three former melbourne trams have been used. x1 class 466, (was for a time 2011-2017 renumbered atl 257), is being leased from the newstead trams based at bendigo tramways and arrived at the ports of auckland by ship 8 june 2011 and was delivered to the new tram shed 15 june 2011. from 2011 until 2015, melbourne w2 class 421, then numbered atl 258 was leased from bendigo. in july 2015, sw6 model trams 852 and 881 arrived from melbourne after becoming surplus to requirements. in september 2011, motat's western springs tramway loaned restored 1906 auckland tram no.44 for the auckland heritage festival and through the summer 2011/12. no.44 was loaned again in september and early october 2012.