D-class Melbourne tram (first)

D-class
Manufacturer Duncan & Fraser
Assembly Adelaide
Constructed 1914
Number built 1
Fleet numbers 36
Capacity 48
Specifications
Car length 13.50 metres
Width 2.62 metres
Height 3.1 metres
Wheel diameter 838 mm (driving)
508 mm (pony)
Weight 15.7 tonnes
Current collection method Trolley pole
Bogies JG Brill Company 22E
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The D-class was a one off tram built by Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide for the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust (PMTT). It passed to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board on 2 February 1920 when it took over the PMTT becoming the D-class retaining its running number. It was sold in 1940.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Cross, Norman; Budd, Dale; Wilson, Randall (1993). Destination City Melbourne's Electric Trams (5 ed.). Sydney: Transit Publishing Australia. p. 51. ISBN 0 909459 18 5.
  2. ↑ PMTT tramcar fleet Melbourne Tram Museum
  3. ↑ D Class Vicsig
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