601-612 Estrela

These domed-roof trams with seats for 28 were buiIt by Brill in 1927 for the Estrela line. The 21ESL trucks came from Maley & Taunton. They had large sliding side windows, which made that only half of the windows could be opened. It made these cars unpopular. 601 and 612 (at least) were reposted as eight bay cars with lifting windows. The platform floors were at level with the saloon floor. To compensate a bit for this, the wheels were smaller: ø 74 cm instead of 85 cm as all the previous trams had. It were the first trams with domed-roofs with ventilators instead of clerestory roofs.