While the Committee for Brisbane’s Liveability Survey indicated trams were a highly requested transport method by residents, it’s unlikely trams will return to Brisbane.
Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk acknowledged the “romance” surrounding trams, but said that it wasn’t a realistic transport method for Brisbane streets.
Standard trams require a width of 7.5 metres for the tracks, and 14 metres for the stations, a distance which would close many of Brisbane’s narrow streets, including Anne Street.