J-class Melbourne tram

J-class
ManufacturerMeadowbank Manufacturing Company
AssemblySydney
Constructed1915
Number built20
Fleet numbers64-83
Capacity36
Specifications
Car length9.43 m (30 ft 11 in)
Width2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
Height3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
Wheel diameter838 mm (33.0 in)
Weight12.3 tonnes
Current collector(s)Trolley pole
BogiesJG Brill Company 21E
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The J-class was a class of twenty trams built by the Meadowbank Manufacturing Company, Sydney 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 J-class retaining their running numbers.[1][2][3]

In 1928, seven (64-68, 71 and 75) were sold to the Melbourne Electric Supply Company for use on the Geelong network. In 1931, 73, 76 and 82 were sold to Ballarat and 79 and 83 renumbered 14 and 13 to Bendigo. After the Geelong network closed in 1956, 64-68 and 71 moved to Ballarat.[1] As part of a Museum Collection number 14 Pictured above

Preservation

Five have been preserved:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cross, Norman; Budd, Dale; Wilson, Randall (1993). Destination City Melbourne's Electric Trams (5 ed.). Sydney: Transit Publishing Australia. pp. 54, 123. ISBN 0 909459 18 5.
  2. ^ PMTT tramcar fleet Melbourne Tram Museum
  3. ^ J Class Vicsig
  4. ^ Tram 13 Ballarat Tramway Museum
  5. ^ Ballarat No 17 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria
  6. ^ Tram 14 Ballarat Tramway Museum
  7. ^ 125 Year Bendigo Tramways