S-class Melbourne tram
Tram
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
- ^ a b Later becoming (Coburg) A class.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b S Class Vicsig
- ^ 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.
- ^ Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board S Class No 164 Hawthorn Tram Depot
- ^ M&MTB S No 164 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria
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