K-class | |
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![]() K class at Randwick Racecourse | |
Manufacturer | Meadowbank Manufacturing Company |
Constructed | 1908-13 |
Number built | 107 |
Fleet numbers | 746-802, 1280-1329 |
Capacity | 50 (Seated) |
Specifications | |
Train length | 29 ft 2 in (8.89 m) |
Height | 12 ft 1.5 in (3.70 m) |
Maximum speed | 60 km/h |
Weight | 10.68 long tons (10.9 t) |
Power output | 4 x 48 hp (later 50) |
Electric system(s) | 600 V DC catenary |
Current collector(s) | Trolley pole |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
The K-class trams were a single truck all crossbench design, with closed compartments at one end and open seating at the other operated on the Sydney tram network. Withdrawals commenced in 1939. By 1949, only 1295 and 1296 remained in service on the Neutral Bay line, being withdrawn in the mid-1950s. Two were sold as track scrubbers in 1959 to Melbourne.[1]
Preservation
[edit]Two have been preserved: Nos. 1295 and 1296 were preserved at the Sydney Tramway Museum. However, 1295 was destroyed by fire during a vandalism attack in 2016.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ MacCowan, Ian (1990). The Tramways of New South Wales. Oakleigh: Ian MacCowan. p. 122. ISBN 0 949600 25 3.
- ^ "Sydney Tramway Museum Fleet Register" (PDF). Sydney Tramway Museum. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
Further reading
[edit]- Chinn, N (1975). New South Wales Tramcar Handbook 1861-1961. Vol. 1. South Pacific Electric Railway Cooperative Society. ISBN 9780959865967.
- McCarthy, Ken (1976). New South Wales Tramcar Handbook 1861-1961. Vol. 2. South Pacific Electric Railway Cooperative Society. ISBN 9780959865974.
External links
[edit] Media related to Sydney K-Class Tram at Wikimedia Commons
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