H-class Melbourne tram
| H-class | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Manufacturer | Duncan & Fraser |
| Assembly | Adelaide |
| Constructed | 1913 |
| Number built | 10 |
| Fleet numbers | 54-63 |
| Capacity | 34 |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 9.73 metres (31 ft 11 in) |
| Width | 2.72 metres (8 ft 11 in) |
| Height | 3.25 metres (10 ft 8 in) |
| Wheel diameter | 838 mm |
| Weight | 12.1 tonnes |
| Current collector(s) | Trolley pole |
| Bogies | JG Brill Company 21E |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
The H-class was a class of ten 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 H-class retaining their running numbers. In 1931, number 63 was sold for further use on the Ballarat network and placed in service as number 18.[1][2][3][4]
Preservation[edit]
One has been preserved:
- 63 by the Ballarat Tramway Museum as number 18[3][5]
References[edit]
- ^ Cross, Norman; Budd, Dale; Wilson, Randall (1993). Destination City Melbourne's Electric Trams (5 ed.). Sydney: Transit Publishing Australia. p. 55. ISBN 0 909459 18 5.
- ^ PMTT tramcar fleet Melbourne Tram Museum
- ^ a b "The Lives and Times of Ballarat Trams Nos 18 and 40" Trolley Wire issue 336 February 2014 pages 3-10
- ^ H Class Vicsig
- ^ Tram 13 Ballarat Tramway Museum