Sydney E-Class Tram

E-class
E530 & E529 at Centennial Park
Manufacturer	Randwick Tramway Workshops Clyde Engineering Meadowbank Manufacturing Company
Constructed	1901-03
Number built	202
Fleet numbers	396, 397, 413-612
Specifications
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)
Weight	10.02 long tons (10.2 t)
Maximum speed	60 km/h
Engine power	4 x 48 hp (later 60)
Electric system(s)	600 V DC catenary
Current collection method	Trolley pole
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 one pair fitted with track brakes for the Neutral Bay 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	Dulwich Hill Line CBD and South East Light Rail (under construction) Parramatta Light Rail (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Fleet	Active: Urbos 3 Withdrawn: Urbos 2 Variotram Future: Citadis X05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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