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R1-class Sydney tram

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in 1935, it was decided to modify the final five to a design with a reduced drop-centre, eight more seats, no internal partitions, and one less door each side. These modified trams were classified as R1 class, and a further 50 were ordered from Clyde. In the late 1940s, a further 250 were ordered
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The original five tramcars modified in 1935 (numbers 1933 to 1937) could be distinguished from later production runs by their side windows (which indicated the original door spacing for the R class) and the underframe which was built to accommodate a larger drop-centre.
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When the Sydney tramway system closed, some of the class were disposed of by burning at
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1995 the last tram to run in Sydney, statically displayed Tramsheds in the old
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R1-class 1995, the last tram to have operated on Sydney's original tram network
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One (2018) was written off after a single day in a traffic accident at
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Bought for a bargain $ 50, Sydney’s last tram on track for a makeover
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One car, 2029, was fitted with dynamic braking, for use on the steep
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After refurbishment in Tramsheds (redeveloped Rozelle depot)
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Their design was a development of the 362: 327:1933, 1951, 1979, 2001 and 2044 at the 424:"Sydney Tramway Museum Fleet Register" 210:were a class of trams operated on the 345:1936 at The Brisbane Tramway Museum, 7: 319:The interior of vandalised tram 1995 287:Before refurbishment at the vacant 14: 512: 352:1948 and 2064 retained privately 296: 280: 230:were delivering the last of the 26: 655:(under construction or repairs) 375:The Tramways of New South Wales 554:Trams and light rail in Sydney 1: 243:depot on 17 September 1953. 923: 628:Westmead & Carlingford 323:Ten have been preserved: 25: 335:Tramway Museum, St Kilda 237:Commonwealth Engineering 49:Commonwealth Engineering 429:. Sydney Tramway Museum 488:McCarthy, Ken (1976). 373:MacCowan, Ian (1990). 320: 886:Sydney Tramway Museum 771:Classification System 521:at Wikimedia Commons 329:Sydney Tramway Museum 318: 907:Sydney tram vehicles 630:(under construction) 519:Sydney R1-Class Tram 349:(yet to be restored) 291:, heavily vandalised 163:Current collector(s) 212:Sydney tram network 695:Randwick Workshops 452:Inner West Courier 341:Rozelle Tram Depot 321: 289:Rozelle Tram Depot 266:Randwick Workshops 144:Electric system(s) 58:1935 and 1950-1953 894: 893: 874: 873: 674: 673: 517:Media related to 469:Chinn, N (1975). 228:Clyde Engineering 204: 203: 45:Clyde Engineering 34:Sydney Showground 914: 685: 625: 622: 611: 608: 597: 594: 583: 580: 566: 548: 541: 534: 525: 516: 503: 484: 456: 445: 439: 438: 436: 434: 428: 420: 411: 410: 404: 395: 389: 388: 370: 300: 284: 252:Neutral Bay line 199: 197: 196: 192: 189: 181: 85: 30: 18: 922: 921: 917: 916: 915: 913: 912: 911: 897: 896: 895: 890: 870: 759: 740:Rushcutters Bay 670: 634: 620: 617: 606: 603: 592: 589: 578: 575: 561:Current network 555: 552: 510: 500: 487: 481: 468: 465: 463:Further reading 460: 459: 455:5 February 2015 446: 442: 432: 430: 426: 422: 421: 414: 402: 397: 396: 392: 385: 372: 371: 364: 359: 313: 312: 311: 310: 306: 305: 304: 301: 293: 292: 285: 274: 224: 194: 190: 187: 185: 184:4 ft  183: 179: 83: 47: 36: 12: 11: 5: 920: 918: 910: 909: 899: 898: 892: 891: 889: 888: 882: 880: 876: 875: 872: 871: 869: 868: 863: 858: 853: 848: 843: 838: 833: 828: 823: 818: 813: 808: 803: 798: 793: 788: 783: 778: 773: 767: 765: 761: 760: 758: 757: 752: 747: 742: 737: 732: 727: 722: 717: 712: 707: 705:Fort Macquarie 702: 700:Dowling Street 697: 691: 689: 682: 680:Former network 676: 675: 672: 671: 669: 668: 663: 657: 649: 642: 640: 636: 635: 633: 632: 615: 601: 587: 572: 570: 563: 557: 556: 553: 551: 550: 543: 536: 528: 509: 508:External links 506: 505: 504: 498: 485: 479: 464: 461: 458: 457: 440: 412: 390: 383: 361: 360: 358: 355: 354: 353: 350: 343: 337: 331: 308: 307: 302: 295: 294: 286: 279: 278: 277: 276: 275: 273: 270: 223: 220: 208:R1-class trams 202: 201: 177: 171: 170: 165: 159: 158: 146: 140: 139: 136: 132: 131: 128: 124: 123: 120: 116: 115: 112: 108: 107: 104: 100: 99: 96: 92: 91: 90:Specifications 87: 86: 80: 76: 75: 72: 68: 67: 64: 60: 59: 56: 52: 51: 42: 38: 37: 31: 23: 22: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 919: 908: 905: 904: 902: 887: 884: 883: 881: 877: 867: 864: 862: 859: 857: 854: 852: 849: 847: 844: 842: 839: 837: 834: 832: 829: 827: 824: 822: 819: 817: 814: 812: 809: 807: 804: 802: 799: 797: 794: 792: 789: 787: 784: 782: 779: 777: 774: 772: 769: 768: 766: 762: 756: 753: 751: 748: 746: 743: 741: 738: 736: 733: 731: 728: 726: 723: 721: 718: 716: 713: 711: 708: 706: 703: 701: 698: 696: 693: 692: 690: 686: 683: 681: 677: 667: 664: 662: 658: 656: 654: 650: 648: 644: 643: 641: 637: 631: 629: 623: 616: 614: 609: 602: 600: 595: 588: 586: 581: 574: 573: 571: 567: 564: 562: 558: 549: 544: 542: 537: 535: 530: 529: 526: 522: 520: 515: 507: 501: 499:9780959865974 495: 491: 486: 482: 480:9780959865967 476: 472: 467: 466: 462: 454: 453: 449: 444: 441: 425: 419: 417: 413: 408: 401: 394: 391: 386: 384:0 949600 25 3 380: 376: 369: 367: 363: 356: 351: 348: 344: 342: 338: 336: 332: 330: 326: 325: 324: 317: 299: 290: 283: 271: 269: 267: 262: 260: 255: 253: 248: 244: 242: 238: 233: 229: 221: 219: 217: 213: 209: 180:1,435 mm 178: 176: 172: 169: 166: 164: 160: 157: 154: 151: 147: 145: 141: 137: 133: 129: 125: 121: 119:Maximum speed 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 88: 81: 77: 73: 71:Fleet numbers 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 50: 46: 43: 39: 35: 29: 24: 19: 16: 865: 776:Steam Motors 730:Ridge Street 725:North Sydney 651: 626: 585:Dulwich Hill 511: 489: 470: 450: 443: 431:. 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Index


Sydney Showground
Clyde Engineering
Commonwealth Engineering
Electric system(s)
V
DC
catenary
Current collector(s)
Trolley pole
Track gauge
Sydney tram network
R class
Clyde Engineering
R class
Commonwealth Engineering
North Sydney
Neutral Bay line
Petersham
Randwick Workshops

Rozelle Tram Depot


Sydney Tramway Museum
Tramway Museum, St Kilda
Rozelle Tram Depot
Ferny Grove

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