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B-class Melbourne tram (1917)

B-class Melbourne tram (1917)

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Not to be confused with the current B-class Melbourne tram.

The B-class was a class of 12 trams built by James & Moore & Sons for the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust (PMTT). Numbered 21-24 and 84-91, the former four taking numbers vacated when O class trams were sold to the Hawthorn Tramways Trust in 1916.[1][2]

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All passed to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board on 2 February 1920 when it took over the PMTT, becoming the B-class and retaining their running numbers. Four were sold for further use in 1931 on the Bendigo network.[1][3]

References

  1. [1]
    Cross, Norman; Budd, Dale; Wilson, Randall (1993). Destination City Melbourne's Electric Trams (5 ed.). Sydney: Transit Publishing Australia. p. 50. ISBN 0 909459 18 5.
  2. [2]
    PMTT tramcar fleet Melbourne Tram Museum
  3. [3]
    B Class Vicsig
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