Victorian Minister of Transport Jacinta Allan announced that starting May low-floor trams will run in Melbourne along Flemington Road and through Royal Park – past the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Children’s Hospital, Royal Women’s Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
Up to 10 low-floor trams will operate in the peak, providing frequent, reliable tram services for people in wheelchairs or scooters, and parents with prams. The changes are part of a new timetable, which includes the combination of routes 8 and 55 into Route 58. At the same time, Route 6 from Glen Iris will be extended from Melbourne University to Moreland, to replace Route 8 services on Lygon Street.
There are now more low-floor trams on the network than ever before, and last week it was unveiled the first of its 20 new E-Class trams. E-Class trams are the biggest and most accessible on the network. There are almost 50 of these trams now in service.
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