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STM6065 Rolling Stock Register SYDNEY TRAMWAY MUSEUM ROLLING STOCK REGISTER MAY JUNE 2020 SYDNEY TRAMWAY MUSEUM Document Control Record 1. Document Details: Name: Rolling Stock register Number STM 6065 Version Number: 1.26 Document Status: Working Draft X Approved for Issue Archived Next Scheduled Review Date: As required 2. Version History: Version Number Date Reason/Comments 1.0 31/08/2006 Initial issue 1.1 08/09/2006 Modifications to Rolling Stock Details 1.2 31/10/2006 Modifications to Rolling Stock Details 1.3 21/11/2006 Amended Rolling Stock Details 1.4 29/08/2007 Amended Rolling Stock Details 1.5 29/10/2007 Amended Rolling Stock Details 1.6 15/12/2007 Amended Rolling Stock Details 1.7 07/02/2008 Add another Tram 1.8 05/04/2008 Amended Rolling Stock Details 1.9 19/01/2009 Amended J car details 1.10 31/10/2009 Added Y1 tram to list 1.11 25/01/2010 Added more trams (37 & 1729) 1.12 31/10/2010 Added more trams (589) 1.13 31/12/2010 Added more trams (600 & 810) 1.14 14/05/2011 Updated the status of Reciprocating Rail Grinder No.3 1.15 30/06/2011 Updated the status of trams at Rozelle Depot 1.16 31/08/2012 Updated the status of some trams and added 1849 1.17 31/1/2013 Updated the status of some trams 1.18 31/7/2013 Updated the status of some tram details 1.19 31/12/2013 Updated the status of some tram details 1.20 31/3/2014 Updated the status of some tram details 1.21 31/12/2014 Updated the status of some tram details 1.22 30/09/2015 Record that 611 and 11w arrived at Loftus & other changes 1.23 11/12/2015 Updated the status of some tram details due to fire at old site 1.24 31/12/2017 Updated the status of some tram details 1.25 31/12/2018 Updated the status of some tram details 1.26 22/5/2020 Car 2107 added; updated the status of some tram details 1.27 4/06/2020 Updated the status of some trams Approved by Signature & Date 3. Distribution List STM6065 - Rolling Stock Register Page 2 of 14 Version 1.27 – 04/06/2020 SYDNEY TRAMWAY MUSEUM Position Date Location of Documents Rail Safety Manager Original held on GOOGLE secure Website STM WEB SITE Updated regularly and put onto the STM Web site 1. Purpose To provide a list of all rolling stock of the Sydney Tramway Museum (STM). 2. Scope This records all of the rolling stock owned, leased or rented by or to STM and the status of such rolling stock. 3. Responsibilities The Rail Safety Management Team shall be responsible for maintaining the status of this register. It will be reviewed on a regular basis. 4. References . None 5. Definitions See References at the back of the register. STM6065 - Rolling Stock Register Page 3 of 14 Version 1.27 – 04/06/2020 SYDNEY TRAMWAY MUSEUM 6. List of Trams Owned By STM ROLLING STOCK REGISTER Tram Year Original Length Weight Date No Description Manufacturer Type Built Operator (metres) (tonnes) Acquired Status Comments Operable - Converted to current design by MMTB in 1958. Loaned to MOTAT – despatched from STM 11/05/2011. The Reciprocating Single 1 3 S. and E. 1920 NSWGT 4.27 6.10 1971 IOS Board approved a 2 year loan at the April 2011 meeting. Rail Grinder truck Overhauled at MOTAT and used for track maintenance. Returned to Loftus 31/7/2017. Originally K class tram 797, converted to scrubber in 1953 by Meadowbank Single NSWGT and coded 139s. Sold to MMTB in 1961. Stored in 2 11W Scrubber Manufacturing 1908 NSWGT 8.89 10.90 2003 IO truck Melbourne at Preston Workshops. Stored at Mario’s yard. Company 3/2/2015 - Moved to Loftus. Meadowbank Ballarat 4 Single Ballarat 3 12 Manufacturing 1908 9.75 11.20 1974 IO Previous numbers; 71 in Melbourne and 27 in Geelong wheeler truck Tramways Company Yankee Stephenson Christchurch tramcar. Acquired by STM and stored at 4 12 Combination Bogie 1905 CTB 11.40 11.68 2000 URF New York Ferrymead in New Zealand. Restoration started part-time. Tram Single Swapped with Launceston No.1 in 2007. 25/2/2008 move to 5 14 Launceston Gunn 1910 LMT 9.35 8.64 2007 URF Truck Bendigo for restoration. Being restored at Launceston . 6 19 Trolleybus Ritchie Bros Trolleybus 1937 NSWGT 9.30 8.80 1978 URN Under restoration Hobart Hobart Double Single 7 20 Municipal 1922 HMT 9.14 10.67 1995 URF Being restored in Bendigo Deck Tram truck Tramways 8 22 Kalgoorlie Car Brill Bogie 1902 KET 12.75 15.30 1997 SNO Car preserved without motors Single Under restoration. Moved to Sydney Trains Substation 9 23 Cable trailer Richie Bros 1894 NSWGT 5.64 2.50 1976 DCO truck display area-May 2017 Body initially restored for display. 10 24s Freight car NSWGT Bogie 1903 NSWGT 9.60 12.70 1957 IOW Full operational-Nov 2017 Single Converted to breakdown car 60s in 1910.Converted back to 11 29 C class tram Hudson Bros. 1898 NSWGT 7.62 8.60 1961 IO truck passenger in 1995 at STM. Operational in 2001. Converted to experimental double deck car in 1907 and lasted until 1908. Converted to breakdown car 33s in 1924 at Single 12 33 C class tram Hudson Bros 1898 NSWGT 7.62 8.60 1995 URF Randwick Workshops. Body only recovered in 1995 from truck Newcastle Tramway Museum-Rutherford. Being restored in Bendigo to double deck tram. Ballarat Bogie Duncan & Ballarat Previous numbers; 13 later 119 in Melbourne; 35 in Geelong; 13 37 Bogie 1916 13.41 16.30 1971 IO Tram Frazer Tramways 1 in Bendigo STM6065 - Rolling Stock Register Page 4 of 14 Version 1.27 – 04/06/2020 SYDNEY TRAMWAY MUSEUM ROLLING STOCK REGISTER Tram Year Original Length Weight Date Description Manufacturer Type Status Comments No Built Operator (metres) (tonnes) Acquired Sold in 1924. Donated by the Tradesmen’s Union Club, Canberra in 2010. Moved to Sydney 20/4/2010 for restoration Single and to be sent to Christchurch, NZ in 2016. After the 14 37 C class tram Hudson Bros. 1899 NSWGT 7.62 8.60 2010 URN truck earthquake in 2015 Christchurch Tramways (CT) did not want the tram. Now looking for a bigger one due to increased patronage. Ballast Motor- 15 42s NSWGT Bogie 1907 NSWGT 11.43 15.70 1981 IOW Numbered L707 in NSWGR service from 1926 to 1980. U2 Single 16 71 Ten Bench car BT Company 1915 BCC 8.54 9.20 1968 URN Under restoration truck Meadowbank 17 93u Ballast Motor Manufacturing Bogie 1913 NSWGT 12.65 18.90 1967 URN Restored for display only in 1991. Company Meadowbank Overhead Line 18 99u Manufacturing Bogie 1913 NSWGT 12.65 18.90 1959 IOW Operational car Company 19 111 Z2 class tram Comeng Bogie 1979 MMTB 16.52 19.20 2003 IO Received from MMTB 27/3/2003 Replica 20 113w HVTC Bogie 1991 STM 8.69 15.24 1995 SNO Under re-construction Sprinkler car Clyde Single Converted to breakdown car 112s in 1913 by NSWGT. 21 117 D class tram 1899 NSWGT 9.40 9.66 1994 URN Engineering Co. truck Major restoration back to passenger car Single Originally D class tram 102, converted to scrubber in 1930 22 134s Scrubber tram Ritchie Bros 1899 NSWGT 9.40 12.50 1961 IOW truck and coded 134s. Fully operational. Meadowbank Originally O class tram 1030, converted to breakdown car in 23 141s Breakdown car Manufacturing Bogie 1911 NSWGT 13.85 18.03 1964 IOW 1955 by NSWGT and coded 141s. Company Single 24 144s Weed Burner NSWGT 1956 NSWGT 3.00 3.60 1961 IOS truck Weed Single 25 146s STM STM IOW Built by STM in the workshops. Poisoning car truck Single Originally TDX45 on NSWGR register. At Lithgow for 26 147s Track Tamper NSW SRA IOW truck conversion back to motor driven.. BHP Port Single Obtained from BHP mine in Wollongong. Used as a Works 27 148s Flat car BHP IOW Kembla Truck vehicle only Clyde Built as an F class tram and converted to L class in 1910. 28 154 L/P class tram Bogie 1900 NSWGT 12.45 15.20 1957 IO Engineering Co. Converted to L/P in 1926 STM6065 - Rolling Stock Register Page 5 of 14 Version 1.27 – 04/06/2020 SYDNEY TRAMWAY MUSEUM ROLLING STOCK REGISTER Tram Year Original Length Weight Date Description Manufacturer Type Status Comments No Built Operator (metres) (tonnes) Acquired 29 180 Centre aisle car Gardiner bogie 1924 BCC 11.58 12.20 1964 IO Returned to service in 2007. Acquired by NTM on March 1983. Stored at HVTC, 30 245 W2 class tram MMTB bogie 1924 MMTB 14.63 16.52 1995 SFI Maitland. Moved to HPOTS, Cessnock on 12/9/2002. Moved to Luddenham August 2015 Restored at Bendigo for the proposed Federation Line. Stored 31 249 W2 class tram Moore bogie 1924 MMTB 14.63 16.52 1996 IO in Canberra 7/10/2005. Now operating at STM. Single Converted to breakdown car 115s in 1927 by NSWGT. 32 290 C class tram Morrison 1896 NSWGT 7.93 8.60 1957 IO truck Restored to Passenger tram by SPER. 33 295 Centre aisle car BCC Bogie 1935 BCC 13.87 15.30 1968 IO Melbourne To be restored and displayed with Sydney Cable trailer 23. Single 34 322 Cable Grip car Tramway & 1888 MMTB 4.57 2.03 1993 DCO 2010 restoration started.
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