Re: Last single track in Melbourne ?
  Hal Cain

Madeleine St was what is now Swanston St north of Victoria St. The change
of name was reported in The Age on 3 March 1925.

Hal Cain

On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 8:10 PM Andrew C andrewhighriser@...> wrote:

> Was Truganina Road in Carnegie the last real single track in Melbourne?

>

> Another question, someone recently mentioned being put off a tram that was

> short shunting in the city and wrote Madeline/Swanston Street, Where is or

> was Madeline Street?

>

> Andrew.

>

> On Wed, 1 Jul 2020 at 18:17, Mal Rowe mal.rowe@...> wrote:

>

>> The terminus of the West Preston line in Melbourne is a single track

>> stub around 100m long.

>>

>> The attached shows the terminus and the yellow earth mover is just near

>> the start of the double track.

>>

>> The layout is determined by the need for a right turn lane into a side

>> street for northbound to eastbound motorists at the traffic lights

>> visible in the pic.

>>

>> The length has encouraged some to consider it as Melbourne's last piece

>> of single track.

>>

>> Mal Rowe - who reckons it's just a long stub terminus

>>

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