T-class Melbourne tram
The T-class was a class of six trams built by Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide for the Melbourne, Brunswick & Coburg Tramway Trust (MBCTT) as numbers 13-18. All passed to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board on 2 February 1920 when it took over the MBCTT becoming the T-class and renumbered 177-182.[1][2]
| T-class | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Duncan & Fraser |
| Assembly | Adelaide |
| Constructed | 1917 |
| Number built | 6 |
| Fleet numbers | 177-182 |
| Capacity | 38 (as built) 36 (as modified) |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 10.67 metres |
| Width | 2.45 metres |
| Height | 3.16 metres |
| Wheel diameter | 838 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2.74 metres |
| Weight | 11.6 tonnes |
| Current collection method | Trolley pole |
| Bogies | JG Brill Company Radiax |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Preservation
One has been preserved:
- 180 by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria[3][4]
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References
- Cross, Norman; Budd, Dale; Wilson, Randall (1993). Destination City Melbourne's Electric Trams (5 ed.). Sydney: Transit Publishing Australia. p. 65. ISBN 0 909459 18 5.
- T Class Vicsig
- Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board Board T Class No 180 Melbourne Tram Museum
- M&MTB T No 180 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria
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