Editing Trams in Melbourne (section)

===C-class (Citadis)===
{{Main|C-class Melbourne tram|C2-class Melbourne tram}}

Following the privatisation of Melbourne's tram system in 1999, the private operators acquired new trams to replace the older Z-class trams. In 2001, Yarra Trams introduced the [[Low-floor tram|low-floor]] C1-class trams, a variant of the [[Alstom Citadis|Citadis]] manufactured in France by [[Alstom]]. They are three-section articulated vehicles, with 36 in service.<ref name="C-class"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=trams&class=C&v=1 | work=Vicsig | title=C Class | access-date=6 November 2011 | archive-date=20 February 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220044639/http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=trams&class=C&v=1 | url-status=live }}</ref>

Five C2-class trams, a five-section articulated variant of the Alstom Citadis, began running in Melbourne in 2008 after being leased from [[Mulhouse tramway|Mulhouse]] in France. They were dubbed 'Bumble Bees' due to the distinctive yellow colour scheme they carried when first introduced, and run exclusively on route 96. In November 2010 it was announced that the State Government was in negotiations to purchase the five C2-class trams,<ref name="Bee trams to stay, but at what price?"/><ref>{{Citation | url=http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=trams&class=C2 | work=Vicsig | title=C2 Class | access-date=6 November 2011 | archive-date=29 September 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929145302/http://vicsig.net/index.php?page=trams&class=C2 | url-status=live }}</ref> with the purchase finalised in 2013.<ref name="PTV-TPP">{{cite web|title=Tram Procurement Program|url=http://ptv.vic.gov.au/projects/trams/tram-procurement-program/|work=[[Public Transport Victoria]]|access-date=21 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513161451/http://ptv.vic.gov.au/projects/trams/tram-procurement-program/ |archive-date=13 May 2013}}</ref> They can hold 54 seated passengers and 150 standing passengers.

The C1-class trams are owned by Allco entity and are subject to a lease purchase agreement, while the C2-class trams were initially leased from Société Générale entity,<ref name="Invitation to Tender"/> they were subsequently purchased by the Victorian Government in the 2012–2013 financial year.<ref name="PTV-TPP"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Public Transport Victoria Annual Report 2012 – 13|url=http://ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PTV/PTV%20docs/AnnualReport/Annual-Report-2012-13.pdf|work=[[Public Transport Victoria]]|access-date=1 January 2014|pages=13|year=2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192722/http://ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PTV/PTV%20docs/AnnualReport/Annual-Report-2012-13.pdf|archive-date=2 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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File:C.3025 collins, 2014.JPG|A C1-class tram
File:C2.5123 bourke, 2014.jpg|A C2-class tram
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