Editing Trams in Melbourne (section)

=== Melbourne Art Trams ===
{{See also|Melbourne Art Trams}}
[[File:Matthew Clarke's Melbourne Art Tram .jpg|thumb|Matthew Clarke's 2017 Melbourne Art Tram]]
From 1978 to 1993 36 W-class trams were painted with artwork as part of the ''Transporting Art'' project.<ref name="Melbourne Festival art trams">{{cite web|title=Melbourne Art Trams|url=http://www.melbournefestival.com.au/program/genre/free-outdoor/melbourne-art-trams.html|work=Melbourne Festival|access-date=30 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002191900/http://www.melbournefestival.com.au/program/genre/free-outdoor/melbourne-art-trams.html|archive-date=2 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The idea was conceived in early 1978 by [[List of mayors and lord mayors of Melbourne|Melbourne Lord Mayor]] [[Irvin Rockman]] and artist [[Clifton Pugh]], with the idea backed by then Premier [[Rupert Hamer]]. Over the lifetime of the project many notable local artists participated, including [[Mirka Mora]], [[Michael Leunig]], [[Howard Arkley]] and [[Reg Mombassa]].<ref name="Melbourne Festival art trams" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Arts Flashback 1970s: Transporting Art|url=http://40yearsof.arts.vic.gov.au/pages/seventies/milestone22/|work=Art Victoria|access-date=30 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007090658/http://40yearsof.arts.vic.gov.au/pages/seventies/milestone22/|archive-date=7 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The idea was reprised as part of a collaboration between [[Arts Victoria]], Yarra Trams and the [[Melbourne International Arts Festival]] in 2013. A competition launched in May 2013 to select eight designs, with one art tram to operate out of each Melbourne tram depot.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cuthbertson|first=Debbie|title=Melbourne's art trams back on track|url=http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/melbournes-art-trams-back-on-track-20130528-2n9os.html|access-date=30 September 2013|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=29 May 2013|archive-date=13 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913080202/http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/melbournes-art-trams-back-on-track-20130528-2n9os.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Yarra Trams transporting art">{{cite web|title=First Melbourne Art Tram revealed|url=http://www.yarratrams.com.au/media-centre/news/articles/2013/first-melbourne-art-tram-revealed/|work=[[Yarra Trams]]|access-date=30 September 2013|date=30 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011065948/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/media-centre/news/articles/2013/first-melbourne-art-tram-revealed/|archive-date=11 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The first of the new ''Melbourne Art Trams'', W-class 925, was launched on 30 September 2013 by then Premier [[Denis Napthine]] and Yarra Trams CEO Clément Michel, with the remaining seven trams to be introduced in the following two weeks. The last was introduced into service on 11 October 2013.<ref name="Yarra Trams transporting art" /><ref>{{cite web|title=All aboard – Premier reveals first Melbourne Art Tram|url=http://www.arts.vic.gov.au/About_Us/News/2013/All_aboard_-_Premier_reveals_first_Melbourne_Art_Tram|work=Arts Victoria|access-date=30 September 2013|date=30 September 2013|archive-date=15 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015062945/http://www.arts.vic.gov.au/About_Us/News/2013/All_aboard_-_Premier_reveals_first_Melbourne_Art_Tram|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ross|first=Annabel|title=Art trams back on the tracks|url=http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/art-trams-back-on-the-tracks-20130930-2uolb.html|access-date=1 October 2013|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=1 October 2013|archive-date=1 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001060252/http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/art-trams-back-on-the-tracks-20130930-2uolb.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Exploring Melbourne's Art Trams|url=http://www.yarratrams.com.au/media-centre/news/articles/2013/exploring-melbourne%27s-art-trams/|work=[[Yarra Trams]]|access-date=12 October 2013|date=11 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014044426/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/media-centre/news/articles/2013/exploring-melbourne%27s-art-trams/|archive-date=14 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Melbourne Art Trams have continued to be refreshed and introduced annually since 2013, with over 48 artists featured. In 2018 the program was extended for a further 3 years through to 2021, and featured the first interactive art tram (using [[augmented reality]]) designed by Dr Troy Innocent for [[Melbourne International Games Week]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/news/the-new-melbourne-art-trams-designs-have-been-revealed-081618|title=The new Melbourne Art Trams designs have been revealed|work=Time Out Melbourne|access-date=28 October 2018|language=en|archive-date=28 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028073714/https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/news/the-new-melbourne-art-trams-designs-have-been-revealed-081618|url-status=live}}</ref> The trams can be found on the network throughout the year by entering the corresponding tram number in the ''myTRAM'' feature of the tramTRACKER app.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.festival.melbourne/2018/events/melbourne-art-trams/#.W9T2MXozZN0|title=Melbourne Art Trams – 2018 Melbourne International Arts Festival|work=Melbourne Festival|access-date=27 October 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028073742/https://www.festival.melbourne/2018/events/melbourne-art-trams/#.W9T2MXozZN0|archive-date=28 October 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>