South Melbourne tram depot

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, W class trams leaving the depot in the early morning featured on the live international Our World TV Special.[4]

South Melbourne tram depot
Location
LocationKings Way, South Melbourne
Characteristics
Owner(s)Public Transport Corporation
Operator(s)Public Transport Corporation
History
Opened1925
Closed8 February 1997

It closed on 8 February 1997 with operations transferred to the new Southbank depot, except for route 16 which was transferred to Malvern depot although trams continued to visit the depot to use the wheel lathe for a few months.[5] The 2.8 hectare site was sold in November 1997 to developer Renak Holdings for $19 million.[6] It was demolished in June 1998 and 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 Trams Routes from 1950 t0 2009 Yarra Trams
  4. Our world: 1967 TV experiment links five continents by satellite Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
  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

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