RE: Fwd: [Eurotrams] Lisbon museum trams on the street (1/2)

Hi Mal,

No 444 resembles the Brill cars used by the Essendon Tramways to initiate the Maribyrnong River service.

Some years ago, I secured 4 x traction motors ex-Lisbon for use in restored Hobart Nos 17 (single decker) & 39 (double decker) cars. These motors were initially sent to Bendigo for refurbishment and subsequently fitted to

2 x 3’ 6” 21E trucks fabricated at Bendigo.

Sad to say, these two Hobart trams plus a restored bogie car languish for want of a 3ft 6inch line to run them on. This is not an insurmountable problem but is currently stymied by the controversial issue of the *&$#@+^@!! AFL football stadium.

I’m sure the ex-Lisbon traction motors were GE59, suitable for use in the narrow-gauge Hobart trucks

Roger Greenwood

 

Tram no.444 was one of a series of 75, numbered 400-474, built by the Saint Louis Car company and delivered in 1901. The trucks were Brill built of the 21E type and the motors GE59.

That's a strange looking truck - certainly not a Brill 21E now but perhaps someone's idea of what it might look like.

I have attached a pic of (lovely) 444 made by TDU correspondent Owen Brison back in 2001 at a similar event.

Mal Rowe - who has fond memories of a visit to Lisbon

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