Geelong's Birney cars

Trams nos 14 and 15 were built by J. G. Brill & Co. of the USA for the Geelong tramways. These two cars are the only two known Birney cars with longitudinal seating in the world. In 1936 these cars were joined by four more Brill cars from Port Adelaide (see: Adelaide's Birney cars), but in 1947 those cars were transferred to Bendigo. In the next two years the two original Geelong cars were also transferred to Bendigo.

Preserved Geelong Birney cars

• No. 14 (which became Bendigo no. 11 in 1949) is preserved as Bendigo 11 at the Bendigo Tramways. This tram carries a little Bob Hawke doll, since he drove the tram at some time during his term as Prime Minister of Australia.
• No. 15 (which became Bendigo no. 15 in 1948) is preserved as Geelong 15 at the Bendigo Tramways.

Thanks to Bill Winn for much of the information on this page.