On the tram from Box Hill to Port Melbourne, a young woman grieves for her beloved late uncle. As she considers the inheritance he left her and her brother — a house in the Tasmanian forest for the two siblings to live the full life that he could not — the tramline traces the path of their time together over the years. As her memories unfold, and the past catches up with the present, it becomes clear that her brother has different plans for the gifted house, and that the death of their uncle may not have been an expected tragedy...

The optimum place to listen to it is on the route 109 tram, starting at stop 58, Box Hill Central, and ending at stop 129, Beacon Cove, but it can be listened to on any tram at any time.

Credits

Written and read by Fiona Hardy
Commissioned by David Ryding
Edited by Elizabeth Flux
Recorded at the State Library of Victoria
Produced by Beth Atkinson-Quinton
With music by Steve Hearne

Tramlines is a podcast created by Broadwave in partnership with the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office.

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