Dunedin California Tram No 22
| Start | Tram Fleet |
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| Type | California Combo |
| Builder | J G Brill Company Ltd, Philadelphia |
| Date Built | 1903 |
| Written Off | ??? |
| Acquired by THS | ??? |
| From | Heriott |
| Restored | 1970-1974 |
| Photographer | Colin Loach |
| Date | (not known) |
When No 22 was recommissioned back in 1974 it was believed to be the biggest tram reconstruction undertaken by a group of volunteer workers anywhere in the world.
28 years later she is still going well, the only maintenance having been needed on the body being of a minor nature, and repainting.
When recovered from Heriott, the body was derelect, and all mechanical and electrical equipment had been scrapped when she was written off in the 1950s.
2 Brill 21E trucks had been obtained from Glasgow, 1 of these was taken apart and ovehauled, and the gauge altered to 4'8.5". Controllers, resistance grids, a pole and other equipment needed for a runnable tram had been obtained over the years and these were duly fitted.
In February, 1974 at a ceremony held in the Ferrymead Reserve, the tram was duly recommissioned, Mr Tom McGuigan officiating.
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Revised 02/06/2002
