F type Adelaide tram explained

F type
Manufacturer:A Pengelly & Co
Municipal Tramways Trust
Assembly:Adelaide
Constructed:1921-29
Numberbuilt:84
Fleetnumbers:201-284
Carlength:14.94 metres
Width:2.69 metres
Height:3.30 metres
Weight:19.64 tons (201-225)
19.70 tons (226-250)
20.01 tons (251-262)
20.10 tons (263-284)
Capacity:60
Traction Motors:4 x 40hp General Electric 247s (201-225)
4 x 50hp Dick, Kerr & Co 84Bs (226-262)
4 x 50hp Dick, Kerr & Co 105Fs (263-284)
Bogies:JG Brill Company 77E2

The F type Adelaide tram was a class of 84 bogie, drop centre, combination trams built between 1921 and 1929 for the Municipal Tramways Trust (MTT). All bar three were built by A Pengelly & Co, Adelaide with 262, 283 and 284 being built by the MTT's Hackney workshops. The first 50 were built as the F type, while the last 34 were classified as the F1 type, the latter having an all steel as opposed to partly wooden underframe. Some remained in service until the network closed in November 1958.[1] [2] [3]

Preservation

Two have been preserved:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Destination Paradise. 1975. Australian Electric Traction Association. Sydney. 24, 26.
  2. "Adelaide's Tramcar Campground" Trolley Wire issue 312 February 2008 pages 15-18
  3. http://www.trammuseumadelaide.com/413552654 F1 type tram 264 (1926) & 282 (1928)