A-class Melbourne tram (1910)

Not to be confused with the current A-class Melbourne tram.

A-class
Manufacturer	Duncan & Fraser
Assembly	Adelaide
Constructed	1910/11
Number built	20
Fleet numbers	1-20
Capacity	36
Specifications
Car length	9.43 m (30 ft 11 in)
Height	3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
Wheel diameter	838 mm (33.0 in)
Wheelbase	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	12.1 tons
Current collector(s)	Trolley pole
Bogies	JG Brill Company 21E
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The A-class was a class of 20 trams built by Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide for the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust (PMTT). All passed to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board on 2 February 1920 when it took over the PMTT becoming the A-class retaining their running numbers.^[1][2]

Fourteen were transferred to the isolated Footscray network in 1923/24. Three were converted to non-passenger use in 1925–27. The others were withdrawn in 1928–31.^[1][3]

References

1. Cross, Norman; Budd, Dale; Wilson, Randall (1993). Destination City Melbourne's Electric Trams (5 ed.). Sydney: Transit Publishing Australia. p. 49. ISBN 0 909459 18 5.
2. PMTT tramcar fleet Melbourne Tram Museum
3. A Class Vicsig