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Hi all,
Bit of a funny one, but just trying to research any information on converting a tram into self contained accomodation. So if anyone has any information on the following it would be greatly appreciated. I have been scouring the internet and aam not making much headway on this.
A. Where to buy one, particularly W Class
B. Is it possible to split and extend the width.
C. Has anyone ever done this typeof conversion before?
Thanks
Glen:D
Can't help with A
with B, why would you want to? Isn't the charm the fact that you're living in the old tram?
C. As a kid I slept in a converted tram at the Warrumbungles. I imagine the principle is the same as converting an old bus.
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with B, why would you want to?
At the moment we're just considering using one for a B&B unit and the width doesn't appear enough to accomodate a queen size bed with enough room around it to allow for people of all mobility levels. The whole project isn't going to hapen for at least a year so just trying to research the feasability of the whole idea.
Glen
if you can get yourself up to the Emerald City you couild check out the YHA at Sydney's Central Station.
Part of the accomodation is in "old" train carriages -- I'll await to be corrected, but I believe the "old" carriages are actually new buildings constructed to look like a clutch of old train carriages
maybe an option for you to consider?
http://www.a-tm.com.au/ have train carriages and trams for sale. They also handle moving them.
Trams are narrower than trains not by much but inches mean heaps.
I'd hate to be doing the cut and shut extension on either :roll: a big job, I have narrowed SA buses and that was bad enough. Extended short buses and coaches most when new a couple years latter.
I could suggest also look at written off semi trailers I know no one having done it as yet, but many have used shipping containers from the 20ft to 40ft and at 8ft wide plenty room for a Queen bed.
a shipping container is only 8'
after allowing for the walls and the 5' width of a queen bed, there's only about 14 to 16" of space each side of teh mattress -- maybe a little too squeezy?
container fit just on a flat bed of a train chassis also.
You can put the bed across ways giving you a 6ft bed with 2 ft at the bottom or complete platform the whole width could b done in a train or tram also.
it gives only one side to get in and out of many a motel room does the same thing