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Administrative record, "Particulars of single truck cars - and scrapping order", 4/1927

  • "Particulars of single truck cars - and scrapping order" - p1 of 4

    "Particulars of single truck cars - and scrapping order" - p1 of 4

  • "Particulars of single truck cars - and scrapping order" - p2 of 4

    "Particulars of single truck cars - and scrapping order" - p2 of 4

  • "Particulars of single truck cars - and scrapping order" - p3 of 4

    "Particulars of single truck cars - and scrapping order" - p3 of 4

  • "Particulars of single truck cars - and scrapping order" - p4 of 4

    "Particulars of single truck cars - and scrapping order" - p4 of 4

  • "Particulars of single truck cars - and scrapping order" - p1 of 4
  • "Particulars of single truck cars - and scrapping order" - p2 of 4
  • "Particulars of single truck cars - and scrapping order" - p3 of 4
  • "Particulars of single truck cars - and scrapping order" - p4 of 4

Historical information

Report or list titled "Particulars of single truck cars & Suggested order in which they should be scrapped" Dated 26/4/1927. Seems that the 3rd and 4th sheets were initial drafts while the 1st and 2nd the later version, though still with some corrections. Lists car (tramcar) numbers, No. of cars, seating capacity, wheel base, horse power, type of car body - lists class, type of truck and type of equipment. The 3rd and 4th sheets also gave the weight in tons. List the cars that had already been scrapped. The S and T class cars were to last in service until the 1950s.

Significance

Yields information about the MMTB single truck fleet in 1927.

Physical description

Set of four typed foolscap sheets, carbon copies some with handwritten notes.

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