A-class Melbourne tram (1910) explained

A-class
Manufacturer:Duncan & Fraser
Assembly:Adelaide
Constructed:1910/11
Numberbuilt:20
Fleetnumbers:1-20
Carlength:9.43m (30.94feet)
Height:3.25metres
Wheeldiameter:838mm
Wheelbase:1.98metres
Weight:12.1 tons
Capacity:36
Collectionmethod:Trolley pole
Bogies:JG Brill Company 21E

The A-class was a class of 20 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 A-class retaining their running numbers.[1] [2]

Fourteen were transferred to the isolated Footscray network in 1923/24. Three were converted to non-passenger use in 1925–27. The others were withdrawn in 1928–31.[1] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Cross. Norman. Budd. Dale. Wilson. Randall. Destination City Melbourne's Electric Trams. 1993. Transit Publishing Australia. Sydney. 0 909459 18 5. 49. 5.
  2. http://www.hawthorntramdepot.org.au/papers/pmtt-01.htm PMTT tramcar fleet
  3. https://vicsig.net/trams/class/A A Class