A-class Melbourne tram (1910)

Not to be confused with the current A-class Melbourne tram.

A-class
ManufacturerDuncan & Fraser
AssemblyAdelaide
Constructed1910/11
Number built20
Fleet numbers1-20
Capacity36
Specifications
Car length9.43 m (30 ft 11 in)
Height3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
Wheel diameter838 mm (33.0 in)
Wheelbase1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight12.1 tons
Current collectionTrolley pole
BogiesJG Brill Company 21E
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The A-class was a class of 20 trams built by Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide for the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust (PMTT). All passed to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board on 2 February 1920 when it took over the PMTT becoming the A-class retaining their running numbers.[1][2]

Fourteen were transferred to the isolated Footscray network in 1923/24. Three were converted to non-passenger use in 1925–27. The others were withdrawn in 1928–31.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Cross, Norman; Budd, Dale; Wilson, Randall (1993). Destination City Melbourne's Electric Trams (5 ed.). Sydney: Transit Publishing Australia. p. 49. ISBN 0 909459 18 5.
  2. ^ PMTT tramcar fleet Melbourne Tram Museum
  3. ^ A Class Vicsig
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