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M&MTB Ballast Trailer No 24W
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M&MTB 24W in Dandenong Road, 1964. Photograph
Keith Kings.
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This vehicle was built in 1906 by Duncan & Fraser as a single truck open
toast rack passenger trailer, used by the NMETL and towed behind their
electric tramcars. They were taken over by the M&MTB on acquisition of
the NMETL, and numbered in the range 51-60. All were withdrawn subsequent
to a serious accident involving V No 214 and trailer No 58. In 1925, five
of these trailers were cut down and converted to use as ballast trailers,
one of which was numbered to No 24. It was further modified in 1964 when
the body sides were raised and bottom-dumping hoppers fitted. No 24 was
placed out of use in 1969 before being acquired by the TMSV in 1976.
The TMSV has not yet decided the form to which this vehicle should be
restored.
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