W7 Class Tram #1020 "City of Vienna"
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
W class trams are family of electric trams built by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board between 1923 and 1956. Over the 33 years of production, 752 vehicles spanning 12 sub-classes were constructed, the majority at the MMTB's Preston Workshops.
A small fleet continue to operate on the tramway network of Melbourne, Australia, where they are used on the City Circle tourist route, the North Richmond to Prahran / St Kilda Beach route (routes 78/79), the St Vincents Plaza to Docklands route (route 30) and the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant service. The W class tram is a cultural icon to Melbourne, those that remain in Melbourne are classified by the National Trust of Australia.
As well as Melbourne, W class trams operate on tourist and heritage systems across the world. A number of older variants have been withdrawn from service and later sent to cities such as Copenhagen, Savannah and Seattle, and private enthusiasts.
Today 38 W class trams are in service on the Melbourne tram network, 12 run on the zero-fare City Circle tourist route, and 26 are used in revenue service. In revenue service they operate on route 30 along La Trobe Street, 78 North Richmond to Prahran and 79 North Richmond to St Kilda Beach. In addition, Yarra Trams has 26 W-class trams stored operational in "ready reserve".
Three W6 class trams have been converted for use on the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant service which operate three meal services daily, the services can operate across the metropolitan system.
As at 2011 a further 175 were in store at Newport Workshops and Preston Workshops.
Forty W7-class trams were built in 1955/56 for operation on new Bourke Street routes (routes 86 and 96). Originally 70 were ordered but the number was cut to 40 following a change of government at the 1955 state election. They were very similar to the preceding W6 class, but with upholstered seats throughout. As of December 2013, 9 remain in service with Yarra Trams with another 4 stored operational in "ready reserve".
W7 Class Tram #1020 "City of Vienna"
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
W class trams are family of electric trams built by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board between 1923 and 1956. Over the 33 years of production, 752 vehicles spanning 12 sub-classes were constructed, the majority at the MMTB's Preston Workshops.
A small fleet continue to operate on the tramway network of Melbourne, Australia, where they are used on the City Circle tourist route, the North Richmond to Prahran / St Kilda Beach route (routes 78/79), the St Vincents Plaza to Docklands route (route 30) and the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant service. The W class tram is a cultural icon to Melbourne, those that remain in Melbourne are classified by the National Trust of Australia.
As well as Melbourne, W class trams operate on tourist and heritage systems across the world. A number of older variants have been withdrawn from service and later sent to cities such as Copenhagen, Savannah and Seattle, and private enthusiasts.
Today 38 W class trams are in service on the Melbourne tram network, 12 run on the zero-fare City Circle tourist route, and 26 are used in revenue service. In revenue service they operate on route 30 along La Trobe Street, 78 North Richmond to Prahran and 79 North Richmond to St Kilda Beach. In addition, Yarra Trams has 26 W-class trams stored operational in "ready reserve".
Three W6 class trams have been converted for use on the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant service which operate three meal services daily, the services can operate across the metropolitan system.
As at 2011 a further 175 were in store at Newport Workshops and Preston Workshops.
Forty W7-class trams were built in 1955/56 for operation on new Bourke Street routes (routes 86 and 96). Originally 70 were ordered but the number was cut to 40 following a change of government at the 1955 state election. They were very similar to the preceding W6 class, but with upholstered seats throughout. As of December 2013, 9 remain in service with Yarra Trams with another 4 stored operational in "ready reserve".