Sydney K-Class Tram

The K-class trams were a single truck all crossbench design, with closed compartments at one end and open seating at the other operated on the Sydney tram network. Withdrawals commenced in 1939. By 1949, only 1295 and 1296 remained in service on the Neutral Bay line, being withdrawn in the mid-1950s. Two were sold as track scrubbers in 1959 to Melbourne.[1]

K-class
K class at Randwick Racecourse
ManufacturerMeadowbank Manufacturing Company
Constructed1908-13
Number built107
Fleet numbers746-802, 1280-1329
Capacity50 (Seated)
Specifications
Train length29 ft 2 in (8.89 m)
Height12 ft 1.5 in (3.70 m)
Maximum speed60 km/h
Weight10.68 long tons (10.9 t)
Power output4 x 48 hp (later 50)
Electric system(s)600 V DC catenary
Current collector(s)Trolley pole
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Preservation

Two have been preserved: Nos. 1295 and 1296 were preserved at the Sydney Tramway Museum. However, 1295 was destroyed by fire during a vandalism attack in 2016.[2]

References
  1. MacCowan, Ian (1990). The Tramways of New South Wales. Oakleigh: Ian MacCowan. p. 122. ISBN 0 949600 25 3.
  2. "Sydney Tramway Museum Fleet Register" (PDF). Sydney Tramway Museum. Retrieved 4 September 2013.

Further reading
  • Chinn, N (1975). New South Wales Tramcar Handbook 1861-1961. Vol. 1. South Pacific Electric Railway Cooperative Society. ISBN 9780959865967.
  • McCarthy, Ken (1976). New South Wales Tramcar Handbook 1861-1961. Vol. 2. South Pacific Electric Railway Cooperative Society. ISBN 9780959865974.

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