Did some research in to the former Doncaster Tram, which ran from 1889 to
1896, from Whitehorse Rd (Box Hill) to Doncaster Rd (Doncaster). The route was
about 4 km long.
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| The Tram |
At the terminus there was a huge Tower on top of Doncaster Hill, built in
1882, sited opposite present-day Westfield Doncaster Shoppingtown.
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| Koonung Creek c1907 |
It cost 1/6 for the return trip, which included the train from Flinders
St. The tram segment cost 6d.
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| Star Hotel, Doncaster and the Victorian Railways Kew Bus, 1886 |
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| Koonung Creek in Tram Rd Reserve Feb 1 2013 |
The hilly route through private property followed what is now Station
Street and Tram Road; the line between Koonung Creek and Doncaster was
particularly steep and winding.The tram ran through paddocks and farms,
crossing the Koonung Creek (which I explored yesterday). In those days, there
was no vehicle road from Box Hill to Doncaster – no vehicles then!
The route from the end of Station St became the Koonung Creek Rd, later
renamed Tram Rd, which survives to the present.
The debate about building a tramway or light rail service to Doncaster from
the city rages unabated!
The full story about the Tram is at
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