Tram [No. 248 (Streamliner)]

Maker and role
Auckland Transport Board, Manufacturer
Production date
1938
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Object detail

Accession number

1964.156

Maker

Auckland Transport Board

Production period

1930s

Description

Bodywork: Auckland Transport Board's Royal Oak Workshops.
Trucks: EMB L5 of English manufacture.
Track Gauge: 4' 8½" (1435 mm) gauge.
Air wheel and track brakes, and hand-operated wheel brakes. 27-inch diameter spoked wheels. Owing to harsh and solid riding of 247 and 248, the ends of the EMB truck spring leaves were altered - reshuffled to form an overload type of spring.
Motors: 4 x Metropolitan Vickers MV109DY @ 35 HP
Controllers: General Electric GEK6 with Line Breaker Controller handle switch.

Brief History

Auckland tram No. 248 is a 1938 'Streamliner' tram that was in service from the 8th July, 1938 to 29th December, 1956. The tram was built at the Auckland Transport Board's Royal Oak Workshops in streamlined design, the last type of tram to be built for Auckland tramway. No. 248 was one of the six trams in ceremonial 'Last Tram' parade that ran from outside the Chief Post Office in Lower Queen Street to the Epsom Tram Barns on the 29th December, 1956. Following this, 248 was the last passenger tram to move under power on Auckland Tramway system on the 4th June, 1957 from the Epsom Depot to Royal Oak Workshops in Manukau Road, over 5 months after the system's closure. Like other trams in the MOTAT Collection, this is one that was preserved in Matakohe by the Old Time Transport Preservation League before MOTAT was established at Western Springs.

Marks

248 Painted
HERNE BAY / COLLEGE HILL

Media/Materials

Organic/Vegetal/Wood
Processed Material/Metal

Other name

Streamliner
No.248

Credit Line

Auckland Transport Board. 1938. Tram [No. 248 (Streamliner)], 1964.156. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).