Leichhardt Bus Depot

Leichhardt Bus Depot
Main Sydney Tram System

Leichhardt Tram Depot circa 1920
Operation
Locale Cnr William St & Derbyshire Rd, Leichhardt
Open 22 June 1915
Owner(s) Sydney Buses
Operator(s) New South Wales Tramways
Infrastructure
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Depot(s) Leichhardt Tram Depot
Website Service NSW Leichhardt Bus Depot

Leichhardt Bus Depot is a bus depot in the Sydney suburb of Leichhardt operated by Sydney Buses.

History

Leichhardt Tram Depot was built as a twelve road depot on the corner of William Street and Derbyshire Road, Leichhardt, being available for use on 22 June 1915. It was never used as an operational tram depot, instead being used to store trams.[1][2]

It was converted to a bus depot in 1937.[3][4] It was also the central maintenance facility until the Chullora Bus Workshops opened in 1958.[5] The old tramshed [6] is used as part of the new expanded Leichhardt Bus Depot while the Sydney Bus Museum occupies the northern bays after its relocation from Tempe Bus Depot.[7] Both the former Cable Stores Building [8] and Traffic Office [9] (also known as the Tram Depot Office) was proposed as part of the cancelled Leichhardt Police Station development.[10]

The depot is also home to the Roads & Maritime Services barrier transfer machine that moves the central barrier on Victoria Road between the Gladesville and Iron Cove Bridges.[11]

As at January 2016, it had an allocation of 195 buses.[12]

Design

As a tram depot, its design had some unique features such as the roller doors, and ancillary store and workshop buildings plus:[13]

Gallery

References

  1. Keenan, David (1979). Tramways of Sydney. Sans Souci: Transit Press. p. 18. ISBN 0 909338 02 7.
  2. Keenan, David (1982). The Western Lines of the Sydney Tramway System. Petersham: Transit Press. pp. 55/56. ISBN 0 909338 12 4.
  3. Milestones State Transit Authority
  4. MacGowan, Ian (1990). The Tramways of New South Wales. Oakleigh: Ian MacGowan. ISBN 0 949600 25 3.
  5. Travers, Greg (1982). From City to Suburb...a fifty year journey. Sydney: Historic Commercial Vehicle Association. p. 122. ISBN 0 959601 6 27.
  6. "SRA Tramshed". environment.nsw.gov.au.
  7. AW Edwards. "Leichhardt Bus Depot".
  8. "SRA Stores Branch Building". .environment.nsw.gov.au.
  9. "Tram Depot Office". .environment.nsw.gov.au.
  10. Daily Telegraph. "Shelved carpark kills new Leichhardt police station".
  11. Unzip extra lanes on Victoria Rd Daily Telegraph 18 December 2010
  12. State Transit Authority - Leichhardt Australian Bus Fleet Lists
  13. "Comparative Analysis" (PDF). City of Sydney.

External links

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