Birmingham Corporation Tramways Tram Fleet Summary 1904-1953

Fleet No.Year/TypeTrucksBody/Seating
1-201904 open-top double-deck bogieBrill 22EUEC 28/28
21-701905 open-top double-deck 4-wheelBrill 21EMUEC 26/22
71-2201906 open-top double-deck 4-wheelMountain and GibsonUEC 28/24
221-2701906 open-top double-deck 4-wheelBrill 21EMUEC 26/22+
271-3001908 open-top double-deck 4-wheelBrill 21EMUEC 26/22+
301-4001911 top-covered double-deck 4-wheelUECUEC 28/24++
401-4501912 top-covered double-deck 4-wheelMountain and Gibson ^UEC 30/24
451-4521903* open-top double-deck bogie (ex-City of Birmingham Tramways (CBT) Nos. 178/9)Brush DCBT 34/28+++
453-4681904* open-top  double-deck  4-wheel (ex-CBT 193-208)Brush ABrush 26/22
469-4721904* open-top double-deck bogie (ex-CBT 239-242)BrushCBT 26/22
473-4801903* open-top double-deck bogie (ex-CBT 181-188)BrushBrush 29/26
481-4971904* open-top double-deck  bogie (ex-CBT 212-214, 220/2-227, 229/31/33/34/36-8)Brush or
Brill 21E
(484/8/9/91)
CBT 26/22 (212-14)
Brush 26/22 (rest)
498-5011905* open-top double-deck (ex-CBT 246/7/9/51)BrushBrush 26/22
502-5111901* open-top double-deck (ex-CBT 152/4/6/8/60/2/4/6/8/6/70)Peckham 9A ^^ERCTW 24/21
++++
512-5861913 top-covered double-deck bogieMountain and GibsonUEC 34/28
587-6361920 top-covered double-deck bogieBrush Burnley
EMB (630)
Brush 34/28
637-6611923 fully-enclosed double-deck bogieEMB BurnleyMidland 35/28
662-7011924 fully-enclosed double-deck bogieEMB BurnleyBrush 35/28
702-7311925 fully-enclosed double-deck bogieEMB BurnleyBrush 35/27
732-7611926 fully-enclosed double-deck bogieEMB BurnleyBrush 35/28
+=
762-8111928 fully-enclosed double-deck bogieEMB BurnleyBrush 35/27
++=
812-8411928 fully-enclosed double-deck bogieMaley and TauntonShort 36/27
8421929 lightweight fully-enclosed double-deck bogieEnglish Electric Max. TractionShort 36/27
8431930 lightweight fully-enclosed double-deck bogieMaley and Taunton ^^^Brush 33/27

Nos. 451/452 received Mountain and Gibson Burnley bogies in 1916.
Nos. 569-573/576-578/580/581/584-586 received EMB bogies in 1943.
*Complete details of the City of Birmingham Tramways Co. Ltd., fleet are sketchy and these details have been based on the cars known to have been taken over by Birmingham Corporation in 1912.
+ Seating also quoted as 28/24.
++ Seating also quoted as either 28/22 or 28/21.
+++ Seating also quoted as 30/28.
++++ Seating also quoted as 26/22.
+= Seating also quoted as 33/27.
++= Seating also quoted as 33/27.
^ No.445 quoted as Peckham truck.
^^ Also quoted as Brill 21E.
^^^ Also quoted as Mountain and Gibson.


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