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Rubber wheels. Electric batteries. No overhead wires. This could be the future for Melbourneâs trams.
By 2025, brand-new trams will be cruising through Melbourneâs streets, thanks to a $1.5 billion Andrews government injection to fund 100 ânext-generation tramsâ. Nimble, low-floor and energy-efficient, the new vehicles will replace lumbering A and Z-Class trams built in the 1970s and 1980s.
Number 67 tram on Swanston Street in Melbourneâs CBD.
Credit:Chris Hopkins
Two manufacturers have been shortlisted to design and build the trams: French rail manufacturer Alstom â which acquired former tram manufacturer Bombardier â and a joint venture comprising Spanish rail maker CAF and UGL.
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