This tram is an Alstom Citadis 202 C class Melbourne tram, these were Melbourne's first low-floor trams.
The C class trams entered service in September 2001 undergoing a 14-day service trial before officially being launched in October 2001. These trams did have some design floors such as non-ergonomic controllers where some tram drivers driving the C class tram had wrist injuries.
In 2007, Yarra Trams replaced the original controls with more ergonomic designs to minimise injuries.
The C-class trams operated predominately on Route 109 Box Hill to Port Melbourne and Route 48 Docklands to North Balwyn and stored at Kew or Southbank tram depots, Some C-class trams used to operate on Route 96 occasionally If there is a shortage of D2 class trams
This tram is in the Yarra Trams Mk II livery when it officially entered service in October 2001.
Manufacturer: Alstom
Model: Citadis
Modules: 3
Overhead DC collection
2 motor bogies
Built: 2001 - 2002, 36 trams were built
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