D1 Class

Last Updated: Wednesday, 18th May 2016

Details:

Specifications:

Type:	Three-section, low floor articulated power car for bi-directional operation
Builder:	Siemens
Built:	2002 - 2003
Road Numbers:	3501 - 3538
Number Built:	38
Status:
In Service:	38

Seats:	36
Tare:	25.8 t
Length:	20.04 m
Width:	2.65 m
Height:	3.65 m
Wheel Arrangement:	Bo Bo
Wheel Base:	1800 mm
Wheel Diameter:	600 mm
Trucks:	Combino Power Bogie
Motors:	4 x 100 kW

History of D1 Class Trams

2002
Thursday, 31st January	Swedish ship Boheme leaves Bremerhaven with the first Combino tram onboard
Tuesday, 12th March	Boheme docks at Webb Dock East 4, the tram was taken by road to Preston Workshops that night, passing over the West Gate Bridge at 22.22
Thursday, 18th April	3501 makes its first test under its own power inside Preston Workshops
Monday, 20th May	Night testing begins on the Airport West line
Friday, 2nd August	D3501 officially launched and named in honour of "Sir Robert J.H.Risson" chairman of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board 1949 - 1970

Photos of D1 Class Trams

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D1.3510 advertising Snickers in St.Kilda Road near Southbank Boulevard
Saturday, 16th August 2008
Photo: Ian Green

D1.3505 advertising ASUS notebook computers on transfer from Camberwell depot to Melbourne University in Swan Street at Richmond
Friday, 2nd November 2007
Photo: Ian Green

D1.3522 in service to Melbourne University in Swanston Street at the corner of Collins Street
Tuesday, 23rd March 2004
Photo: Peter Jacono

D1 Class Trams

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Tram	Operator	Depot	Livery	Status	Interior	In Service	Notes
D1.3501	Yarra Trams	Malvern	Advertising Domain Real Estate and Property "Australia's best property app" since Thursday, 4th August 2016.	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Thu, 19th Dec 2002	Originally named Sir Robert Risson, naming decal removed during PTV livery application
D1.3502	Yarra Trams	Malvern	Advertising Bank of Melbourne "Moving Melbourne's Makers." since Friday, 15th January 2016.	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Thu, 19th Dec 2002
D1.3503	Yarra Trams	Malvern	PTV	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Thu, 19th Dec 2002	First D1 class tram in PTV livery
D1.3504	Yarra Trams	Malvern	Advertising exetel.com.au "Get excited, get Exetel NBN" since Wednesday, 15th June 2016.	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Thu, 19th Dec 2002
D1.3505	Yarra Trams	Malvern	Advertising Swinburne University "Swinburne the adventure starts here" since Friday, 5th August 2016.	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Fri, 28th Feb 2003
D1.3506	Yarra Trams	Malvern	Advertising QV Melbourne "Embrace your everyday today" since Thursday, 18th February 2016.	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Fri, 28th Feb 2003
D1.3507	Yarra Trams	Malvern	PTV	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Fri, 28th Feb 2003
D1.3508	Yarra Trams	Malvern	Advertising Tommy Hilfiger fashion since Tuesday, 9th August 2016.	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Fri, 28th Feb 2003
D1.3509	Yarra Trams	Malvern	PTV	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Fri, 28th Feb 2003
D1.3510	Yarra Trams	Malvern	Advertising KIIS 101.1 "Listen now" since Thursday, 3rd March 2016.	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Fri, 28th Feb 2003
D1.3511	Yarra Trams	Malvern	PTV	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Fri, 28th Feb 2003
D1.3512	Yarra Trams	Malvern	PTV	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 2nd Jun 2003
D1.3513	Yarra Trams	Malvern	Advertising Coach apparel and designer clothing since Thursday, 18th August 2016.	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 2nd Jun 2003
D1.3514	Yarra Trams	Malvern	Advertising Zumbos Just Desserts "Lets make some magic" since Thursday, 11th August 2016.	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Wed, 4th Jun 2003	Involved in Accident on Delivery run, side-on with car. In service with plain white panels on apron and side skirt, no. 1 end
D1.3515	Yarra Trams	Malvern	PTV	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 2nd Jun 2003
D1.3516	Yarra Trams	Malvern	PTV	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 2nd Jun 2003
D1.3517	Yarra Trams	Malvern	Advertising Medibank "I am better" since Wednesday, 17th February 2016.	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 2nd Jun 2003
D1.3518	Yarra Trams	Malvern	PTV	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 1st Sep 2003
D1.3519	Yarra Trams	Malvern	PTV	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 1st Sep 2003
D1.3520	Yarra Trams	Malvern	PTV	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 1st Sep 2003
D1.3521	Yarra Trams	Malvern	PTV	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 1st Sep 2003
D1.3522	Yarra Trams	Malvern	Advertising Triple M since Wednesday, 13th July 2016.	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 1st Sep 2003
D1.3523	Yarra Trams	Malvern	PTV	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 1st Sep 2003
D1.3524	Yarra Trams	Malvern	PTV	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 1st Sep 2003
D1.3525	Yarra Trams	Malvern	PTV	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 1st Dec 2003
D1.3526	Yarra Trams	Malvern	PTV	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 1st Dec 2003
D1.3527	Yarra Trams	Malvern	Advertising realestate.com.au "If your not on realestate.com.au you're not in the market." since Wednesday, 27th July 2016.	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 1st Dec 2003
D1.3528	Yarra Trams	Malvern	PTV	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 1st Dec 2003
D1.3529	Yarra Trams	Malvern	Advertising Fox hit 101.9 "Hits & Old School" since Wednesday, 10th August 2016.	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 1st Dec 2003
D1.3530	Yarra Trams	Malvern	Advertising Salesforce.com "Why can't small business win big?" since Friday, 22nd July 2016.	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 1st Dec 2003
D1.3531	Yarra Trams	Malvern	PTV	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Sun, 29th Feb 2004	To Be Tested with new resillient wheels and Bogie Design, starting 28.07.2003. First Combino to receive Yarra Trams livery. Still has M>Tram Interior.
D1.3532	Yarra Trams	Malvern	PTV	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 1st Dec 2003
D1.3533	Yarra Trams	Malvern	Advertising ANZ Bank "Your world your way, you'll be taking it for granted in no time" since Saturday, 25th June 2016.	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Mon, 1st Dec 2003
D1.3534	Yarra Trams	Malvern	Advertising Topshop Topman clothing since Tuesday, 8th March 2016.	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Sun, 29th Feb 2004
D1.3535	Yarra Trams	Malvern	PTV	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Sun, 29th Feb 2004	Fitted with internal and external cameras to record criminal activity and illegally-passing cars. One section used in D1.3502
D1.3536	Yarra Trams	Malvern	Advertising Australian School of Management "Think your management material?" since Friday, 8th July 2016.	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Sun, 29th Feb 2004
D1.3537	Yarra Trams	Malvern	Advertising AGL Energy "Powering the things Melbourne loves" since Thursday, 7th July 2016.	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Sun, 29th Feb 2004
D1.3538	Yarra Trams	Malvern	Advertising Lazy Yak Australian Pale Ale since Wednesday, 15th June 2016.	In Service	Original - M>Tram	Sun, 29th Feb 2004