Waverley Bus Depot
Waverley Bus Depot is a bus depot in the Sydney suburb of Bondi Junction operated by State Transit.
 Northbound view along York Road | |
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cnr Oxford St & York Rd, Bondi Junction |
| Coordinates | 33°53′26″S 151°14′33″E |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner(s) | Transport for NSW |
| Operator(s) | State Transit |
| Depot code(s) | W |
| History | |
| Opened | 7 September 1902 |
History
Waverley Tram Depot opened on 7 September 1902 as a seventeen road depot on the corner of Oxford Street and York Road, Bondi Junction. It provided trams that operated the Bondi and Bronte routes.[1]
The depot closed on 27 June 1959 for conversion a to bus depot. Today only the southern section of the car shed remains, the northern section having been demolished. It remains in use as State Transit's Waverley depot.
As of April 2020, it has an allocation of 169 buses.[2]
Design
The side elevations looking west to Centennial Park were designed with stepped Dutch gables with circular ventilation openings.[3] Including:
- 17 tracks
- brick gabled parapet
- brick stepped style gables, with circular vents
- Roof orientation to south
Gallery
Interior view c.1959
Stepped style gables, with circular vents
Circular vent detail
Northern section of the depot now in use by State Transit
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References
- Keenan, David (1979). Tramways of Sydney. Sans Souci: Transit Press. p. 18. ISBN 0 909338 02 7.
- State Transit Authority - Waverley Australian Bus Fleet Lists
- "Comparative Analysis" (PDF). City of Sydney.
External links
- Service NSW
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