Rushcutters Bay Tram Depot

33°52′34″S 151°13′45″E / 33.8760164°S 151.2291308°E / -33.8760164; 151.2291308CharacteristicsOperatorNew South Wales TramwaysHistoryOpened4 October 1898Closed9 July 1960

Rushcutters Bay Tram Depot was part of the Sydney tram and trolleybus networks.

History

Rushcutters Bay opened on 4 October 1898 serving the Watsons Bay route.^[1]

On the conversion to electric operation, the depot was extensively rebuilt in 1905 enlarging the tram shed from two roads to six. The depot was enlarged again around 1913 at the rear with an additional four roads.

As a former cable tram depot the layout included an attached winding house and boiler house. The winding house was built for the cable tramway from the foot of King Street to Ocean Street, Edgecliff. Modified design included:^[2]

10 tracks
Plain front parapet
Roof orientation to south

In January 1934, the former winding house was redeveloped as a trolleybus depot. The trolleybuses left in 1948. The depot closed on 9 July 1960 and was demolished.

References

^ Keenan, David (1979). Tramways of Sydney. Sans Souci: Transit Press. p. 18. ISBN 0 909338 02 7.
^ "Comparative Analysis" (PDF). City of Sydney. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2013.

Trams and light rail in Sydney

Current network

Lines	L1 Dulwich Hill L2 Randwick L3 Kingsford Parramatta (under construction)
Fleet	Active: Citadis 305 Urbos 3 (under construction or repairs) Withdrawn: Urbos 2 Variotram

Former network

Depots	Randwick Workshops Dowling Street Fort Macquarie Leichhardt Manly Newtown North Sydney Ridge Street Rozelle Rushcutters Bay Tempe Ultimo Waverley
Fleet	Classification System Steam Motors C class D class E class F class G class H class J class K class L class L/P class M class N class O class O/P class P class P/R1 class R class R1 class