After more than three decades driving trams up and down Swanston Street, Richard Augustus says the CBD has changed before his eyes. But the reasons he loves his job have not.
abc.net.au/news/melbourne-tram-driver-richard-augustus-loves-job-30-years/101683720Walking up to the Malvern tram, three men can be seen standing at the entrance wearing high-vis — one of them is Richard Augustus.
Over the years Mr Augustus has watched the street transform outside his tram window, including the construction of Melbourne Central shopping centre, accessible tram stops and now the suburban rail loop."We're very pleased we are playing a big role in getting people to and from the city."Mr Augustus migrated to Australia from India in 1989. At first, he worked for a supermarket and then at Ford.
Six months earlier one of his older brothers had started working for the tramways and several people from his family followed. "Over the years a lot of passengers have got to know me by name, and we know them by name because they are the regulars," he said.
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