S-class Melbourne tram

S-class
S-class
Manufacturer	Duncan & Fraser
Assembly	Adelaide
Constructed	1916-22
Number built	18
Fleet numbers	151-171
Capacity	44 (as built); 36 (as modified)
Specifications
Car length	10.67 m (35 ft 0 in)
Width	2.45 m (8 ft 0 in)
Height	3.26 m (10 ft 8 in)
Wheel diameter	838 mm (33.0 in)
Wheelbase	2.74 m (9 ft 0 in)
Weight	12.6 tonnes
Current collector(s)	Trolley pole
Bogies	JG Brill Company 21E
Track gauge	1,435 mm (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:

164 as part of the VicTrack heritage fleet at Hawthorn depot^[4]^[5]

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

[Note01-1] Later becoming (Coburg) A class.

[Destination-2] 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.

[VicSig-3] S Class Vicsig

[Prentice-4] 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.

[5] Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board S Class No 164 Hawthorn Tram Depot

[6] M&MTB S No 164 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria

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S-class Melbourne tram

Preservation

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References

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