F-class Melbourne tram

F-class
ManufacturerDuncan & Fraser
AssemblyAdelaide
Constructed1912
Number built2
Fleet numbers46-47
Capacity52 (as built)
36 (as modified)
Specifications
Car length9.75 m (32 ft 0 in)
Width2.64 m (8 ft 8 in)
Height3.43 m (11 ft 3 in)
Wheel diameter838 mm (33.0 in)
Weight11.6 t (11.4 long tons; 12.8 short tons)
Traction systemWestinghouse T1F
Traction motors2 × Westinghouse 205 25 kW (34 hp)
Current collector(s)Trolley pole
UIC classificationBo′
BogiesJG Brill Company 21E
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The F-class was a class of two trams built by Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide, for the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust (PMTT). Both passed to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board on 2 February 1920 when it took over the PMTT, becoming the F-class and retaining their running numbers. They were designed as summer cars, with five doors on each side. When rebuilt in 1923, some of the doors were filled in and longitudinal seating was fitted.[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. 52. ISBN 0 909459 18 5.
  2. ^ PMTT tramcar fleet Melbourne Tram Museum
  3. ^ F Class Vicsig
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