Glenhuntly tram depot explained

Glenhuntly Tram Depot
Location:Caulfield
Opened:1923
Owner:VicTrack
Operator:Yarra Trams
Roads:12 (6 in sheds, 6 outside)
Rollingstock:41 B2 Class
9 Z3 Class
Routes:3, 64, 67

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

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

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

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

Routes

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]

References

-37.8862°N 145.0269°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glenhuntly Depot. Vicsig. 7 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Facts & Figures. Yarra Trams. 6 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140529000558/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/about-us/who-we-are/facts-figures/. 29 May 2014. dead.
  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. http://www.yarratrams.com.au/media-centre/news/articles/2004/some-facts-about-the-new-melbourne-tram-network-%28from-18th-april-2004%29/ Some facts about the new Melbourne tram network
  6. Web site: Route 3/3a. Yarra Trams. 6 November 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131113213842/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/using-trams/route-guides/route-33a/. 13 November 2013.
  7. Web site: Route 64. Yarra Trams. 6 November 2013.
  8. Web site: Route 67. Yarra Trams. 6 November 2013. 13 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151013063044/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/using-trams/route-guides/route-67. dead.