S-class Melbourne tram
| S-class | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Duncan & Fraser |
| Assembly | Adelaide |
| Constructed | 1916-22 |
| Number built | 18 |
| Fleet numbers | 151-171 |
| Capacity | 44 (as built) 36 (as modified) |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 10.67 metres |
| Width | 2.45 metres |
| Height | 3.26 metres |
| Wheel diameter | 838 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2.74 metres |
| Weight | 12.6 tonnes |
| Current collector(s) | Trolley pole |
| Bogies | JG Brill Company 21E |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
The S-class was a class of 18 trams built by Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide for the Melbourne, Brunswick & Coburg Tramway Trust (MBCTT). The first 12 entered service numbered 1-12. All passed to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) on 2 February 1920 when it took over the MBCTT becoming the S-class and renumbered 154-165. The other six were delivered directly to the MMTB as 166-171.[1][2]
In 1941/42, 14 were rebuilt for one-man operation, seven for the isolated Footscray network and seven for all night services on the main network. The Footscray cars were returned to crewed configuration in 1947.[1]
Preservation
One has been preserved:
- 164 as part of the VicTrack heritage fleet at Hawthorn depot[3][4]
References
- ^ a b Cross, Norman; Budd, Dale; Wilson, Randall (1993). Destination City Melbourne's Electric Trams (5 ed.). Sydney: Transit Publishing Australia. pp. 64, 125. ISBN 0 909459 18 5.
- ^ S Class Vicsig
- ^ Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board S Class No 164 Hawthorn Tram Depot
- ^ M&MTB S No 164 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria