S-class Melbourne tram

S-class
ManufacturerDuncan & Fraser
AssemblyAdelaide
Constructed1916-22
Number built18
Fleet numbers151-171
Capacity44 (as built)
36 (as modified)
Specifications
Car length10.67 m (35 ft 0 in)
Width2.45 m (8 ft 0 in)
Height3.26 m (10 ft 8 in)
Wheel diameter838 mm (33.0 in)
Wheelbase2.74 m (9 ft 0 in)
Weight12.6 tonnes
Current collector(s)Trolley pole
BogiesJG Brill Company 21E
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The S-class was a class of 18 trams built by Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide for the Melbourne, Brunswick & Coburg Tramways Trust (MBCTT). The first 12 entered service in 1916, numbered 1 to 12. All passed to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) on 2 February 1920 when it took over the MBCTT, becoming the S-class[a] and renumbered 154-165.[1][2][3]

The other six were built to a slightly modified design, being delivered to the MMTB between 1920 and 1922. Originally numbered 19, 20, 21, 139, 23, and 171, they were renumbered 166 to 171[1][2] respectively and classed S1.[3][a]

In 1941/42, 14 were rebuilt for one-man operation, seven for the isolated Footscray network and seven for all night services on the main network. The Footscray cars were returned to crewed configuration in 1947.[1]

Preservation

One has been preserved:

Notes

  1. ^ a b Later becoming (Coburg) A class.

References

  1. ^ a b c Cross, Norman; Budd, Dale; Wilson, Randall (1993). Destination City Melbourne's Electric Trams (5 ed.). Sydney: Transit Publishing Australia. pp. 64, 125. ISBN 0-909459-18-5.
  2. ^ a b S Class Vicsig
  3. ^ a b Prentice, Bob (1999). A Brief History of The Melbourne, Brunswick & Coburg Tramways Trust. Melbourne: Tramways Publications Inc. pp. 16, 17, 19. ISBN 0-646-22653-3.
  4. ^ Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board S Class No 164 Hawthorn Tram Depot
  5. ^ M&MTB S No 164 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria