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 collection method Trolley pole
Bogies JG Brill Company 21E
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)

The S-class was a class of 18 trams built by Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide for the Melbourne, Brunswick & Coburg Tramways 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:

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. S Class Vicsig
  3. Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board S Class No 164 Hawthorn Tram Depot
  4. M&MTB S No 164 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria
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