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Glenhuntly tram depot

Coordinates: 37°53′10″S 145°01′37″E / 37.8862°S 145.0269°E / -37.8862; 145.0269
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Glenhuntly tram depot
Location
LocationCaulfield
Characteristics
OwnerVicTrack
OperatorYarra Trams
Roads12 (6 in sheds, 6 outside)
Rolling stock41 B2 Class
9 Z3 Class
Routes served3, 64, 67
History
Opened1923

Glenhuntly tram depot is located on Glen Huntly Road, Caulfield a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Yarra Trams, it is one of eight tram depots on the Melbourne tram network.

History

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Glenhuntly tram depot opened in 1923 and is one of eight depots on the Yarra Trams network.[1][2][3]

When the Public Transport Corporation was privatised in August 1999, Glenhuntly depot passed to M>Tram.[1][4] It passed to Yarra Trams when it took control of the entire tram network in April 2004.[5]

Layout

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The main yard has 12 roads, six of these inside a maintenance shed. A single, double-track entrance exists, one for trams entering the depot and the other for trams leaving the depot.[1]

Rolling stock

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As of May 2024, the depot has an allocation of 50 trams: 41 B2 Class and 9 Z3 Class.[1]

Routes

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The following routes are operated from Glenhuntly depot:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Glenhuntly Depot". Vicsig. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Facts & Figures". Yarra Trams. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Melbourne's Electric Trams" Trolley Wire issue 307 November 2006 page 11
  4. ^ "Swanston Trams" Trolley Wire issue 279 November 1999 page 25
  5. ^ Some facts about the new Melbourne tram network Archived 22 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Yarra Trams 19 February 2004
  6. ^ "Route 3/3a". Yarra Trams. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Route 64". Yarra Trams. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Route 67". Yarra Trams. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

37°53′10″S 145°01′37″E / 37.8862°S 145.0269°E / -37.8862; 145.0269