E class Melbourne tram

what is it?

The E Class trams are three-section, four-bogie articulated trams that were first introduced to the Melbourne tram network in 2013. They were built at the Dandenong rolling stock factory of Bombardier Transportation (later Alstom) with the propulsion systems and bogies coming from Bombardier/Alstom factories in Germany. The E Class trams were initially ordered as part of the Tram Procurement Program, an $800 million Victorian Government project aimed at increasing capacity and reliability of the tram network through the introduction of new trams, creation of new depot space, and upgrades to existing infrastructure.

who runs it

Transport Victoria – Trams

base stats

• speed 80 km/htop speed
• power 630 kWpower output
• weight 62 tin working order
• seats 146passengers
• built 100made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 13 years ago, in 2013.
• 🚗630 kW is about 7 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏33.5 m long: about 7 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧍Seats 146: 3 full city buses (~50 seats each).

tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.

spec sheet

built

2013–2021

number built

100

kind

Articulated tramcar/light rail vehicle

traction

electric

origin

🇦🇺 Australia

builders

ALSTOM Transportation Germany, Alstom

operators

Transport Victoria – Trams

top speed

80 km/h

power

630 kW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

(nominal) from overhead catenary

wheel arrangement

Bo′+2′Bo′+Bo′

length

33.5 m

weight

62 t

capacity

146 passengers

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

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