E type Adelaide tram explained

The E type Adelaide tram was a class of 20 bogie, half open, half closed combination trams with one drop and one straight sill end built by A Pengelly & Co, Adelaide in 1910 for the Municipal Tramways Trust (MTT). In 1918/19, all were remotored with 65 hp General Electric 201s with the original 50 hp General Electric 202s reused in the C type trams. When the MTT introduced an alpha classification system in 1923, they were designated the E type. In 1936, all were converted to E1s with crossbenches removed and the saloon extended along the full length.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Preservation

Two have been preserved:

• 111 & 118 by the Tramway Museum, St Kilda^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Destination Paradise. 1975. Australian Electric Traction Association. Sydney. 22/23.
2. "Adelaide's Desert Gold Trams" Trolley Wire issue 237 May 1989 page 4
3. "Adelaide's Toastrack Trams" Trolley Wire issue 258 August 1994 page 3
4. http://www.trammuseumadelaide.com/413552654 E type tram 118 (1910)
5. http://www.trammuseumadelaide.com/413552654 E type tram 111 (originally built 1910, rebuilt 1936