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G-class Melbourne tram
The G-class Melbourne tram is a three-section articulated tram, to be introduced onto the Melbourne tram network in early to mid 2026. The trams will be low-floor, replacing part of the current fleet of high-floor Z and A class trams. The design is based on the Flexity 2 but with pivoting outer bogies.
The trams will be designed, built and maintained by Alstom at its Dandenong factory. Manufacturing of the fleet was scheduled to begin in late 2023. The project also includes a new maintenance and stabling facility in Maidstone, where the trams will be stored following construction.
The initial contract is for 100 new trams, which is the largest domestic order in Australian history, and includes the requirement for Alstom to maintain the vehicles for 15 years.[citation needed] The trams will be designed to carry 150 passengers and will be 25 metres (82 ft 0 in) long.
The fleet will first roll out in the proximity of the Maidstone facility on routes 57, 59 and 82. As of 2023[update], these routes are operated out of Essendon depot.
In 2015, the Andrews Government published a Rolling Stock Strategy. That included ordering new E class trams, the refurbishment of B class trams, and commencing the planning of the "next generation of trams". The strategy noted that 240 new trams would be needed during the 2020s, to replace Z and A class trams. Those older trams have restricted accessibility, whereas all new trams ordered since 2000 have been low-floor models.
In 2019, the Andrews Government announced that 100 Next Generation trams would be produced in Victoria. The government invited a number of manufacturers to create and submit proposals, before inviting them to a collaborative design process.
In the 2020–2021 Victorian Budget, the Andrews Government committed $1.48 billion to the project, including a new maintenance and stabling facility, later announced to be built in Maidstone, near Highpoint Shopping Centre. The budget also foreshadowed the creation of approximately 280 jobs in construction and at the maintenance facility. Alstom and a joint venture comprising UGL Rail and CAF were shortlisted to design and build the new trams.
In April 2022, the government awarded the contract to Alstom, and announced further details about the Next Generation trams. It was named the G-Class, in keeping with the Melbourne tram classification system. Construction was scheduled to commence in late 2023 with the first tram to be delivered in 2025. The construction process will create 1,900 local jobs, both in the construction of the trams and at the new Maidstone facility.
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G-class Melbourne tram
The G-class Melbourne tram is a three-section articulated tram, to be introduced onto the Melbourne tram network in early to mid 2026. The trams will be low-floor, replacing part of the current fleet of high-floor Z and A class trams. The design is based on the Flexity 2 but with pivoting outer bogies.
The trams will be designed, built and maintained by Alstom at its Dandenong factory. Manufacturing of the fleet was scheduled to begin in late 2023. The project also includes a new maintenance and stabling facility in Maidstone, where the trams will be stored following construction.
The initial contract is for 100 new trams, which is the largest domestic order in Australian history, and includes the requirement for Alstom to maintain the vehicles for 15 years.[citation needed] The trams will be designed to carry 150 passengers and will be 25 metres (82 ft 0 in) long.
The fleet will first roll out in the proximity of the Maidstone facility on routes 57, 59 and 82. As of 2023[update], these routes are operated out of Essendon depot.
In 2015, the Andrews Government published a Rolling Stock Strategy. That included ordering new E class trams, the refurbishment of B class trams, and commencing the planning of the "next generation of trams". The strategy noted that 240 new trams would be needed during the 2020s, to replace Z and A class trams. Those older trams have restricted accessibility, whereas all new trams ordered since 2000 have been low-floor models.
In 2019, the Andrews Government announced that 100 Next Generation trams would be produced in Victoria. The government invited a number of manufacturers to create and submit proposals, before inviting them to a collaborative design process.
In the 2020–2021 Victorian Budget, the Andrews Government committed $1.48 billion to the project, including a new maintenance and stabling facility, later announced to be built in Maidstone, near Highpoint Shopping Centre. The budget also foreshadowed the creation of approximately 280 jobs in construction and at the maintenance facility. Alstom and a joint venture comprising UGL Rail and CAF were shortlisted to design and build the new trams.
In April 2022, the government awarded the contract to Alstom, and announced further details about the Next Generation trams. It was named the G-Class, in keeping with the Melbourne tram classification system. Construction was scheduled to commence in late 2023 with the first tram to be delivered in 2025. The construction process will create 1,900 local jobs, both in the construction of the trams and at the new Maidstone facility.
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