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Revision as of 23:32, 26 September 2013

NSWGT 'E' Class
(Sydney)
'E' Class Tram 530 and 529 at Centennial Park
ManufacturerRandwick Workshops(1901)
Clyde Engineering(1902-3)
Meadowbank Manufacturing Company(1902-3)
Constructed1901-1903
Specifications
Width7 ft 3.5 in (2.223 m)
Height12 ft 1.5 in (3.696 m)
Weight10.02 long tons (10.2 t)
Power supply600VDC
Electric system(s)Overhead catenary
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)

This was a single-truck, single-ended crossbench design, which was always run in back-to-back coupled pairs.[1]

History

Allocated Nos.

  • Randwick Workshops , (1901) 396 , 397
  • Clyde Engineering Co., (1902-3) - 413-560
  • Meadowbank Manufacturing Co. , (1902-3) - 561-610
  • Clyde Engineering Co. , (1903) - 6ll , 612

Preservation

Preserved trams are:

References

  1. ^ McCarth & Chinn (1974). New South Wales Tramcar Handbook 1861-1961. SPER.
  2. ^ "Sydney Tramway Museum Fleet Register" (PDF). Sydney Tramway Museum. Retrieved 4 September 2013.