This year Christmas Day falls on a Tuesday, so here’s a collection of topical photos of public transport.
Footnote
I’m not actually posting this on Christmas morning – I wrote it weeks ago then put it into my queue of scheduled posts.
Merry Christmas for 2018!
December 25th, 2018
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Merry Christmas. I’m afraid the Merry Christmas on Hamer Hall is looking very old and faded. Maybe it is better at night time.
I’ve been told that it was originally located above the Elizabeth Street entrance to Flinders Street Station but was relocated due to the upgrade works – those4 decorations were first installed in 2011, so they’re getting pretty old:
https://railgallery.wongm.com/flinders-street-station/E112_9402.jpg.html
Somewhat puts local efforts to shame.
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2018/dec/24/festive-transport-around-the-world-in-pictures?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Ventura in Melbourne’s east runs a Christmas bus each year:
http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=64181&p=751601
But Christmas trams are few and far between – I don’t think one has run for a few years now.
As for Christmas trains – I don’;t think any have run since the ‘Santa’ fronted Harris train Myer charted way back in the 1950s!
I wish that we had more Christmas-themed transport but at least we have some, I guess!
That Hamer Hall slogan really needs to redone for next year!