South Melbourne tram depot

South Melbourne tram depot
Location
LocationKings Way, South Melbourne
Characteristics
OwnerPublic Transport Corporation
OperatorPublic Transport Corporation
History
Opened1925
Closed8 February 1997

South Melbourne tram depot was a depot on the Melbourne tram network, located on the corner of Kings Way and Dorcas Street, South Melbourne. It was opened in 1925 by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board, as Hanna Street.[1] In September 1960, it was renamed South Melbourne.[2][3]

On 25 June 1967, live vision of W class trams leaving the depot in the early morning featured on the Our World international TV program.[4]

The depot closed on 8 February 1997, with operations being transferred to the new Southbank depot, except for route 16, which was transferred to Malvern depot. Trams continued to visit the South Melbourne depot for a few months to use the wheel lathe.[5] In November 1997, the 2.8-hectare (6.9-acre) site was sold to developer Renak Holdings for $19 million.[6] The buildings were demolished in June 1998 and the area redeveloped as office accommodation.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Melbourne's Electric Trams" Trolley Wire issue 307 November 2006 page 11
  2. ^ "Ninety-four years of service in Sydney and Melbourne comes to an end", Trolley Wire, issue 292, February 2003, page 10
  3. ^ "History of Melbourne Tram Routes from 1950 to 2009" (PDF). Yarra Trams. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Our World: 1967 TV experiment links five continents by satellite". CBC/Radio-Canada. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  5. ^ "South Melbourne Depot Closes", Trolley Wire, issue 269, May 1997, page 17
  6. ^ "Melbourne News", issue 271, November 1997, page 26
  7. ^ "News Briefs", Trolley Wire, issue 275, November 1998, page 15
  8. ^ "Cbus enters industrial market". The Australian. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2022.