G class tram 7006 approaches the Flinders Street terminus in Elizabeth Street working a Route 59 service on the first day of public operation. AUSTRALIA: The first of 100 Next Generation Trams being built for use in Melbourne have entered service on routes serving the northwest of the city. Ordered by the Victoria state government under an A$700m contract awarded in 2022, the G class trams are being built at Alstom’s Dandenong plant with more than 65% local content. Shorter than the 33 m long E class cars introduced from 2013, the G class vehicles are intended to replace high-floor Z and A class trams on less heavily trafficked routes. Melbourne’s first G Class tram arrives at purpose-built depot