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- 1. NSWDRTT M-class Tram: NSWGR Archives· Public domain
what is it?
The M-class trams were built by the Randwick Tramway Workshops for use on tourist services on the Sydney tram network to replace two modified G class trams. Originally allocated to Fort Macquarie Tram Depot, they later moved to Newtown and again to Ultimo before being scrapped in 1941.
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 120 years ago, in 1906.
- 10.7 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 1906
- number built
- 2
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- Randwick Tramway Workshops
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- 45 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 600 V DC catenary
- length
- 10.7 m
- capacity
- 70 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16927300, Wikipedia: M-class Sydney tram (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.