iv ic ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁War ▁Memorial . ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁proposed ▁to ▁use ▁her itage ▁tr ams . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁gar ner ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁project , ▁Melbourne ▁tram ▁W 2 4 9 ▁and ▁Sydney ▁tram ▁R 2 0 0 1 ▁were ▁placed ▁on ▁display ▁outside ▁the ▁Australian ▁War ▁Memorial , ▁the ▁latter ▁operating ▁on ▁a ▁ 5 0 - met re ▁section ▁of ▁track ▁and ▁being ▁power ed ▁by ▁a ▁dies el ▁generator . ▁In ▁a ▁further ▁display ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁W 2 4 9 ▁operated ▁on ▁an ▁ 8 0 - met re ▁section ▁of ▁track ▁on ▁Park es ▁Way . ▁ ▁Development ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁light ▁rail ▁line ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁deal ▁struck ▁between ▁the ▁Labor ▁Party ▁and ▁The ▁Gre ens ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Australian ▁Capital ▁Territ ory ▁E lection , ▁at ▁which ▁Labor ▁required ▁Gre ens ▁support ▁to ▁form ▁government . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 / 1 4 ▁A CT ▁budget , ▁$ 5 ▁million ▁was ▁allocated ▁for ▁early ▁design ▁work . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁business ▁case ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁government . ▁The ▁project , ▁known ▁as ▁Capital ▁Metro ▁during ▁planning , ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁ag ency ▁Capital ▁Metro ▁Agency ▁( C MA ). ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁delivered ▁under ▁a ▁public ▁private ▁partners hip . ▁Express ions ▁of ▁interest ▁were ▁received ▁from