Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust
The Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust (PMTT) was a former tram operator in Melbourne, Australia. The trust was formed in 1907, with its first line operating in 1910. Its functions were taken over by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board in ...
(P&MTT) tram No.36 was one of a batch of ten
Maximum Traction bogie cars built in 1914 by
Duncan & Fraser
Duncan & Fraser Limited was a vehicle manufacturing company founded in 1865 in Adelaide, South Australia that built horse-drawn carriages and horse trams, and subsequently bodies for trains, electric trams and motor cars, becoming one of the larg ...
,
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
. Although the lowest numbered of this group, it was the last to enter service, and was the first P&MTT tram to be equipped with 2 x 65 hp
GE 201
G motors. Subsequently, all other P&MTT Maximum Traction bogie cars were later retro-fitted with the same type of motors. The 22E Maximum Traction trucks were of
JG Brill design, although manufactured by Brush in England.
In preparation for the proposed use of conductresses during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, No.36 was modified by enclosing some doorways and altering the seating layout to include a centre aisle the length of the tram. However, the use of conductresses did not eventuate at this time, indeed this did not occur in Melbourne until 1941. This was the only Melbourne tram so treated, and this modification later caused the
Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board
The Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) was a government-owned authority that was responsible for the tram network in Melbourne, Australia between 1919 and 1983, when it was merged into the Metropolitan Transit Authority. It had bee ...
(M&MTB) to classify this car as D-class (the other unmodified trams of this group being designated E-class).
Upon formation of the M&MTB on 2 February 1920, this tram retained its existing fleet number, as did all P&MTT trams, however the letter classification was not applied until after October 1921. By late 1923, all M&MTB drop-end-and-centre Maximum Traction trams were grouped together as
C-class trams.
Air brakes were fitted in late 1920, to replace the original track and electrical braking. In the early 1920s it was rebuilt to its original form, and in 1929 the centre section was modified to resemble a
W2-class tram, whilst at the same time it was painted green.
This tram was scrapped in 1940, but the body was not sold until 1945.
D Class
Vicsig
References
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