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Gothenburg sidecar 248

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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

: 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

: 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

: 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

: Arrived at the 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.

Gothenburg 12 (Lisebergslinjen) with railcar 198 at Engelbreksgaten/Södra Vägen (1995)Gothenburg 12 (Lisebergslinjen) with railcar 198 at Engelbreksgaten/Södra Vägen (1995)By Henrik Boye.
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Postcard: Gothenburg 12 (Lisebergslinjen) with railcar 198 on Kungsportsavenyen (1981)Postcard: Gothenburg 12 (Lisebergslinjen) with railcar 198 on Kungsportsavenyen (1981)By Carl Svenson, Giovanni Tramboli, Henrik Boye.
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Postcard: Gothenburg railcar 198 at Valand (1981)Postcard: Gothenburg railcar 198 at Valand (1981)By Anders Forsberg, Henrik Boye, Spårvägssällskapet Ringlinien (SSR).
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Postcard: Gothenburg railcar 198 on Linnégatan (1984)Postcard: Gothenburg railcar 198 on Linnégatan (1984)Motorcar 198, built in 1917 at the workshop at Stampgatan and rebuilt in 1931, was in daily service on lines 1 and 2 throughout the 1950s. Here is the car photographed on Linnégatan on a spring day in 1984. The history of the tramway in Gothenburg is documented by the Ringlinien Tramway Society, which also preserves and operates traffic with historic trams in the summer. At the local traffic museum in Malmköping in Södermanland, museum trams from several former Swedish tramway cities are also displayed and operated.By Calle Ström, Henrik Boye, Spårvägssällskapet Ringlinien (SSR) - - .

Spårvägssällskapet Ringlinien (SSR)
Open regularly

: 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.

Gothenburg sidecar 248 inside Gårdahallen (2005)Gothenburg sidecar 248 inside Gårdahallen (2005)After a collision in 2003, is under reconstruction.By Henrik Boye - .
Gothenburg sidecar 248 inside Gårdahallen (2009)Gothenburg sidecar 248 inside Gårdahallen (2009)After a collision in 2003 is under reconstruction.By Henrik Boye - .

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