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F type Adelaide tram

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F type
F264 at the Tramway Museum, St Kilda
in November 2008
ManufacturerA Pengelly & Co
Municipal Tramways Trust
AssemblyAdelaide
Constructed1921-29
Number built84
Fleet numbers201-284
Capacity60
Specifications
Car length14.94 metres
Width2.69 metres
Height3.30 metres
Weight19.64 tons (201-225)
19.70 tons (226-250)
20.01 tons (251-262)
20.10 tons (263-284)
Traction motors4 x 40hp General Electric 247s (201-225)
4 x 50hp Dick, Kerr & Co 84Bs (226-262)
4 x 50hp Dick, Kerr & Co 105Fs (263-284)
Current collector(s)Trolley pole
BogiesJG Brill Company 77E2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

The F type Adelaide tram was a class of 84 bogie, drop centre, combination trams built between 1921 and 1929 for the Municipal Tramways Trust (MTT). All bar three were built by A Pengelly & Co, Adelaide with 262, 283 and 284 being built by the MTT's Hackney workshops. The first 50 were built as the F type, while the last 34 were classified as the F1 type, the latter having an all steel as opposed to partly wooden underframe. Some remained in service until the network closed in November 1958.[1][2][3]

Preservation

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Two have been preserved:

References

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  1. ^ Destination Paradise. Sydney: Australian Electric Traction Association. 1975. pp. 24, 26.
  2. ^ "Adelaide's Tramcar Campground" Trolley Wire issue 312 February 2008 pages 15-18
  3. ^ a b F1 type tram 264 (1926) & 282 (1928) Archived 4 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine Tramway Museum, St Kilda