Cable tram dummy and trailer on the St Kilda Line in Melbourne in 1905.

The Melbourne cable tramway system was a cable car public transportation system operated from 1885 to 1940 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x644, 192 KB)A Melbourne cable tram in 1905. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x644, 192 KB)A Melbourne cable tram in 1905. ... Cable Car in San Francisco A San Francisco cable car A cable car or cable railway is a mass transit system using rail cars that are propelled by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed. ... Skytrain Bangkok. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of 3,600,650 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (June 2004) and 61,670 in the City of... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ...

The system grew to about 75 km of double track (64.12 route miles or 103.2 km) and 1200 cars and trailers, on 17 radiating routes from the centre of Melbourne to neighbouring suburbs. It was one of the largest cable car systems in the world, comparable with the San Fransisco and Chicago cable car networks. George Smith Duncan was appointed as consulting engineer (and subsequently engineer) for the development of the tramway network and served in these roles until 1892. The network in Melbourne was built by local Tramway trusts composed of local councils and municipalities, and was operated by The Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company from 1885 to 1916, after which the service was operated by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board for the Victorian Government. This article is about the city in California. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... George Smith Duncan (1852-1930) was a tramway and mining engineer best known for his work on cable trams, and for his work in the gold mining industry. ...

Although the first electric tram was introduced in 1885 at Doncaster and ran for 11 years, the Electric tram network did not seriously commence until 1906 when North Melbourne Electric Tramway and Lighting Company (NMETL) built a feeder line from the terminus of the cable system out towards Essendon, and the Victorian Railways built a line from St. Kilda to Brighton. From the 1920s the cable tram lines were progressively converted to electric trams with the last Melbourne cable tram operating on October 26, 1940. October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Cable tram network

Spencer Street - Richmond tramway

Line opened November 11, 1885. The trams operated along Spencer from Bourke to Flinders, Flinders to Wellington Parade, Bridge Road to Hawthorne Bridge. The powerhouse was located on Bridge Road, at Hoddle Street, and has since been demolished for a left turn lane. The trams were double-ended dummy and trailer operated by a single-jaw side grip on a 4'8 1/2" gauge tram line. November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

North Fitzroy tramway

Line opened: October 2, 1886 with the powerhouse located on the north east corner of Victoria Parade and Brunswick Street. October 2nd is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...

Victoria Bridge tramway

Line opened: November 22, 1886 with the powerhouse located on the north east corner of Victoria Parade and Brunswick Street. November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...

Clifton Hill tramway

Line opened August 10, 1887 with the powerhouse located on the south east corner of Nicholson Street and Gertrude Street. August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ...

Nicholson Street tramway

Line opened August 30, 1887 with the powerhouse located on the south east corner of Nicholson Street and Gertrude Street. August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ...

Brunswick tramway

Line opened October 01, 1887 with the powerhouse located on the north west corner of Brunswick Road and Black Street. October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ...

Johnston Street Bridge (Carlton) tramway

Line opened December 21, 1887 with the powerhouse located on the north side of Johnston Street, near Brunswick Street. December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ...

Brighton Road tramway

Line opened October 11, 1888 with the powerhouse located on the south east corner of St. Kilda Road and Bromby Street. October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in Leap years). ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

Prahran tramway

Line opened October 26, 1888 with the powerhouse located on the north west corner of Toorak Road and Chapel Street. October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

North Carlton tramway

Line opened February 9, 1889 with the powerhouse located at the south west corner of : Rathdowne Street and Park Street. February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Toorak tramway

Line opened February 15, 1889 with the powerhouse located on the north west corner of Toorak Road and Chapel Street. February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

North Melbourne tramway

Line opened March 3, 1890 with the powerhouse located at the south west corner of Queensberry Street and Abbotsford Street. March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

West Melbourne tramway

Line opened April 18, 1890 with the powerhouse located at the south west corner of Queensberry Street and Abbotsford Street. April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

South Melbourne tramway

Line opened June 17, 1890 with the powerhouse located on the south side of City Road, near Cecil Street. June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Port Melbourne tramway

Line opened June 20, 1890 with the powerhouse located on the south side of City Road, near Cecil Street. June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Windsor to St. Kilda Esplanade tramway

Line opened October 17, 1891 with the powerhouse located on the north side of Wellington Street, near Marlton Crescent. This was the first major line to close on August 25, 1925. October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Northcote tramway

Line opened on February 18, 1890 and was originally operated as an independent line, with the powerhouse located on the north east corner of High Street and Martin Street. The powerhouse building is occupied in 2005 by an automobile service and repair business. February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

References

• Trams of Australia
• Cable Tramways in Australia and New Zealand