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- 1. NSWDRTT H-class Trams: NSWGR Archives· Public domain
what is it?
The H-class trams were purpose built single truck, open cross bench cars built at Randwick Tramway Workshops as tourist cars for the City - Bondi Beach/Coogee and City - La Perouse/Botany services. They later moved to Ridge Street Tram Depot to operate on the Neutral Bay line and again to Rushcutters Bay to operate on the Watsons Bay line.
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 119 years ago, in 1907.
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 1907
- number built
- 2
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- Randwick Tramway Workshops
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- 36 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 600 V DC Trolley Wire
- length
- 7.9 m
- capacity
- 50 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16927190, Wikipedia: H-class Sydney tram (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.