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M-class
M737 at Abbotsford
Manufacturer	Randwick Tramway Workshops
Constructed	1906/07
Number built	2
Fleet numbers	737-738
Capacity	70 (Seated)
Specifications
Train length	35 ft 6.5 in (10.83 m) later 37 ft 2 in (11.33 m)
Height	12 ft 1.5 in (3.70 m)
Maximum speed	60 km/h
Weight	13.6 long tons (13.8 t)
Power output	2 x 60 hp
Electric system(s)	600 V DC catenary
Current collector(s)	Trolley pole
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The M-class trams were built by the Randwick Tramway Workshops for use on tourist services on the Sydney tram network to replace two modified G class trams. Originally allocated to Fort Macquarie Tram Depot, they later moved to Newtown and again to Ultimo before being scrapped in 1941.

References

1. McCarth & Chinn (1974). New South Wales Tramcar Handbook 1861-1961. SPER.
2. MacCowan, Ian (1990). The Tramways of New South Wales. Oakleigh: Ian MacCowan. p. 124. ISBN 0 949600 25 3.

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.

External links

Media related to Sydney M-Class Tram at Wikimedia Commons

• Sydney tram vehicles