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| Депо/Парк: | Museum of Transport and Technology |
| Модель: | The British Thomson-Houston Company Limited |
| Построен: | 1950 |
| Текущее состояние: | Эксплуатируется |
| Назначение: | Музейный |
| Примечание: | "Fiducia" class tram. До ???? — Веллингтон, 257 |
Tramcar — Fiducia type. No. 257. Semi-streamlined body, double truck, single saloon, end loading, air-operated folding doors and steps.
Seating capacity 39 seats. (Upholstered).
Height: 10' 5½", Length: 39' 5¾", width: 7' 0"
Trucks: NZ made Brill 69EW copies. 1219 mm (4 ft.) gauge
Motors: 2 x British Thompson Houston BTH510 @ 52 HP
Controllers: BTH510 with rheostatic electric/magnetic track braking
Tram No.257 is a member of the “Fiducia” class of Wellington tram – these were the most modern trams to operate in New Zealand. The first of the “Fiducia” class No.232 was built during the 1930s economic depression with the name Fiducia emblazoned in gold leaf on the end saloon windows. 'Fiducia' is the Latin for trust, confidence, reliance, assurance – qualities being searched for after the Depression. With upholstered seats, bus-type windows and air operated doors, the Fiducia class were a striking contrast to the older open centre trams. Fitted with a “dead-man’s control” system, the Fiducia’s would have been perfect as one-man trams, but the tramways union were not to allow them to be thus operated, so these trams like all the others, always ran with both a Motorman and Conductor. The Wellington Fiducia class fleet numbers were 232 to 260 (29 trams).
Tram No.257 entered service on the Wellington Tramway system in 1950, its completion having been delayed due to parts shortages caused by World War Two (1939-1945) and was one of the last four “Fiducia” style trams to be built. No.257 was in service for 14 years until the closure of the tramway system in May 1964, where it regularly ran on the Newtown to Thorndon route, which was also the last tramline to operate in New Zealand. Upon entering MOTAT’s collection, No.257 has been restored and operates on a regular basis.
Between 1935 and 1952, twenty-eight Fiducia class trams were assembled at the Kilbirnie tram workshops for the Wellington City Corporation Tramways.
Developed as a modern one-man car, though rarely used without a conductor, the Fiducia model incorporated a number of modern features not found in previous double saloon cars. The upholstered seats and bus-type windows in particular, were popular with passengers. Other features included Westinghouse safety-car control equipment, a 'dead man's' handle and air-operated folding doors and steps.
Built in 1950, Tram No. 257 was one of the last Fiducias to be completed. World War II delayed construction on trams numbered from 257 to 260 and the limited materials available post-war, caused minor modifications to the design.
Tram No. 257 remained in service until 1964 when the Wellington Tramway closed, MOTAT acquired it along with several other Wellington trams. Since then it has undergone two major overhauls and a bogie change in 1998. Passengers can catch Tram No. 257 regularly between MOTAT's two sites.
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| Депо/Парк: | Museum of Transport and Technology |
| Модель: | Двухосный моторный Brush |
| Построен: | 1906 |
| Текущее состояние: | Эксплуатируется |
| Назначение: | Музейный |
Auckland Electric Tramcar
A Class “Dinghy” No.44.
Single deck, two compartment,
Single truck
Bodywork: Auckland Electric Tramway Company Limited
Length: 29' 11", width: 7' 6", weight: 9.85 tons
Seating capacity 30, standing 10
Trolley standard: Stovepipe type by R W Blackwell
Glass fronts fitted and canopies rebuilt — 25/11/1910
Air brakes installed — 20/04/1912
Brakes strengthened — 04/01/1913
Sand gear installed — 20/04/1912
Coupled to car No.49 — 05/12/1918
Rebuilt — GE K6 controllers fitted — 31/02/1921
Original truck: Brush 4-wheel truck,
1435 mm gauge
Original motors: 2 x Brush 1200 @ 40 HP
Original Controllers: Brush H2, then General Electric K6 after being coupled 31st March 1921
Present truck: Brill copy 21E ex Brussels in Belgium, 4' 8 1/2" (1435mm) gauge
Present motors: 2 x MTV30 @ 70 HP (being re-rated to approximately 35-40 HP)
Present controllers: 2 x General Electric K35JJ.
Tram no. 44 was constructed using mostly kauri in 1906 at the Auckland Electric Tramway Company Limited’s barn and workshops located in Jervois Road. It was the first tram in the Auckland fleet to be painted with the new colour scheme of Brunswick green and cream.
At this time, there was need a to get trams urgently into service. To speed up the building process, this tram body was placed on the 4-wheel truck (or chassis) of freight car No. 44, and it subsequently took this number. It went into service in December 1906 and operated mainly on the Herne Bay, Parnell, Newmarket line.
Its open front dates from the earlier days of the horse tram era. However, a modernisation programme was introduced which saw motorman’s windscreens installed and canopies rebuilt in November, 1910. Pneumatic “air” brakes and sanding gear were also later fitted in April, 1912.
The tram was based on the English-built ‘Dinghy’ style tram. They were known as ‘Dinghies’ because they bounced up and down end on end, due to the wheels being near the centre of the tram. From 1918, all Dinghies in the Auckland fleet were coupled in pairs, known as ‘Twins’. This allowed the trams to carry twice as many passengers. No. 44 was coupled with No. 49 and a motorman drove the front tram while each compartment had its own conductor. The Twins soon became uneconomic to operate and No. 44 and 49 were retired in June, 1931 and sold that same year.
No. 44 became part of MOTAT’s collection in 1963. The exterior has been restored to appear as it would have in 1906, with an open front. The interior appears as it did in 1921, rich with materials and fittings installed during its last rebuild. MOTAT volunteers won an award for the restoration of this tram in 2006. |
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