Tram driver done for speeding

A tram driver in Melbourne has been given an on-the-spot fine after he was caught speeding.

A traffic policeman with a laser radar gun clocked the tram at 57km/h in a 40km/h zone, reports the Australian.

"It's the first time that a member has detected a speeding tram. He said it was quite unusual," a traffic police spokeswoman said. The officer said the tram driver was "co-operative", the spokeswoman added. "There was no animosity," she said.

The driver was fined the equivalent of £85 and will lose three points from his normal driver's licence.

Yarra Trams spokesman Colin Tyrus said the driver also would be counselled by the company and would be subject to an internal disciplinary process.

"There's no exception for tram drivers to the speed limit," Mr Tyrus said.