Alstom has delivered the first of 100 Next Generation G Class (NGT) trams into passenger service in Melbourne, Australia, marking the start of deliveries under a €700 million contract awarded to the company in 2022.
The tram is built locally at Alstom’s Dandenong site in Victoria, with more than 65 per cent local content. The NGT programme has supported more than 2,000 direct and indirect jobs, and Alstom has invested more than AUD $40 million (€24 million) in capital expenditure at Dandenong to strengthen local industrial capability. The fleet will be maintained from a purpose-built facility in Maidstone, Melbourne.
Developed from Alstom’s Flexity 2 design, the G Class tram was shaped by consultation with more than 1,000 stakeholders, including disability groups, drivers, the Public Transport Users Association and other passenger representatives. The tram features low floor accessibility, regenerative braking, more doors and aisle space, and capacity for more than 150 passengers, making it Melbourne’s most accessible tram to date.
More than 80 per cent of trams currently operating on Melbourne’s tramway network, the largest in the world, have been built by Alstom at Dandenong over its 70-year history. The G Class will be introduced in stages across the network.
Ling Fang, Alstom’s Asia Pacific Region President, said the tram’s entry into passenger service reflected the combination of global technology and local presence that Alstom brings to its Australian customer.
Guillaume Tritter, Managing Director of Alstom Australia and New Zealand, credited the Victorian Government’s financial investment and collaborative approach for the programme’s progress, adding that the NGT demonstrated rolling stock could be built in Australia by Australians for Australians.
Alstom has now delivered the first X’trapolis 2.0 train and NGT tram into passenger service in Victoria in 2026, alongside the first Australind train in Western Australia.
