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Cool art project of a Melbourne tram decorated as a Karachi bus

February 8, 2009 By James Clark 4 Comments

Cool art project of a Melbourne tram decorated as a Karachi bus

The W-11 is the name of the bus route in Karachi, Pakistan, where the buses are ornately decorated by the bus owners.

As part of Festival Melbourne2006, which was running during the 2006 Commonwealth Games, a team of Karachi vehicle decorators have transformed a regular Melbourne tram into a W-11 Karachi style mini-bus. The W-11 is running along the city circle route in the CBD of Melbourne and the tram ride is free.

W-11 Karachi - Melbourne Tram

The tram is decked out in flowers and layers of cut out vibrant vinyl patterns and covered in flashing LCD lighting. Then there is the music. Loud popular music from Pakistan complement this amazing project to complete the W-11 experience.

W-11 Tram Interior

Read more about the project here: W-11 Karachi to Melbourne.

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: australia, melbourne, public art, tram

Comments

  1. Cameron says

    February 15, 2017 at 3:58 am

    That’s so cool! They should have kept it running as a tourist attraction.

    Reply
  2. Denise Hammond says

    April 3, 2017 at 1:02 pm

    This would be great if it was permanent!

    Reply
  3. Ekaterina says

    August 31, 2021 at 10:12 am

    Hello, we’d like to use some photos from this article in the travel show “The world inside out”. Please contact to me to discuss this possibility

    Reply

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