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Retired - Under the new Retired Trams Strategy, released by the Andrews Labor Government, 134 trams will be up for grabs.

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W-Class - The W-Class heritage-listed trams froom the early 1900s are among the 134 trams avilable for repurposing. To register your Expression Of Interest (EOI) with VicTracks click here.

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Heritage-listed - Unable to scrap the vintage vehicles or sell them on to international tram museums, due to being heritage-listed, these trams are finally getting the opportunity for a new lease on life.

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Workhorse - Newport Railway Workshops holds the retired trams in varying states of repair, but not for long. This program is seeking people to restore and maintain the city's old 'workhorses' in their own way.

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Repurposed - Some have already been repurposed in to iconic City Circle trams, which are a free tourist service that provides information and transport around Melbourne's CBD.

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Art - Art trams and advertising trams will not be included in the EOI because they are already in circulation.

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Largest - With 250km of double track, Melbourne's tram network is the largest operating tram network in the world.

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Solar - By the end of 2018, Melbourne's tram network will earn another distinction in being the first to be powered entirely by solar energy, according to Next City.

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Modernised - These days Melbourne's public transport systems have been modernised, leading to the older trams being retired from the network.

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Safety first - "These trams are not suitable for returning to the network as they do not meet modern safety and accessibility requirements," according to VicTrack.

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Jacinda Allan - "If they’re not going to be used on the network, we want to keep these trams accessible to the community." Minister for Public Transport, Jacinda Allan, said in a media release.

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Icons - She continued, "These Victorian icons will now be available to come to life once again and preserved for future generations to enjoy."

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Spaces - Public spaces have already been inhabited by repurposed trams in the form of cafes and classrooms.

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Restaurant - A Melbourne staple since 1983, the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant is 'a trip into a little piece of Victoria’s history'.

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Free - Schools, community groups, not-for-profit organisations and other public institutions will be able to access a tram for free if chosen by the program.

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Recycling - Anyone can register and express their own creative way of recycling the tram, however, community groups and educational institutions are highly encouraged to tender bids.

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Rare - This is a rare opportunity as its the first time this many heritage-listed vehicles have become available at one time.

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Hard yakka - "They did in their day perform as the workhorses of Melbourne’s public transport system and would hold a surprising number of people," Public Transport Users Association president Tony Morton told The Age.

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Beauties - He continues, "Bringing the old beauties back into public use is an important historical step as the city moves towards a more modernised transport network."

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Heyday - In their heyday, these trams transported millions of Australians, connecting communities becoming an integral part of Victoria's rich heritage.

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1975 - Since 1975, the W-Class tram has progressively been replaced by more modern trams but remains iconic in Melbourne.

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20th century - The first half of the 20th century saw tram networks all over Victoria, as well as the rest of Australia.

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Box Hill - Late 19th century was the first Melbourne thought about installing trams in Box Hill to entice land developers.

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VIC - 1906 saw the first cable tram installed, but between the 1920s and 1940s all cable trams were converted to electric.

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QLD - QLD introduced trams in the late 19th century, but all lines were closed 1961. In 2014 they opened a light rail system on the Gold Coast.

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WA - WA installed trams in the 1890s during the gold boom, adding lines in major cities and towns. But all tram lines were abandoned in 1958.

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NSW - The tram networks of NSW that began early 1900s closed entirely in 1961. They were reintroduced in 1997 as a light rail system.

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TAS - TAS had trams between 1893 and 1960. Hobart had the first complete electric tramway in the Southern Hemisphere, and was the only fleet to have double-decker trams.

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SA - SA started with a horse tram from 1878 to 1909, and then electric until 1958. One tram line was introduced to Adelaide in 2006 and has been extended twice since.

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