The J-class was a Melbourne tram classification of twenty trams built by the Meadowbank Manufacturing Company, Sydney for the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust (PMTT). J-class trams were single truck, open California combination cars.
All passed to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board on 2 February 1920 when it took over the PMTT becoming the J-class retaining their running numbers.PMTT tramcar fleet Melbourne Tram Museum J Class Vicsig
In 1928, seven (64-68, 71 and 75) were sold to the Melbourne Electric Supply Company for use on the Geelong network. In 1931, 73, 76 and 82 were sold to Ballarat and 79 and 83 renumbered 14 and 13 to Bendigo. After the Geelong network closed in 1956, 64-68 and 71 moved to Ballarat. As part of a Museum Collection number 14 Pictured above
Preservation Five have been preserved: 68 by the Ballarat Tramway Museum as Ballarat number 13Tram 13 Ballarat Tramway Museum 71 by the Sydney Tramway Museum as Ballarat number 12 73 by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria as Ballarat number 17Ballarat No 17 Tramway Museum Society of Victoria 75 by the Ballarat Tramway Museum as Ballarat number 14Tram 14 Ballarat Tramway Museum 76 by the Bendigo Tramway as Bendigo number 7125 Year Bendigo Tramways
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