Melbourne W-class tram

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The Melbourne W-class tram is an iconic early-20th-century electric tram from Melbourne, Australia, renowned for its distinctive green-and-cream livery and wooden interior, many of which now operate as historic streetcars in cities such as San Francisco.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electric tram ⓘ
heritage tram ⓘ
tram type ⓘ
cityServed Melbourne ⓘ
constructionMaterial steel underframe ⓘ
timber bodywork ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
designedFor Melbourne tram network ⓘ
designPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
doorControl manual operation in original form ⓘ
doorType sliding doors ⓘ
exportedTo Denmark ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
heritageProtection subject of preservation campaigns in Melbourne ⓘ
heritageStatus cultural icon of Melbourne ⓘ
iconic Melbourne tram ⓘ
inServiceInCity Ballarat ⓘ
Bendigo ⓘ
Bylands ⓘ
Christchurch ⓘ
Copenhagen ⓘ
Dallas ⓘ
Memphis ⓘ
San Francisco ⓘ
Seattle ⓘ
interior wooden interior ⓘ
introduced 1923 ⓘ
livery green and cream ⓘ
manufacturer Holden Body Builders ⓘ
James Moore & Sons ⓘ
Martin & King ⓘ
Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board workshops ⓘ
notableFeature conductors traditionally operated on board ⓘ
drop-centre design in many subclasses ⓘ
openable sash windows ⓘ
pantograph current collection on later conversions ⓘ
trolley pole current collection in early years ⓘ
notableRoute City Circle route 35 in Melbourne ⓘ
operator Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board ⓘ
Yarra Trams ⓘ
powerCollectionMethod overhead wire ⓘ
powerSystem electricity ⓘ
preservedAt Ballarat Tramway Museum ⓘ
Bendigo Tramways ⓘ
Christchurch Tramway ⓘ
Melbourne Tram Museum at Hawthorn Depot ⓘ
Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society ⓘ
Seashore Trolley Museum ⓘ
Sydney Tramway Museum ⓘ
propulsion electric traction motors ⓘ
safetyUpgrade W8-class modernised variant ⓘ
serviceType City Circle tourist service in Melbourne ⓘ
status partly withdrawn from regular route service ⓘ
retained for heritage and tourist operations ⓘ
subclass CW5-class tram ⓘ
SW5-class tram ⓘ
linked to: W5-class tram

SW6-class tram ⓘ
W1-class tram ⓘ
W2-class tram ⓘ
linked to: W1-class tram

W3-class tram ⓘ
W4-class tram ⓘ
W5-class tram ⓘ
W6-class tram ⓘ
W7-class tram ⓘ
W8-class tram ⓘ
trackGauge 1435 mm standard gauge ⓘ
usedAs public transport vehicle ⓘ
restaurant tram (converted units) ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ

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San Francisco Muni historic streetcars → hasPart → Melbourne W-class tram ⓘ