Sydney E-Class Tram

E-class
E530 & E529 at Centennial Park
Manufacturer	Randwick Tramway Workshops Clyde Engineering Meadowbank Manufacturing Company
Constructed	1901-03
Fleet numbers	396, 397, 413-612
Specifications
Train length	27 ft 5.5 in (8.37 m)
Width	7 ft 3.5 in (2.22 m)
Height	12 ft 1.5 in (3.70 m)
Maximum speed	60 km/h
Weight	10.02 long tons (10.2 t)
Power output	4 x 48 hp (later 60)
Electric system(s)	600 V DC catenary
Current collection method	Trolley pole
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)

The E-class trams were a class of single bogie single-ended crossbench design trams operated on the Sydney tram network. They always operated in pairs.^[1]

History

In 1901, two prototypes were built by the Randwick Tramway Workshops. Deemed a success, a further 200 were built by Clyde Engineering and Meadowbank Manufacturing Company in 1902/03. They were introduced for the electrification of the Eastern Suburbs lines, but also operated services on the North Shore lines.^[2]

Withdrawals commenced in 1934, however two pairs (499,500) and (529,530) fitted with track brakes for the Neutral Bay service with (529,530) in service until 1955.^[2]

Numbers

Randwick Tramway Workshops: (1901) 396, 397
Clyde Engineering: (1902/03) 413-560, 611, 612
Meadowbank Manufacturing Company: (1902/03) 561-610

Preservation

Two have been preserved:

529 & 530 at the Sydney Tramway Museum^[3]

References

↑ McCarth & Chinn (1974). New South Wales Tramcar Handbook 1861-1961. SPER.
1 2 MacCowan, Ian (1990). The Tramways of New South Wales. Oakleigh: Ian MacCowan. pp. 116/117. ISBN 0 949600 25 3.
↑ "Sydney Tramway Museum Fleet Register" (PDF). Sydney Tramway Museum. Retrieved 4 September 2013.

External links

Media related to Sydney E-Class Tram at Wikimedia Commons

Trams and light rail in Sydney

Current network

Lines	L1 Dulwich Hill CBD & South East (under construction) Parramatta (proposed)

Fleet	Active: Urbos 3 Withdrawn: Urbos 2 Variotram Future: Citadis X05

Former network

Depots	Randwick Workshops Dowling Street Fort Macquarie Leichhardt Manly Newtown North Sydney Ridge Street Rozelle Rushcutters Bay Tempe Ultimo Waverley

Fleet	Classification System Steam Motors C class D class E class F class G class H class J class K class L class L/P class M class N class O class O/P class P class P/R1 class R class R1 class

Other

Sydney Tramway Museum

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