Manly Tram Depot was part of the Sydney tram network.
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| Location | |
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| Location | Cnr Balgowlah & Pittwater Roads, Manly |
| Coordinates | 33°47′13″S 151°16′53″E / 33.7870391°S 151.2813574°E |
| Characteristics | |
| Operator | New South Wales Tramways |
| History | |
| Opened | 1903 |
| Closed | 30 September 1939 |
History
editManly Depot served the isolated Manly lines. It opened in 1903, being rebuilt in 1911 for electric trams. It closed as a tram depot, along with the network on 30 September 1939.[1] The shed continued to be used as a bus depot, and in 1947 the remaining steam tram sheds were demolished, while the electric tram sheds were modified for use as a bus depot and subsequently adapted for commercial use being a car dealership and later retail markets.
Design
editThe depot had a steel frame with a saw tooth roof covering five roads with the tramcars having to enter the new shed through the old steam tram sheds, which were timber framed and clad in corrugated iron. Design included:[2]
- 5 tracks
- Curtailed parapet
- East facade altered, north and south elevations reclad
- Roof orientation to south
- Traffic Office building at the East end of the property
Operations
editThe depot served the isolated Manly lines with services to Harbord, Narrabeen and The Spit.[3][page needed]
Gallery
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Depot c.1920
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Depot c.1941
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Depot c.1941
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Depot c.1959
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Manly Tramway Depot
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Pittwater Road c.1940
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Depot becomes Mitsubishi Motors Dealer
References
edit- ^ 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 27 September 2013.
- ^ MacGowan, Ian (1990). The Tramways of New South Wales. Oakleigh: Ian MacGowan. ISBN 0 949600 25 3.