Z3 class Melbourne tram

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Z3 class tram
Z3 class
Service
Entered service	1979-1984
Built by	Commonwealth Engineering (Comeng)
Built / In service	115
Fleet numbers	116-230
Depots	Brunswick, Essendon Glenhuntly, Malvern
Weight
Tare	21.8t
Dimensions
Length	16.64m
Width	2.67m
Height	3.41m
Motors	2 x AEG ABS 3322 195kW
Melbourne's electric trams
1920—1960	SW5  SW6  W6  W7
1960—2000	Z1  Z2  Z3  A1  A2  B1  B2
2000—	C  D1  D2
Melbourne's public transport
Metlink	Metcard	myki
Modes of Transport
Trains	Trams	Buses
Transport Routes
Railway stations	Tram routes	Bus routes
Operating Companies
V/Line	Connex Melbourne	Yarra Trams

The Z3 class are a series of trams in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 115 Z3 class trams were built between 1979 and 1984 by Comeng at their plant in Dandenong. They are operated by Yarra Trams

The Z3 class was an improvement over earlier Z1 and Z2 class trams, improvements including: having three doors per side (Z1 and Z2 trams have two doors per side), different electrical equipment and a new design of suspension giving improved ride quality. The trams operate from 4 depots (Brunswick, Essendon, Glenhuntly, Malvern) and all but two are in service (Z3.149 was destroyed in a fire at Maribyrnong while Z3.225 is stored at Camberwell depot).

Prior to the tram network being privatised in 1999, the trams featured an orange and cream livery until the mid 1980s where it repainted into the Met’s green and gold. After it was privatised some of the trams were repainted into the M>Tram livery, which was a green concept as well as featuring yellow ribboning around the tram, a large M> logo, and a blue roof. After M>Tram was taken over in 2004 the trams were allocated to Yarra Trams, where they refurbished and repainted the trams into their livery. All the Z3 trams (with the exception of all over advertising trams) have now been repainted into the Yarra Trams livery.

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