H-class Melbourne tram

The H-class was a class of ten trams built by Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide for the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust (PMTT). All passed to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board on 2 February 1920 when it took over the PMTT becoming the H-class retaining their running numbers. In 1931, number 63 was sold for further use on the Ballarat network and placed in service as number 18.^[1][2][3][4]

H-class
Manufacturer	Duncan & Fraser
Assembly	Adelaide
Constructed	1913
Number built	10
Fleet numbers	54-63
Capacity	34
Specifications
Car length	9.73 metres (31 ft 11 in)
Width	2.72 metres (8 ft 11 in)
Height	3.25 metres (10 ft 8 in)
Wheel diameter	838 mm (33.0 in)
Weight	12.1 tonnes
Current collector(s)	Trolley pole
Bogies	JG Brill Company 21E
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Preservation

One has been preserved:

• 63 by the Ballarat Tramway Museum as number 18^[3][5]