B-class Melbourne tram (1917)

Not to be confused with the current B-class Melbourne tram.

The B-class was a class of 12 trams built by James & Moore & Sons for the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust (PMTT). Numbered 21-24 and 84–91, the former four taking numbers vacated when O class trams were sold to the Hawthorn Tramways Trust in 1916.^[1][2]

B-class
Manufacturer	James Moore & Sons
Assembly	South Melbourne
Constructed	1917/18
Number built	12
Fleet numbers	21-24, 84-91
Capacity	36
Specifications
Car length	9.43 m (30 ft 11 in)
Height	3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
Wheel diameter	838 mm (33.0 in)
Wheelbase	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Current collector(s)	Trolley pole
Bogies	JG Brill Company 21E
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

All passed to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board on 2 February 1920 when it took over the PMTT, becoming the B-class and retaining their running numbers. Four were sold for further use in 1931 on the Bendigo network.^[1][3]