R-class Melbourne tram

R-class
Manufacturer James Moore & Sons
Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board
Assembly South Melbourne
Holden Street Workshops
Constructed 1920
Number built 8
Fleet numbers 151-153, 172-176
Capacity 28
Specifications
Car length 10.06 metres
Width 2.73 metres
Height 3.27 metres
Wheel diameter 838 mm
Wheelbase 2.29 metres
Weight 11.7 tonnes
Current collection method Trolley pole
Bogies JG Brill Company 21E
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The R-class was a class of eight trams built by James Moore & Sons and the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB). The Fitzroy, Northcote & Preston Tramways Trust (FNPTT) placed five trams in service in 1920. All passed to the MMTB on 2 February 1920 when it took over the FNPTT becoming the R-class and being renumbered 172-176.[1][2]

In 1936, 152 and 153 were sold for further use on the Ballarat and Bendigo networks respectively. Numbers 151, 174-176 were rebuilt to operate all night services in 1937 and in this role travelled across the network. They were withdrawn after all night services ceased in 1957.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Cross, Norman; Budd, Dale; Wilson, Randall (1993). Destination City Melbourne's Electric Trams (5 ed.). Sydney: Transit Publishing Australia. p. 63. ISBN 0 909459 18 5.
  2. ↑ R Class Vicsig
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