Oldham Corporation Transport Tram Fleet List 1900-1946
Fleet No. | Type | Trucks | Body | Seating |
1900
1 | Single-deck saloon 4-wheel | Brill 21E | ERTCW | 28 |
2 | Double-deck open-top 4-wheel | Brill 21E | ERTCW | 34/22 |
3 | Double-deck open-top bogie | Brill 22E | ERTCW | 42/26 |
4 | Single-deck saloon bogie | Brill 27G | ERTCW | 36 |
Nos. 1-4 purchased for evaluation in November 1900.
No. 1 also quoted as seating 30.
No. 2 fitted with balcony top-cover by 1920.
No. 4 also quoted as seating 38.
Withdrawn by 1915 (3), 1916 (4), 1928 (1), 1936 (2).
1902
5-16 | Single-deck saloon bogie | Brill 27G | ERTCW | 38 |
17-26 | Single-deck saloon 4-wheel | Brill 21E | ERTCW | 30 |
27-80 | Double-deck open-top 4-wheel | Brill 21E | ERTCW | 28/20 |
No. 13 converted to top-covered double-deck (40/32) in 1903.
Nos. 27-80 delivered between 5th December 1901 and June 1903; most were fitted with top-covers by 1922 (except Nos. 43, 47, 50, 52, 55-57, 68, 70, 74, 80, which remained open-top); seating increased to 30/20 (Nos. 13, 27-36, 58, 70, 76), or 36/20 (63, 77-78), the seating of other cars is uncertain except those mentioned below.
Nos. 43, 47, 56-57, 74 had top-decks extended increasing seating capacity to 40/20 by 1926; Nos. 43, 47 converted to single-deck in 1933 (43) or 1935 (47) with seating capacity of 26 and 25 respectively.
No. 34 rebuilt to open balcony and re-seated to 32/20 in 1922.
No. 38 rebuilt and re-numbered 93 in 1912 after accident.
Nos. 40, 54 rebuilt totally enclosed and re-seated to 36/20 in 1921
No. 45 rebuilt to open balcony and re-seated to 32/20 in 1921.
No. 49 rebuilt totally enclosed and re-seated to 36/20 in 1922.
Withdrawn by 1916 (5-12, 15-16), 1918 (17-18, 20, 24), 1923 (27), by 1924 (13, 19, 22), 1926 (23, 26, 32), 1927 (21, 28, 52), 1929 (25), by 1930 (35, 37, 38[93], 39, 42, 50-51, 55, 58-59, 61-62, 64, 67-68, 70-71, 76-77, 80), 1937 (44, 46, 48, 60, 63, 65-66, 69, 72-73, 79), 1939 (29-31, 34, 40-41, 45, 49, 53-54, 75, 78).
1911
81-92 | Double-deck top-covered 4-wheel | Preston Flexible | UEC | 36/22 |
Withdrawn 1937 (81-92).
1913
94-99 | Double-deck top-covered 4-wheel | Preston Flexible | UEC | 36/22 |
Withdrawn 1936 (99), 1937 (94-98).
1914
100-111 | Double-deck top-covered 4-wheel | Preston Flexible | UEC | 36/22 |
Withdrawn 1937 (100-111).
1920
4-12 | Double-deck top-covered 4-wheel | Brill 21E | English Electric | 36/22 |
14-16 | Double-deck top-covered 4-wheel | Brill 21E | English Electric | 36/22 |
112 | Double-deck top-covered 4-wheel | Brill 21E | Oldham Corporation | 36/22 |
No. 112 was constructed using the body from No. 3 of 1900, which had been out of service (although used as a platelayers hut) since 1915.
Withdrawn 1939 (7, 112), 1946 (4-6, 8-12, 14-16).
1924
17-20 | Double-deck fully-enclosed 4-wheel | Brill 21E | English Electric | 42/22 |
22 | Double-deck fully-enclosed 4-wheel | Brill 21E | English Electric | 42/22 |
24 | Double-deck fully-enclosed 4-wheel | Brill 21E | English Electric | 42/22 |
Withdrawn 1939 (19-20), 1946 (17-18, 22, 24).
1925
113-120 | Single-deck saloon 4-wheel | Peckham or Brush AA | Brush | 26 |
Nos. 113-120 ex-Middleton Electric Traction Co. (Nos. 27-34); re-trucked with Brill 21E by Oldham Corporation at a later date.
Withdrawn 1933 (119), 1934 (117), 1935 (113-116, 118, 120).
1926
121-132 | Double-deck fully-enclosed 4-wheel | Brill 21E | English Electric | 42/22 |
Withdrawn 1946 (121-132).