:X1-class Melbourne tram
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{{Infobox tram
| name = X1-class
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| manufacturer = Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board
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| constructed = 1926–1928
| numberbuilt = 10
| numberservice =
| fleetnumbers = 459–468
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| carlength = {{cvt|9.45|metres|ftin}}
| width = {{cvt|2.56|metres}}
| height = {{cvt|3.05|metres|ftin}}
| wheeldiameter = {{cvt|673|mm}}
| wheelbase = {{cvt|3.05|metres|ftin}}
| weight = {{cvt|10.4|tonnes|lb}}
| capacity = 32
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| collectionmethod = Trolley pole
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| bogies = JG Brill Company 21E
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| gauge = {{RailGauge|1435mm}}
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The X1-class was a class of ten trams built by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board. Developed from the X-class, they differed in having four doors. They were initially allocated to Glenhuntly and Hawthorn depots. Six were transferred to the isolated Footscray network In June 1928 with the other four following in June 1929."60 Years of the M&MTB" Trolley Wire issue 186 February 1980 page 14{{cite book|last1=Cross|first1=Norman|last2=Budd|first2=Dale|last3=Wilson|first3=Randall|title=Destination City Melbourne's Electric Trams|date=1993|publisher=Transit Publishing Australia|location=Sydney|isbn=0-909459-18-5|pages=28, 115|edition=5}}
Originally they were overhauled at Footscray depot, but from 1949 they were transferred by road to Preston Workshops. Between 1954 and 1957 they operated all night services on the main system.[https://vicsig.net/trams/class/X1 X1 Class] Vicsig
Preservation
Four have been preserved:
- 461 by the Walhalla Goldfields Railway[http://www.walhallarail.com.au/download/pdf/Community_News_APR2016_Hi.pdf A rail-motor for Walhalla] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313184412/http://www.walhallarail.com.au/download/pdf/Community_News_APR2016_Hi.pdf |date=13 March 2018 }} Walhalla Goldfields Railway April 2016
- 463 by the Walhalla Goldfields Railway
- 466 by the Auckland Dockline Tram {{Cite web |url=https://www.aucklandtram.co.nz/auckland-tram-history |title=Auckland Dockline Tram - the Fleet | Auckland Trams & Streetcars |access-date=25 July 2018 |archive-date=25 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725033516/https://www.aucklandtram.co.nz/auckland-tram-history |url-status=dead }}
- 467 by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria[http://tmsv.org.au/gallery/fleet/mmtb467.htm M&MTB X1 No 467] Tramway Museum Society of Victoria
The two examples at the Walhalla Goldfields Railway are to be rebuilt and converted to narrow-gauge ({{Track gauge|760 mm}}). 461 will form the basis for a new railmotor for tourist traffic, with 463 (which is in worse condition) potentially to be rebuilt as a trailer carriage.