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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
  • 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.