M-class | |
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![]() M737 at Abbotsford | |
Manufacturer | Randwick Tramway Workshops |
Constructed | 1906/07 |
Number built | 2 |
Fleet numbers | 737-738 |
Capacity | 70 (Seated) |
Specifications | |
Train length | 35 ft 6.5 in (10.83 m) later 37 ft 2 in (11.33 m) |
Height | 12 ft 1.5 in (3.70 m) |
Maximum speed | 60 km/h |
Weight | 13.6 long tons (13.8 t) |
Power output | 2 x 60 hp |
Electric system(s) | 600 V DC catenary |
Current collector(s) | Trolley pole |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
The M-class trams were built by the Randwick Tramway Workshops for use on tourist services on the Sydney tram network to replace two modified G class trams. Originally allocated to Fort Macquarie Tram Depot, they later moved to Newtown and again to Ultimo before being scrapped in 1941.[1][2]
References
[edit]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 M-Class Tram at Wikimedia Commons