page_title: Tramways revival in Adelaide
section_title: 2009 and 2017: 200 Series (Alstom Citadis 302) tram deliveries
hierarchical_section_title: Tramways revival in Adelaide / 2009 and 2017: 200 Series (Alstom Citadis 302) tram deliveries
caption_attribution_description: English: Three segments of an Alstom Citadis 302 tram are on a Melbourne wharf after unloading from the vessel Tomar from Spain. The trams were destined for modification at Preston Workshops, Melbourne, before being transported to Adelaide by road.
context_page_description: Adelaide’s tram services started with horse trams that from 1878 ran on a network of lines extending eventually to about 100 km in length. Thirty-one years later, starting in 1909, the lines were upgraded and electrified. Forty-nine years after that, in 1958, all street tramlines were closed, leaving only the Glenelg tram line operating. In 2005, major investments in infrastructure and modern trams inaugurated what has become a tramways revival, leading to a 50 per cent increase in the route length of the city's tramways.
context_section_description: In mid-2008 the state government issued an international tender call for new or second hand trams in anticipation of the next route extension. Soon, 23 almost new trams were found in Madrid. The city had been in the process of installing new light rail infrastructure but the Global Financial Crisis had caused it to cut back on its plans, resulting in surplus rolling stock. They were five-segment Citadis 302 models manufactured by Alstom for the Metro Ligero in Madrid. The transport minister said that although the $6 million cost for each tram was about the same as buying them new, their prompt arrival would help to avoid capacity problems with the forthcoming route extension. He added that the trams had been built for Madrid's hot climate and the air conditioning was "as good as it gets". The government purchased six of the trams in July 2009.
  TransdevTSL – then operators of the Melbourne tram franchise – were engaged to manage transport and modification, commissioning and staff training activities. The trams were delivered by sea to Melbourne Docks, then to its Preston Workshops for modifications before being transported directly into Glengowrie tram depot on 13 November 2009. 
  In December 2017 a further three Citadis 302 trams were delivered, bringing their numbers to 9 and the total tram fleet to 24.
caption: Three segments of an Alstom Citadis 302 tram on a Melbourne wharf, next to the vessel Tomar, on arrival from Spain in 2009.
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