TRAM TRAVELS

Gothenburg sidecar 248

Out of service

Description

Went in daily traffic on lines 1 and 2 in the '50s.
Changed museum track after a collision in 2003.

The history of the tram

Göteborgs Spårvägar (GS)
Operational

October 17, 1917: Delivered as Gothenburg sidecar 248, manufacturer Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA), type M4, series 1-156, width 2.00 m, length 8.64 m, weight 10.5 t, manufactured 1908-1921, with 20 seats and 18 standing places, power output 60 kW.

Göteborgs Spårvägar (GS)
Operational

October 6, 1931: Rebuilt to Gothenburg railcar 62 (ex Gothenburg sidecar 248), manufacturer Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA), type M4, series 1-156, width 2.00 m, length 8.64 m, weight 10.5 t, manufactured 1908-1921, with 20 seats and 18 standing places, power output 60 kW.

Göteborgs Spårvägar (GS)
Operational

April 21, 1956: Vehicle number changed to Gothenburg railcar 198 (ex Gothenburg sidecar 248), manufacturer Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA), type M4, series 1-156, width 2.00 m, length 8.64 m, weight 10.5 t, manufactured 1908-1921, with 20 seats and 18 standing places, power output 60 kW.

Spårvägssällskapet Ringlinien (SSR)
Open regularly

December 12, 1964: Arrived at a museum as Gothenburg railcar 198 (ex Gothenburg sidecar 248), manufacturer Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA), type M4, series 1-156, width 2.00 m, length 8.64 m, weight 10.5 t, manufactured 1908-1921, with 20 seats and 18 standing places, power output 60 kW.

Postcard: Gothenburg railcar 198 in the intersection Kungsportsavenyen/Vasagatan (1981)Postcard: Gothenburg railcar 198 in the intersection Kungsportsavenyen/Vasagatan (1981)By Anders Forsberg, Henrik Boye, Spårvägssällskapet Ringlinien (SSR).
1981.
Postcard: Gothenburg railcar 198 on Linnégatan (1984)Postcard: Gothenburg railcar 198 on Linnégatan (1984)By Calle Ström, Henrik Boye, Spårvägssällskapet Ringlinien (SSR).
April 1984 - July 1984.

Spårvägssällskapet Ringlinien (SSR)
Open regularly

2003: Rebuilt to Gothenburg sidecar 248, manufacturer Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA), type M4, series 1-156, width 2.00 m, length 8.64 m, weight 10.5 t, manufactured 1908-1921, with 20 seats and 18 standing places, power output 60 kW.

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Last updated: December 24, 2023.