B-class Melbourne tram (first)

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B-class
ManufacturerJames Moore & Sons
AssemblySouth Melbourne
Constructed1917/18
Number built12
Fleet numbers21-24, 84-91
Capacity36
Specifications
Car length9.43 metres
Width3.25 metres
Height2.72 metres
Wheel diameter838 mm
Wheelbase1.98 metres
Current collection methodTrolley pole
BogiesJG Brill Company 21E
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The B-class was a class of 12 trams built by James & Moore & Sons for the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust (PMTT). Numbered 21-24 and 84-91, the former four taking numbers vacated when O class trams were sold to the Hawthorn Tramways Trust in 1916.[1][2]

All passed to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board on 2 February 1920 when it took over the PMTT becoming the B-class retaining their running numbers. Four were sold for further use in 1931 on the Bendigo network.[1][3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Cross, Norman; Budd, Dale; Wilson, Randall (1993). Destination City Melbourne's Electric Trams (5 ed.). Sydney: Transit Publishing Australia. p. 50. ISBN 0 909459 18 5.
  2. ^ PMTT tramcar fleet Melbourne Tram Museum
  3. ^ B Class Vicsig
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