Melbourne’s first cable tram began service on the 11 November 1885, running from Spencer Street in the CBD to Bridge Road in Richmond. What began as a marvel of 19-century engineering would become one of the most defining pieces of urban infrastructure in Australia.   The birth of a network  In the late 1800s, Melbourne was booming and required a reliable and efficient transport system to serve the rapidly growing population.  Melbourne’s cable tram system was created by Fran

The 2025 QMPPR is the definitive guide to the major engineering and infrastructure projects in Queensland over the next decade, with a special focus on the next five years to 2029/30. Highlights & Key Numbers The five-year pipeline: $127.5 billion , up from $103.9 billion in 2024, including Games Infrastructure. Funded projects total $78.1 billion , up 21.7% from 2024. Unfunded works now represent $49.4 billion  (38.7 % of the total pipeline). Cost escalation remains high: ex

On November 7, 1940, just four months after it opened, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington State collapsed in spectacular fashion. A steady 67km/h wind sent the elegant suspension bridge into violent oscillations until its mid-span tore apart and fell into the Narrows below. No lives were lost that day, but the event shook the engineering world. The collapse became one of the most famous failures in modern history – captured on film, studied in classrooms, and referenced