Sydney Light Rail - 2114 - a photo on Flickriver

            Sydney, NSW, Australia; Light rail is one of the four major public transport modes serving the city of Sydney, Australia, the others being train, bus and ferry. The network presently consists of a single 12.8-kilometre (8 mi) line of 23 stations. Early works have commenced on a second line.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Sydney developed an extensive tram network, which grew to be one of the largest in the world. The increasing rate of private car ownership and the perception that trams contributed to traffic congestion led to the progressive replacement of tram services with buses, with the final section of the tram network closing in February 1961.
In the 1980s and 1990s, the inner city areas of Darling Harbour and Pyrmont were the subject of an urban renewal program. In 1988 the Sydney Monorail opened, connecting Darling Harbour to the Central Business District. With poor integration between the monorail and other transport modes, and the increasing redevelopment of the Pyrmont peninsula - including the establishment of Sydney's first legal casino - it was decided to convert a disused section of the Metropolitan Goods railway line into a light rail line. A section of track between Pyrmont and Haymarket was upgraded and a new on-street section constructed to link the line to Central railway station. The line opened in August 1997 as the Sydney Light Rail.
   

Taken in: Australia / New South Wales / Sydney / Sydney South (show map)

Taken on: August 24, 2014

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Camera: Canon EOS 70D, f/10.0, 1/125 sec, 29mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 70D
Aperture:	f/10.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	29mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Landscape
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	PaintShop Pro 17.00
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