Colonial Tramcar Restaurant | Melbourne Colonial Tramcar Restaurant | Melbourne

Melbourne's tramcar restaurants are no longer operating due to safety concerns.

The Colonial Tramcar Restaurant operated from a converted fleet of three vintage W class trams in Melbourne from 1982 until 2018.

The service started on 2 November 1982 with the single tram, as amendments were required to the Liquor Licence Act to allow for the service of alcohol on a mobile restaurant. Two 1948 SW6 class trams, 937 and 939, were later added to the fleet in October 1992 and February 1995, respectively.

With the closure of South Melbourne depot in February 1997, operation was transferred to Southbank depot.

In 2006, the 442 was retired and replaced with a third SW6 class tram 938. In 2011 nos 937 and 939 were withdrawn from service and replaced with 935 and 964.
All had distinctive burgundy livery, and could seat 36 passengers each.

In 1985, The Colonial Tramcar Restaurant became the first restaurant in Melbourne to ban smoking.

In October 2018, Yarra Trams announced that the restaurant trams had been withdrawn from service and were no longer allowed to operate on the network due to safety considerations.

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