Victorian Collections logo
Melbourne Tram Museum
From the collection of Melbourne Tram Museum
8710 Items featured online

Photograph - NEMT&L toast rack tram at Brill Factory, 1906

  • Black and White - NEMT&L toast rack tram at Brill Factory

    Black and White - NEMT&L toast rack tram at Brill Factory

Historical information

One of the earliest electric trams in Victoria. This open tram design was commonly known as 'toast rack'. One is preserved , MMTB V Class 214, and resides at Hawthorn Tram Museum. Currently displayed as NMETL No. 13. See item 9331 for a photo of a saloon type tram on the traverser.

Significance

Yields information about the Brill built toastrack tramcars used on the North Melbourne Tramways and Lighting Co.

Physical description

One of 5 open toast rack trams built by J G Brill & Co Ltd for the NMET&L Co Ltd. Builders photo at their workshop in 1906

Subjects

References

TOP
Back to top