U-class Melbourne tram

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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]

U-class
ManufacturerDuncan & Fraser
AssemblyAdelaide
Constructed1906
Number built10
Fleet numbers202–211
Capacity32
Specifications
Car length9.74 m (31 ft 11 in)
Width2.64 m (8 ft 8 in)
Height3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
Wheel diameter838 mm (33.0 in)
Weight12.9 t (28,000 lb)
Current collector(s)Trolley pole
BogiesJG Brill Company 21E
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ U Class Vicsig