G type Adelaide tram explained

G type
Manufacturer:	J.G. Brill Company
Assembly:	Adelaide
Constructed:	1924
Numberbuilt:	4
Fleetnumbers:	301-304
Carlength:	8.53 metres
Width:	2.39 metres
Height:	3.30 metres
Weight:	7.6 tons
Capacity:	32
Traction Motors:	2 x 25hp General Electric 264A
Bogies:	JG Brill Company 79E1

The G type Adelaide tram was a class of four single truck Birney trams, manufactured by the US firm J.G. Brill Company. They arrived in completely knocked down form and were assembled by the Municipal Tramways Trust in 1924.^[1]

They were used exclusively on the isolated Port Adelaide network, mainly on the lightly trafficked Rosewater line to either Semaphiore or Largs.^{[2] [3]} After that closed in 1935, all were sold to the State Electricity Commission of Victoria and placed in service in Geelong.^[4] In 1947, they were transferred to Bendigo. One was scrapped in 1956 after an accident, the other three remaining in service until the system closed in April 1972.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Preservation

All are preserved:

• 301, 302 & 304 by the Bendigo Tramway Trust^{[8] [9]}
• 303 by the Tramway Museum, St Kilda^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Destination Paradise. 1975. Australian Electric Traction Association. Sydney. 28.
2. "The Port Adelaide Tramways 1879-1935" Trolley Wire issue 262 August 1995 pages 19/20
3. http://www.hawthorntramdepot.org.au/papers/birney.htm Birney Safety Cars in Melbourne
4. "The Port Adelaide Tramways 1879-1935" Trolley Wire issue 264 February 1996 pages 2/3
5. "Adelaide's Toastrack Trams" Trolley Wire issue 258 August 1994 page 3
6. http://www.trammuseumadelaide.com/413552654 G type tram 303 (1924)
7. http://www.bendigotramways.com/images/stories/pdf/aboutpreservedtrams.pdf
   1. 303 Single Tram Truck
8. http://www.bendigotramways.com/images/stories/pdf/aboutservicefleettrams.pdf
   1. 30 Single Truck Tram
9. Web site: Adelaide's Type G trams .