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W-class Melbourne tram

The W-class trams are a family of electric trams built by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) 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.

W-class
W6 992 on Victoria Street
ManufacturerMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board
AssemblyHolden Body Builders
Holden Street Workshops
James Moore & Sons
Preston Workshops
Constructed1923–1956
Number built752
Number in service11 in Melbourne on City Circle services
Fleet numbers219–1040 (not all numbers in that range are used by W classes)
Depot(s)Southbank
Specifications
Electric system(s)600 V DC (nominal) from overhead catenary
Current collector(s)Trolley pole or pantograph
UIC classificationBo′Bo′
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

A small fleet continue to operate on the tramway network of Melbourne, Australia, where they are used on the City Circle tourist route. The W-class tram is a cultural icon to Melbourne: those that remain in the city 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 A number of older variants have been withdrawn from service and later sent to cities such as Copenhagen, San Francisco, Savannah and Seattle, and by private enthusiasts. In 2018, 134 W-class trams were offered to the Australian public for new uses.[1]

As of December 2021, only 11 W class trams remain in service in Melbourne, all of which are W8 trams operating on the City Circle tram route.[2]

History Edit

 
A W5 class tram, 1969

W-class trams were introduced to Melbourne in 1923 as a new standard design. They had a dual bogie layout and were characterised by a substantial timber frame supplanted by a steel underframe, a simple rugged design, and fine craftsmanship (particularly the older models). The W class was the mainstay of Melbourne's tramways system for 60 years. A total of 752 trams of all variants were built.

The original variant (W) was a typical Drop-centre design tram, which was also used in Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, and later Bendigo, Ballarat and Geelong following movements of earlier Melbourne trams. The W1 was created with no centre doors, and changed to the W2 design, which all earlier Ws were upgraded to. A handful were upgraded to the SW2 design with sliding doors, which were followed by the unsuccessful W3 and W4 designs. All were supplemented in the late 1930s by 120 W5 (or "Clyde") class trams with wider cabins, and more powerful motors. However, they were notorious for being difficult to drive smoothly. After this came the SW5, initially only the last ten W5 trams fitted with sliding doors before entering service, but by the 1990s the majority of the W5 fleet, having been upgraded. The SW6 followed on, and became the most popular W-class tram with crews and passengers alike, because they were fast, smooth and comfortable, compared with earlier W variants. After experimentation with a PCC streetcar, construction of Ws resumed in 1951, with more SW6 and later W6 and the final 40 W-class trams (W7) emerging from Preston Workshops by 1956, when the need to provide something more capable of dealing with Olympic Games crowds than Bourke Street's buses prompted the last expansion of the network.

In April 1971, W7 1024 became the first tram to carry all over advertising livery when it was painted for the State Electricity Commission of Victoria, followed by Heinz (June 1971), Preston Market (August 1971), and Channel 0 (October 1971). It was fitted with 400 light bulbs on its roofline.[3] It was joined by W6 900 in 1973.[4] In 1977 W2 546 was fitted with an experimental Siemens pantograph.[5]

The W7 class with its pneumatic sliding doors and softer suspension proved popular with passengers. It was not until the 1990s that the W class was finally considered surplus to rolling stock requirements. Mass withdrawal came with the introduction of the B2 class (although the previous Z and A classes had enabled withdrawal of W2s), with the remaining weather blind trams being removed by 1993, all of the 1980s SW5 conversions besides no.728 (which remained in service until 2011) by 1994, and many SW6/W6/W7 classes. In 1998, all Ws remaining in service were withdrawn due to a strike, and, although unintended, this would become the end for the Ws which were not running on routes 30,78/79 and 35. In 2014, all non-city circle Ws were withdrawn, in 2018, the restaurant trams, and in 2019, the remaining non-W8 class trams. This left only the upgraded sliding door W-class trams, modernised from 2013 onwards, which were designated the W8 class.

Removal from service Edit

In 1992, an official mass withdrawal of the W class was announced by transport minister Alan Brown. That was generally due to the fact that over 200 W class remained in service, while the newer Z-class trams were in storage in varying locations, after being displaced by the newer A and B class vehicles. Protests over the disappearing icons brought about a reconsideration of the withdrawal policy, and it was decided 53 Ws would be retained for tourist purposes. The popular zero-fare City Circle tourist route commenced in April 1994, using 12 of the 53 trams retained.[6]

When the network was privatised in August 1999, 30 W-class trams were allocated to M>Tram and 23 to Yarra Trams.[7]

 
City Circle trams on La Trobe Street

In mid-2000 all operating W-class trams were removed from service following a series of incidents involving brake problems.[8] Some returned to service in May 2001 on the City Circle route, with 25 operating in September 2003. The return of another 30 W-classes was announced in September 2003, but on more limited routes than before their withdrawal from service.[9] All 53 had been returned to service by late 2003.[10][11] The reintroduction followed the installation of new braking systems, speedometers, and the imposition of a 40 km/h speed limit. The trolley poles were subsequently replaced with pantographs.[9]

The condition of the W-class fleet was criticised by the Australian Rail Tram & Bus Industry Union in September 2008, with a demand for the State Government to repair or withdraw them. A Yarra Trams spokesman said that the fleet met maintenance standards, but required more cosmetic work than other trams due to their wooden structure and age.[11]

In January 2010, it was announced by transport minister Martin Pakula that the 26 W-class trams operating the inner city revenue services would be phased out by 2012, claiming that they were no longer suitable for revenue service and would be replaced by more modern trams.[12] This prompted a new campaign from the National Trust of Australia to retain the W-class trams in service.[13] It was also proposed that unused W-class trams could be better utilised by refurbishing and leasing them as "roving ambassadors" to other cities, with the claim that this could generate revenue for investment into the public transport system.[14]

Heritage operations Edit

Following a change in government, in May 2011 $8 million over four years was allocated for the restoration of eight W-class trams, with options for new routes to be considered.[15][16] The restoration is occurring at Preston Workshops (where many W-class trams were originally built), with the resultant tram being dubbed W8s, they are receiving full rebuilds and many upgrades, including modernised braking and suspension.[17] The first, W8 946 entered service in March 2013,[18] while the second, W8 959 returned from 18 months of work performed at Bendigo Tramways in June 2013.[19][20] These have since been joined by W8 957[21] and W8 1010.[22] As at February 2017, 981 and 983 were under overhaul in Bendigo.[23]

As at March 2017, 12 W-class trams are in service on the Melbourne tram network,[24][25] All run on the zero-fare City Circle tourist route at any time during operating hours.[26] The last examples on routes 30, 78 and 79 were withdrawn in late 2013.

Three W6 class trams were converted for use on the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant service which operated three meal services daily. As of October 2018, Yarra Trams has declared the restaurant trams to be too unsafe for use on the network.

Today Edit

In October 2016, the government announced the formation of a reference group to formulate a strategy for the over 237 in store at Newport Workshops.[27]

In 2018, the results of the condition audit were published as part of the Daniel Andrews State Government's Retired Trams Strategy.[28] The audit found there was 237 W-class trams in storage in 2018, with most not in a suitable condition for tourist operations.[28] Of the 237, 17 were operational for use on the City Circle line or the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant, 25 were in good overall condition and suitable for W8 upgrading, six were privately owned, 11 had historical significance, 20 were former Transporting Art trams, and 24 were of poor or incomplete condition but suitable for donors and spares.[28] Trams with historical significance were to be kept and made available to museums, augmenting the 34 W-class trams already on display throughout Victoria. Five trams were kept for potential gifting and nine for other potential future uses. Former art trams were to be kept in storage for future public display.[28]

The balance of trams, 134, had a condition or significance that did not lend itself to being preserved for operations in any way.[28] These trams were offered to the public by the State Government under an expression of interest process, with trams offered for free to schools, community groups and non-profit organisations.[1][29] Private buyers and business could purchase a tram for $1,000 plus the cost of transport, with owners having to explain how they would restore, repurpose and maintain the trams for use.[29] A panel was established to assess applications, with priority given to maintaining public access. Trams were expected to be used for purposes like cafes or classrooms.[29]

More than 1,500 applications were received through the process.[30] The first two W-Class trams to leave Newport Workshop under the process were acquired by the City of Launceston in Tasmania in 2019 to be restored and used in a public space.[30][31]

Preservation Edit

The W-class tramcars are highly popular trams in preservation, both throughout Australia and around the world.

W-class trams were used in the filming of the HBO mini-series The Pacific, including W3-class tram number 667.[32]

A number of W-class trams have been sent overseas, including five that were sold to Seattle between 1978 and 1993, where they operated as Seattle's own heritage streetcar line, George Benson Waterfront Streetcar Line, between 1982 and 2005. Since 1990, public outrage has forced an embargo to be placed on the sale of these trams to any overseas interest. Three of these trams have been sold to Loop Trolley for use in St. Louis.

In February 2004, after some years of negotiation, a W6-class tram, Melbourne 930, was shipped to Edmonton as an ambassador for the City of Melbourne. The tram, which is owned by the Edmonton Radial Railway Society, operates as part of the High Level Bridge Streetcar fleet, connecting Old Strathcona to Downtown on 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) of track.[33][34]

The Dallas MATA and the Memphis MATA both run W-class trams on their downtown streetcar services. A highly modified W class tram began running in 2009 along River Street in Savannah, Georgia, its AC motors powered by biodiesel-fueled generators. Memphis MATA Trolley has 10 W-2 and 1 W-5 cars.

In the 1980s W2 520 was bought by the musician and composer Elton John in what he described as one of "my drug-induced moments".[35] John exported the tram to England where it stands in the grounds of Woodside, his country house in Berkshire.[36][37]

 
W6 965 at the Skjoldenæsholm Tram Museum

In 2005 W6 965 was restored at a cost of $25,000 and given as a wedding present from the Victorian Government to Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. Shipping line Maersk transported the tram to Denmark free of charge, waiving the estimated bill of $40,000.[38] It was placed in the custody of the Skjoldenæsholm Tram Museum.[39][40]

Subclasses Edit

W Edit

There were 200 W-class trams built from 1923 to 1926. They could seat 52 passengers with room for 93 people standing.[41] They were built by the MMTB's Holden Street Workshop and Preston Workshops.[42] Some were also built by private companies including James Moore & Sons of South Melbourne, and Holden Body Builders of Adelaide.[42] All 200 were converted to W2s between 1928 and 1933. No. 380 was converted back to original condition in 1988 for the Heritage Fleet.[42] No. 220 is undergoing conversion by the TMSV Bylands from W2 class back to the original W class tram.[43]

W1 Edit

There were 30 W1-class trams built between 1925 and 1928. They were a variation on the W-class trams and used a different seating arrangement. The middle of the tram was open like the earlier cable cars and allowed passengers to get on and off the tram quickly. However, in cold and wet weather the openings were only covered by pull down blinds. Passengers were looking for more comfort and these trams were later converted to the W2 design.[44] Four SW2s have been converted back to W1 in preservation.

W2/SW2 Edit

 
A W2-class tram overloaded with passengers on Brunswick Street, Fitzroy North in 1944

The W2-class was introduced in 1927 and remained in service until its final withdrawal in mid-1987.

The 406-strong class was the backbone of the MMTB's vast fleet during their heyday from the 1940s to 1960s. Most class members had been converted from the earlier W and W1-classes. The trams featured two enclosed saloon areas at either end of the tram and an open "drop-centre" section in the middle. A trademark feature of these vehicles until the 1970s was their uncomfortable wooden bench-style seats, a feature they shared with most other Melbourne trams of that period.

Mechanically, they had four under-floor motors powering two sets of the MMTB's "number one" bogies. The driver's controls were made by Westinghouse, Dick Kerr controllers, and Clyde Engineering controllers. The W2-class also had many variant gears within the tram bogies, the spur-geared W2 classes were notable due to their humming sound.

Two of the W2-class had their roller blind doors converted to sliding doors and were reclassed SW2. Four W1-class were converted directly to SW2-class.

Towards the end of their useful lives, many class members were converted to service (non-passenger) stock such as carborundum rail scrubbers, permanent-way vehicles, railgrinders and breakdown units. A large number of units were also sold to museums and public transport operators in Australia and around the world, with some still running today.

From 1978 until 1982 many W2s were painted by well-known Australian Artists as part of the "Transporting Art" program. In 1981 W2 442 was converted for use with the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant, entering service in November 1982.[45][46] The last W2 to run in regular service in Melbourne ran in December 1987 on route 93 La Trobe Street to Bundoora, although a small number were used well into the early 1990s during extended tram shortages. No.442 was used by the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant until 2006 when it was withdrawn.[47]

While the majority of W2 class trams were sold to private owners or overseas, 26 W2 and 5 SW2 class trams are preserved by heritage tramways in Australia and New Zealand.

W3 Edit

 
Preserved W3 661 in original livery at Lake Wendouree, Ballarat in March 2011

The W3-class trams were built between 1930 and 1934. These were the first trams to use an all steel frame.[48] There were 16 trams built at Preston Workshops.[49] They were built from parts and equipment which had been intended for building Y1-class trams.[50]: 32  They had larger wheels, 33 inches in diameter, which were designed to provide a smoother and quieter ride.[49] These wheels came from scrapped S and T class trams.[50]: 32  These larger wheels made the tram body sit higher, and the floors in the drop centre were ramped to reduce the step into the saloon.[50]: 32 

During the 1960s the trams developed cracks in the frame which held the motors and all were withdrawn from service by 1969.[49]

Four W3 trams (661, 663, 667, 668) are preserved by heritage organisations.[51] Preserved car W3 661 was damaged in an accident involving a motor vehicle on 10 March 2019 in Ballarat. The damage from the accident means that the tram requires extensive repairs to the frame and body.[citation needed]

W4 Edit

 
Preserved W4 671 in advertising livery in Ballarat in December 2012

There were five W4-class trams built between 1933 and 1935. They had a wider body and lower floor than the W3, and had transverse seating in the saloon. They were all withdrawn by 1968.[52] The wider body of the tram meant the drivers found it difficult to see the steps.[50]: 33 

Four W4 trams (670, 671, 673 and 674) are preserved by heritage tramways in Australia.[53]

CW5/W5/SW5 Edit

 
SW5 728 in advertising livery on the corner of Flinders & Market Streets in 2007

Five CW5-class trams, numbered 681 to 685, were built at the Preston Workshops in 1934/35. They had wider bodies, based on the previous W4-class, but utilised electrical equipment recovered from scrapped Maximum Traction C class trams (hence the "C" prefix). They were the only W-class trams with only 2 motors (instead of 4), and were not considered successful. Fleet numbers 686 to 719 were reserved for 34 more of the type using equipment from the remaining C-class trams, but no more were constructed, and all CW5s were converted to standard W5-class trams in 1956.

In 1935, the first of 120 W5-class trams entered service, with the same body as a CW5-class tram, but were equipped with equal-wheel, 4-motor bogies based on those used on the W3- and W4-class trams. Production continued until 1939 and included five CW5-class trams under construction being converted before release to traffic. Many of these W5-class trams were allocated to Essendon and (the new) Brunswick depots as a result of the mid-1930s conversion of the Elizabeth Street cable trams to electric traction. Most cars numbered above 800 had "swept corner" windscreens. From the early 1970s, many cars had their little-used, narrow centre doorways panelled-over, and most had their original windshields replaced with SW6-class types, which had "swept corners" with half-drop side windows, but not all of them received the deeper fascia.

During construction in 1939, the last ten W5-class trams were modified with sliding doors, like as the first of the SW6-class trams which was being built at the same time. They also had metal-framed, full-drop saloon windows with quarter lights. In 1956, W5-class trams 785 and 787 were converted to SW5-class (type 2), following accident damage. Parts from the cancelled order for more W7-class trams were used in the repairs, and the two cars featured half-drop saloon windows, with quarter lights.

An additional 83 W5-class trams were converted to SW5-class (type 3) trams between 1983 and 1986. They were fitted with aluminium sliding doors, but retained their original wooden-framed, full-drop windows.

Apart from those severely damaged in accidents, the first W5 was withdrawn in 1987, and the last in 1994. During the mass withdrawal of W-class trams in 1994–96, the majority of SW5-class trams were retired in preference to the higher numbered trams, ostensibly due to the discovery of asbestos in the controllers.

As of January 2020, there were no SW5 or W5 trams remaining in service, with the majority stored.[54][55] However, nine W5 and three SW5 trams are preserved with heritage tramways in Australia and New Zealand, including a fully restored W5, number 774, on display at Hawthorn Depot.

Fleet numbers Edit

  • CW5 converted to W5: 681 – 685
  • Built as W5: 720 – 839
  • Built as SW5: 840 – 849
  • W5 converted to SW5: 681 – 682, 721 – 734, 736 – 750, 752 – 755, 757 – 760, 764 – 765, 767 – 770, 773, 775 – 777, 780 – 781, 784 – 791, 793, 796 – 797, 800, 802, 805 – 812, 814 – 816, 818 – 819, 824, 828 – 830, 834, 836 – 838

W6/SW6 Edit

 
W6 983 on route 30 on Victoria Parade in October 2004

The SW6-class were introduced in 1939 and were followed by the W6-class which were produced between 1951 and 1955, 150 were built in total. At their introduction, W6-class trams were popular with passengers and crew alike for being fast, smooth and comfortable. The cab controls are the same as of other W-class trams. The first 40 had flip-over wooden seats in the end saloons, the remainder having upholstered bus seats. All had wooden seats in the centre saloon until the 1970s when the entire class was refurbished with upholstered seats throughout.

W6-class trams initially begun as a sub group of the SW6-class trams, but later became their own class. The W6 differed from the SW6 in having quieter wheels and gears plus additional soundproofing.

As of June 2020, no trams are operational in original condition with Yarra Trams, with all of them being converted into W8 trams or stored.[56][57] Two W6 and twelve SW6 trams are in the hands of preservation groups, one of which is used as a café tram in Bendigo. Three SW6-class trams also operate on the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant service.

W7 Edit

Forty W7-class trams were built in 1955/56 for operation on new Bourke Street routes (routes 86 and 96).[58][59] 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.[60] Thirteen had their frames built by Ansair. As of January 2020, none remained in service with Yarra Trams.[61] Six W7 class trams are preserved by heritage groups in Australia and New Zealand.

W8 Edit

 
W8.983 along Victoria Parade.

SW6 922 was partly modernised at Preston Workshops in 1993. It was to be a prototype for rebuilding the remaining SW6 fleet with air conditioning, roller bearings, modern head and tail lights, fluorescent interior lighting, dot-matrix display and pantograph using many of the same components as used in the A2 and B2 class trams. It was designated the W8 class and renumbered 1101. The rebuild radically altered the appearance of the tram and the National Trust ordered the conversion be suspended before completion.[50]: 89 

Four (946, 957, 959 and 1010) were subsequently modernised from 2012 and designated the W8-class. The upgrades include improved traction motors, suspension and braking, improved crashworthiness and LED lighting, while retaining the general appearance of the original SW6 and W7s.[22][62]

Since 2018, W8 trams are the only W classes to have current safety accreditation to run on YarraTram's network.

Currently, there are 13 W8 trams in service, along with one stored after several days of operation, and several currently under conversion.[63] About 25 older W class trams are stored by YarraTrams, awaiting future W8 conversion.

Class Summaries Edit

W Type Total of type Know to be scrapped Stored in depots Converted to other types With preservation groups With Yarra Trams Other interstate Overseas Sent out into the community Notes
W 200 0 0 200 2 0 0 0 0 2 Converted back from W2 class
W1 30 0 0 30 2 0 0 0 0 2 Converted back from W2 class
W2 406 71 0 7 22 0 28 36 236 2 converted back to W class, 2 to W1 class, 1 to works tram. 6 unaccounted for
W3 16 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 8
W4 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
CW5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
W5 125 2 3 85 5 0 2 6 16 6 unaccounted for
SW2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 unaccounted for
SW5 95 4 49 0 6 0 4 0 27 5 unaccounted for
SW6 120 10 39 8 11 0 5 5 33 9 unaccounted for
W6 30 0 14 3 3 0 2 0 7 1 unaccounted for
W7 40 2 14 1 10 0 1 0 12
W8 12 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0
Total 756 95 119 339 71 12 42 49 339 1 converted to works tram. 28 unaccounted for

List of preserved W-class trams Edit

Preservation groups Edit

W type Ballarat Bendigo Bylands Haddon Hawthorn South Australia Sydney Perth MOTAT, NZ Notes
W - - 1 - 1 - - - -
W1 - - 1 - 1 - - - -
W2 1 2 5 2 2 2 3 4 1
W3 1 - 1 2 - - - - -
W4 1 - 1 1 - - - 1 -
CW5 - - - - - - - - - All were converted to W5 class
W5 - - 2 1 1 - - 1 -
SW2 - - 1 - - - - 1 -
SW5 1 1 2 1 - - 1 - -
SW6 4 2 2 - - - - 1 4
W6 - 1 1 - - - - 1 -
W7 3 - 1 - 1 1 1 2 1
W8 - - - - - - - - - All still in service
Total 11 6 18 7 6 3 5 11 6
W-class trams preserved with Australian and New Zealand Heritage Groups
Class Number Location Comments
W 220 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Under restoration to original condition
W2 245 Sydney Tramway Museum Stored
W2 249 Sydney Tramway Museum Was in a livery for a proposed Canberra system[64]
W2 294 Tramway Museum, St Kilda, Adelaide In operational condition[65][66]
W2 321 Museum of Transport & Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
W2 325 Hawthorn depot Has been converted to a driver training tram, thus is permanently immobile and housed at Hawthorn tram depot[67]
W2 329 Perth Electric Tramway Society In operational condition[68]
W2 354 Tramway Museum, St Kilda, Adelaide Used as a works tram[65][66]
W2 357 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association [69]
W2 368 Perth Electric Tramway Society In need of restoration[68]
W 380 Hawthorn depot Part of the Melbourne historic tram fleet, was reconverted from a W2-series tram in 1988 at Preston Workshops.[70]
W2 393 Perth Electric Tramway Society In operational condition[68]
W2 407 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association [71]
W2 421 Bendigo Tramway Rebuilt back from W2, renumbered Bendigo 31[72]
SW2 426 Perth Electric Tramway Society In operational condition[68]
W1 427 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Reconverted from a W2-series tram in 1988 at Preston Workshops courtesy of a Victorian Government grant to celebrate 100 years of trams in Melbourne[73]
W1 431 Hawthorn depot Part of the Melbourne historic tram fleet, was reconverted from a W2-series tram in 1988 at Preston Workshops[74]
W2 441 Perth Electric Tramway Society On loan from Bendigo Tramway and in operational condition[68][75]
W2 456 Bendigo Tramway In storage[75]
W2 470 Bendigo Trust [73]
W2 504 Ballarat Tramway Museum Stored
W2 509 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria
W2 510 Hawthorn depot Part of the Melbourne historic tram fleet[76]
W2 568 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria [73]
W2 600 Sydney Tramway Museum [73]
W2 643 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria [73]
SW2 644 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria
W2 646 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria [73]
W2 650 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria [73]
W3 656 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association
W3 661 Ballarat Tramway Museum [77] In operational condition
W3 663 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association [49]
W3 667 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria [73]
W4 670 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association [78]
W4 671 Ballarat Tramway Museum [79] In operational condition
W4 673 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria [73]
W4 674 Perth Electric Tramway Society In operational condition[68]
SW5 739 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria [73]
W5 766 Perth Electric Tramway Society In need of restoration[68]
W5 774 Hawthorn depot [80]
W5 782 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria [73]
W5 792 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association [73]
W5 795 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria [73]
SW5 808 Bendigo Tramway [72]
SW5 810 Sydney Tramway Museum Stored
SW5 836 Ballarat Tramway Museum Stored
SW5 840 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria [73]
SW5 849 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association [81]
SW6 855 Ballarat Tramway Museum Stored
SW6 866 Ballarat Tramway Museum Stored
SW6 880 Bendigo Tramway [72]
SW6 887 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria [73]
SW6 891 Perth Electric Tramway Society, Western Australia
SW6 893 Museum of Transport & Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
SW6 902 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria [73]
SW6 906 Museum of Transport & Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
SW6 918 Bendigo Tramway Renumbered Bendigo 34[72]
SW6 922 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Static without Bogies. Is to become the museums picnic tram.
SW6 924 Ballarat Tramway Museum Stored
SW6 939 Ballarat Tramway Museum Used as a cafe/special function vehicle, named as "Cuthberts 939"
W6 976 Bendigo Tramway Restaurant tram[72]
W6 996 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria [73]
W6 998 Perth Electric Tramway Society, Western Australia
W7 1001 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria [73]
W7 1013 Tramway Museum, St Kilda, Adelaide In operational condition[65]
W7 1017 Perth Electric Tramway Society In operational condition[68]
W7 1020 Ballarat Tramway Museum Stored
W7 1023 Perth Electric Tramway Society, Western Australia
W7 1029 Ballarat Tramway Museum Under restoration to become a multipurpose tram which includes disabled access.
W7 1032 Museum of Transport & Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
W7 1036 Sydney Tramway Museum Stored
W7 1039 Ballarat Tramway Museum
W7 1040 Hawthorn depot Last W-class built[82]

Other preserved Edit

W-class trams preserved in Australia and New Zealand
Class Number Location Comments
W1 432 - Sydney Tramway Museum.[73] Destroyed in fire 23 October 2015
W2 315 Magic Mountain Merimbula Used as a Kiosk at Magic Mountain Merimbula, NSW.
W2 323 Trafalgar Holden Museum [73] Located Trafalgar Holden Museum Victoria
W2 370 - Sydney Tramway Museum.[66] To Glenreagh Mountain Railway. Scrapped
W2 410 Lauriston, Victoria Converted into a Bed & Breakfast. Partly destroyed by a tree after a storm in 2021.
W2 447 ? Sydney Tramway Museum.[73] Sold 15 November 2015
W2 522 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria? [73]
W2 529 Drysdale, Victoria Plinthed just outside of Drysdale, it is visible from the road.
W2 556 The Crooked Carrot Café near Perth, Western Australia Only half of the tram exists, plinthed with SW6 942. [83]
W2 590 Wallaroo Used as accommodation at Last Stop Ambledown Brook Near Wallaroo. [84]
W2 608 Private Used as accommodation in Krowera, Victoria.
W2 653 Private Plinthed at property on Bellarine Peninsula with another classmate.
SW2 275 ? Renumbered Bendigo 33.[72] Sold
SW2 432 - Sydney Tramway Museum. Destroyed in an arson attack in October 2015[85]
SW2 436 Masterton, New Zealand Privately owned, was converted from a W1-class tram to SW2-class in 1938
W3 655 Gruyere, Victoria
W3 657 Campbellfield, Victoria
W3 659 Lake Eildon, Victoria
W3 660 Berwick, Victoria
W3 664 Boolarra, Victoria
W3 665 Wallan, Victoria
W3 666 Woolert, Victoria
W3 669 Mangrove Mountain, NSW
W5 685 Liston Transport Heritage Park, Amosfield??, NSW. Noted as being located Eveleigh, NSW
SW5 725 Coburg Primary School, Coburg, Victoria
SW5 728 Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne, Victoria
SW5 730 Tara B&B, Guildford, Victoria
SW5 732 Mansfield Zoo, Mansfield, Victoria Converted to a Cafe for visitors to purchase food and drinks from.
SW5 733 Our Friends Farm, Tallarook, Victoria Repurposed as Accommodation, Giftshop, and bar along with SW6 920 & 955.
SW5 734 Casey Grammar School, Cranbourne, Victoria
SW5 737 Shepparton, Victoria
SW5 742 Riverbend Park, Launceston, Tasmania Tram was to be delivered to the park but was apparently canceled due to asbestos concerns.
SW5 745 The Oaks Lilydale, Lilydale, Victoria Launched as a BnB after an 18-month transformation. Original seating retained as a lounge area.
SW5 750 Victorian Railway Workshops Art and Antiques, Seymour, Victoria
SW5 755 Chatham Primary School, Chatham, Victoria Tram is listed on Victrack Website, though does not appear to be on school site.
SW5 757 Balcombe Grammar School, Mount Martha, Victoria
W5 761 Don Watson Transport, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria Plinthed at Don Watson Transport just outside of Bacchus Marsh.
W5 762 Sydney Tramway Museum? [73]
SW5 764 William Angliss Institute, Melbourne, Vic Transported to William Angliss Institute in November 2022. [86]
SW5 767 Spit Shack, Canberra, ACT Used for dining purposes.
SW5 768 Deer Park North Primary School, Deer Park North, Victoria Tram is listed on Victrack Website, though does not appear to be on school site.
SW5 770 Riverbend Park, Launceston, Tasmania Tram was to be delivered to the park but was apparently canceled due to asbestos concerns.
SW5 775 Jennings Street School, Laverton, Victoria Tram is listed on Victrack Website, though does not appear to be on school site.
W5 778 Newton, Victoria
W5 779 Poowong, Victoria
SW5 789 Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery, Cororooke, Victoria
SW5 791 Port Melbourne Primary School, Port Melbourne, Victoria
SW5 793 Edgars Mission, Lancefield, Victoria
W5 794 Withers Holiday Village, Lakes Entrance, Victoria
W5 801 Koondrook, Victoria
W5 804 Fawkner, Victoria
SW5 805 Bendigo Artists, Bendigo, Victoria
SW5 807 Mt Perry Men's Shed Association, Mount Perry, Queensland
SW5 812 Diamond Creek Rotary, Diamond Creek, Victoria Fully restored. A Tram Cafe opened in October 2020. Acquired from the Victorian State Government after a successful application by the Rotary Club of Diamond Creek, Diamond Creek CFA, Diamond Creek Men's Shed and Nillumbik Shire Council. The cafe also features a large deck and pergola and state of the art playground. Araluen, a disability support service in Diamond Creek run the cafe three days a week.[87]
SW5 815 Grange Junction Café, Glen Huntly, Victoria
W5 817 Templestowe, Victoria
SW5 818 Corryong Historic Machinery Society, Corryong, Victoria
SW5 819 Michael Unwin Wines Windermere, Victoria Being worked on to become a prominent feature of the winery, to become a function space. It is missing its bogies.
W5 822 Lancefield, Victoria
W5 825 Queanbeyan, NSW
W5 827 Reservoir, Victoria
SW5 830 Benetook Farm, Mildura, Victoria
W5 833 Big 4 Yarra Valley Park Lane Holiday Park, Healesville, Victoria
SW5 837 Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria
SW5 838 Parsons Gully Heathcote Winery, Heathcote, Victoria
SW5 847 Taradale Primary School, Taradale, Victoria
SW6 851 CFA Training Center, Fiskville, Victoria
SW6 861 Wattle Park, Burwood, Victoria
SW6 865 Clunes Community Gardens, Clunes, Victoria
SW6 868 Alice Miller School, Macedon, Victoria Converted into a recording studio and internet radio station for students.
SW6 871 Terang RSL, Terang, Victoria Cosmetically Restored as a World War 2 tribute for veterans.
SW6 874 Wallace Hotel, Wallace, Victoria
SW6 877 Bighouse Arts, Coburg North, Victoria
SW6 878 Altona Primary School, Altona, Victoria Delivered to the school in July 2023.
SW6 879 Dilato Investments, Melbourne, Victoria Was at Clunes Bottle Museum
SW6 882 Sarah Thomas BnB, Penola, South Australia
SW6 883 Mt Clear Primary School, Ballarat, Victoria
SW6 885 Wattle Park, Burwood, Victoria Plinthed in Wattle Park in eastern Melbourne, tram is missing windows and other features.
SW6 889 Main Ridge Alpacas, Red Hill, Victoria
SW6 894 The Acorn Bar & Restaurant, The Basin, Victoria Used as a community gathering hub.
SW6 897 ? Was at Gisborne Vintage Machinery Society, now unknown
SW6 903 Highfields Pioneer Village Highfields, Queensland
SW6 907 Channel 10, Forest Hill, Victoria A static set for the soap opera Neighbours.[88][89]
SW6 908 Bungaree, Victoria
SW6 910 Axedale, Victoria
SW6 911 Terindah Estate, Bellarine, Victoria Will be converted to a function area giving guests a unique dining experience.
SW6 912 Big 4 Yarra Valley Park Lane Holiday Park, Healesville, Victoria
SW6 913 Mark McWhinney NSW Tram Museum??, in Sydney Noted as being located Bexley, NSW
SW6 914 1/2 Arce Coffee Lounge and Nursery Howlong, NSW
SW6 915 Taxibox Group Braeside, VIC
SW6 917 Torquay Brewery, Torquay, Victoria
SW6 920 Our Friends Farm, Tallarook, Victoria Repurposed as Accommodation, Giftshop, and bar along with SW5 733 & SW6 955.
SW6 921 Newstead, Victoria
SW6 927 Mount Evelyn Garden Centre, Mount Evelyn, Victoria
SW6 933 Newstead, Victoria
SW6 936 Wattle Park, Burwood, Victoria
SW6 937 Pepper Green Farm, Bendigo, Victoria Cafe
SW6 941 Near Ballarat, Victoria Privately owned
SW6 942 The Crooked Carrot Cafe, Myalup, Western Australia Plinthed with half of W2 556
SW6 953 Yarram Club Hotel, Yarram, Victoria
SW6 955 Our Friends Farm, Tallarook, Victoria Repurposed as Accommodation, Giftshop, and bar along with SW5 733 & SW6 920.
SW6 956 Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy, Victoria Painted in an aboriginal livery. Tram is used as a re-engagement program for students.
SW6 962 Nambour, Queensland
SW6 963 Near Bendigo, Victoria Privately owned
SW6 968 Essendon Traffic School, Essendon, Victoria
SW6 969 Vintage Garage, Preston, Victoria Formerly used at the Arts Centre, now located near Newman Reserve and the Preston Depot.
W6 973 Riverview Farm, Tatong, Victoria
W6 974 Quealy Winemakers, Balnarring, Victoria
W6 975 ?, Tasmania Located somewhere in Tasmania
W6 978 Impiana Estate, Skenes Creek, Victoria
W6 986 The Wattle Point Farm, Wattle Point, Victoria
W6 992 St Louis de Montfort's School, Aspendale, Victoria
W6 995 Houn Valley Independent School Association - Peregrine School, Nicholls Rivulet, Tasmania Used for school catering & functions.
W6 999 Sunbury United Sporting Club, Sunbury, Victoria
W7 1002 Links Community Garden, Lalor, Victoria Used to welcome visitors and showcase Victoria's history.
W7 1004 Rosecliffe Boutique Farm Cottages, Cooran, Queensland
W7 1005 Benton Rise Farm, Tuerong, Victoria Plinthed alongside Tait (train) Motor Car 256M.
W7 1006 Altona Miniature Railway, Altona, Victoria Has traction motors but is missing trolley polls and control stands.
W7 1009 Bega Cheese Factory, Port Melbourne, Victoria
W7 1011 Luna Park, Melbourne, St Kilda, Victoria Was donated to Luna Park for use as a party tram.
W7 1014 Gisborne Vintage Machinery Society, Gisborne, Victoria Still fitted with AGC Finance advertising and has an operational bell, painted in blue colour.
W7 1026 Mansfield, Victoria To be restored for Mount Buller Alpine Resort Chalet
W7 1033 Hounds Run Vineyard, Great Western, Victoria
W7 1035 Lot 19 Gallery Arts Collective, Castlemaine, Victoria
W7 1038 Grill'd, ? Grill'd location not listed

Overseas Edit

W-class trams exported overseas
Class Number Location Comments
W2 234 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Used in regular service on MATA Trolley[90]
W2 244 Ferrymead Heritage Park, Christchurch, New Zealand Owned by the Heritage Tramway Trust, the commercial arm of the Tramway Historical Society Operating on the Christchurch City Tramway.
W2 272 Arlington, Washington, USA Formerly used in Seattle (Waterfront Streetcar line), 1990–2005; now in storage in Arlington, Washington awaiting possible developments for return to service.
W2 331 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Used in regular service on MATA Trolley, renumbered 455, ex-New Orleans[90] (Riverfront Streetcar Line)
W2 336 Iowa, USA
W2 353 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Used in regular service on MATA Trolley, renumbered 1978[90]
W2 369 Dallas, Texas, USA Operates along McKinney Avenue M-Line, nicknamed Matilda[91]
W2 392 Thailand [66] To Thailand Jun 2018
W2 403 San Jose, California, USA Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
W2 411 Christchurch, New Zealand Restored as a restaurant tram for use on the Christchurch Tramway but was stored in the city tram barn after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Returned to service in late 2013.
W2 417 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Used in regular service on MATA Trolley[90]
SW2 478 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Used in regular service on MATA Trolley, renumbered 454, ex-New Orleans[90] (Riverfront Streetcar Line)
W2 482 St Louis, Missouri, USA Formerly used in Seattle (Waterfront Streetcar line), 1982–2005; later taken to St. Louis and put in indefinite storage for potential future restoration and use.
W2 496 San Francisco, California, USA Used in regular service on F Market & Wharves line[92]
W2 497 Iowa, USA
W2 503 Memphis, Tennessee, USA
W2 512 St Louis, Missouri, USA Planned to be used in service as Loop Trolley No. 003, St. Louis, Missouri; previously used in Seattle (Waterfront Streetcar line), 1982–2005
W2 518 St Louis, Missouri, USA Formerly in use in Seattle (Waterfront Streetcar line), 1982–2005; later taken to St. Louis and put in indefinite storage for potential future restoration and use.
W2 520 Woodside, Old Windsor, Berkshire, UK Purchased by Elton John in the 1980s
W2 525 Arlington, Washington, USA Formerly used as spares in Seattle, now in storage in Arlington, Washington awaiting possible developments for return to service.
W2 531 San Jose, California, USA Operates on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority historic trolley line[93][94]
W2 533 Iowa, USA
W2 539 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Used in regular service on MATA Trolley[90]
W2 540 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Used in regular service on MATA Trolley[90]
W2 545 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Used in regular service on MATA Trolley[90]
W2 551 Iowa, USA
W2 553 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Destroyed by fire on 7 April 2014 [95]
W2 567 Iowa, USA
W2 586 San Francisco, California, USA
W2 601 Chisholm, Minnesota, USA Used at the Minnesota Discovery Center[96][97]
W2 605 Arlington, Washington, USA Formerly used in Seattle (Waterfront Streetcar line); 1993–2005; now in storage in Arlington, Washington awaiting possible developments for return to service.
W2 606 Chisholm, Minnesota, USA Used at the Minnesota Discovery Center [96][97]
W2 626 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Used in regular service on MATA Trolley, renumbered 452, ex-New Orleans[90] (Riverfront Streetcar Line)
W2 630 Iowa, USA
W2 648 Rio Vista, California, USA Preserved in operational condition at Western Railway Museum;[98] operated in San Francisco during the Historic Trolley Festivals of the 1980s
W5 735 ?, USA
W5 751 Iowa, USA
W5 756 Savannah, Georgia, USA Was used on the River Street Streetcar, now located at the Georgia State Railroad Museum. Electric motors are powered by a generator and battery hybrid drive[99]
W5 771 ?, USA
W5 799 Memphis, Tennessee Used in regular service on MATA Trolley[100]
W5 839 Iowa, USA
SW6 852 Auckland Dockline Tramway, Auckland, New Zealand [101]
SW6 881 Auckland Dockline Tramway, Auckland, New Zealand [101]
SW6 916 San Francisco, California, USA Used in regular service on F Market & Wharves line[102]
SW6 930 Edmonton Radial Railway Society, Edmonton, Canada Used on High Level Bridge Streetcar line during the summer[34]
SW6 965 Skjoldenæsholm Tram Museum, Denmark Owned by HRH Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary

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External links Edit

  • List of Melbourne trams at Vicsig, including all varieties of W class
  • Flickr gallery
  • Flickr gallery

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The W class trams are a family of electric trams built by the Melbourne amp Metropolitan Tramways Board MMTB 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 W classW6 992 on Victoria StreetManufacturerMelbourne amp Metropolitan Tramways BoardAssemblyHolden Body BuildersHolden Street WorkshopsJames Moore amp SonsPreston WorkshopsConstructed1923 1956Number built752Number in service11 in Melbourne on City Circle servicesFleet numbers219 1040 not all numbers in that range are used by W classes Depot s SouthbankSpecificationsElectric system s 600 V DC nominal from overhead catenaryCurrent collector s Trolley pole or pantographUIC classificationBo Bo Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeA small fleet continue to operate on the tramway network of Melbourne Australia where they are used on the City Circle tourist route The W class tram is a cultural icon to Melbourne those that remain in the city 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 San Francisco Savannah and Seattle and by private enthusiasts In 2018 134 W class trams were offered to the Australian public for new uses 1 As of December 2021 only 11 W class trams remain in service in Melbourne all of which are W8 trams operating on the City Circle tram route 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Removal from service 1 2 Heritage operations 2 Today 3 Preservation 4 Subclasses 4 1 W 4 2 W1 4 3 W2 SW2 4 4 W3 4 5 W4 4 6 CW5 W5 SW5 4 6 1 Fleet numbers 4 7 W6 SW6 4 8 W7 4 9 W8 4 10 Class Summaries 5 List of preserved W class trams 5 1 Preservation groups 5 2 Other preserved 5 3 Overseas 6 References 7 External linksHistory Edit nbsp A W5 class tram 1969W class trams were introduced to Melbourne in 1923 as a new standard design They had a dual bogie layout and were characterised by a substantial timber frame supplanted by a steel underframe a simple rugged design and fine craftsmanship particularly the older models The W class was the mainstay of Melbourne s tramways system for 60 years A total of 752 trams of all variants were built The original variant W was a typical Drop centre design tram which was also used in Adelaide Brisbane Sydney and later Bendigo Ballarat and Geelong following movements of earlier Melbourne trams The W1 was created with no centre doors and changed to the W2 design which all earlier Ws were upgraded to A handful were upgraded to the SW2 design with sliding doors which were followed by the unsuccessful W3 and W4 designs All were supplemented in the late 1930s by 120 W5 or Clyde class trams with wider cabins and more powerful motors However they were notorious for being difficult to drive smoothly After this came the SW5 initially only the last ten W5 trams fitted with sliding doors before entering service but by the 1990s the majority of the W5 fleet having been upgraded The SW6 followed on and became the most popular W class tram with crews and passengers alike because they were fast smooth and comfortable compared with earlier W variants After experimentation with a PCC streetcar construction of Ws resumed in 1951 with more SW6 and later W6 and the final 40 W class trams W7 emerging from Preston Workshops by 1956 when the need to provide something more capable of dealing with Olympic Games crowds than Bourke Street s buses prompted the last expansion of the network In April 1971 W7 1024 became the first tram to carry all over advertising livery when it was painted for the State Electricity Commission of Victoria followed by Heinz June 1971 Preston Market August 1971 and Channel 0 October 1971 It was fitted with 400 light bulbs on its roofline 3 It was joined by W6 900 in 1973 4 In 1977 W2 546 was fitted with an experimental Siemens pantograph 5 The W7 class with its pneumatic sliding doors and softer suspension proved popular with passengers It was not until the 1990s that the W class was finally considered surplus to rolling stock requirements Mass withdrawal came with the introduction of the B2 class although the previous Z and A classes had enabled withdrawal of W2s with the remaining weather blind trams being removed by 1993 all of the 1980s SW5 conversions besides no 728 which remained in service until 2011 by 1994 and many SW6 W6 W7 classes In 1998 all Ws remaining in service were withdrawn due to a strike and although unintended this would become the end for the Ws which were not running on routes 30 78 79 and 35 In 2014 all non city circle Ws were withdrawn in 2018 the restaurant trams and in 2019 the remaining non W8 class trams This left only the upgraded sliding door W class trams modernised from 2013 onwards which were designated the W8 class Removal from service Edit In 1992 an official mass withdrawal of the W class was announced by transport minister Alan Brown That was generally due to the fact that over 200 W class remained in service while the newer Z class trams were in storage in varying locations after being displaced by the newer A and B class vehicles Protests over the disappearing icons brought about a reconsideration of the withdrawal policy and it was decided 53 Ws would be retained for tourist purposes The popular zero fare City Circle tourist route commenced in April 1994 using 12 of the 53 trams retained 6 When the network was privatised in August 1999 30 W class trams were allocated to M gt Tram and 23 to Yarra Trams 7 nbsp City Circle trams on La Trobe StreetIn mid 2000 all operating W class trams were removed from service following a series of incidents involving brake problems 8 Some returned to service in May 2001 on the City Circle route with 25 operating in September 2003 The return of another 30 W classes was announced in September 2003 but on more limited routes than before their withdrawal from service 9 All 53 had been returned to service by late 2003 10 11 The reintroduction followed the installation of new braking systems speedometers and the imposition of a 40 km h speed limit The trolley poles were subsequently replaced with pantographs 9 The condition of the W class fleet was criticised by the Australian Rail Tram amp Bus Industry Union in September 2008 with a demand for the State Government to repair or withdraw them A Yarra Trams spokesman said that the fleet met maintenance standards but required more cosmetic work than other trams due to their wooden structure and age 11 In January 2010 it was announced by transport minister Martin Pakula that the 26 W class trams operating the inner city revenue services would be phased out by 2012 claiming that they were no longer suitable for revenue service and would be replaced by more modern trams 12 This prompted a new campaign from the National Trust of Australia to retain the W class trams in service 13 It was also proposed that unused W class trams could be better utilised by refurbishing and leasing them as roving ambassadors to other cities with the claim that this could generate revenue for investment into the public transport system 14 Heritage operations Edit Following a change in government in May 2011 8 million over four years was allocated for the restoration of eight W class trams with options for new routes to be considered 15 16 The restoration is occurring at Preston Workshops where many W class trams were originally built with the resultant tram being dubbed W8s they are receiving full rebuilds and many upgrades including modernised braking and suspension 17 The first W8 946 entered service in March 2013 18 while the second W8 959 returned from 18 months of work performed at Bendigo Tramways in June 2013 19 20 These have since been joined by W8 957 21 and W8 1010 22 As at February 2017 981 and 983 were under overhaul in Bendigo 23 As at March 2017 12 W class trams are in service on the Melbourne tram network 24 25 All run on the zero fare City Circle tourist route at any time during operating hours 26 The last examples on routes 30 78 and 79 were withdrawn in late 2013 Three W6 class trams were converted for use on the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant service which operated three meal services daily As of October 2018 Yarra Trams has declared the restaurant trams to be too unsafe for use on the network Today EditIn October 2016 the government announced the formation of a reference group to formulate a strategy for the over 237 in store at Newport Workshops 27 In 2018 the results of the condition audit were published as part of the Daniel Andrews State Government s Retired Trams Strategy 28 The audit found there was 237 W class trams in storage in 2018 with most not in a suitable condition for tourist operations 28 Of the 237 17 were operational for use on the City Circle line or the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant 25 were in good overall condition and suitable for W8 upgrading six were privately owned 11 had historical significance 20 were former Transporting Art trams and 24 were of poor or incomplete condition but suitable for donors and spares 28 Trams with historical significance were to be kept and made available to museums augmenting the 34 W class trams already on display throughout Victoria Five trams were kept for potential gifting and nine for other potential future uses Former art trams were to be kept in storage for future public display 28 The balance of trams 134 had a condition or significance that did not lend itself to being preserved for operations in any way 28 These trams were offered to the public by the State Government under an expression of interest process with trams offered for free to schools community groups and non profit organisations 1 29 Private buyers and business could purchase a tram for 1 000 plus the cost of transport with owners having to explain how they would restore repurpose and maintain the trams for use 29 A panel was established to assess applications with priority given to maintaining public access Trams were expected to be used for purposes like cafes or classrooms 29 More than 1 500 applications were received through the process 30 The first two W Class trams to leave Newport Workshop under the process were acquired by the City of Launceston in Tasmania in 2019 to be restored and used in a public space 30 31 Preservation EditThe W class tramcars are highly popular trams in preservation both throughout Australia and around the world W class trams were used in the filming of the HBO mini series The Pacific including W3 class tram number 667 32 A number of W class trams have been sent overseas including five that were sold to Seattle between 1978 and 1993 where they operated as Seattle s own heritage streetcar line George Benson Waterfront Streetcar Line between 1982 and 2005 Since 1990 public outrage has forced an embargo to be placed on the sale of these trams to any overseas interest Three of these trams have been sold to Loop Trolley for use in St Louis In February 2004 after some years of negotiation a W6 class tram Melbourne 930 was shipped to Edmonton as an ambassador for the City of Melbourne The tram which is owned by the Edmonton Radial Railway Society operates as part of the High Level Bridge Streetcar fleet connecting Old Strathcona to Downtown on 3 kilometres 1 9 mi of track 33 34 The Dallas MATA and the Memphis MATA both run W class trams on their downtown streetcar services A highly modified W class tram began running in 2009 along River Street in Savannah Georgia its AC motors powered by biodiesel fueled generators Memphis MATA Trolley has 10 W 2 and 1 W 5 cars In the 1980s W2 520 was bought by the musician and composer Elton John in what he described as one of my drug induced moments 35 John exported the tram to England where it stands in the grounds of Woodside his country house in Berkshire 36 37 nbsp W6 965 at the Skjoldenaesholm Tram MuseumIn 2005 W6 965 was restored at a cost of 25 000 and given as a wedding present from the Victorian Government to Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark Shipping line Maersk transported the tram to Denmark free of charge waiving the estimated bill of 40 000 38 It was placed in the custody of the Skjoldenaesholm Tram Museum 39 40 Subclasses EditW Edit There were 200 W class trams built from 1923 to 1926 They could seat 52 passengers with room for 93 people standing 41 They were built by the MMTB s Holden Street Workshop and Preston Workshops 42 Some were also built by private companies including James Moore amp Sons of South Melbourne and Holden Body Builders of Adelaide 42 All 200 were converted to W2s between 1928 and 1933 No 380 was converted back to original condition in 1988 for the Heritage Fleet 42 No 220 is undergoing conversion by the TMSV Bylands from W2 class back to the original W class tram 43 W1 Edit There were 30 W1 class trams built between 1925 and 1928 They were a variation on the W class trams and used a different seating arrangement The middle of the tram was open like the earlier cable cars and allowed passengers to get on and off the tram quickly However in cold and wet weather the openings were only covered by pull down blinds Passengers were looking for more comfort and these trams were later converted to the W2 design 44 Four SW2s have been converted back to W1 in preservation W2 SW2 Edit nbsp A W2 class tram overloaded with passengers on Brunswick Street Fitzroy North in 1944The W2 class was introduced in 1927 and remained in service until its final withdrawal in mid 1987 The 406 strong class was the backbone of the MMTB s vast fleet during their heyday from the 1940s to 1960s Most class members had been converted from the earlier W and W1 classes The trams featured two enclosed saloon areas at either end of the tram and an open drop centre section in the middle A trademark feature of these vehicles until the 1970s was their uncomfortable wooden bench style seats a feature they shared with most other Melbourne trams of that period Mechanically they had four under floor motors powering two sets of the MMTB s number one bogies The driver s controls were made by Westinghouse Dick Kerr controllers and Clyde Engineering controllers The W2 class also had many variant gears within the tram bogies the spur geared W2 classes were notable due to their humming sound Two of the W2 class had their roller blind doors converted to sliding doors and were reclassed SW2 Four W1 class were converted directly to SW2 class Towards the end of their useful lives many class members were converted to service non passenger stock such as carborundum rail scrubbers permanent way vehicles railgrinders and breakdown units A large number of units were also sold to museums and public transport operators in Australia and around the world with some still running today From 1978 until 1982 many W2s were painted by well known Australian Artists as part of the Transporting Art program In 1981 W2 442 was converted for use with the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant entering service in November 1982 45 46 The last W2 to run in regular service in Melbourne ran in December 1987 on route 93 La Trobe Street to Bundoora although a small number were used well into the early 1990s during extended tram shortages No 442 was used by the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant until 2006 when it was withdrawn 47 While the majority of W2 class trams were sold to private owners or overseas 26 W2 and 5 SW2 class trams are preserved by heritage tramways in Australia and New Zealand W3 Edit nbsp Preserved W3 661 in original livery at Lake Wendouree Ballarat in March 2011The W3 class trams were built between 1930 and 1934 These were the first trams to use an all steel frame 48 There were 16 trams built at Preston Workshops 49 They were built from parts and equipment which had been intended for building Y1 class trams 50 32 They had larger wheels 33 inches in diameter which were designed to provide a smoother and quieter ride 49 These wheels came from scrapped S and T class trams 50 32 These larger wheels made the tram body sit higher and the floors in the drop centre were ramped to reduce the step into the saloon 50 32 During the 1960s the trams developed cracks in the frame which held the motors and all were withdrawn from service by 1969 49 Four W3 trams 661 663 667 668 are preserved by heritage organisations 51 Preserved car W3 661 was damaged in an accident involving a motor vehicle on 10 March 2019 in Ballarat The damage from the accident means that the tram requires extensive repairs to the frame and body citation needed W4 Edit nbsp Preserved W4 671 in advertising livery in Ballarat in December 2012There were five W4 class trams built between 1933 and 1935 They had a wider body and lower floor than the W3 and had transverse seating in the saloon They were all withdrawn by 1968 52 The wider body of the tram meant the drivers found it difficult to see the steps 50 33 Four W4 trams 670 671 673 and 674 are preserved by heritage tramways in Australia 53 CW5 W5 SW5 Edit nbsp SW5 728 in advertising livery on the corner of Flinders amp Market Streets in 2007Five CW5 class trams numbered 681 to 685 were built at the Preston Workshops in 1934 35 They had wider bodies based on the previous W4 class but utilised electrical equipment recovered from scrapped Maximum Traction C class trams hence the C prefix They were the only W class trams with only 2 motors instead of 4 and were not considered successful Fleet numbers 686 to 719 were reserved for 34 more of the type using equipment from the remaining C class trams but no more were constructed and all CW5s were converted to standard W5 class trams in 1956 In 1935 the first of 120 W5 class trams entered service with the same body as a CW5 class tram but were equipped with equal wheel 4 motor bogies based on those used on the W3 and W4 class trams Production continued until 1939 and included five CW5 class trams under construction being converted before release to traffic Many of these W5 class trams were allocated to Essendon and the new Brunswick depots as a result of the mid 1930s conversion of the Elizabeth Street cable trams to electric traction Most cars numbered above 800 had swept corner windscreens From the early 1970s many cars had their little used narrow centre doorways panelled over and most had their original windshields replaced with SW6 class types which had swept corners with half drop side windows but not all of them received the deeper fascia During construction in 1939 the last ten W5 class trams were modified with sliding doors like as the first of the SW6 class trams which was being built at the same time They also had metal framed full drop saloon windows with quarter lights In 1956 W5 class trams 785 and 787 were converted to SW5 class type 2 following accident damage Parts from the cancelled order for more W7 class trams were used in the repairs and the two cars featured half drop saloon windows with quarter lights An additional 83 W5 class trams were converted to SW5 class type 3 trams between 1983 and 1986 They were fitted with aluminium sliding doors but retained their original wooden framed full drop windows Apart from those severely damaged in accidents the first W5 was withdrawn in 1987 and the last in 1994 During the mass withdrawal of W class trams in 1994 96 the majority of SW5 class trams were retired in preference to the higher numbered trams ostensibly due to the discovery of asbestos in the controllers As of January 2020 there were no SW5 or W5 trams remaining in service with the majority stored 54 55 However nine W5 and three SW5 trams are preserved with heritage tramways in Australia and New Zealand including a fully restored W5 number 774 on display at Hawthorn Depot Fleet numbers Edit CW5 converted to W5 681 685 Built as W5 720 839 Built as SW5 840 849 W5 converted to SW5 681 682 721 734 736 750 752 755 757 760 764 765 767 770 773 775 777 780 781 784 791 793 796 797 800 802 805 812 814 816 818 819 824 828 830 834 836 838W6 SW6 Edit nbsp W6 983 on route 30 on Victoria Parade in October 2004The SW6 class were introduced in 1939 and were followed by the W6 class which were produced between 1951 and 1955 150 were built in total At their introduction W6 class trams were popular with passengers and crew alike for being fast smooth and comfortable The cab controls are the same as of other W class trams The first 40 had flip over wooden seats in the end saloons the remainder having upholstered bus seats All had wooden seats in the centre saloon until the 1970s when the entire class was refurbished with upholstered seats throughout W6 class trams initially begun as a sub group of the SW6 class trams but later became their own class The W6 differed from the SW6 in having quieter wheels and gears plus additional soundproofing As of June 2020 no trams are operational in original condition with Yarra Trams with all of them being converted into W8 trams or stored 56 57 Two W6 and twelve SW6 trams are in the hands of preservation groups one of which is used as a cafe tram in Bendigo Three SW6 class trams also operate on the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant service W7 Edit Forty W7 class trams were built in 1955 56 for operation on new Bourke Street routes routes 86 and 96 58 59 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 60 Thirteen had their frames built by Ansair As of January 2020 none remained in service with Yarra Trams 61 Six W7 class trams are preserved by heritage groups in Australia and New Zealand W8 Edit nbsp W8 983 along Victoria Parade SW6 922 was partly modernised at Preston Workshops in 1993 It was to be a prototype for rebuilding the remaining SW6 fleet with air conditioning roller bearings modern head and tail lights fluorescent interior lighting dot matrix display and pantograph using many of the same components as used in the A2 and B2 class trams It was designated the W8 class and renumbered 1101 The rebuild radically altered the appearance of the tram and the National Trust ordered the conversion be suspended before completion 50 89 Four 946 957 959 and 1010 were subsequently modernised from 2012 and designated the W8 class The upgrades include improved traction motors suspension and braking improved crashworthiness and LED lighting while retaining the general appearance of the original SW6 and W7s 22 62 Since 2018 W8 trams are the only W classes to have current safety accreditation to run on YarraTram s network Currently there are 13 W8 trams in service along with one stored after several days of operation and several currently under conversion 63 About 25 older W class trams are stored by YarraTrams awaiting future W8 conversion Class Summaries Edit W Type Total of type Know to be scrapped Stored in depots Converted to other types With preservation groups With Yarra Trams Other interstate Overseas Sent out into the community NotesW 200 0 0 200 2 0 0 0 0 2 Converted back from W2 classW1 30 0 0 30 2 0 0 0 0 2 Converted back from W2 classW2 406 71 0 7 22 0 28 36 236 2 converted back to W class 2 to W1 class 1 to works tram 6 unaccounted forW3 16 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 8W4 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0CW5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0W5 125 2 3 85 5 0 2 6 16 6 unaccounted forSW2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 unaccounted forSW5 95 4 49 0 6 0 4 0 27 5 unaccounted forSW6 120 10 39 8 11 0 5 5 33 9 unaccounted forW6 30 0 14 3 3 0 2 0 7 1 unaccounted forW7 40 2 14 1 10 0 1 0 12W8 12 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0Total 756 95 119 339 71 12 42 49 339 1 converted to works tram 28 unaccounted forList of preserved W class trams EditPreservation groups Edit W type Ballarat Bendigo Bylands Haddon Hawthorn South Australia Sydney Perth MOTAT NZ NotesW 1 1 W1 1 1 W2 1 2 5 2 2 2 3 4 1W3 1 1 2 W4 1 1 1 1 CW5 All were converted to W5 classW5 2 1 1 1 SW2 1 1 SW5 1 1 2 1 1 SW6 4 2 2 1 4W6 1 1 1 W7 3 1 1 1 1 2 1W8 All still in serviceTotal 11 6 18 7 6 3 5 11 6W class trams preserved with Australian and New Zealand Heritage Groups Class Number Location CommentsW 220 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Under restoration to original conditionW2 245 Sydney Tramway Museum StoredW2 249 Sydney Tramway Museum Was in a livery for a proposed Canberra system 64 W2 294 Tramway Museum St Kilda Adelaide In operational condition 65 66 W2 321 Museum of Transport amp Technology Auckland New ZealandW2 325 Hawthorn depot Has been converted to a driver training tram thus is permanently immobile and housed at Hawthorn tram depot 67 W2 329 Perth Electric Tramway Society In operational condition 68 W2 354 Tramway Museum St Kilda Adelaide Used as a works tram 65 66 W2 357 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association 69 W2 368 Perth Electric Tramway Society In need of restoration 68 W 380 Hawthorn depot Part of the Melbourne historic tram fleet was reconverted from a W2 series tram in 1988 at Preston Workshops 70 W2 393 Perth Electric Tramway Society In operational condition 68 W2 407 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association 71 W2 421 Bendigo Tramway Rebuilt back from W2 renumbered Bendigo 31 72 SW2 426 Perth Electric Tramway Society In operational condition 68 W1 427 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Reconverted from a W2 series tram in 1988 at Preston Workshops courtesy of a Victorian Government grant to celebrate 100 years of trams in Melbourne 73 W1 431 Hawthorn depot Part of the Melbourne historic tram fleet was reconverted from a W2 series tram in 1988 at Preston Workshops 74 W2 441 Perth Electric Tramway Society On loan from Bendigo Tramway and in operational condition 68 75 W2 456 Bendigo Tramway In storage 75 W2 470 Bendigo Trust 73 W2 504 Ballarat Tramway Museum StoredW2 509 Tramway Museum Society of VictoriaW2 510 Hawthorn depot Part of the Melbourne historic tram fleet 76 W2 568 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria 73 W2 600 Sydney Tramway Museum 73 W2 643 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria 73 SW2 644 Tramway Museum Society of VictoriaW2 646 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria 73 W2 650 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria 73 W3 656 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation AssociationW3 661 Ballarat Tramway Museum 77 In operational conditionW3 663 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association 49 W3 667 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria 73 W4 670 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association 78 W4 671 Ballarat Tramway Museum 79 In operational conditionW4 673 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria 73 W4 674 Perth Electric Tramway Society In operational condition 68 SW5 739 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria 73 W5 766 Perth Electric Tramway Society In need of restoration 68 W5 774 Hawthorn depot 80 W5 782 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria 73 W5 792 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association 73 W5 795 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria 73 SW5 808 Bendigo Tramway 72 SW5 810 Sydney Tramway Museum StoredSW5 836 Ballarat Tramway Museum StoredSW5 840 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria 73 SW5 849 Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association 81 SW6 855 Ballarat Tramway Museum StoredSW6 866 Ballarat Tramway Museum StoredSW6 880 Bendigo Tramway 72 SW6 887 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria 73 SW6 891 Perth Electric Tramway Society Western AustraliaSW6 893 Museum of Transport amp Technology Auckland New ZealandSW6 902 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria 73 SW6 906 Museum of Transport amp Technology Auckland New ZealandSW6 918 Bendigo Tramway Renumbered Bendigo 34 72 SW6 922 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Static without Bogies Is to become the museums picnic tram SW6 924 Ballarat Tramway Museum StoredSW6 939 Ballarat Tramway Museum Used as a cafe special function vehicle named as Cuthberts 939 W6 976 Bendigo Tramway Restaurant tram 72 W6 996 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria 73 W6 998 Perth Electric Tramway Society Western AustraliaW7 1001 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria 73 W7 1013 Tramway Museum St Kilda Adelaide In operational condition 65 W7 1017 Perth Electric Tramway Society In operational condition 68 W7 1020 Ballarat Tramway Museum StoredW7 1023 Perth Electric Tramway Society Western AustraliaW7 1029 Ballarat Tramway Museum Under restoration to become a multipurpose tram which includes disabled access W7 1032 Museum of Transport amp Technology Auckland New ZealandW7 1036 Sydney Tramway Museum StoredW7 1039 Ballarat Tramway MuseumW7 1040 Hawthorn depot Last W class built 82 Other preserved Edit W class trams preserved in Australia and New Zealand Class Number Location CommentsW1 432 Sydney Tramway Museum 73 Destroyed in fire 23 October 2015W2 315 Magic Mountain Merimbula Used as a Kiosk at Magic Mountain Merimbula NSW W2 323 Trafalgar Holden Museum 73 Located Trafalgar Holden Museum VictoriaW2 370 Sydney Tramway Museum 66 To Glenreagh Mountain Railway ScrappedW2 410 Lauriston Victoria Converted into a Bed amp Breakfast Partly destroyed by a tree after a storm in 2021 W2 447 Sydney Tramway Museum 73 Sold 15 November 2015W2 522 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria 73 W2 529 Drysdale Victoria Plinthed just outside of Drysdale it is visible from the road W2 556 The Crooked Carrot Cafe near Perth Western Australia Only half of the tram exists plinthed with SW6 942 83 W2 590 Wallaroo Used as accommodation at Last Stop Ambledown Brook Near Wallaroo 84 W2 608 Private Used as accommodation in Krowera Victoria W2 653 Private Plinthed at property on Bellarine Peninsula with another classmate SW2 275 Renumbered Bendigo 33 72 SoldSW2 432 Sydney Tramway Museum Destroyed in an arson attack in October 2015 85 SW2 436 Masterton New Zealand Privately owned was converted from a W1 class tram to SW2 class in 1938W3 655 Gruyere VictoriaW3 657 Campbellfield VictoriaW3 659 Lake Eildon VictoriaW3 660 Berwick VictoriaW3 664 Boolarra VictoriaW3 665 Wallan VictoriaW3 666 Woolert VictoriaW3 669 Mangrove Mountain NSWW5 685 Liston Transport Heritage Park Amosfield NSW Noted as being located Eveleigh NSWSW5 725 Coburg Primary School Coburg VictoriaSW5 728 Queen Victoria Market Melbourne VictoriaSW5 730 Tara B amp B Guildford VictoriaSW5 732 Mansfield Zoo Mansfield Victoria Converted to a Cafe for visitors to purchase food and drinks from SW5 733 Our Friends Farm Tallarook Victoria Repurposed as Accommodation Giftshop and bar along with SW6 920 amp 955 SW5 734 Casey Grammar School Cranbourne VictoriaSW5 737 Shepparton VictoriaSW5 742 Riverbend Park Launceston Tasmania Tram was to be delivered to the park but was apparently canceled due to asbestos concerns SW5 745 The Oaks Lilydale Lilydale Victoria Launched as a BnB after an 18 month transformation Original seating retained as a lounge area SW5 750 Victorian Railway Workshops Art and Antiques Seymour VictoriaSW5 755 Chatham Primary School Chatham Victoria Tram is listed on Victrack Website though does not appear to be on school site SW5 757 Balcombe Grammar School Mount Martha VictoriaW5 761 Don Watson Transport Bacchus Marsh Victoria Plinthed at Don Watson Transport just outside of Bacchus Marsh W5 762 Sydney Tramway Museum 73 SW5 764 William Angliss Institute Melbourne Vic Transported to William Angliss Institute in November 2022 86 SW5 767 Spit Shack Canberra ACT Used for dining purposes SW5 768 Deer Park North Primary School Deer Park North Victoria Tram is listed on Victrack Website though does not appear to be on school site SW5 770 Riverbend Park Launceston Tasmania Tram was to be delivered to the park but was apparently canceled due to asbestos concerns SW5 775 Jennings Street School Laverton Victoria Tram is listed on Victrack Website though does not appear to be on school site W5 778 Newton VictoriaW5 779 Poowong VictoriaSW5 789 Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery Cororooke VictoriaSW5 791 Port Melbourne Primary School Port Melbourne VictoriaSW5 793 Edgars Mission Lancefield VictoriaW5 794 Withers Holiday Village Lakes Entrance VictoriaW5 801 Koondrook VictoriaW5 804 Fawkner VictoriaSW5 805 Bendigo Artists Bendigo VictoriaSW5 807 Mt Perry Men s Shed Association Mount Perry QueenslandSW5 812 Diamond Creek Rotary Diamond Creek Victoria Fully restored A Tram Cafe opened in October 2020 Acquired from the Victorian State Government after a successful application by the Rotary Club of Diamond Creek Diamond Creek CFA Diamond Creek Men s Shed and Nillumbik Shire Council The cafe also features a large deck and pergola and state of the art playground Araluen a disability support service in Diamond Creek run the cafe three days a week 87 SW5 815 Grange Junction Cafe Glen Huntly VictoriaW5 817 Templestowe VictoriaSW5 818 Corryong Historic Machinery Society Corryong VictoriaSW5 819 Michael Unwin Wines Windermere Victoria Being worked on to become a prominent feature of the winery to become a function space It is missing its bogies W5 822 Lancefield VictoriaW5 825 Queanbeyan NSWW5 827 Reservoir VictoriaSW5 830 Benetook Farm Mildura VictoriaW5 833 Big 4 Yarra Valley Park Lane Holiday Park Healesville VictoriaSW5 837 Deakin University Burwood VictoriaSW5 838 Parsons Gully Heathcote Winery Heathcote VictoriaSW5 847 Taradale Primary School Taradale VictoriaSW6 851 CFA Training Center Fiskville VictoriaSW6 861 Wattle Park Burwood VictoriaSW6 865 Clunes Community Gardens Clunes VictoriaSW6 868 Alice Miller School Macedon Victoria Converted into a recording studio and internet radio station for students SW6 871 Terang RSL Terang Victoria Cosmetically Restored as a World War 2 tribute for veterans SW6 874 Wallace Hotel Wallace VictoriaSW6 877 Bighouse Arts Coburg North VictoriaSW6 878 Altona Primary School Altona Victoria Delivered to the school in July 2023 SW6 879 Dilato Investments Melbourne Victoria Was at Clunes Bottle MuseumSW6 882 Sarah Thomas BnB Penola South AustraliaSW6 883 Mt Clear Primary School Ballarat VictoriaSW6 885 Wattle Park Burwood Victoria Plinthed in Wattle Park in eastern Melbourne tram is missing windows and other features SW6 889 Main Ridge Alpacas Red Hill VictoriaSW6 894 The Acorn Bar amp Restaurant The Basin Victoria Used as a community gathering hub SW6 897 Was at Gisborne Vintage Machinery Society now unknownSW6 903 Highfields Pioneer Village Highfields QueenslandSW6 907 Channel 10 Forest Hill Victoria A static set for the soap opera Neighbours 88 89 SW6 908 Bungaree VictoriaSW6 910 Axedale VictoriaSW6 911 Terindah Estate Bellarine Victoria Will be converted to a function area giving guests a unique dining experience SW6 912 Big 4 Yarra Valley Park Lane Holiday Park Healesville VictoriaSW6 913 Mark McWhinney NSW Tram Museum in Sydney Noted as being located Bexley NSWSW6 914 1 2 Arce Coffee Lounge and Nursery Howlong NSWSW6 915 Taxibox Group Braeside VICSW6 917 Torquay Brewery Torquay VictoriaSW6 920 Our Friends Farm Tallarook Victoria Repurposed as Accommodation Giftshop and bar along with SW5 733 amp SW6 955 SW6 921 Newstead VictoriaSW6 927 Mount Evelyn Garden Centre Mount Evelyn VictoriaSW6 933 Newstead VictoriaSW6 936 Wattle Park Burwood VictoriaSW6 937 Pepper Green Farm Bendigo Victoria CafeSW6 941 Near Ballarat Victoria Privately ownedSW6 942 The Crooked Carrot Cafe Myalup Western Australia Plinthed with half of W2 556SW6 953 Yarram Club Hotel Yarram VictoriaSW6 955 Our Friends Farm Tallarook Victoria Repurposed as Accommodation Giftshop and bar along with SW5 733 amp SW6 920 SW6 956 Fitzroy High School Fitzroy Victoria Painted in an aboriginal livery Tram is used as a re engagement program for students SW6 962 Nambour QueenslandSW6 963 Near Bendigo Victoria Privately ownedSW6 968 Essendon Traffic School Essendon VictoriaSW6 969 Vintage Garage Preston Victoria Formerly used at the Arts Centre now located near Newman Reserve and the Preston Depot W6 973 Riverview Farm Tatong VictoriaW6 974 Quealy Winemakers Balnarring VictoriaW6 975 Tasmania Located somewhere in TasmaniaW6 978 Impiana Estate Skenes Creek VictoriaW6 986 The Wattle Point Farm Wattle Point VictoriaW6 992 St Louis de Montfort s School Aspendale VictoriaW6 995 Houn Valley Independent School Association Peregrine School Nicholls Rivulet Tasmania Used for school catering amp functions W6 999 Sunbury United Sporting Club Sunbury VictoriaW7 1002 Links Community Garden Lalor Victoria Used to welcome visitors and showcase Victoria s history W7 1004 Rosecliffe Boutique Farm Cottages Cooran QueenslandW7 1005 Benton Rise Farm Tuerong Victoria Plinthed alongside Tait train Motor Car 256M W7 1006 Altona Miniature Railway Altona Victoria Has traction motors but is missing trolley polls and control stands W7 1009 Bega Cheese Factory Port Melbourne VictoriaW7 1011 Luna Park Melbourne St Kilda Victoria Was donated to Luna Park for use as a party tram W7 1014 Gisborne Vintage Machinery Society Gisborne Victoria Still fitted with AGC Finance advertising and has an operational bell painted in blue colour W7 1026 Mansfield Victoria To be restored for Mount Buller Alpine Resort ChaletW7 1033 Hounds Run Vineyard Great Western VictoriaW7 1035 Lot 19 Gallery Arts Collective Castlemaine VictoriaW7 1038 Grill d Grill d location not listedOverseas Edit W class trams exported overseas Class Number Location CommentsW2 234 Memphis Tennessee USA Used in regular service on MATA Trolley 90 W2 244 Ferrymead Heritage Park Christchurch New Zealand Owned by the Heritage Tramway Trust the commercial arm of the Tramway Historical Society Operating on the Christchurch City Tramway W2 272 Arlington Washington USA Formerly used in Seattle Waterfront Streetcar line 1990 2005 now in storage in Arlington Washington awaiting possible developments for return to service W2 331 Memphis Tennessee USA Used in regular service on MATA Trolley renumbered 455 ex New Orleans 90 Riverfront Streetcar Line W2 336 Iowa USAW2 353 Memphis Tennessee USA Used in regular service on MATA Trolley renumbered 1978 90 W2 369 Dallas Texas USA Operates along McKinney Avenue M Line nicknamed Matilda 91 W2 392 Thailand 66 To Thailand Jun 2018W2 403 San Jose California USA Santa Clara Valley Transportation AuthorityW2 411 Christchurch New Zealand Restored as a restaurant tram for use on the Christchurch Tramway but was stored in the city tram barn after the 22 February 2011 earthquake Returned to service in late 2013 W2 417 Memphis Tennessee USA Used in regular service on MATA Trolley 90 SW2 478 Memphis Tennessee USA Used in regular service on MATA Trolley renumbered 454 ex New Orleans 90 Riverfront Streetcar Line W2 482 St Louis Missouri USA Formerly used in Seattle Waterfront Streetcar line 1982 2005 later taken to St Louis and put in indefinite storage for potential future restoration and use W2 496 San Francisco California USA Used in regular service on F Market amp Wharves line 92 W2 497 Iowa USAW2 503 Memphis Tennessee USAW2 512 St Louis Missouri USA Planned to be used in service as Loop Trolley No 003 St Louis Missouri previously used in Seattle Waterfront Streetcar line 1982 2005W2 518 St Louis Missouri USA Formerly in use in Seattle Waterfront Streetcar line 1982 2005 later taken to St Louis and put in indefinite storage for potential future restoration and use W2 520 Woodside Old Windsor Berkshire UK Purchased by Elton John in the 1980sW2 525 Arlington Washington USA Formerly used as spares in Seattle now in storage in Arlington Washington awaiting possible developments for return to service W2 531 San Jose California USA Operates on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority historic trolley line 93 94 W2 533 Iowa USAW2 539 Memphis Tennessee USA Used in regular service on MATA Trolley 90 W2 540 Memphis Tennessee USA Used in regular service on MATA Trolley 90 W2 545 Memphis Tennessee USA Used in regular service on MATA Trolley 90 W2 551 Iowa USAW2 553 Memphis Tennessee USA Destroyed by fire on 7 April 2014 95 W2 567 Iowa USAW2 586 San Francisco California USAW2 601 Chisholm Minnesota USA Used at the Minnesota Discovery Center 96 97 W2 605 Arlington Washington USA Formerly used in Seattle Waterfront Streetcar line 1993 2005 now in storage in Arlington Washington awaiting possible developments for return to service W2 606 Chisholm Minnesota USA Used at the Minnesota Discovery Center 96 97 W2 626 Memphis Tennessee USA Used in regular service on MATA Trolley renumbered 452 ex New Orleans 90 Riverfront Streetcar Line W2 630 Iowa USAW2 648 Rio Vista California USA Preserved in operational condition at Western Railway Museum 98 operated in San Francisco during the Historic Trolley Festivals of the 1980sW5 735 USAW5 751 Iowa USAW5 756 Savannah Georgia USA Was used on the River Street Streetcar now located at the Georgia State Railroad Museum Electric motors are powered by a generator and battery hybrid drive 99 W5 771 USAW5 799 Memphis Tennessee Used in regular service on MATA Trolley 100 W5 839 Iowa USASW6 852 Auckland Dockline Tramway Auckland New Zealand 101 SW6 881 Auckland Dockline Tramway Auckland New Zealand 101 SW6 916 San Francisco California USA Used in regular service on F Market amp Wharves line 102 SW6 930 Edmonton Radial Railway Society Edmonton Canada Used on High Level Bridge Streetcar line during the summer 34 SW6 965 Skjoldenaesholm Tram Museum Denmark Owned by HRH Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess MaryReferences Edit a b Pearson Erin 13 May 2018 Tram enthusiasts able to obtain retired fleet The Age Archived from the original on 6 July 2019 Retrieved 12 February 2020 VICSIG vicsig net Archived from the original on 7 November 2020 Retrieved 28 September 2020 1024 MMTB Revenue Earner Trolley Wire issue 136 October 1971 page 8 Advertising Melbourne Style Trolley Wire issue 146 June 1973 page 13 City Section Trolley Wire issue 169 April 1977 page 11 On this Day Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Parliament of Victoria Melbourne News Trolley Wire issue 279 November 1999 page 25 A Melbourne Icon National Trust Vic Retrieved 4 October 2023 a b Darren Gray Andrew Webster 18 September 2003 W class trams back with 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