tramTRACKER® Online
As well as accessing tramTRACKER® from every page of this website, you can download a desktop gadget or widget to your PC or Mac. You can also use tramTRACKER® from an Internet-enabled mobile phone or any device with Internet access.
yarratrams.com.au
You can use tramTRACKER® from any page of the Yarra Trams website. Visit yarratrams.com.au and you'll see the green tramTRACKER® panel on every page.
tramTRACKER® webPID
You can now have your own Passenger Information Display (PID) unit for any tram stop on the Yarra Trams network. Just point your browser (all major browsers are supported) to: webpids.tramtracker.com.au
Supported Browsers
- Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8
- Safari 3.2 or higher
- Operate 9.6 or higher
- Firefox 3.0 or higher
- Google Chrome 2.0 or higher
Desktop gadgets and widgets
Above: A Passenger Information Display (PID) as seen at Platform Stops and now available on your desktop.
tramTRACKER® can be downloaded and added to your desktop as a gadget or widget. Gadgets and widgets allow you to have your own customisable Passenger Information Display (PID) on your desktop, showing the arrival times of the next three trams for any stop you choose. The PID looks just like those installed at tram stops, but can be customised to show the stop near your house, your work or any stop on the network.
Please choose your computer's operating system from the menu below to find out more about the tramTRACKER® gadget or widget that's right for your desktop:
Windows Windows 7 / Vista Gadget Version 1.1
- Works on any Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer
- Browse to find stops
- Filter PID based on route number and low floor
- Displays disruption and special event messages
- Low floor and air conditioning indicator
- Minimises when not in use
Yahoo Widget Version 1.1
- Requires the Yahoo Widget engine to be installed
- Does not support browsing to find a stop. Enter the tracker ID directly.
- Filter PID based on Route Number and Low Floor
- Displays Disruption and Special Event messages
- Low floor and air conditioning indicator
- Minimises when not in use
Download the Yahoo! Widget here
Google Gadget Version 1.1
- Requires Google Desktop to be installed
- Does not support browsing to find a stop. Enter the tracker ID directly.
- Filter PID based on Route Number and Low Floor
- Displays Disruption and Special Event messages
- Low floor and air conditioning indicator
- Minimises when not in use
Download the Google Gadget here
Linux
- The tramTRACKER® gadget requires glibc 2.3.2 or newer and gtk+ 2.2.0 or newer, and requires that you first download Google Desktop.
Mac OS X Widget Version 1.1
- Works on any Mac OSX desktop running 10.4 or newer
- Simple installation
- Flip the PID to change settings
- Browse to find stops
- Filter PID based on route number and low floor
- Displays disruption and special event messages
- Low floor and air conditioning indicator
- Multiple PIDs can be run at the same time to show real-time information for several tram stops.
- Hidden when not in use
Mobile Internet
If your mobile phone or handheld device has Internet access, you can use your web browser to get free real-time tram arrival information with tramTRACKER®
Just visit http://www.tramtracker.com
It you already know your Tracker Stop ID, just enter the number to show when the next three trams are due to arrive at your nominated stop. If you want to specify trams for a particular destination, you can also enter the route number. You can also specify whether you want tramTRACKER® to provide low floor tram information only. There is also a Tracker Stop ID finder.
You can try it now by visiting http://www.tramtracker.com on this computer.
For information about using tramTRACKER® on your iPhone or iPod touch, please click here

