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- 1. D car no. 117 Parriwi Road, approaching The Spit: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The D-class trams are a class of single bogie Californian Combination type trams operated on the Sydney tram network with open cross benches at the ends and a saloon in the centre. Seating capacity was originally 32, later being increased to 34. 134s (D102), 136s (D106), 112s (D117), 137s (D119) and 43s (D123) always operated from Randwick Workshops.
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 130 years ago, in 1896.
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 1896
- number built
- 25
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- Clyde Engineering, Ritchie Brothers
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- 27 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 600 V DC catenary
- weight
- 9.7 t
- capacity
- 34 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16927103, Wikipedia: D-class Sydney tram (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.