Montreal Tramways 1972




Facts and Figures


Current Number1972
Railway RepresentedMontreal Tramways
BuilderCanadian Car & Foundry
Built In1929
Builder's order id801
Currently in (State)Connecticut
--(Locality)East Haven
Totally out of svc date1963
(Initial retirement date)1959
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypeclosed
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More infohttp://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/viewcar.pl?car=1972
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length41'2"
Width
Height
Weight37000
#Seats36
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP140
TrucksCCF 177
BrakesSME (MD28)
CompressorDH-16
ControlK-35
MotorsWH 510A2 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 1972 in storage at Branford in 2021
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/130975381@N03/51386047487/

Car 1972 in storage at Branford in 2005
New Dave's Rail Pix
photo: http://newdavesrailpix.com/hicks/htm/usr_h_museum_shoreline_mtl1972_20050521_fh_hicks395.htm



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Montreal Tramways (Quebec, Montreal)19721929 1963 NO NO
Branford Electric Railway Association (Connecticut, East Haven)19721963 present YES NO


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