Glenhuntly tram depot

Glenhuntly tram depot is located on Glen Huntly Road, Caulfield South, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Operated by Yarra Trams, it is one of eight tram depots on the Melbourne tram network.

Glenhuntly tram depot
Location
LocationGlen Huntly Road, Caulfield South
Characteristics
Owner(s)VicTrack
Operator(s)Yarra Trams
Roads12 (6 in sheds, 6 outside)
Rolling stock4 A1 Class
26 B2 Class
19 Z3 Class
Routes served3/3a, 64, 67
History
Opened1923

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, Essendon 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 at December 2019, the depot had an allocation of 49 trams: 4 A1 Class, 26 B2 Class and 19 Z3 Class.[1]

Routes

The following routes are operated from Glenhuntly depot:

  • 3: Melbourne University to Malvern East (weekdays)[6]
  • 3a: Melbourne University to Malvern East via St Kilda (weekends & public holidays)[6]
  • 64: Melbourne University to Brighton East[7]
  • 67: Melbourne University to Carnegie[8]
  • Until 30 April 2017 Route 78 was operated from Glenhuntly Depot when it was transferred back to Kew tram depot to allow more B2 class trams to be operated from here.

References
  1. "Glenhuntly Depot". Vicsig. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. "Facts & Figures". Yarra Trams. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  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. Some facts about the new Melbourne tram network Archived 22 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Yarra Trams 19 February 2004
  6. "Route 3/3a". Yarra Trams. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  7. "Route 64". Yarra Trams. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  8. "Route 67". Yarra Trams. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

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