer St
: station, or all from Flinders St West, or was the website wrong?

No, the website is correct the trams will run from Spencer Street
Station.  Like the grand prix.  A large stop at Bourke and Collins Streets.

They might start using the Flinders Street Extension but I think for the 
Autsralia Open they will run the route 70 trams to Spencer Street.  
Maybe they will do a swap, ie 75 will go to Flinders Street West and 70
will go to Spencer/La Trobe Street.

(They should swap 70 and 75 between Flinders Street and Hawthorn, ie 70
along Bridge Street and 75 along Batman/Swan Street, but that is another
matter)



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