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200:28.6 t (28.1 long tons; 31.5 short tons)
359:in Melbourne, being delivered in 2001-2002.
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617:"New Era for Public Transport Starts Today"
600:"Yarra Trams Orders Alstom's Citadis Cars"
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383:. They were the first low-floor trams in
479:"Alstom Motors Catalogue 2015 - English"
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241:1.2 m/s (2.7 mph/s) (service)
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642:Wilson, Randall; Budd, Dale (2005).
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644:Melbourne tram book
515:"Tram Track Design"
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