N-class Sydney tram explained

N-class
Manufacturer:	Randwick Tramway Workshops Ritchie Brothers Meadowbank Manufacturing Company
Constructed:	1901-06
Numberbuilt:	97
Fleetnumbers:	295, 398-412, 613-647, 684-728
Trainlength:	37feet
Height:	12feet
Weight:	14.28LT
Capacity:	60
Maxspeed:	60 km/h
Poweroutput:	2 x 60 hp
Collectionmethod:	Trolley pole
Electricsystem:	600 V DC catenary
Wheels Driven:	2 axles

The N-class trams were a crossbench design of tram with a two-bogie design, each pair of benches had doors at each side.^[1]

They were attached to Dowling Street, Newtown, Rozelle, Tempe, Ultimo, Enfield and Rockdale depots. Nine were transferred to Newcastle as steam trailers in 1915, all later returned and had their electrical equipment reinstated. The last was withdrawn in 1949.^[2]

Preservation

Three have been preserved:

• 710, 718, 728 at the Sydney Tramway Museum^[3]

Further reading

• Book: Chinn, N. New South Wales Tramcar Handbook 1861-1961. 1975. South Pacific Electric Railway Cooperative Society. 1. 9780959865967.
• Book: McCarthy, Ken. New South Wales Tramcar Handbook 1861-1961. 1976. South Pacific Electric Railway Cooperative Society. 2. 9780959865974.

Notes and References

1. Book: McCarth & Chinn. New South Wales Tramcar Handbook 1861-1961. 1974. SPER.
2. Book: MacCowan. Ian. The Tramways of New South Wales. 1990. Ian MacCowan. Oakleigh. 0 949600 25 3. 125.
3. Web site: Sydney Tramway Museum Fleet Register. Sydney Tramway Museum. 4 September 2013.