G type Adelaide tram
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 G303 at the Tramway Museum, St Kilda in May 2008 | |
| Manufacturer | JG Brill Company |
| Assembly | Adelaide |
| Constructed | 1924 |
| Number built | 4 |
| Fleet numbers | 301-304 |
| Capacity | 32 |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 8.53 metres |
| Width | 2.39 metres |
| Height | 3.30 metres |
| Weight | 7.6 tons |
| Traction motors | 2 x 25hp General Electric 264A |
| Current collector(s) | Trolley pole |
| Bogies | JG Brill Company 79E1 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
The G type Adelaide tram was a class of four single truck Birney trams manufactured by JG Brill Company. They arrived in completely knocked down being assembled by the Municipal Tramways Trust.[1]
They were used exclusively on the isolated Port Adelaide network mainly used on the lightly trafficked Rosewater line to either Semaphiore or Largs.[2][3] After this closed in 1935, all were sold to the State Electricity Commission of Victoria and placed in service in Geelong.[4] In 1947 they were transferred to Bendigo. One was scrapped in 1956 after an accident, the other three remaining in service until the system closed in April 1972.[5][6][7]
Preservation
Three have been preserved:
- 301 & 304 by the Bendigo Tramway Trust[8]
- 303 by the Tramway Museum, St Kilda[6]
References
- ^ Destination Paradise. Sydney: Australian Electric Traction Association. 1975. p. 28.
- ^ "The Port Adelaide Tramways 1879-1935" Trolley Wire issue 262 August 1995 pages 19/20
- ^ Birney Safety Cars in Melbourne Melbourne Tram Museum
- ^ "The Port Adelaide Tramways 1879-1935" Trolley Wire issue 264 February 1996 pages 2/3
- ^ "Adelaide's Toastrack Trams" Trolley Wire issue 258 August 1994 page 3
- ^ a b G type tram 303 (1924) Tramway Museum, St Kilda
- ^ #303 Single Tram Truck Bendigo Tramways Trust
- ^ #30 Single Truck Tram Bendigo Tramways Trust
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