H1 type | |
Manufacturer: | JA Lawton & Sons |
Assembly: | Adelaide |
Constructed: | 1953 |
Numberbuilt: | 1 |
Fleetnumbers: | 381 |
Traction Motors: | 4 x English Electric |
The H1 type Adelaide tram was a one-off tram built by JA Lawton & Sons in 1952 for the Municipal Tramways Trust (MTT), Adelaide.
The MTT proposed to build 40 new trams in 1939 as an evolution of the H type. However it was not until 1952 that the prototype numbered 381 was built. With the Adelaide tramway network slated for closure, no more were built with a second that was under construction scrapped. It entered service in February 1953 operating between Kensington Gardens and Henley Beach. It was withdrawn in 1957 with the closure of the network.[1] [2] [3]
In August 1965, it was donated to the Tramway Museum, St Kilda and restored to operational condition in July 1974.[1] [3] It operated on the Glenelg line in June 1978 in conjunction with Centenary of Street Transport celebrations.[4]