How to transport 96,000 people to Taylor Swift at the MCG
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ค. 2024
- When one of the world's most popular artists pays a visit, it's a huge challenge to get over 300,000 people to and from a single location every day for three days.
But the good news is that here in Melbourne, we have had a lot of practice! So in today's video we have a look at just some of the ways that we manage this as efficiently and effectively as possible.
00:00 - Introduction
00:39 - Trams
03:25 - Trains
05:47 - Walking
06:52 - Cars
07:10 - Conclusion
My website: philipmallis.com
Sorry about the 2-3 rendering errors. I filmed, edited and prepared this video in record time for me - 72 hours from start to finish - and Windows on my PC was, of course, not cooperating.
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American commenting on tiktoks showing the MCG during the concert, asking where all the car parking around the stadium is, is the funniest thing I've seen all day 🤯
That's the most awesome part. I have never once thought of even trying to drive to a Melbourne Sports Precinct event. Public Transport is soo much Easier.
its a good illustration of better urban design for americans
You'd be mad to even think of driving to the city during a big event like the grand final or a concert like this. Imagine the traffic on punt road/hoddle st!
So, where are all the parking? Serious question. I didn't watch the video. Asking for a friend.
@@kelsey_roy everyone caught public transport.
As someone who has always lived in Melbourne, it has never occurred to me before that public transport WOULDNT be the main mode of transport to a major event. Cool video 👍🏻
I think similar to 90% of the civilized wordl
Could not have come at a better time. Earlier on today (on the day of uploading) a Canadian was arguing that 50% of people who went must’ve driven, that there’s no way closer to 90% of people took PT. Twitter is a strange place.
and he was trying to point out carpark buildings in the cbd as well to justify his point 😂 as if people would drive to the city, pay $100+ in parking and then walk to the mcg…
@@harryk8696 to be fair, some people do do that. Crown car parking was swamped with swifties. Still, nowhere near 50% of all attendees
@@angusmorris4154 how much of the crown parking would've been people staying overnight/on holiday?
he got ratio'd so fucking hard on that thread it's not even funny, 100k views but only 3 likes and about 70 replies
There were even news articles about people asking where everyone parks.
Excellent video! The public transport also transported up to 30,000 additional fans, who did not have a ticket, on that first concert on Friday night.
...as well as people going to Rod Laver Arena for Matchbox 20 on the friday night, and over 20k at AAMI Park on saturday night for the A-League game, as well as basketball games and so on. It's alway busy round there!
@@trikeabout Melbourne is a really impressive city
They did try and ask people to not go if they did not have a ticket but gave up after the first night.
Who counted the people outside?
Even more impressive when you consider there was also 20k people at the football at AAMI Park on Saturday night too.
Yeah, I was one of them over the road...
Even on the friday night when there was a game at AAMI plus Ms Swift and 96k of her friends, I dropped a mate home behind Richmond station on my way home from football out at Latrobe Uni... and was astonished that even with all the mayhem it was a normal run to Richmond then home.
We do events well here.
and thousands of swifties out the front of the MCG too
On Monday morning I walked from Richmond station down to Kangan Institute and laughed to see how many sequins there were on the ground!
I think it’s not a rare case for Melbourne to transport the crowd of nearly 100k people, given the fact that the AFL Grand Final always fills up the MCG.
not just grandfinal, prelims, eliminations and semi finals will fill up as well
Not to mention another concert was on at the tennis centre too. And when the mcg has afl and Aami park has nrl or a-league on as well. Or the cricket on during Australian open tennis. All in the same area.
@@gusdrivinginaustralia6168Yeah, I’m glad that we don’t have to be caught in a traffic jam for footy/concerts/other events.
I just learned that the stadiums in the US always come with a super huge parking lot. Can’t imagine it.
A 80k attendees game at least per round
And any big clash between teams like Collingwood, Richmond, Carlton and Essendon. I think even Round 1 last season had 3 games over 80,000 people!
Fantastic video Philip, I wondered if anyone would cover this (I even briefly wondered if it would be me), but I'm glad you did it!
taitset spotted in the wild??
Hey! I was literally saying while I was at the concert I bet Taitset is gonna cover this
Was seriously wondering if Phil was Clark Kent Taitset.
What you also don’t see is the temporary mobile /cellular infrastructure that is put into place for an event like this so people can post thier insta moments. The TS was slightly more challenging because there was significant numbers of people on the playing arena whereas with a sporting event you want to provide the denses coverage where the spectators are around the arena
Melbourne does this stuff very well. I've been to plenty of games at the MCG as an out of towner and it all works more or less as planned. Even my own city of Perth has down something similar with the new stadium, which has deliberately reduced parking and heaps of public transport options. The location of these stadiums is important: you put them where people can get to and from them easily and not in some outer suburban place where people are forced to drive.
I've been a bit surprised at the amount of commentary from other parts of the world around this to be honest.
Yep, public transport to the Perth Stadium is very impressive too! 👍
"The location of these stadiums is important: you put them where people can get to and from them easily and not in some outer suburban place where people are forced to drive."
One of the big complaints people from certain places in Europe have about Melbourne public transport is just how hard it is to get to the outer suburbs with public transport compared to certain European cities. Like if I want to go from North to East I probably have to go through the city.
It's a bit of a trade off and a bit of a failing, because the system is so city-centric we have slightly better transport to stuff in the city but we don't really have a proper grid system so getting to some places (Wantirna for example) requires a bit of creativity.
I have to say though seeing how horrendous American public transport is makes me feel extremely grateful
@@yaboykirby7789 that's fair commentary but it's also a function of how our cities have evolved. They're young by European standards and have radiated out from a core or centre over the decades. I think it's natural for the transport networks to do the same. I'm fine with it, personally. Europe is also a lot more densely populated than OZ as well, which I'm convinced is a contributor. I travelled by rail through Europe last Christmas and it's a great experience, especially in Italy.
I did hear that Americans on Social Media were losing their minds over the lack of parking, "Where do all the cars park ?".
Well, Trains, Trams, Uber. 10 train lines through Richmond, 1 through Jolimont, 3 tram lines, And parking in the adjacent parks.
2 through Jolimont!
Shoot when Beyonce came to NY/NJ I took the train
Surely there must be like a direct train or a cross-platform interchange from the airport (or does Melbourne have multiple?)... Based on this video, Melbourne seems like the sort of city that would be proactive and careful enough to do this...
AirPort still an issue
@@mastertrams Nope, the Airport train has been argued for the last 30 years.
To this day its still "We are gonna build it, cant afford it, we gonna build it, cant afford it."
Great video Philip! Happy to know that, unlike America, Melbourne and Sydney know not to overrely on cars and instead rely on public transport to get people to and from the concert. Fingers crossed things go well in Sydney this weekend! 🤞🤞
Maybe going your own version
Now you've just jinxed the Sydney Train network! 🤣🤣
Same thing in Europe, our stadiums are often located quite centrally and there's not that much parking available. Not only that most people take public transport, we often have international transfer available for concerts. I am seeing Taylor in Vienna (Austria) and am from Slovenia and we'll have several buses driving there so people don't have to go with cars.
Meanwhile for Swift's concert in Singapore it was one of only 2 that were available in Asia* so many fans at that concert were from other Asian countries and had flown in to see it, causing air ticket prices to reportedly rise to the level for long-haul flights! Some fans stayed in hotels in Batam & Johor Bahru in neighbouring Indonesia & Malaysia, which are cheaper, & then travelled into Singapore on the concert day (via ferry & bus respectively). I can imagine the border crossings getting more jammed as a result. The concert is at the National Stadium with 1 MRT (subway/metro) station just beside it; trains serving it might display messages telling you which station exit to use depending on which gate you're entering the stadium via. Then some fans were criticized for leaving before the concert ended, but they might've wanted to beat the crowd leaving the stadium when the concert ended, though I think local private-hire company Grab also chartered coaches to help transport fans to other train stations further away, to reduce overloading the station beside the stadium.
*The company managing National Stadium had worked with the gov't to pay Swift a grant to get the exclusive right to stage her concert in SE Asia, to help boost Singapore's tourism. This was criticised by a senator from the Philippines: "That's not what friends to to each other". Thailand's PM had also expressed disappointment (their former PM is a fan too apparently). In response I think 1 of Singapore's ambassadors disparged them as a "sore loser".
Crazy that they purposefully run low floor trams for events, and that all the major stadium tram stops have platforms, but during regular service you can't get an accessible tram 😢
Another reason that minimises the need for car parking is that the MCG is located within walking distance of the downtown area, which has lots of hotels and restaurants. This enhances the overall visitor experience of those from out of town, who would generally fly to Melbourne, and don’t need to hire a car. Another Australian city (Adelaide) has followed suit and closed its car-oriented suburban stadium in favour of upgrading a stadium close to the downtown area and the city’s main railway station.
Yep, the locations of several of our big stadia in Australia has been deliberate, in terms of making them easy to get to/from. Adelaide Oval is in a fantastic spot.
Wollongabba, Gold Coast too.😊
During large sporting events or concerts the MCG routinely house up to 90,000+ but more typically 50-70,000. How this is newsworthy after many years remains a mystery. Its interesting to stay at the ground for 30 minutes or so and watch the crowd evaporate on foot, on trams, to train stations and even in cars. Its one of the more convenient (proximity to CBD) and accessible (proximity to all forms of public transport) large stadiums around.
Jolimont has had MCG included on the station signage since at least The Met era
Says 1985 on wiki, which confirms that. Wasn't able to cross reference, but it's the same year the light towers were first used for an event. So, makes sense. I thought I could remember seeing it just as 'Jolimont' but I wasn't catching trains before I was feeding myself 😅
@@slowmammal I reckon it was done when the green & yellow Met signage first went in.
Ah thank you, I clearly need to be more observant!
Apparently Americans are genuinely perplexed about where all the cars are parked at the MCG and how everyone got there
Unfortunately, only a few US cities have usable public transport. Most of the country is very car-dependent. Most of our stadiums have a massive amount of adjacent land devoted to car parking. Go to Google Maps and take a look, for example at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. More land devoted to cars than to the actual stadium.
Awesome video. The PT haters have no comeback now.
Great vid - On Metro Trains, they did have wayfinding at Richmond Station to tell people which exit to take (events exit rather than the middle transfer or the normal exit) specific for Taylor Swift.
This is so good - I was going to make a video on this, but I’ll consider it well and truly done! :)
Great video. It really brings home how good our PT (at least point to point) is in Melbourne. I think one thing what you may be missing is those that would use a mix of car and PT. Many in the outer suburbs or rurally may drive to a station close to the city (Caulfield car park was busy) then train or tram it in the rest of the way.
Agreed. I did drive to my outer suburban railway station and parked there then took the train. That was at 3pm on the Friday and already there were a lot of Swifties in the carriages. I believe it was well publicised to ticket holders to take public transport where possible and arrive early.
I use to live 5-10 min walk from Camberwell station, our street was full at 7am by people driving to the station, and going into the city..
i was in town at the festival hall gig on saturday night. Was curious to see the crowd at the MCG so got off at richmond and did a few laps. It was really well organised and a great atmosphere outside the ground. Well done event organisers!
Glad to hear they did a good job. It was absolutely shambolic for footy finals in September.
Imagine how much better it would have been if PT was managed by people who cared and were competent.
That's really impressive and something I've never thought of. I love your enthusiasm and the pride you have in your city's effort to show everyone a good time at a major event. Other cities could learn from Melbourne.
I love riding my bike up the Northern Pipe trail to major events at the MCG, its fast, cheap, and I don't get stuck in the massive lines at Jolimont
Great vid. Highlights how good a job PTV and Metro do catering for these events, especially how they can customise signage etc.
Everyone groans at the PA puns at the Flinders St tram stop but they secretly love it; it’s a nice touch 😊
I came back from Geelong on Friday afternoon and there were lots of dressed up young ladies in board. They were excited about the concert and the whole of the carriage was ina very friendly mood. I am glad to hear they had a good time.
2:35 that announcer was Fearless and hopefully people offered up spare seats by just saying yes. Maybe he even helped out 1989 people that day and thanks to this video his work that day will be remembered Forever and Always!
A few tram stops actually have year-round staffing, like the one on Bourke St adjacent to Southern Cross Station and the one you were standing on next to Flinders Street Station. SCS is especially where most tourists enter the city (either by regional train or skybus), so it's one of the most important places to have help available.
There were extra Clifton Hill group trains from Jolimont to Flinders St station. However these didn’t go round the loop which would have provided extra services to Southern Cross station and the extra regional trains. Good connections from Jolimont to the regional trains were an oversight.
That's kind of emblematic of Melbourne's public transport. Amazing if you're in the CBD but weird little oversights that add up if you're outside it
I recently found your channel, and I love your high quality content. Your presentation skills are beyond amazing!!
Wonderful overview. This channel has become a Melbourne essential.
Another great video there Philip.
I was especially excited to see you used my photo of The Overland from a few days ago. Great stuff! 👍
Thanks very much, and great photo! :)
A video just about every American should watch.
wow i though melbourne was just a city in Florida lol
@@josuenogueras7141 it is and was named after Melbourne Australia
Great vid, and put together so swiftly 😜 was great running into you while filming. Have been waiting to see it show up in the sub box!
Thank you, and thanks for saying hi!
Amazing video, feeling very crisp! Fun topic
Excellent video Philip. I only recently saw the extra Trams / staff situation in action at Flinders St during the tennis in January.
Great video as always Philip!
Great video! It is mind-blowing to learn how Melbourne moves people to and from big events.
Well presented, talks up Melbourne beautifully. Great Job.
I used to work right across from Jolimont station on Wellington Parade (the office building I was in had a great view of the MCG), and it's deadly quiet except for when big events like the Grand Final are on, when it gets absolutely packed. In fact, the reason Jolimont weirdly has those gated Myki readers for such a quiet station is to filter people through to the MCG in a more efficient manner. Normally for a station that is as quiet as Jolimont you would only have about two Myki readers for each entrance, but Jolimont has double that from what I can remember, about four per entrance I think. It's definitely a station that has a specific purpose even though it's patronage is one of the lowest in the CBD & inner suburbs for most of the year.
Awesome video as always Philip, really does show how cities like ours can have public transport as an advantage and what other cities should have
Love the video Philip! This is my type of Taylor Swift content 😂 Please consider doing more transport logistics related videos.
Great video Philip ... lots of insights into how Melbourne's public transport system supports major events.
The MCG is also not an unreasonable walk from Melbournes city grid. A lot of out of towners could be staying in the CBD within 45 minutes walk of the venue (for concerts or sport).
Trams can make that journey easier and quicker, but if you’re in shape and don’t feel like being squeezed into a full tram, it’s also very doable.
(If you’re there for that one thing too then the novelty of a walk through a city you’re visiting can be nice)
Very interesting video as always. Great for fans of Taylor Swift and the city as a whole. It was very lively on the weekend and Sydney also looked to get ready for the Swift horde.
Thank you for covering the Swiftmania! 😋
Great video, thanks Phillip
Came as a massive swiftie, going to stay for the public transport content!
Great report Philip.
Wonderful video 😊 Take a bow Melbourne ❤
They have to make the trams free because it is impossible to clock on if the tram is full
Shame they dont do the same with trains. The fare gates at Richmond are such a bottleneck.
@@commanderbluyI feel like even if they made it free, there would be safety and security concerns around not using the fare gates at major stations. Richmond should only really be a bottleneck if they have them set to have too many in the wrong direction, which I have experienced after a concert. Although I wondered if this was intentional in order to not flood he platforms too quickly, which is also a bit of a safety concern considering how dangerous Melbournes platforms are.
To clarify, they were free - they extended the Free Tram Zone to the MCG for the days of the concert
Top video Philip. Well done, son.
Nice video man keep it up ✌✌
Great video!
yep, great public transport is why both Melbourne and Sydney have hosted the Olympics (Melbourne in 1956). Top notch transport is a pre-requisite for being considered an Olympic host candidate. Then there's The Australian Open, which has been catering to large numbers of overseas and local visitors for decades. The Swift concert is a doddle for Melbourne.
BTW, the #1 reason for not having cars parked close to the venue isn't the inconvenience it causes to audiences in terms of time taken to enter and leave. The main reason is emergency safety. 96,000 people running out of a venue due to fire, need space outside to run into, or the exits would get congested. If there were an explosion, or public safety crisis at the venue, fire police and ambulance vehicles also need a great deal of clear open space, so they can pull up en masse right at the entry doors. That clear open space is what would allow a ton of emergency vehicles to get to people in time to save their lives.
Gee that was good.
I trained in, so I didn't notice that Yarra Trams put on (our) E-class Trams on that route to get lots of fans through.
Fascinating as usual
At Southern Cross they had announcements going when you got off the train which told you how to get to the Taylor Swift concert, even though it was 6 hours before the concert started! I think they also had the info on A-frames at the top of the escalators. And then there were signs on the trams stops too
Lucky you had 15 min of no rain to shot the video. Well done
Awesome video Philip 'Secret Swiftie' Mallis 🤣
I mean it's the way to do it or otherwise you end up with a car park wasteland like the yanks have around there stadiums.
I agree. In theory it should also allow them to build a bigger stadium than they otherwise would've as they'll be able to allocate more of the budget towards the stadium itself, rather than the car parking for it (especially if it has to be multi-deck).
@@tonydarcy7475 it's just such a waste of prime highly valuable city land that can be used for so much better applications
I love this city, we do many things exceptionally well. Great video.
I remember going to an 80k attendance finals game at the MCG, and while packed, the process of getting into the city and to the stadium was super smooth and really well flowing - it’s really well designed for those massive numbers!
Given all the chatter on social media about the size of the crowd at the MCG for the swifty concert I did wonder what channel was going to put out a video about the benefits of having good public infrastructure. Nice work!
also had the melbourne derby saturday night!
Feeling rather proud of Melbourne right now.
I came here on TH-cam by you posted a post about coffee places on Facebook
I attended the 3rd night and the handling of the PT was absolutely shocking. 1 barrier separating tens of thousands of people (platforms 1-6, and 7-10 respectively). I have never seen it as bad as this; was waiting amongst thousands of others to get to platforms 7-10 but were constantly delayed by people jumping the barrier and those sneaking their way to the front from Punt Rd direction. We ended up waiting for an hour despite being less than 30m from the myki gates.
Was speaking with one of the police who agreed with me when I suggested people should’ve been separated by platform or line instead of the mess it is. I felt extremely bad for the disabled who were not given priority, and instead waited in squishy conditions and some looked terrified. Luckily we caught the 12:30-something train back to Lilydale.
Sorry you had to go through that. suspected this would be the case so opted to drive to a friend's place in Fitzroy and walk half an hour to the MCG.
MCG has a courtesy mobility service from Jolimont Station called the G Train.
Hey Phil nice to see you and great clip. Can you do a follow up on parking and access to the MCG? I know most people travel by PT / walk but I think a lot park in the CBD too. Even more at Docklands / Marvel which has underground parking on site
Thanks you too! May cover this topic more in-depth in the future
After work last Saturday I sat at the Swan Street/ Punt Road bus stop, waiting for my 246 to Clifton Hill. It was only after I saw that bus pass me down the middle lane that I noticed a small sign over the timetable telling passengers the buses were skipping the stop for three nights until 8 pm due to the Swift concerts.
A little additional info: on top of the trains and trams there were a large numver if buses on standby waiting for train overflow.
wish we could integrate our small ferry network, that could also be used to support events. this will become even more relevant when fishermans bend is developed
Melbourne does 80k every second week in the afl season alone .. often with another 30k across the road at rod laver arena or melb storm at aami .
It's interesting to compare with the equivalent major events at Sydney's Olympic park. The first difference in Sydney is public transport is included in the ticket price and covers a large area.
There's also several major event bus routes coming from outer suburbs. These are a legacy of the 2000 Olympics.
Every time I have been to Sydney Olympic Stadium the trains have been a disaster.
@@listey I've only been once and it was for a Bledisloe game where 70k+ were in attendance. I didn't find it to be too bad to be honest.
@@adam872 Wallabies v B&I Lions in 2013 and Bledisloe in 2015 were both chaotic (84k and 74k respectively apparently). But in writing this I realise that's much longer ago than I remember it being!! Probably things have improved..
Very nice mate you should do one for Sydney as well
Thanks! On Sydney, Building Beautifully has made a short video on this over on Tiktok, and I'd suspect that there may be more coming soon www.tiktok.com/@buildingbeautifully/video/7337847574939864327
having the stadium close to the CBD certainly helps
The car parking should be available to vehicles for disabled persons only. With appropriate tags. This would cater for fans who are non verbal, not in motorised chairs, groups, etc. Softies are a diverse and happy group.
it was, the grass parking was available for all 3 of the concerts but it was accessible parking only and you had to reserve it online
We do events very well…now if we could get the vline trains to run on time during peak it’d be just about perfect!
On a positive note, I was speaking with a lovely UK couple who visited Melbourne for the first time - they couldn’t believe the scale our tram network covers
You forgot one mode of transport Taylor Swift is known for using - how would one get to the venue by plane? 😅
QUICKLY WE MUST BUILD A 12 LANE HIGHWAY HOW ELSE COULD WE POSSIBLY DO "MASS TRANSIT" I WANT MY PERSONAL MOTOR VEHICLE
Richmond station hits different.
You have to get on "a doppy tram or train to get to a swift concert at the MCG" after driving 1000kms across out back Australia. It is a bit like qualifying for the Australian Open in 2024
I cannot help but ponder what the logistics would have been like had Waverley Park still been around and been the primary facility in Melbourne.
A rail line to Rowville and catering for Waverley Park was suggested. But never happened. Rowville residents might feel like Doncaster now.
Watch this space! May be a video soon on this very topic :)
@@railtrolley waverley park I believe was supposed to have a capacity of 150k with just the one train line, it would have not been nearly enough
@@mathewferstl7042 Single track? I have never seen the plans, so didn't know what they would look like. Hopefully, the planners would have looked at the flemington/showgrounds line, for inspiration.
@@railtrolley sorry it was going to be dual track. I meant a single line. Sorry for the confusion
Why aren't all the trams accessible?
The oldest trams in the network date back to the 1920’s (which is one reason trams are such good value, high lifespans). Most trams built after the 1990’s are low-floor and fully accessible, but a significant amount in service were build in the 70’s and 80’s before the disability act came in.
a lot of old high-floor trams are still in use because they're reliable and make up a very large chunk of the fleet (about half) so getting rid of them would make the service frequency drastically worse, and certain routes that are only served by older trams (the 82 or the 59 for example) wouldn't have any trams in their depot to operate
I've been some music events at John Caine and Flemington Raceway. My experience every time was horrible, capacity just wasn't high enough and led to crowded (then closed) platforms. It also didn't help that service times finish fairly early.
Hopefully they did well for Taylor but it's disappointing that all events aren't given adequate services
Once Metro Tunnel opens - do we know if they'll divert Pakenham/Cranbourne trains back onto their current route through Richmond for major events?
I could see value in having additional services labeled as event services going to Richmond, but would hope they don’t divert 100% of traffic, cause it would suck for the commuter who doesn’t need to be slowed down by the extra traffic.
Good question, not sure!
Not easy. With over 100 years of experience with a large tram network, they are getting things right. It's great to see Melbourne's trams can meet demand. The drivers of trams are like airline pilots, except in 2 dimensions. Love.
We still have room to improve. Egress capacity and platform space at Southern Cross is insufficent for normal peak, let alone an event at Docklands. Traffic lights at Flinders Street do not give pedestrians enough time to cross, and it is worse with the degraves street subway closed.
One small note: it's illegal to swim in the Yarra south of Gipps St bridge in Abbotsford, so swimming is not a way to get there.
Great video, thanks!
I was filming on the Friday at Jolimont Station and the Tram Stop there aswell I filmed for about 4hrs and the amount of people that were at Jolimont is insane
Yeah there were heaps of people walking from every direction!
Did mate say you can swim to the MCG?? I've yet to see that done!
Technically you could, although it's illegal to swim in the Yarra River downstream of Dight's Falls. Although some people have been known to do it (strongly not recommended though) www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-28/swimming-in-the-yarra-river-inner-melbourne-challenges/101188500
The same damn way Melbourne deals with larger crowds to the AFL.
Whats the challenge of PT literally does itevery weekend they are playin t the MCG?
Some people in the US straggle to understand how to move 90'000 after a pop concert. Your clip did Melbourne proud with its efficiency of moving so many people in such a short time but I think you neglected the role of trains. So many who travelled to the concert would have used trains to get to the city and then used trams and many would have alighted from trains at Richmond and Jolimont stations.
Great video! Only constructive criticism is the lack of explaining what the classes of trams are. Locals probably know but everyone else will hear the sentence "more class C and D trams for the event" and be left with no explanation as to why they have better accessibility. Is it the height? Are there more wheel chair spots? Are the entries wider? I actually don't know not being local.
Our trams are generally classes based on model, with the older models having the designations Z, A and B (and W, for the historic city circle tram) and having a floor above the wheels, meaning there are stairs up to board the tram. The newer trams, C, D and E are all low-floor and have designated space for those using mobility aids to 'park'. These newer trams are also great for those with prams or luggage, which is a nice bonus. However, for the trams to be fully and easily accessible, the stop needs to have a platform that is level with the entrance to the tram, rather than street level, where the driver would have to deploy a ramp (I personally have never seen this occur). This is the main reason some lines don't run low floor trams normally, there aren't enough level boarding stops to justify it. The proposed G class (they skipped F!) trams will also be low-floor and I believe the plan is to make the whole fleet low-floor gradually by displacing the older trams with new ones. I hope this explanation makes sense!
So Philip did you actually go to the concert, or did you shake it off?
I went there only to film the video, I didn't go to the concert itself (nice pun)
Can you foresee a train station between the MCG and Melbourne Park when the railway is eventually covered?
There virtually already is with the platforms and exits on the west of the Richmond station.
It would be a great idea to cover the railway and put a park on top.