With the closure of the St Kilda and Port Melbourne Railways in 1987, there was a lot of protest and discussion about what happens next.

Watch on to find out more about the Southern Transport Link Feasibility study and how it planned to bring trams all the way into the platforms at Flinders Street Station!

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MORE INFORMATION

Southern Public Transport Link Feasibility Study Report: https://philam.github.io/archive/sout...

What Flinders Street Station Could Have Looked Like:    • Video  

My website: https://philipmallis.com

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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this video was filmed, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong people. I pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and their extensive and continuing connection to land, water and country.
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