Newtown Tram Depot
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| Main Sydney Tram System | |
| File:NSWGT Newtown Tram Depot g.jpg | |
| Operation | |
|---|---|
| Locale | King Street, Newtown |
| Open | 1 April 1900 |
| Close | 28 September 1957 |
| Status | disused |
| Operator(s) | New South Wales Tramways |
| Infrastructure | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Depot(s) | Newtown Tram Depot |
Newtown Tram Depot was part of the Sydney tram network.
History
Newtown Tram Depot opened on 1 April 1900 adjacent to Newtown station on King Street, Newtown. It initially provided trams on the Glebe Point, Canterbury, Earlwood and Summer Hill lines. It closed on 28 September 1957.[1][2]
It is the oldest remaining tram depot in Sydney that has survived in its original form.
It contained:[3]
- Tram Storage Shed (1899), with its own distinctive parapet design [4]
- Tram Traffic Offices (1900), additional floor c.1914
- Main Tram Track Area (1899), series of 16 tram tracks fanning out from two tracks at King Street, removed
- Secondary Tram Yard (1899), demolished
Design
Design features including:[5]
- 16 tracks
- Plain front parapet
- East roof orientation
Gallery
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Tram Traffic Offices
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NSWGT Newtown Tram Depot a.jpg
Track 16
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NSWGT Newtown Tram Depot c.jpg
South Wall
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NSWGT Newtown Tram Depot b.jpg
Windows
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NSWGT Newtown Tram Depot d.jpg
South East Corner
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NSWGT Newtown Tram Depot e.jpg
Railway Lane
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NSWGT Newtown Tram Depot f.jpg
Window and Ventilator
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Relaying tram tracks in Newtown 1927.jpg
Relaying tram tracks in Newtown 1927
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Laying tracks in Newtown 1927
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
