Facts & Figures
Tram network - Melbourne has the biggest tram network in the world with 249 kilometres of double track.
- There are more than 1770 tram stops across the network.
- Yarra Trams operates 27 tram routes:
Route 1 | East Coburg - South Melbourne Beach | Route 3 | East Malvern - Melbourne University | Route 5 | Malvern - Melbourne University | Route 6 | Glen Iris - Melbourne University | Route 8 | Moreland - Toorak | Route 16 | Kew - Melbourne University via St Kilda | Route 19 | North Coburg - City Elizabeth St | Route 24 | North Balwyn - City/La Trobe St West End | Route 30 | St Vincent's Plaza - NewQuay Docklands | Route 31 | St Vincent's Plaza - Collins St West End | Route 48 | North Balwyn - NewQuay Docklands | Route 55 | West Coburg - Domain Interchange | Route 57 | West Maribyrnong - City Elizabeth St | Route 59 | Airport West - City Elizabeth St | Route 64 | East Brighton - Melbourne University | Route 67 | Carnegie - Melbourne University | Route 70 | Wattle Park - Bourke St Docklands | Route 72 | Camberwell - Melbourne University | Route 75 | Vermont South - City Spencer St | | Route 78 | Prahran - North Richmond | Route 79 | Luna Park/St Kilda Beach - North Richmond | Route 82 | Footscray - Moonee Ponds | Route 86 | Bundoora RMIT - Telstra Dome Docklands | Route 95 | Bourke St West End - Melbourne Museum | Route 96 | St Kilda Beach - East Brunswick | Route 109 | Box Hill - Port Melbourne | Route 112 | West Preston - St Kilda/Fitzroy St |
Tram Fleet - The 499 trams in the Yarra Trams fleet range from modern low floor vehicles to the iconic W Class -
- 70 A Class vehicles
- 132 B Class vehicles
- 36 C Class low floor Citadis vehicles
- 5 C2 Class low floor Citadis vehicles (in service by late 2008)
- 38 three section D Class low floor Combino vehicles
- 21 five section D Class low floor Combino vehicles
- 52 W Class heritage trams
- 145 Z Class trams
Services - Yarra Trams operates Melbourne's entire tram network.
- 27 routes and the free City Circle tourist tram.
- 155 million trips were taken on trams in Melbourne in 2006/2007.
- Trams travel more than 22.5 million kilometres each year on timetabled services.
- Trams are in service for more than 20 hours per day.
- Yarra Trams provides drivers and maintenance facilities for "The Colonial Tramcar Restaurant".
- Yarra Trams is a 24 hour operation which includes network maintenance and cleaning.
Staff - Yarra Trams employs 1880 staff.
- More than 1100 tram drivers operate services from eight depots - Brunswick, Camberwell, East Preston, Essendon, Glenhuntly, Kew, Malvern and Southbank.
- More than 260 Authorised Officers provide a visible staff presence from first to last tram ensuring passengers have a valid ticket and travel safely.
Infrastructure projects - More than 200 platform stops have been built across the network to improve accessibility and safety.
- Network extensions to Box Hill (2.2km), Docklands (1km) and Vermont South (3km).
- Rubber boot technology has been introduced to reduce vibration and wear of tracks, resulting in less noise, longer durability and improved ride for passengers.
- Overhead power line (trolley wire) renewed along 48.3km of double track since 18 April 2004 (including 6km in 2006/07).
- Major track upgrades in CBD (Collins Street and Bourke Street).
- Reconstruction of tram depot facilities at Brunswick, Glenhuntly, Malvern, Kew and Essendon - these are once in 50 year projects.
- Renewal and upgrading of electrical sub-stations including removal of mercury and asbestos.
Involvement in State projects - Yarra Trams is contracted to install the equipment for the new ticketing system.
- Consultation on the procurement of new rolling stock.
- Think Tram (tram priority program) - completed more than 500 treatments (tram priority at traffic lights, installation of raised dividing strips, platform stops and car turn bans etc) which have arrested the decline in tram speed despite increased traffic congestion.
Tram fleet upgrade - The entire tram fleet has been refurbished by Yarra Trams.
- The older fleet is being upgraded to provide more state of the art customer information. Electronic destination boards have been installed on the A Class and Z Class trams.
- Maintenance and technical assistance is provided 24 hours a day.
- Nearly 100 low floor trams have been introduced.
- All Z3, A and B Class vehicles have been completely refurbished.
- A and B Class trams and bogies (wheel assemblies) are being overhauled - a once in a million kilometre event.
Awards - John Truscott Design Award for Town Hall platform stop in Collins Street - 2002.
- Department of Human Services, Victorian Inclusion Award for commitment to addressing access issues for people with a disability - 2002.
- Landscape Industries Association of Victoria, Landscape of the Year Award for the Box Hill Tram Terminus - 2003.
- Transfield Services Limited's Franco Beigiorno-Nettis (FBN) Award recognising Yarra Trams as its best peforming business - 2004.
- Transdev Marketing and Innovation Challenge for Melbourne all over campaign - 2004.
- UITP Golden Angel Silver Award for best marketing campaign in Australasia, Tram Awareness - 2005.
- UITP Golden Angel Silver Award for best marketing campaign in Australasia, Tram Awareness - 2006.
- Savewater! Award for greendepot East Preston - 2007.
- UITP Golden Angel Silver Award for best marketing campaign in Australasia, TramTRACKER- 2007.
- VICTEC Host Employer of the Year (Apprenticeships) - 2007.
- Transdev Marketing and Innovation Challenge for tramTRACKER - 2008.
Innovation - Yarra Trams continues to modernise the tram network in Melbourne through innovations such as:
greendepot - The greendepot project is a major environmental initiative aimed at minimising the impact Yarra trams has on the environment and to encourage staff to adopt sustainable practices at work and home.
- Through the installation of rainwater tanks, waterless urinals and flow restrictors, the green depots at East Preston and Malvern are saving more than one million litres of water annually. Water collected from the depot roof is used to wash trams and flush toilets.
Information Technology - First class Information Technology infrastructure has been installed with failover (redundancy and backup) capabilities and disaster recovery through geographically separated data centres.
Low floor trams - Yarra Trams introduced the first low floor trams (Citadis) to Melbourne in 2001, followed by the Combino in 2002.
- In 2008, Yarra Trams arranged for the delivery of five additional low floor trams to address increasing tram patronage. These trams are being leased from the French town of Mulhouse under a joint initiative between Yarra Trams and the Victorian Government.
tramTRACKER - tramTRACKER uses the latest real-time technology to track the whereabouts of all trams so passengers can find out when the next tram is due to arrive at their tram stop - via a friendly voice on the phone, by SMS or online.
Passenger Information Displays (PIDs) - PIDs are installed at designated stops across the network to provide real-time information about the expected arrival time of trams at that stop. Selected stops in the CBD also have audio buttons which provide real-time arrival information.
Fleet Operations Centre - Yarra Trams has invested in a state of the art Fleet Operations Centre (FOC) located in South Melbourne.
- The FOC has a video wall fed by VicRoads traffic control cameras and an Automatic Vehicle Monitoring system.
- A special events room is used by Victoria Police and VicRoads as well as other external agencies to coordinate traffic and public transport for major events.
A version of the 'Yarra Trams at a Glance' brochure which contains the above information can be found at this link.Information correct as at April 2008.
 
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