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- 1. NSWDRTT J-class Tram: NSWGR Archives· Public domain
what is it?
The J-class trams were built as replacements for the King Street to Ocean Street, Edgecliff cable line designed to provide a frequent schedule, but with a lower seating capacity. Some briefly operated on the Manly lines in 1911. Withdrawals commenced in 1934 with the entry of the R Class trams, with all out of service by 1936.
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 122 years ago, in 1904.
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 1904
- number built
- 47
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- Meadowbank Manufacturing Company
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- 36 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 600 V DC catenary
- length
- 8.8 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16927239, Wikipedia: J-class Sydney tram (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.