Editing Trams in Melbourne (section)

=== Media and sporting events ===
Melbourne's trams—especially the W-class—are an icon of Melbourne and an important part of its history and character. Trams have been featured across several media, and in tourism advertising since World War II.<ref name="W-class trams: the art and soul of Melbourne town">{{cite news |title=W-class trams: the art and soul of Melbourne town |author=Ruth Williams |url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/wclass-trams-the-art-and-soul-of-melbourne-town-20101023-16yne.html |newspaper=[[The Age]] |date=24 October 2010 |access-date=14 November 2011 |archive-date=1 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501231853/http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/wclass-trams-the-art-and-soul-of-melbourne-town-20101023-16yne.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=decaaQl5t_I | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626041028/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=decaaQl5t_I| archive-date=2014-06-26 | url-status=dead|title=After Dark, Melbourne |author=Visit Victoria |publisher=YouTube |access-date=14 November 2011}}</ref>

The character of Nora in the novel ''[[Monkey Grip (novel)|Monkey Grip]]'' (1977) by [[Helen Garner]] occasionally uses trams to run errands and make daily trips around the city. Trams are heavily featured in the movie ''[[Malcolm (film)|Malcolm]]'', one scene of the controversial film ''[[Alvin Purple]]'', and feature in the music video clips for the [[Beastie Boys]]' ''The Rat Cage'' and [[AC/DC]]'s ''[[It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)|It's a Long Way to the Top]]''.<ref name="W-class trams: the art and soul of Melbourne town"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKQTEXWWtdQ&ob=av2n |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/GKQTEXWWtdQ| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Beastie Boys – The Rat Cage |author=[[Beastie Boys]] |date=12 March 2009 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=8 November 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Among songs written about Melbourne's trams are ''Toorak Tram'' by Bernard Bolan,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tdu.to/42011.msg |title=Toorak Trams and Bernard Bolan |publisher=Trams Down Under |access-date=8 November 2011 |archive-date=28 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928193947/http://tdu.to/42011.msg |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''Taking the tram to Carnegie'' by the band Oscar.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oscartheband.bandcamp.com/track/taking-the-tram-to-carnegie |title=Taking the Tram (to Carnegie) |author=Oscar the Band |publisher=[[Bandcamp]] |access-date=8 November 2011 |archive-date=23 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823204548/http://oscartheband.bandcamp.com/track/taking-the-tram-to-carnegie |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Eastern Suburbs Professional Community Theatre Company, known as [[Theatreworks (Melbourne)|Theatre Works]] staged a performance on a route 42 (now route 109) tram entitled ''Storming Mont Albert by Tram'', between 26 February and 14 March 1982 as part of the Melbourne [[Moomba Festival]]. It was written by [[Paul Davies (artist)|Paul Davies]] and directed by Mark Shirrefs and was revived in 1992 and 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theatreworks.org.au/archive/event/?id=169 |title=STORMING MONT ALBERT BY TRAM ~ Melbourne Moomba Festival theatreworks.org.au |access-date=7 January 2015 |archive-date=8 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108015402/http://www.theatreworks.org.au/archive/event/?id=169 |url-status=live }}</ref>

For the Melbourne [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] a Z1-class tram was decorated as a [[Karachi]] bus by a team of [[Pakistani people|Pakistani]] decorators. Dubbed the [[Karachi to Melbourne Tram|Karachi tram]], it operated on the City Circle tourist route during the Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/M2006/Homepage+News/20060325+Karachi+tram.htm |title=Last rides on the Karachi tram |author=Melissa Mackereth |date=25 March 2006 |work=Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation |access-date=14 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213115638/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/M2006/Homepage+News/20060325+Karachi+tram.htm |archive-date=13 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The tram was withdrawn from service in 2007 and is now preserved in the Melbourne Tram Museum at [[Hawthorn tram depot]], being delivered on 19 June 2015. The centrepiece of the [[2006 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony|Opening Ceremony]] was a flying W-class tram, specially built for the event, from original W-class plans and photos.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/10458/ |work=[[Museum Victoria]] |title=The Flying Tram |access-date=8 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310144737/http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/10458/ |archive-date=10 March 2011 }}</ref>