K-class Melbourne tram

K-class
Manufacturer James Moore & Sons
Assembly South Melbourne
Constructed 1919/20
Number built 9
Fleet numbers 92-100
Capacity 34
Specifications
Car length 10.06 metres
Width 2.73 metres
Height 3.33 metres
Wheel diameter 838 mm
Weight 13.1 tonnes
Current collection method Trolley pole
Bogies JG Brill Company 21E
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The K-class was a class of nine trams built by James Moore & Sons for the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust (PMTT). All passed to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board on 2 February 1920 when it took over the PMTT becoming the K-class retaining their running numbers.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Cross, Norman; Budd, Dale; Wilson, Randall (1993). Destination City Melbourne's Electric Trams (5 ed.). Sydney: Transit Publishing Australia. p. 55. ISBN 0 909459 18 5.
  2. ↑ PMTT tramcar fleet Melbourne Tram Museum
  3. ↑ K Class Vicsig
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