The Evian W class

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The Evian W class

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Hi all.
I've been trying to find some footage or news reports of the 4D, and on my search I have found this weird W class that was in this Evian adwrap some time in Spring of 1992, with weird arched coverings along the windows.
Does anyone have any information on this? Have I just found something that's been unknown for years?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiJcJBK ... dhistAudio
Appears in this video around the 30 second mark.
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I think it was 920; It used that set up for a number of different advertising campaigns.
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As far as I can see, 920 is the only W cass to have the windows. Guess we now have something for VicSig to add.
Here's the existing page for 920. It's an SW6 that commenced operations on 2/10/1946 and was seemingly put in storage sometime between 1994 and 2001 at Newport Workshops. It was transferred by truck... somewhere in 2021.
https://vicsig.net/index.php?page=trams ... &class=SW6
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I'm fairly sure there used to be several AOA trams with those weird window coverings and a bunch of light globes all around the roof. Almost always without a proper headlight too (most likely the useless dash canopy lights). I also remember one AOA tram which was covered in artificial grass!

Edit: In fact, you can see another one in the photo next to the Leyland National.
https://vicsig.net/photo/3383
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"Melbourne's Marvellous Trams" mentions that there was ONE W class converted with the special lightings. Although the book illustrates 4 different liveries, only one shows the car number, with 920 under the windscreen.
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The one next to the Leyland Nation looks more like a bus though I'd say.
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