X2-class Melbourne tram

The X2-class was a class of six trams built by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board. Developed from the X1-class, they differed in having larger wheels, angled windshields and only two doors.^[1][2]

X2-class
Manufacturer	Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board
Constructed	1930
Number built	6
Fleet numbers	675-680
Capacity	32
Specifications
Car length	10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
Width	2.64 m (8 ft 8 in)
Height	3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
Wheel diameter	838 mm (33.0 in)
Wheelbase	3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)
Weight	10.7 t (24,000 lb)
Current collector(s)	Trolley pole
Bogies	JG Brill Company 21E
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Originally numbered 674-679, 674 was renumbered 680 in 1934 to allow the W4-class to be numbered consecutively. They were mainly used on Point Ormond line and the isolated Footscray network. With the closure of these two lines in the early 1960s, all were withdrawn.^[2][3]

Preservation

Two have been preserved:

• 676 as part of the VicTrack heritage fleet at Hawthorn depot^[4]
• 680 by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria^[5]