Tram Trailer [No. 21 (Toastrack Tram Trailer)]
Maker and role
Boon and Company, Manufacturer
Production date
1922
Object detail
Accession number
2004.315
Maker
Production period
Description
Wanganui No. 21 “Convertible” Tram Trailer
Bodywork: Boon and Company, Christchurch
Length: 30' 0"
Width: 8' 0"
Seating capacity: 32
Original Truck: 4-wheel un-motored Brill T74. 4' 8½" (1435 mm) gauge
Present Truck: Brill copy 21E locally assembled and modified
Track Gauge: 4' 8½" (1435 mm) gauge.
Bodywork: Boon and Company, Christchurch
Length: 30' 0"
Width: 8' 0"
Seating capacity: 32
Original Truck: 4-wheel un-motored Brill T74. 4' 8½" (1435 mm) gauge
Present Truck: Brill copy 21E locally assembled and modified
Track Gauge: 4' 8½" (1435 mm) gauge.
Brief History
Tram Trailer No.21 was built by Christchurch based manufacturers Boon and Co, and is one of six used by the Whanganui Corporation Tramways between 1922-c1950.
The trailer is convertible which made it a versatile piece of equipment:the trailer could be operated opened or closed, the side window and lower aluminium panels slide into the roof space. This type of tram trailer was known as a "toastrack". Each trailer could seat 32 passengers and had one conductor.
When the Whanganui Corporation Tramways closed, the trailer body was sold locally. It was later purchased by Ron Alexander, Graeme Benett and Alan Lang, who in turn presented No.10 to MOTAT for preservation, arriving MOTAT 22nd April 1967.
Builder: Boon and Company, Christchurch
In Service: 1922 – 1950
Passenger Capacity: 32 seated
Length: 8.4m (27’ 7 ¼”)
Width: 2.4 m (8’)
Track gauge:4’ 8 ½” (standard gauge)
The trailer is convertible which made it a versatile piece of equipment:the trailer could be operated opened or closed, the side window and lower aluminium panels slide into the roof space. This type of tram trailer was known as a "toastrack". Each trailer could seat 32 passengers and had one conductor.
When the Whanganui Corporation Tramways closed, the trailer body was sold locally. It was later purchased by Ron Alexander, Graeme Benett and Alan Lang, who in turn presented No.10 to MOTAT for preservation, arriving MOTAT 22nd April 1967.
Builder: Boon and Company, Christchurch
In Service: 1922 – 1950
Passenger Capacity: 32 seated
Length: 8.4m (27’ 7 ¼”)
Width: 2.4 m (8’)
Track gauge:4’ 8 ½” (standard gauge)
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Boon and Company. 1922. Tram Trailer [No. 21 (Toastrack Tram Trailer)], 2004.315. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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