Interior of Tram 611 at Sydney Tramway Museum

The Y1-class was a class of four trams built by the

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built as a modified version of the Y-class to trial

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. Initially used on East and West

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routes from

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, from 1934 they were transferred to the

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line. From 1936 they were used on Burwood services from Camberwell depot. In 1933, 613 was used on

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to Black Rock line. In 1965, the class was transferred to Glenhuntly depot to avoid running into the

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due to a lack of number boxes. Withdrawn in 1965, they were retained as driver training cars at Hawthorn depot with 613 having just been overhauled at

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. In late 1990, 611 was briefly used in regular service out of Kew depot.

Preservation

All four have been preserved: *610 by the Bendigo Tramways *611 by the

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*612 by the

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*613 as part of the

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heritage fleet at Hawthorn depotMelbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board Y1 Class No 613
Hawthorn Tram Depot

References

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