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Revision as of 01:05, 22 December 2023
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| U-class | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Duncan & Fraser |
| Assembly | Adelaide |
| Constructed | 1906 |
| Number built | 10 |
| Fleet numbers | 202–211 |
| Capacity | 32 |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 9.74 m (31 ft 11 in) |
| Width | 2.64 m (8 ft 8 in) |
| Height | 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in) |
| Wheel diameter | 838 mm (33.0 in) |
| Weight | 12.9 t (28,000 lb) |
| Current collector(s) | Trolley pole |
| Bogies | JG Brill Company 21E |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
The U-class was a class of ten trams built by Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide from JG Brill Company kits for the North Melbourne Electric Tramway & Lighting Company (NMET) as numbers 1–10. All passed to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board on 1 August 1922 when it took over the NMET becoming the U-class and renumbered 202–211.[1][2]
References
- ^ Cross, Norman; Budd, Dale; Wilson, Randall (1993). Destination City Melbourne's Electric Trams (5 ed.). Sydney: Transit Publishing Australia. p. 66. ISBN 0 909459 18 5.
- ^ U Class Vicsig