Melbourne Tram Junctions: St Vincent's Plaza!

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St Vincent's Plaza is an interesting tramway junction located on the north-east side of the Melbourne CBD. It is made up of three platforms and serves tram routes 11, 12, 30 & 109. This video explains the layout of the junction, and the how it is used operationally.
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All photos, videos and diagrams in this video are by Martin Bennet (me), with the exception of a handful of screenshots of the official system map and Google maps. My voiceover in this video was recorded with the assistance of my brother, who is a sound recordist and musician - please check out his music here: hyperfollow.com/cianbennetmusic
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@oxthcar Жыл бұрын

Cool! This could definitely be a small series as a side project in between long videos!

@Taitset Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it, I certainly hope to do a few more!

@refsmithy Жыл бұрын

Really love these junction videos. Would love to see one of these on the Haymarket roundabout. The sort of N shape made by the lines combined with the fact it's in the middle of a roundabout always fascinated me when I visited Melbourne as a kid

@YukeWeiss Жыл бұрын

I am so keen to see you tackle these. Definitely think Balaclava Junction is a good video topic. The Southern Hemisphere's ONLY Grand Union.

@Taitset Жыл бұрын

Good idea! I'll probably do the Domain/ANZAC one at some point too.

@jamesfoster9189 Жыл бұрын

I drive pass this junction fairly often and I was always impressed that it has three platforms. It makes good use of the space in the centre median of Vic Parade. I'm sure if the original planners of inner Melbourne's road network had their time again, they would make the entryways to the CBD wider across the board.

@comeng540M 5 ай бұрын

1:04 1:04 😅😅😮 1:04

@crunchmcm8780 Жыл бұрын

The reason why I like this stop is because you can change to go on many routes, as well as bus routes, and also that it's the only tram stop in all of Melbourne to have a different platform dedicated to a different route. I also can't wait for the anzac station at the domain interchange to be operational and become the first tram stop to also be a train station in one and it will be easy transport to go from a train to tram or tram to train in the same station. Melbourne's public transport has a bright future.

@ilicythings Жыл бұрын

Toorak Rd and st Kilda road has a (temporary) stop where the 58 has its own platform before its left turn onto Toorak road. This one is an island platform tho.

@Amtyi Жыл бұрын

I love all the junction videos! You do an amazing job would love even more

@rowanquigley626 Жыл бұрын

I work on the hospital campus so use the Plaza often, interesting to see all this laid out in a very well explained video. Thanks for making this and sharing.

@AutumnBosco Жыл бұрын

Junction vids are the best!

@MrPlasticSoul92 10 ай бұрын

I use to walk down Victoria Parade when I was a student at ACU. One of my favourite areas of Melbourne thanks for the video

@GaryCameron780 Жыл бұрын

"usually something involving taxis or Ubers and illegal U turns" LOL

@sp00tnik26 Жыл бұрын

Im quite familiar with this junction! Even more after watching your video, I always come here to catch my route 109 tram!

@deanbarton-ancliffe994 Жыл бұрын

Funny, I thought that I had a fair idea on all the comings and goings here but you dropped a fact that was new to me at least 8 times in this video

@austincollins1044 7 ай бұрын

You’ll have to do the junction/flyover at Burnley station next…. Won’t be a big video but is interesting!

@transportinformationmelb Жыл бұрын

Amazing video taitset. I hope you can make more of these videos as I found this video very informative! Looking forward to more content from you!

@cartographicprojection 11 ай бұрын

Great work yet again! Thank you! 😎👍

@VicEmergencyServices Жыл бұрын

Could You Do The Melbourne University/Terminus?

@slysnake5617 Жыл бұрын

Love this!

@adammaggs8563 9 ай бұрын

Very interesting, my job moved to an office in Collingwood, and I started catching the train to the city and tram to work from there, found myself confused. Especially last week when I caught the 11 and went the wrong way, pays to pay attention.

@BaileyChap Жыл бұрын

Yes, I love this series! (Maybe do locations in Adelaide next, if you run out of locations in Melbourne, though I can only think of a few locations where this would work)

@therealsammyvee888 Жыл бұрын

I was just here recently and could have really used this video while trying to navigate the different platyms while changing routes (30 to 109). Thanks for this. I'll use it for future reference. Can you please do the other Melbourne tram junctions (including but not limited to St Kilda Junction and Melbourne Uni)? I'd love that.

@Taitset Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I certainly plan on doing a few more, St Kilda Junction is a very likely candidate.

@TreFR14 Жыл бұрын

@@Taitset you should do st kilda junction I live near there its a confusing area to get around

@TE777M Жыл бұрын

Great video

@timothyweber2361 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Interesting observation about the tramways not numbering their platforms. I believe major multi-platform stops in Sydney had numbers back in the day. I really feel like they should introduce it in Melbourne, but with letters to avoid confusion with tram routes or train platforms.

@johnhaller7017 Жыл бұрын

I notices @4:44 you can see the East Melbourne fire Station lookout tower. In the 1950's before the skyscraper craze took off, as kids when we drove past there and looked in awe at what was at the time one of the tallest structures in Melbourne. It's a museum now?

@isthatrubble Ай бұрын

yeah, a fire brigade museum I believe - there's a modern headquarters building around the corner, I assume the fire brigade owns the old building still. I've never been in there but walked past it a lot for a few years.

@melbournecrosbie Жыл бұрын

Yes! Better bus stop integration should be prioritised. Fabulous content here.

@hypercomms2001 Жыл бұрын

Memories...

@victoriantransitaccount234 Жыл бұрын

Interesting

@afl300 Жыл бұрын

This is an interesting one, as its not common to have 3 platform tram stop, and i actually was bypassing there yesterday (thou there was a guy asking for $$$ on tram and got off there.... thou thats a diff story (dont give money to stranger kids))

@Myrtone Ай бұрын

I wonder how common it is in European cities with unidirectional running, where trams have doors on only the right in the direction of travel.

@Ben777Transport Жыл бұрын

Can you do caufield before and after streamlining?

@thestarlightalchemist7333 Жыл бұрын

Hey, I've seen a Sydney W class tram! They have one on Edmonton's High Level streetcar!

@vinayxd9557 Жыл бұрын

nice

@edwinbenjamin7869 Жыл бұрын

Could u do a video explaining the new metro tunnel?

@Calmrecordings 5 ай бұрын

I spent a good 10 hours watching tram after tram wait for traffic lights at this intersection from the hospital above while my wife was in labour. I turned to look at her a bit too, but really, I was astounded by how few trams this intersection could handle because of poor traffic light timing, to the point that the third platform could have been pulled out without any impact on capacity. Having said that... I probably can't talk: I'm a bit of a slow coach myself; my birth was very slow and so was my son's.

@Taitset 5 ай бұрын

Yep the traffic light priority is really bad here! When my partner was in labour I had a view of the burgundy street rail bridge at Heidelberg.. Nice they consider these things when building hospitals!

@Calmrecordings 5 ай бұрын

Love it!

@victorianrichard8097 Жыл бұрын

the 11 route to bruswick street and gosbon street victoria parade

@TreFR14 Жыл бұрын

almost at 10k subs

@Rheilffordd Жыл бұрын

Just catching up to this now, a great explanation! What do you use to make your diagrams? Thanks!

@Taitset Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I basically just draw them in photoshop, making all the different routes etc separate layers so I can turn them on and off. Then I just go through and save whatever frames I need as individual files. Then there's a bit of panning and zooming done in the video editing software.

@Sandwich1414 Жыл бұрын

Taitset, just wanted to say I found your account a few weeks ago and have loved all your videos. My partner loved your pronounication guide one, especially as she's from Ballan! I was wondering if you had ever thought of doing a video about the 2003 runaway train that went from Broadmeadows to Spencer Street? Basically, a train was left without its park brake on and it rolled all the way down to Spencer Street at speeds so excessive that I'm surprised it didn't derail to be honest. It's been 20 years since it happened and I'd love to see someone, anyone, take a deep dive into this weird moment in Victorian railway history. It's a very interesting topic - it's got signalling hazards where trains miss each other by less than a second, it links in with your existing videos about North Melbourne and Spencer Street junctions, it covers grade and track speed, overhead power, and more!

@Taitset Жыл бұрын

Hey, glad you've been enjoying the videos! I have some friends in Ballan, great town. I hadn't thought about doing one on the Broady runaway - it's a very good idea. I was pretty young when it happened, but remember it being all over the news at the time. I also read the ATSB report at some point, but would definitely have to do so again! The really remarkable thing was that the leading Comeng car was actually repaired and returned to service (394M from memory). I will put it on my very long list of video ideas. :)

@smedleyfarnsworth263 9 ай бұрын

"it's got signalling hazards where trains miss each other by less than a second". Nonsense, where do you think that happens?

@Sandwich1414 9 ай бұрын

@smedleyfarnsworth263 There's a report commissioned by the ATSB where they did a minute by minute report of the event. The runaway train was close to running up the back of the train ahead on the line, and the train ahead was quickly diverted to another parallel line before the runaway ran into it. It's in the report if you'd like me to link you to it?

@smedleyfarnsworth263 9 ай бұрын

@@Sandwich1414 How about you answer the actual question I asked. Which was about alleged signalling hazards.

@Sandwich1414 9 ай бұрын

@smedleyfarnsworth263 Okay, sorry, I think I misinterpreted your question. I've probably misspoken when I said a "signalling hazard" and probably meant to say something more in relation to the train switching tracks and the train running very closely behind it. I didn't know what the proper term for this would be and used the term "signalling hazard" which probably isn't appropriate in the context.

@kurvaceous Жыл бұрын

Hi Martin, when you said if something goes wrong on Collins street, routes 11,12 and 109 will divert at St Vincent’s to continue west along Victoria parade. Well, route 11 trams actually can’t divert because it terminates at Victoria Harbour Docklands which is at the end of the tram line on Collins street. It would probably shuttle between the plaza and West Preston. When I am writing this comment the line down Gisborne street is closed for renewal works so route 11 is shuttling between St Vincent’s Plaza and West Preston as well as between Victoria Harbour Docklands and stop 7 101 Collins street. Route 12 is running as route 12a running via La Trobe street between St Vincent’s and Batman park. Route 109 trams running as route 109a running via Bourke street between the same two stops as route 12a. Route 30 trams didn’t run and route 35 ran as route 35a as far as Russel street via flinders street. At one point during the work an equipment fault occurred in St Vincent’s Plaza so route 11 terminated one stop early at Gertrude street, 12a went via La Trobe with no trams between Nicholson street and Hoddle street, 109a trams diverted via Wellington Parade but ran a normal service via Collins street through the CBD.

@Taitset Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure I've seen route 11 divert along La Trobe, not sure where they were terminating though - I guess either Central Pier or down Spencer to Batman Park. But yes you're right- they can't actually get to the normal 11 terminus.

@kurvaceous Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure they went down Spencer street to Batman park via La Trobe on that instance