Glenhuntly tram depot
 Main entrance to the depot from Glen Huntly Road, February 2012 | |
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Caulfield |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | VicTrack |
| Operator | Yarra Trams |
| Roads | 12 (6 in sheds, 6 outside) |
| Rolling stock | 41 B2 Class 9 Z3 Class |
| Routes served | 3, 64, 67 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1923 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]As of May 2024, the depot has an allocation of 50 trams: 41 B2 Class and 9 Z3 Class.[1]
Routes
[edit]The following routes are operated from Glenhuntly depot:
: Melbourne University to Malvern East[6]
: Melbourne University to Brighton East[7]
: Melbourne University to Carnegie[8]- Until 30 April 2017, Route 78 was operated from Glenhuntly Depot when it was transferred back to Kew tram depot to allow more B2 class trams to be operated from here.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Glenhuntly Depot". Vicsig. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Facts & Figures". Yarra Trams. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ "Melbourne's Electric Trams" Trolley Wire issue 307 November 2006 page 11
- ^ "Swanston Trams" Trolley Wire issue 279 November 1999 page 25
- ^ Some facts about the new Melbourne tram network Archived 22 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Yarra Trams 19 February 2004
- ^ "Route 3/3a". Yarra Trams. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ "Route 64". Yarra Trams. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ "Route 67". Yarra Trams. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2013.