Y-class Melbourne tram

Y-class
Manufacturer Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board
Constructed 1927
Number built 1
Fleet numbers 469
Capacity 53
Specifications
Car length 13.87 metres
Width 2.64 metres
Height 3.15 metres
Wheel diameter 673 mm
Weight 16.8 tonnes
Current collection method Trolley pole
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The Y-class was a one-member tram class built by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board. It entered service in September 1927 initially operating a 24-mile tourist service, before being used on regular services on the Burwood line and all night services from Camberwell depot in company with the Y1-class.[1][2][3]

In 1965, it was transferred to Glenhuntly depot to avoid running into the city due to a lack of number boxes.[4] It was withdrawn in April 1965 and retained as a driver training car.[5]

It has been preserved as part of the VicTrack heritage fleet at Hawthorn depot.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "60 Years of the M&MTB" Trolley Wire issue 186 February 1980 page 14
  2. ↑ Cross, Norman; Budd, Dale; Wilson, Randall (1993). Destination City Melbourne's Electric Trams (5 ed.). Sydney: Transit Publishing Australia. p. 29. ISBN 0 909459 18 5.
  3. ↑ Y Class Vicsig
  4. ↑ "Hawthorn Depot Closed" Trolley Wire issue 97 April 1965 page 11
  5. ↑ "Melbourne Tram Notes" Trolley Wire issue 98 June 1965 page 13
  6. ↑ Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board Y Class No 469 Melbourne Tram Depot
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