The Warsaw event saw 26 teams compete across a series of demanding tasks, inspired - to varying degrees - by tram drivers’ day-to-day tasks.
Daniel Bowen, a spokesperson for the Public Transport Users Association, said it was “an unusual event in the pantheon of world sports”.
In 2022, Australia was the first ever non-European country chosen to participate.
Melbourne is set to host the next event in 2027.
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The Warsaw event saw 26 teams compete across a series of demanding tasks, inspired - to varying degrees - by tram drivers’ day-to-day tasks.
In smooth stop and go, drivers travelled with a bowl of water attached to the front of the tram – with points deducted for every drop spilled. Other precision tasks involved speed control at 25 km/h, target braking, tram bowling, lateral distance, basketball, a stop with the second door, and a reverse ride guided by whistle commands.
Daniel Bowen, a spokesperson for the Public Transport Users Association, said it was “an unusual event in the pantheon of world sports”.
“It’s pretty entertaining,” he said, and an opportunity to look for inspiration from great other tram systems around the world.
In 2022, Australia was the first ever non-European country chosen to participate. Had they won, the trophy would have gone “straight to the pool room”, Cavanagh said.
Melbourne is set to host the next event in 2027.
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