On the request of the Victorian transport minister, who wished the last of the B2-class order to be low-floor trams, an articulated low-floor design was developed by Comeng from 1989. The tram was to ostensibly utilise the components from the B-class and be partially low-floor, with internal stairs over the bogies.

2021年6月22日 · High-floor trams won’t be accessible on low-floor stops, and low-floor trams won’t be compatible at all with high floor stops. Since B-class trams won’t suffice on the St Kilda corridor we’d either have to couple them or build new high-floor trams.

A low-floor tram is a tram that has no steps between one or more entrances and part or all of the passenger cabin. The low-floor design improves the accessibility of the tram for the public, and also may provide larger windows and more airspace.

Melbourne's tram classification system is based on classes originally devised by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (M&MTB). [1] At first this was largely based on the order in which the original tramway operators had introduced each different type of …

On the request of the Victorian transport minister, who wished the last of the B-class order to be low-floor trams, an articulated low-floor design was developed by Comeng from 1989. The tram was to ostensibly utilise the components from the B-class and be partially low-floor, with internal stairs over the bogies.

2024年12月12日 · The first 100 of these accessible, low-floor trams, based on Alstom’s proven Flexity 2 platform, are set to replace some of the longest-serving high-floor trams (the Z, A, and B Class) still in service, with testing of the new fleet commencing in 2025.

These trams are different from other low floor trams as they have a round, curve/bulging body. Melbourne has 5 of these trams. They are known as the bumble bee tram. The E Class Trams are the newest trams in Melbourne. They are locally built down at Bombardier in Dandenong. There are two variants, the E1 and E2. They have minor differences in ...

B class Melbourne's first articulated tram. Locally, it is referred to as a light-rail vehicle rather than a tram, and it does run on separate rights-of-way (former heavy rail lines) but it also performs street service.

The Melbourne tram fleet is rather diverse and includes the traditional W class, the typical Z, A and B class vehicles, plus modern low-floor trams: Citadis (C-class) and Combino (D-class). View complete map featuring tram and train lines.

2013年10月28日 · AUSTRALIA: The government of Victoria has selected Bombardier to supply 50 low-floor trams for Melbourne. The Flexity Melbourne vehicles will be 33 m long with capacity for 210 passengers. The contract also involves a major redevelopment of the East Preston tram depot and maintenance until 2017.According to Industry & Trade ...