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 * What types of public transport are available in Melbourne and what are they? well there are three types of public transport in Melbourne they are Trams, Trains and Buses. We will tell you about all the models that are in use in Melbourne today.**

** Trams **

 * There are 7 classes of trams in the Yarra tram fleet. One type of tram in the city circle network is the W class tram.**
 * Another type of tram in the restaurant tram fleet is built up from the W class tram.**

**Yarra tram**

 * This is a W class tram, but there are 12 types of W class trams (W, W1, W2, SW2, W3, W4, W5, SW5, W6, SW6, W7 and SW7), made from 1938-1956. There are only 4 types of W class tram that still operate today (SW5, W6, SW6 and W7). There is no air conditioning on any W class trams. On the routes 30/78/79 the 4 types of W class trams are used.**


 * This is a Z class tram. There are 3 types of Z class trams (Z1, Z2 and Z3) made from 1975-1984 and they are still in operation today. There are some huge differences between Z1/Z2 and Z3 trams. Z1/Z2 trams have 2 doors on each side and the Z3 tram has 3 doors on each side. The trams also differ in their headlight shape. The Z1/Z2 trams have circular headlights whereas the Z3 trams have rectangular headlights. There is no air conditioning on the Z class tram. Z class trams are operating on routes 1/3/3a/5/6/8/16/55/57/59/64/67/72/78 and route 79.**


 * This is an A class tram. There are 2 types of A class trams (A1 and A2). Made from 1984-1986 and they are still operating today. There are some small difference between A1 and A2 and that is they changed Hanning and Kahl brakes, and different door electronics so the door will operate faster. The A class trams operates on the following routes; 31/48/67/70/78/79/86/109 and route 112.**
 * This is a B class tram. There are two types of B class tram and they are; B1 and B2. The B1 and B2 class trams were built between the years of 1984 and 1985 and are still in operation today. There are some small differences between the two trams, the largest difference being that B2 trams have air conditioning and B1 trams do not. B2 trams were the first trams introduced into Melbourne with Air Conditioning and dot-matrix destination signs. The B class trams are in operation on the following routes; 19/55/59/64/67/75/86/96 and route 112.**
 * This is a C class tram. There is only one type of C class tram. C class tram is the first type of tram that is not made in Australia (C class tram is made by a french company call: Alstom Citadis. The type of C class is Citadis 202). Australia has imported them since 2001 until the last one following in 2002. There is air conditioning on the C class tram. The C class trams are in operation on the following routes: 48/96 and route 109.**
 * This is a C2 class tram (It sound like a upgrade version but it is not. It is a completely new version). C2 class tram is the third type of tram that is not made in Australia (C2 class tram is also made by Alstom Citadis. They calls them Citadis 302). The first C2 class tram arrived in Melbourne in February 2008, and on the**
 * 11 June 2008 the first C2 class tram operated with nickname "Bumble Bee 1". There is air conditioning on the C2 class tram. The C2 class tram only operates on route 96 and there is only 5 of them in use in Melbourne.**
 * This is a D class tram. D class tram is the second tram that is not made in Australia (D class tram is made by a German company calls: Siemen). There are two types of D class tram, D1 and D2. The only difference between D1 and D2 is D1 has 3 sections and D2 has 5 sections. The first D class tram was operted in 2002, and D2 class tram was operated since 2004. D class trams to have air conditioning on them. The D class tram are operate on route: 6/8/16/72 and route 96.**
 * . [[image:300px-KDR_Yarra_Trams_D_class_.jpg caption="A D1 class tram running on route 6 curtesy of wikimedia commons"]]**

**City Circle Tram**

 * The City Circle Tram is a free public transport running around central business district in Melbourne. This tram route was introduced on 29 April 1994.**



** Trains **

 * There are four types of metro trains and Three V/line Trains.**

**Metro-**

 * Hitachi- This is the oldest train metro uses, it doesn't have fully electric doors. This train has Air-conditioning. These trains were built during the 1970's and there are 14 still being used today.**


 * Comeng- This is the Second oldest train used by metro. It doesn't have fully electric doors like the Hitachi.**


 * X'Trapolis 100- This is Metro's second newest train, it has fully electric doors. It has doors between the carriages unlike the Siemens.**
 * Siemens- This is the Newest Train used by Metro, it has fully electric doors. It Doesn't have doors between carriages.**

**V/line-**

 * Sprinter- This V/line train fleet is being refurbished at the moment**
 * V/locity- This is the bullet train of the v/line fleet.[[image:IMG_2813.JPG width="295" height="319" align="right" caption="In side of a V/locity V/line train"]]**


 * N Class locomotive- This is the long distance train in the v/line fleet it pulls N class carriages.**



** Buses **

 * There are five types of buses in Melbourne they are Sky bus, Night rider,Smart Buses, V/line buses and the free shuttle.**


 * V/line buses- They are used where the v/line trains can't get to (scheduled Buses) or as rail replacement buses.**


 * Smart Bus- These are Metlink owned buses, they are on certain routes to get around the city and Tullamarine Airport they can start as far out as frankston.**