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Introduction Introduction • History of Trams in Manly • History of Trams in Manly • Overview of proposal • Overview of proposal • Benefits • Benefits • Requirements • Requirements • The Next Step • The Next Step

Background Background • History • History – Trams ran in Manly between February – Trams ran in Manly between February 1903 and September 1939 1903 and September 1939 – Manly system eventually reached from – Manly system eventually reached from Manly Wharf as far as the Spit Bridge, Manly Wharf as far as the Spit Bridge, Narrabeen and Harbord. Narrabeen and Harbord. – Details are in briefing paper. – Details are in briefing paper. • What are the lessons we can learn • What are the lessons we can learn from the original system? from the original system?

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Overview - Overview - What do we propose ? What do we propose ? • Reinstalling an Electric Tramway • Reinstalling an Electric Tramway Loop to the Manly CBD Loop to the Manly CBD • Key design factors • Key design factors – One way loop serving main CBD and – One way loop serving main CBD and near CBD destinations near CBD destinations – 3rd Rail (Ground level) power supply to – 3rd Rail (Ground level) power supply to avoid unsightly overhead avoid unsightly overhead

Overview - Overview - What do we propose ? What do we propose ? • Key Design Factors (ctd.) • Key Design Factors (ctd.) – Placing stops to best serve destinations – Placing stops to best serve destinations but limit traffic impact but limit traffic impact – Use of heritage trams – for patronage – Use of heritage trams – for patronage and low cost – R, R1 or W types and low cost – R, R1 or W types – Potential for construction and operation – Potential for construction and operation to include volunteers to include volunteers

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Overview - Overview - What do we propose ? What do we propose ? • Key Design Factors (ctd.) • Key Design Factors (ctd.) – Frequent service - approx 3 km loop – Frequent service - approx 3 km loop • every 5min (4 cars) or • every 5min (4 cars) or • every 10min (2 cars) • every 10min (2 cars) – Environmentally friendly – do not use – Environmentally friendly – do not use liquid fuel and could be Zero carbon liquid fuel and could be Zero carbon emission (depending on source of emission (depending on source of electricity) electricity)

Benefits Benefits • An integrating link for • An integrating link for – Manly CBD and near CBD attractions – Manly CBD and near CBD attractions and and – Resident and visitor arrival and – Resident and visitor arrival and departure points departure points • particularly for visitors and the mobility • particularly for visitors and the mobility impaired impaired • Flexible to meet varying seasonal • Flexible to meet varying seasonal passenger demand passenger demand

Benefits (ctd.) Benefits (ctd.) • Economical to operate • Economical to operate • Duel strategy of supporting proposed new • Duel strategy of supporting proposed new Oval car park and also future feeder tram Oval car park and also future feeder tram to CBD as car alternative to CBD as car alternative • Create something unique to Sydney – both • Create something unique to Sydney – both practical and a new tourist attraction for practical and a new tourist attraction for Manly Manly • International attraction like Christchurch • International attraction like Christchurch and Stockholm heritage tram loops and Stockholm heritage tram loops

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Requirements Requirements • Cost estimates for construction • Cost estimates for construction based on recent Melbourne dockyard based on recent Melbourne dockyard line relocation line relocation • Identification of construction funding • Identification of construction funding and timeframe and timeframe • Determine power supply technology • Determine power supply technology • Determine tram garaging location • Determine tram garaging location • Determine source of trams & time • Determine source of trams & time

Next Steps Next Steps • Where to from here ? • Where to from here ? • Community briefing and consultation • Community briefing and consultation • Traffic Committee input • Traffic Committee input • Engage consultants / suitable staff • Engage consultants / suitable staff • Business Plan • Business Plan • Prepare preliminary detailed costing • Prepare preliminary detailed costing analysis for track construction and analysis for track construction and timeframe, including volunteer input timeframe, including volunteer input • Prepare track layout plans for • Prepare track layout plans for construction construction

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