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Fake Yarra Trams

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The real news from a fake perspective, about tram life in Melbourne. Account also often hijacked by Depot Cat.

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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 3h
We’re still a little confused about the timetable now that the clocks have changed. Just give us six months and we’ll have trams running on time again. And while we’re at it, how hard is it to save daylight anyway when interest rates just went up? Give us a break! #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’ve spent all night trying to set this thing to Daylight Saving Time, and I still have no idea when it starts. All I know is that every time I do this, my automatic feeder goes off, so I’m going to keep doing it. ~Depot Cat
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As the wet weather and flooding continues around the network, now is a great time to pick up your #YarraTrams Floaties. Available onboard any tram for the very fair and reasonable surge pricing of $149.99 a pair. Get them for the whole family today!
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There is a bit of flooding around the network, so I’m having to take extreme measures to get to the kebab shop. Whichever one of you humans is responsible for the rain, I’m giving you an extra scratching. ~Depot Cat
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Throwback Thursday: Dec. 2007 it was a late night, and Depot Cat had stolen a tram to go on a Kebab Crawl. Even now we still can’t get the smell of garlic sauce out of the vehicle. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Had to bring the kids into work today, so they are writing today’s #YarraTrams posts: “Farts! I’m hungry. This is boring. Why does mummy say not to talk about Uncle Tommy visiting when you’re not home? Where is Depot Cat? I don’t like trams.”
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A driver in Adelaide has attempted to extend the line further up Port Rd, but didn’t get very far. We won’t employ them here at #YarraTrams, but are bringing them on as an external consultant, so that we have plausible deniability if they do it on our network. 📸Kane’s Trains
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Tram Cops today are targeting any interstaters still hanging around after the Grand Final. You won’t be fined, but you will be made to make a hook turn repeatedly until you get it right, while listening to a hipster barista talk about the origin of their coffee beans. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Daylight Saving Time starts next Sunday, so to prepare everyone for it, we’re running trams an hour early, or an hour late today. We can never remember which way the clocks change, so we’ve covering both bases. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ish not drunk, jist sleepy. Ged me anutta beer. ~Depot Cat
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ignore everything I said earlier, you read it wrong. I’m glad my team won, so you now owe me a kebab. Well done Lions. ~Depot Cat
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
**DRAFT** Well done to [winning team] for winning the 2026 AFL Grand Final, what an amazing game to beat [losing team]. We always knew you could do it. Congratulations from everyone here st #YarraTrams **DO NOT POST UNTIL AFTER THE GAME**
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I predict that Freo are going to win today. If I’m right, you owe me a kebab. If I’m wrong, you owe me a kebab to help drown my sorrows. ~Depot Cat #AFLGF2026
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Due to the ongoing wet weather, we are putting into action our special flood tram, to help get people to the Grand Final. #YarraTrams #AFLGF2026
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It’s finally here, the biggest day on the footy calendar. The Great Kick To Kick of a Showbag footy on the Grand Arena at the Royal Melbourne Show. We’re putting on extra trams to get you there, so it’s a good thing no other major events are on in Melbourne today. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
To all the Freo fans in the city, the buses are so smooth because you’re actually riding on a tram. You probably can’t see the wheels due to your neck being stuck looking up at all the tall buildings. To the Lions fans, we’ll talk slower for you, bloody Queenslanders. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The AFL Grand Final parade is on today, so we’re taking votes on which player needs to do a Graham Polak and miss the game. You have until 10:30 to decide, and then a Z goes rogue. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Throwback Thursday: Aug 2026 Sick of unruly passengers, we told them they had won a free DVD player, and just needed to travel on these trams to get their prize. Instead they ended up in tram gaol, awaiting deportation to Metro Trains Frankston services. #YarraTrams 📸Marcus Wong
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Throwback Thursday: W3.654 was hit by a truck at St Kilda & Commercial Rd corner in May 1961. It was pushed on a 45 degree angle off its trucks and was immediately withdrawn from service. The truck driver was not charged after stating “Sorry Mate, I didn’t see you”. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Annoying Passenger Index today is 12.8 Extreme. So for the safety of our staff they won’t be answering any questions, eg “Does this Elizabeth St tram go to Market?”, “What stop do I get off for the Airport?” or “Does this tram go first or the one behind it?” #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
As part of his Brownlow Medal win, Nick Daicos has free travel for a year, on any tram servicing Docklands. Of course as a Collingwood player, he wouldn’t know where that is, because they never leave the MCG. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#YarraTrams finished second last at the European Tram Driver championship, and we blame it in the team name, the Tramaroos. Why are they not called The Hook Turns? You can’t get anymore Melbourne than that.
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I’ve been disqualified from the 12th European Tram Driver Championships. I guess I overdid it with the performance enhancing catnip, and ended up becoming a tram, and they refused to let me drive myself. Anyway, watch all the humans fail here: www.youtube.com/live/R1PeT9Z... ~Depot Cat
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Extra Footy Trams this week are only needed for tomorrow’s Hawthorn game. But given we closed Hawthorn Depot in 1965, there will be no Extra Footy Trams for the match. But you can still visit the Melbourne Tram Museum at the Depot, that’s far better than the footy. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Throwback Thursday: c.1960 L.103 & W.681 (and another tram) at the Essendon Airport terminus. Back then airport security was much tighter, you could only wander about anywhere you wanted to, if you wore a suit and tie. But then the counterculture hippies ruined that. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Passenger comfort is aways a priority at #YarraTrams. With today being a particularly cold day, we’ve set the tram air conditioning (where fitted) to the Cold setting, so the tram knows what the outside temperature is. It’s just another example of how we care for you all.
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Transport Victoria have proposed a new unified uniform design, for all train, tram, and bus operators in the State. While there has been some pushback, here at #YarraTrams we think they look rad man. So groovy.
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Over the weekend some moron drove into the side of a Bendigo tram. This proves two things: 1. It’s not our fault, car drivers hit trams everywhere. 2. Avoid visiting Bendigo, the streets are dangerous. Stay in Melbourne to get your tram fix. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What do you mean your slushee tastes like cat’s pee? Don’t blame me if you can’t follow a recipe. By the way, do you like my new kitty litter unit? It helps to keep my bottom cool when I’m using it. Such a great innovation. ~Depot Cat
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We’ve been asked to put on Extra Footy Trams to the MCG this morning, but checking the fixture and the finals are interstate this week. Fine then, we’ll chuck a couple of extra Z’s on the road, and say we did the job. It’s not like 100,000 are going to show up. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Throwback Thursday: Sept. 2019, W2.496, meets younger recruit SW6.916 by the Ferry Building in San Francisco, USA. It’s the first time Muni’s two Melbourne trams operated side-by-side in service, obviously playing as Defensive linebackers. #YarraYrams 📸Adolfo Echeverry
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
At #YarraTrams we are fully in favour of the Government’s algorithm bans. It’s about time people’s feeds weren’t filled up with issues on our network, and endless examples of how privatisation doesn’t benefit the community in way at all, and is nothing but a profit grab.
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Tram Cops today are targeting anyone from the USA here for the NFL game. Due to your President driving up fuel prices, trams are overloaded, forcing the Tram Cops to do more work. You will be fined, because we have the freedom to fine you. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
That’s one way to say you’re offering more services on more tracks. Hahaha! Hang on a moment, we just had a great idea. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
It’s Father’s Day today, and I know many of you don’t have a father, so today I’ll fill that role. Now hurry up and bring me my presents while I sit here on the couch and tell you how much of a disappointment you are. ~Depot Cat
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
No I’m not “too fat and need to lay off the kebabs” as you say, I’m rehearsing for my role as the basketball in the Space Jam vs The Harlem Globetrotters movie. It’s a pivotal role. ~Depot Cat
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Reports from overnight of the first incident of an idiot driver crashing into a G Class tram. Investigators are perplexed as to how this moron is the first man to find the G spot. We’ll continue to look into this, and update further. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Throwback Thursday: Early 2000’s, W7.1000 in the “blood in my poo” colour scheme runs on the now abandoned tracks on Harbour Esplanade. Unfortunately the rest of Docklands hasn’t been abandoned, so trams still service the area, now running down the middle of the road. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Every driver at #YarraTrams has to be medically fit to drive, and we don’t take any shortcuts in making sure everyone is good to go. Which is why we put our trust in the services of Dr Ticksalltheboxes, who is in no way related to anyone who hangs around the depot being annoying.
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
It’s the first day of Spring, so Tram Cops are targeting anyone with a spring in their step. They don’t see why anyone should be happy about it getting warmer. It means they can’t wear their big jackets that make them look more menacing and tougher. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Have you seen the G class tram out and about? We’re a bit worried after it went out on the weekend with some older trams and never came home. We don’t want it getting into any trouble, or mixing with the wrong crowd, like Fake Metro Trains and their shenanigans. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Due to a bunch of whinging white manbabies having a cry today about how they can’t wear pointy white hats or something, tram services on Flinders Street are disrupted. Services will resume after they finish gloating about their micro penises. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The world lost a hero of mine this week. I’ll miss you Tim, you were always kind to cats, and annoying to humans in your roles. ~Depot Cat
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
You can’t park there mate! The joys of Route 30. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Today is Wear it Purple day, which strives to foster supportive, safe, empowering and inclusive environments, and to celebrate diversity and young people from the LGBTQIA+ community. If you have an issue with this, never catch a tram again. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Throwback Thursday: May 19, 2025. In honour of Dolly, we don’t throwback very far, with D1.3506 advertising the Dolly Parton musical comedy Here You Come Again in Queens Way. Photo: Ian Green. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
To honour the passing of Dolly Parton, tram services today will only operate 9-5. #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Tram Cops today are targeting anyone getting on a tram and doing the wet dog shake. You won’t be fined, but you will have your favourite tennis ball taken from you, not given any treats or allowed on the couch, and not told who is a good boy for the rest of the day. #YarraYrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Work to rebuild the Brunswick Depot continues. We have rejected all Union demands, on the grounds of them being unreasonable. The surveillance cameras in the women’s change-room remain, and who really needs hot and cold running water, when you’re driving trams? #YarraTrams
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Fake Yarra Trams @fakeyarratrams.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The evidence is clearly there. Depot Dog thrusting his fur into my mouth, trying to suffocate me with his shedding. Send help, send kebabs, send in the armed forces! This tyrant must be stopped immediately. ~Depot Cat
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