the ride of our lives.
First of all I would like to congratulate you for initiating and organising such a colourful event. It’s AWESOME !!! SIMPLY AWESOME !! And the ride in W11 Tram is beyond expressing in words .
All I can say that I have never had such a vibrant ride in my whole life. I am from Karachi and have travelled frequently on buses in Karachi including the W11 route but W11 Tram ride was unique and wonderful.
The ride across the Melbourne CBD took only 30 minutes but left an impression impossible to erase. The decor of the tram was impeccable with Urdu calligraphy on the doors, Paranda hanging from side mirrors, glittering Jhalars on the tram ceiling with illustration of Nazuk Hasina drawn with colourful stickers on the window. The ambiance inside the Tram reflected true picture of a W11 minibus from Karachi with seat covers decorated with intricate designs, loud music of Noor Jehan’s popular songs and a collage of flickering lights and floral patterns clad in chamak patti. The topping of the cake was an Australian tram conductor chanting Kemari, Plaza, Jaama, Teenhatti, Lalookhet, New Karachi.
W11 Tram is a masterpiece in motion. It will not only win smiles for Pakistanis but will also be a source of delight for Australians and Melbournians in particular who have developed a knack for relishing diversity and multicultralism.
I have nothing to add further but have a message for those who haven't been on the W11 TRAM yet “Mate it’s a bloody ripper!
- Khalid
We were just discussing last nights ride on W-11 in Melbourne, and we were saying that it was one of the best rides of our lives.
- Sophie
Comments
Sensational. Keep bringing it out for regular trips. Don't let it fade away.
Brilliant decoration. So uplifting and joy-FULL. People in Australia DO appreciate such arts projects, no matter how philistine our governments may be. LONG LIVE THE KARACHI TRAM. Get rid of all that filthy advertising and let local and international ARTISTS decorate all our trams.
Thankyou Nusrat Iqbal, Muhammed Arshad, Muhammad Nadeem and Safdar Ali for your ART.
Loved it. Please keep it going. I met some really great people on W-11. I had a ball especially dancing with belly dancing girls! And music was great. Where can I get in touch with the girls?
Hey Bracksy! BUY this fantastic tram with our taxes (don't mind this time) and keep some extra culture in this great tram city. Great work fellas!
wow what a ride!! Music, dancing and happy people, could this possibly be the new look of the Melbourne tram ways? Thanks to Rob for giving me some insight into how the tram got decorated and for running all those errands and odd jobs to make it all happen....
What an experience for Melbourne. Multiculturalism as art, defying the nay sayers!
DD
Wish we had something along those lines in Sydney too!! Seems too cool, good for Pakistani residents in Melby!! we are sooo missing out on it :(
Being on the tram made me smile, and seeing people dancing to the music and looking happy made me happy too. I wish the tram could stay forever in Melbourne.
AOA
IT WAS FUN FUN FUN AND FUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN AND I AM PROUD TO BE PAKISTANI.THE BEST THING WAS PAKISTANI PUNJABI MUSIC THAT MADE EVERYONE DANCE & LAUGH. FLOWERS,POETRY, LIGHTS,BEADS,COLOURS REMIND ME OF BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES OF PAKISTANI BUSES.AUSTRALIANS ALSO ENJOYED THIS WORK OF ART. I WAS VERY EXCITED TO SEE THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON HOLD HIS MOBILE PHONE CAMERA TO TAKE A SHOT.
I HOPE IN FUTURE, WE WILL SEE MORE EXCITING THINGS IN MELBOURNE FROM PAKISTANI CULTURE.
AOA
IT WAS FUN FUN FUN AND FUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN AND I AM PROUD TO BE PAKISTANI.THE BEST THING WAS PAKISTANI PUNJABI MUSIC THAT MADE EVERYONE DANCE & LAUGH. FLOWERS,POETRY, LIGHTS,BEADS,COLOURS REMIND ME OF BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES OF PAKISTANI BUSES.AUSTRALIANS ALSO ENJOYED THIS WORK OF ART. I WAS VERY EXCITED TO SEE THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON HOLD HIS MOBILE PHONE CAMERA TO TAKE A SHOT. I HOPE IN FUTURE, WE WILL SEE MORE EXCITING THINGS IN MELBOURNE FROM PAKISTANI CULTURE.
If Yarra Trams are interested in attracting passengers, they should make ALL of their trams available to local/international artists to be decorated like this. After riding this tram, I never want to ride an ordinary tram again!
thanks to all the people involved who organised such a great stuff. i showed all these pic to my mates..they absoutly loved it .. we wish we could have ride... :(
I have been looking for this tram ever since I saw it on the news. Finally today, already arriving very late at work it apporached me...going in the wrong direction. I jumped in anyway. So beautiful, so much fun, such a great project. More of this please. Let's get advertising off the trams and bring back the artist trams projects. Am spreading the word with transport planners. Congratulations.
yeah i liked it .... it was wonderful journey around the city .. most of all the Punjabi music fasinated me alot. i wish i could travel every day on it. i hope this tram would stay long after the games and recalling us back home.. congrajs to all the team and supporters..
I am so happy to see that tram in the shape of W-11 that is same like our public transport in karachi. i am very thanxful of those people who did that work for special event of common wealth games and through that we can promote our tradition, culture and nation. now we can see something from our country here in melbourne.
Rais
I was amazed that paki are still alive in Australia....
this magical stuff is amazing. They just did something which wasn't fare: they made a unique tram which every one liked.
by Momin
After hearing that there was a tram in Melbourne that had been converted into a replica of W-11 (Giyara), I was eager to have a look. When I finally did get a chance to see it - I was amazed and astonished! It has been 10 years since I left Karachi, Pakistan. When I sat in the tram with the music and decorations all around, it brought back many great memories. Thanks to all those involved in bringing a touch of Karachi to Melbourne. Bahut Bahut Shukreya!!!
amazing stuff! i went to city and a saw this lovely tram which reminded me pakistan as i haven't been back to my home country for five years. i am thanxfull to all of yous who's brought this wonderful art over here in melbourne. and i hope everyone likes it as i heard inside the tram people were screaming " this is wicked"
What is that at the end of Flinders Street? An ambulance? All those flashing lights! As it gets closer I realise it's a tram. Spruiking for some product, no doubt. No it's not. What an extraordinary tram! What a wonderful reflection of the Pakistani people (hello to the boys at East Box Hill Cricket Club). All that colour, all that noise. It's not often one catches a tram and is truly transported.
first of all i'd like thanks to the that party who create that good idea for promoting our country,tradition and culture here in melbourne. i would sugest to govt of pakistan that they should do these sort of promotion during that type of events in all over the world and promote our country and his nationality. we love our country. being a pakistani i like that we have something for promoting the nation.
Pakistan Zinda Abasd
Rais from Melbourne
I took my kids on a 'normal' tram the day after the tram launch. I was unable to get my son off the pole at the door and my daughter off the swinging straps. They have reclaimed the spaces they think are rightfully theirs.
All the world is their playground.
Amen
I feel envious... I missed that tram (and the ride of my life?) from Melbourne to Karachi and back...while I was looking for it I asked whether people had seen it: "No", "No - don't know what you're talking about", and then "Yeah! - I almost crashed into them, it looks amazing, I wish I was driving that one" - said one excited trammie, but he couldn't tell me where it was now...