T-class Melbourne tram explained

The T-class was a class of six trams built by Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide for the Melbourne, Brunswick & Coburg Tramways Trust (MBCTT) as numbers 13-18. All passed to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board on 2 February 1920 when it took over the MBCTT. They were then designated T-class and renumbered 177-182.^{[1] [2]}

Preservation

Two have been preserved:

• 179 is privately owned in regional Victoria.
• 180 by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Cross. Norman. Budd. Dale. Wilson. Randall. Destination City Melbourne's Electric Trams. 1993. Transit Publishing Australia. Sydney. 0 909459 18 5. 65. 5.
2. https://vicsig.net/trams/class/T T Class
3. http://www.hawthorntramdepot.org.au/trams/mmtb180.htm Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board Board T Class No 180
4. http://tmsv.org.au/gallery/fleet/mmtb180.htm M&MTB T No 180