Glenhuntly tram depot

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Glenhuntly tram depot
Location
LocationCaulfield
Characteristics
Owner VicTrack
Operator Yarra Trams
Roads12 (6 in sheds, 6 outside)
Rolling stock41 B2 Class
9 Z3 Class
Routes served 3, 64, 67
History
Opened1923

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

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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, Glenhuntly 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 of May 2024, the depot has an allocation of 50 trams: 41 B2 Class and 9 Z3 Class. [1]

Routes

The following routes are operated from Glenhuntly depot:

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