Waiting for the Tram

I am a bit late posting tonight because we have been at a barbeque at a friends house.

Today's photo follows on from yesterday's shot of Newcastle Interchange station at Wickham.

This cardboard tram is as far as they have got with the light rail so far, so the people could be waiting for a while.

The new light rail will run from this station at Wickham to Newcastle East, a distance of 2.7 km and is expected to cost $400 million dollars.

The light rail is expected to be up and running during 2019, so still a while to go yet.

[Nicole Campbell]

Looks like the light rail is taking over Australia. The light rail in Canberra is slowly being built.

[sally agnew]

I like the colour scheme, red means fast :)

[Boo]

ooh that is a cool looking tram/train

[Dione Giorgio]

Looks very modern.

[Sally Ings]

I wonder if the tram will look as swish as the cardboard version.

[Joyce]

Interesting cardboard version. Hope the real life version is up and running soon

[FBailey]

Did not spot initially this was cardboard! Lovely lines here

[Lou Ann]

Trains have finally been built for Dallas, everything is so far apart here that buses couldn’t get people across town fast enough. They are a great way to move a lot of people in any given day. This is a beautiful mock up of the real thing, very sleek!

[Merrelyn]

With the cost of the rest of the system, it makes me wonder they were charged for the cardboard version :)

[Myrna O'Hara]

Someone who had a few too many drinks might try to board that cardboard version, LOL.

[☠northy]

An interesting trompe d’oeil!

[Susie]

Looks so real, great shot

[Beryl Lloyd]

Well !! you got me fooled at first Babs !! A wonderful façade till the new line is established !

[Chloe]

That’s neat

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Cool shot and great colors.

[Casablanca]

It's cardboard? It looks so real!

[Diana]

That is one amazing tram!

[gloria jones]

Great capture...So this is a cardboard replica of what the original tram will look like...interesting.

[Sue Hecker]

Nice shot...the cardboard had me fooled!

[Catherine]

Looks like the passenger has fallen asleep waiting for the train to depart!! The cardboard had me fooled too!

[Peter]

The shape of things to come, a interesting image lovely depth of field Babs

[Ann Williams]

I really thought it was real. Hope the real ones look as smart.

[Sue Cooper]

I too thought it was real, then I had to smile.

[carol white]

Nice shot, very colourful tram

[Carole Sandford]

I suppose it’s inevitable, but I am always surprised when Aussie places have names of English towns.

[HelenM]

Hee hee

[Pat Knowles]

A very effective cardboard train! I truly thought it was a smart red train! Looking to the future then & not that long to wait in the scheme of these things!

[ChristineL]

I hope those people aren't waiting to get on that tram, they'll be there a while!

[Kathie]

Toronto has been having discussions for years about light rail versus subway. Of course, we have weather issues to consider. The longer they argue the more costly it becomes.

[Suzanne]

That is the best looking cardboard tram ever, I wonder how much that cost :)

[Helen Jane]

You had me fooled Babs, because I didn't realise it was cardboard before reading your narrative. Lets hope there is something more useful pulling in on the other side of the platform.

[Pyrrhula]

You fool me to but I did have a big smile on it. Thanks for the laugh.

[Gayle]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought it was the real tram. Cool shot! :-)

[*lynn]

So interesting that it is cardboard!

[Babs]

@nicolecampbell @hermann @huvesaker @sangwann @salza @thistle @fbailey @louannwarren @merrelyn @sailingmusic @northy @susie1205 @beryl @chloette @mittens @casablanca @ludwigsdiana @seattlite @featherstone26 @megpicatilly @pcoulson @flowerfairyann @susiemc @carolmw @helenm2016 @happypat @inthecloud5 @kathiecb @suzanne234 @helenhall @pyrrhula @gaylewood @lynnz Interesting that so many of you didn't realize that this tram was cardboard. If only the real thing was so easy to construct. @carole_sandford A lot of our cities are named after English places because the early settlers thought they looked like their English counterparts. Newcastle was named because of the steel works. It reminded the settlers of Newcastle in the UK.

[KWind]

Great capture!

[Connie Little]

It does look real. Wonder what it cost.

[Kathy A]

I thought it looked real until I noticed the front was a bit weird. Its a great colour though

[Taffy]

Great document shot -- you fooled me til I read your commentary. I thought it looked quite streamlined.

[Stephanie]

Ha ha ha, I thought it was a real tram until I read your write - up. Well it looks quite impressive I guess.

[Sheralee S]

We lost our train station and the daily train to the city years ago. I wondered what the cardboard tram was going to be :)

[Ron]

Could have fooled me that it's a cardboard train. I'd probably be standing at the door for hours waiting to enter. Nice shot!

[Rachel]

LOL, so this is the cardboard tram. I was wondering...

[Pam]

Nice capture!