Sydney E-Class Tram


The E-class trams were a class of single bogie single-ended cross-bench design trams operated on the Sydney tram network. They always operated in permanently-coupled pairs because they were fitted-out electrically as if the pair was a single bogie car.

History

In 1901, two prototypes were built by the Randwick Tramway Workshops. Deemed a success, a further 200 were built by Clyde Engineering and Meadowbank Manufacturing Company in 1902/03. They were introduced for the electrification of the Eastern Suburbs lines, but also operated services on the North Shore lines.
Withdrawals commenced in 1934; two pairs were fitted with track brakes for the Neutral Bay service, with 529+530 lasting in service until 1955.

Numbers

Two have been preserved: