what is it?
The R-class trams were a class of drop-centre saloon car type trams operated on the Sydney tram network.
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 93 years ago, in 1933.
- Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 1933
- number built
- 195
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- Clyde Engineering
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- 30 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 600 V DC overhead trolley wire
- weight
- 17.9 t
- capacity
- 80 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16927438, Wikipedia: R-class Sydney tram (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.