When Angus Bergman posted on Facebook that Melbourne had the largest tram network in the world and - “also, because we are hipster as shit and drink lattes out of avocados, we also paint our trams and make them artsy” - there was a lot of love but also a frisson of rivalry.

One commentator pointed out that while Melbourne has the “largest current” network, some European cities came pretty close and “Philadelphia had y’all beat before they scrapped most of them in the '60s”. (He quickly apologised after being upbraided for his passive-aggressive comment.)

Meet the NUMTOTS: Luke Snelling, Mitchell Sheldrick, Adam Chandler, Matthew Rossi and Andrew Chia (Left to right) Credit:Justin McManus

Welcome to New Urbanist Memes for Transit-Oriented Teens (NUMTOT), a Facebook meme group, whose more than 130,000 members are, to quote one of their own favourite expressions, “gay for public transport” (translation: love public transport.)

Any content, meme or otherwise, relating to cities, public transport and urban planning is welcome although the ground rules warn: “We are not explicitly Leftbook, but we are certainly left-leaning. We won’t ban you for being a capitalist, but don't expect us to defend you either.”