Southbank tram depot

Southbank tram depot is located in Southbank, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Operated by Yarra Trams, it is one of eight tram depots on the Melbourne tram network.

Southbank tram depot
Location
LocationNormanby Road, Southbank
Characteristics
Owner(s)VicTrack
Operator(s)Yarra Trams
Roads9 (2 in workshops, 7 outside)
Rolling stock23 A1 Class
3 A2 Class
5 C2 Class
7 E Class
16 E2 Class
3 SW6 Class
8 W8 Class
Routes served12, 30, 35, 96
History
Opened8 February 1997 (1997-02-08)

History

Southbank tram depot opened on 8 February 1997 on the site of the former Montague shipping shed replacing South Melbourne depot.[1] When the Public Transport Corporation was privatised in August 1999, Southbank depot passed to Yarra Trams.[2] The depot was extended in 2009 as part of the E-class tram project.[3]

Layout

The main yard has nine roads, two of these inside a maintenance shed.[4] There are also two stabling roads for the three Colonial Tramcar Restaurant cars, which also operate from this depot. Two entrances exist, East Gate and West Gate.

Rolling stock

As at December 2019, the depot had an allocation of 65 trams: 23 A1 Class, 3 A2 Class, 5 C2 Class, 7 E Class, 16 E2 Class, 3 SW6 Class and 8 W8 Class.[4] Servicing of Z3-class trams from other depots is performed at Southbank, however these trams are not used on Southbank routes.

Routes

The following routes are operated from Southbank depot:

References
  1. "Melbourne's Electric Trams" Trolley Wire issue 307 November 2006 page 11
  2. "Yarra Trams" Trolley Wire issue 279 November 1999 page 25
  3. Southbank tram depot gets an upgrade Yarra Trams 29 July 2009
  4. "Southbank Depot". Vicsig. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  5. Route 12 Yarra Trams
  6. Route 30 Yarra Trams
  7. City Circle Tram Yarra Trams
  8. "Route 96". Yarra Trams. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

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