| E-class | |
| Manufacturer: | Randwick Tramway Workshops Clyde Engineering Meadowbank Manufacturing Company |
| Constructed: | 1901-1903 |
| Numberbuilt: | 202 |
| Fleetnumbers: | 396, 397, 413-612 |
| Trainlength: | 27feet |
| Width: | 7feet |
| Height: | 12feet |
| Weight: | 10.02LT |
| Maxspeed: | 60 km/h |
| Poweroutput: | 4 x 48 hp (later 60) |
| Collectionmethod: | Trolley pole |
| Electricsystem: | 600 V DC overhead (trolley) wire |
The E-class trams were a class of single bogie (four-wheel) single-ended cross-bench design trams operated on the Sydney tram network. They always operated in permanently-coupled pairs because they were fitted-out electrically as if the pair was a single bogie car.[1]
In 1901, two prototypes were built by the Randwick Tramway Workshops. Deemed a success, a further 200 were built by Clyde Engineering and Meadowbank Manufacturing Company in 1902/03. They were introduced for the electrification of the Eastern Suburbs lines, but also operated services on the North Shore lines.[2]
Withdrawals commenced in 1934; two pairs (499+500 and 529+530) were fitted with track brakes for the Neutral Bay service, with 529+530 lasting in service until 1955.[2]
(1901) 396, 397
(1902/03) 413-560, 611, 612
(1902/1903) 561-610
Two have been preserved: