U-class Melbourne tram explained

U-class
Manufacturer:Duncan & Fraser
Assembly:Adelaide
Constructed:1906
Numberbuilt:10
Fleetnumbers:202–211
Capacity:32
Collectionmethod:Trolley pole
Bogies:JG Brill Company 21E

The U-class was a class of ten trams built by Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide from JG Brill Company kits for the North Melbourne Electric Tramway & Lighting Company (NMET) as numbers 1–10. All passed to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board on 1 August 1922 when it took over the NMET becoming the U-class and renumbered 202–211.[1] [2]

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. 66. 5.
  2. https://vicsig.net/trams/class/U U Class