Much will eventually be said here about the streetcars - sorry, trams - of Melbourne. However, for the time being, I have only a few minutes to jot down a short homage to the nicest trams of the bunch. Namely, the classic trams that have been assigned to the Chapel Street line through the Pahran neighborhood.

These old trams were the kind of trams my wife Ilana would take when she was a child. There have been at least two generations of trams that have overtaken these models since then. However, given the choice, I would take this sort of tram every time. It rattles down the track and the faded green and yellow takes me on a ride - to another place in time.