MBCTT rolling stock

MBCTT No 1-12 13-18 19-24 Unnumbered
Type Single truck drop-end California combination car Single truck drop end saloon combination car Single truck drop-end California combination car Works/Flusher/Line Scraper Car
Car body builder Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide MBCTT Workshops
Entered service Apr-Sep 1916 Aug-Oct 1917 Aug-Jun 1922 July 1917
M&MTB class S T S (initially classed S1)
M&MTB no 154-165 177-182 166-171 1A (1927), 5 (1932)
Truck type Brill 21E (under licence by UEC Co) Brill E1B Radiax Brill 21E (under licence by Ruwolt) MBCTT special using Brill 21E parts
Wheelbase 7 feet 0 inches 12 feet 0 inches 7 feet 0 inches  
Motors 2 x 55 hp (GE 241) 2 x 55 hp (GE 241) 2 x 55 hp (GE 241) 2 x 55 hp (GE 241)
Controllers GE K36 GE K36M GE K36M GE K36
Breaker Circuit breaker Line breaker Line breaker Circuit breaker
Service brake Compressed air Compressed air Compressed air Compressed air
Weight 10.5 tons 11.07 tons 10.5 tons 10 tons
Length 35 feet 35 feet 35 feet 19 feet 4 inches
Seated passengers 44 38 44
Disposal Scrapped (1937) 162.
Scrapped (1953) 154-156, 158-161, 163, 165.
Scrapped (1955) 157.
Preserved by AETA / TMSV (1957) 164.
Scrapped (1961) 179, 179, 181.
Scrapped (1963) 177.
Scrapped (1969) 182.
Preserved by TMSV (1969) 180.
Scrapped (1937) 170.
Scrapped (1953) 166-169, 171.
Withdrawn (1959)
Scrapped (1966)
Comments Wheelbase lengthened to 9 feet by M&MTB.
Converted to one man Footscray car (1941-2) 154, 155, 157, 158, 165.
Reverted to two man car (1947) 154, 155, 157, 158, 165.
Converted to one man all-night car (1949-50) 165.
Fitted with driver's bulkheads (1928) 177-182.
Converted to one man car (1937) 178.
Converted to vacuum car 6 (1961) 177.
Truck from 182 sold to TMSV for use under Geelong 22 (1969).
Wheelbase lengthened to 9 feet by M&MTB.
Converted to one man Footscray car (1941-2) 166, 169.
Reverted to two man car (1947) 166, 169.
Converted to one man all-night car (1949-50) 169.
Converted to Flusher/Scrubber car (1932)

Source: Cross, N., Budd, D., and Wilson, R. (1993) Destination City (Fifth Edition), Transit Australia Publishing.