Bendigo trams which have been de-accessioned by The Bendigo Trust Tram Number: Historic and Technical Details: #35 Status: De-accessioned at the April Board Meeting Four Motor 2009. Dismantled March-April 2009. Body sold and Tram other components retained as spare parts. History: Before arriving in Bendigo in October 1988, #470 was based at Glenhuntly Tram Depot during its last years of operation with the Public Transport Corporation. The tram was painted in The Bendigo Trust livery and entered service during 1989 as a vintage talking tram. In late October 2000, #470 was withdrawn from service in order to facilitate the conversion of the drop-centre to an open design. The tram was refurbished as a high capacity W1/Queensland drop-centre tram, being able to seat 66 passengers. The platform enabled 30 passengers to be seated, while in its former W2 configuration, the tram could only seat 16 seated passengers! The tram was also painted in the corporate livery of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria. To facilitate the re-introduction of conductors to the talking tram services, the drop-centre seats had a passage-way cut into them, reducing the seating capacity in that part of the tram to 24. The tram was also repainted in a livery resembling that of the early Victorian Railways trams and promotes the Bendigo Bank as a corporate tram. Builder: Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board Preston Workshops (1928) for the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board as W1 470. Technical Information: Originally built as a W1 class tram then converted to the W2 configuration in 1936. Trucks - MMTB No 1. Motors - 4 X 40 hp MV101. Controllers - GE K35JJ. Braking - hand brakes and air operated self-lapping valves. Weight - 17.6 tonnes. Length - 14.59 metres. #355 Status: De-accessioned at the April Board Meeting Four Motor 2009. In storage at the Gas Works Depot. Tram History: #355 arrived in Bendigo from the Adelaide Tramway Museum during January of 2002. Builder: Pengelley, South Australia (1929) for the Municipal Tramways Trust, Adelaide, South Australia as H 355. Technical Information: Built for the electrification of the Glenelg line. Trucks - Commonwealth Steel. Motors - 4 X 65 hp EE308. Controllers - PC5L2. Braking - hand brakes and air operated manual- lapping valves. Weight - 23.1 tonnes. Length - 56 feet 4.5 inches. #493 Status: De-accessioned at the April Board Meeting Four Motor 2009. In storage at the Gas Works Depot. Tram History: Obtained by The Bendigo Trust in February 2002. Builder: Brisbane City Council Tramways Workshops for the Brisbane City Council Tramways FM 493. Technical Information: Trucks - BBC (based on MMTB No 15). Motors - 4 X 40 hp AGE 247. Controllers - BCC RC. Braking - hand brakes and air operated self-lapping valves. Weight - 17.75 tonnes. Length - 49 feet. .