I have been making some good progress to date in my tram stop tagging adventure. Three tram routes have been completed (109, 48 and 16) and a fourth (72) has been started.

Doing the route 16 (Kew - Melbourne University) was an interesting experience. Despite living relatively near the Kew terminus, I had never taken the tram down towards St Kilda. I was surprised when adding stop tags at its convoluted (and incredibly long) route.

This strange route is a relic of history. The present-day route 16 is an amalgamation of two old tram routes: the old route 16 and route 69. The 69 ran from the present Kew terminus to Luna Park in St Kilda, while the old route 16 ran from Melbourne University to St Kilda Junction (Acland St) via St Kilda Road.

In any case, I managed to cover all stops along the route, although again I was surprised at some of the errors and omissions along the route. Some stops, even in the middle of the CBD, were missing from the map entirely (e.g. the Swanston/Bourke stops), while some were just in the wrong place (e.g. Havelock St, St Kilda).

In progress

• Route 72

Complete

• Route 16
• Route 109
• Route 48