Editing Trams in Melbourne (section)

=== Royal occasions ===
In 2006 a W-class tram 965 was gifted from the City of Melbourne to Australian [[Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark|Mary Donaldson]] and her fiancé, [[Danish royal family|Danish]] Crown Prince [[Frederik X|Frederik]], on the occasion of their [[Wedding of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, and Mary Donaldson|marriage]]. The tram now runs at the Danish tram museum of Sporvejsmuseet.

On 26 October 2011, a Z3-class tram, specially liveried as a ''Royal Tram'' was used to convey [[Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], from [[Federation Square]] to [[Government House, Melbourne|Government House]], along [[St Kilda Road]] during their visit to Melbourne. The ''Royal Tram'' was in regular service for a little over one year following the event.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Royal Tram now in public service |url=http://www.yarratrams.com.au/media-centre/news/articles/2011/royal-tram-now-in-public-service/ |publisher=[[Yarra Trams]] |date=26 October 2011 |access-date=8 November 2011 |archive-date=18 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318232046/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/media-centre/news/articles/2011/royal-tram-now-in-public-service/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Not the Rolls or Bentley, but a commoner's conveyance gives Her Majesty a royal ride |author=[[Michael Shmith]] |url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/not-the-rolls-or-bentley-but-a-commoners-conveyance-gives-her-majesty-a-royal-ride-20111026-1mk4i.html |newspaper=[[The Age]] |date=27 October 2011 |access-date=8 November 2011 |archive-date=28 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028191807/http://www.theage.com.au/national/not-the-rolls-or-bentley-but-a-commoners-conveyance-gives-her-majesty-a-royal-ride-20111026-1mk4i.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Z3.158|url=http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=trams&number=158&class=Z3|work=Vicsig|access-date=9 September 2013|archive-date=29 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829053300/http://vicsig.net/index.php?page=trams&number=158&class=Z3|url-status=live}}</ref>