Historical information

Ballarat - Gives details of where purchased from , date of purchase, type, body builder, seating capacity, overall length, overall height, overall width, condition of tram, trolley base, Lightning arrester, controller make and type, Truck Maker and type, type of truck, axle type, wheel base, axle diameter, motors type and maker, Motor horsepower, Armature bearings, suspension bearings, gear teeth, Air compressor make and type, Brake Valves make and type, Governor make and type, Weight in tons and details of advertising space in racks. At base has typed (original) list of trams of the two types, single truckers and bogie trams. List of trams includes the scrubber and No. 20 which was scrapped prior to system closure.
See also 3430 and 8722 for other versions - different dates and 8690 for a Bendigo list.
Note: Framed copies of both Ballarat and Bendigo are held in the depot.
Some changes have been made to the tramcars since the preparation of this sheet and there are some errors and differences.
See also Reg Item 6879 for an annotated version.

Significance

Yields information about the dimensions and equiipment on Ballarat Tramcars operated by the SEC.

Physical description

Typed List (Carbon copy) of tramcars and their details for Ballarat dated 11 May 1961, titled "Numbers and Particulars of Trams". Two sheets which have been taped together.