J-class Melbourne tram

The J-class was a class of twenty trams built by the Meadowbank Manufacturing Company, Sydney 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 J-class retaining their running numbers.^[1][2][3]

J-class
Manufacturer	Meadowbank Manufacturing Company
Assembly	Sydney
Constructed	1915
Number built	20
Fleet numbers	64-83
Capacity	36
Specifications
Car length	9.43 m (30 ft 11 in)
Width	2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
Height	3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
Wheel diameter	838 mm (33.0 in)
Weight	12.3 tonnes
Current collector(s)	Trolley pole
Bogies	JG Brill Company 21E
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

In 1928, seven (64-68, 71 and 75) were sold to the Melbourne Electric Supply Company for use on the Geelong network. In 1931, 73, 76 and 82 were sold to Ballarat and 79 and 83 renumbered 14 and 13 to Bendigo. After the Geelong network closed in 1956, 64-68 and 71 moved to Ballarat.^[1] As part of a Museum Collection number 14 Pictured above

Preservation

Five have been preserved:^[1]

• 68 by the Ballarat Tramway Museum as Ballarat number 13^[4]
• 71 by the Sydney Tramway Museum as Ballarat number 12
• 73 by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria as Ballarat number 17^[5]
• 75 by the Ballarat Tramway Museum as Ballarat number 14^[6]
• 76 by the Bendigo Tramway as Bendigo number 7^[7]