Original tram [2] |
Information for original cars | |
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Number built: | 35 |
Built: | 1901-03 |
Builder: | Dick, Kerr |
Motor: | 2 Dick, Kerr 25-A electric motors (500v DC OHLE) |
Power: | 50 hp (37 kW) |
The original batch of trams, built by Dick, Kerr, were open-top double deckers built to the popular Liverpool or Bellamy design with a reversed stairway. The trams used a Brill 21-E truck and could carry up to 56 passengers.
[1] R.W. Kidner, The London Tramcar 1861-1952 (Oakwood Press, 1992) p. 105
[2] "New railway in London", Street Railway Journal (Vol. XVIII No. 10 September 7 1901) p. 287