Leichhardt Bus Depot

Leichhardt Bus Depot
Location
LocationCnr William St & Derbyshire Rd, Leichhardt
Coordinates33°52′34″S 151°09′34″E / 33.87605°S 151.15958°E / -33.87605; 151.15958
Characteristics
OwnerTransport for NSW
OperatorTransit Systems
Depot codeL
History
Opened22 June 1915
Leichhardt Tram Depot circa 1920

Leichhardt Bus Depot is a bus depot in the Sydney, Australia, suburb of Leichhardt operated by Transit Systems.

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 part of the contracting out of region 6, operation of Leichhardt depot passed from State Transit to Transit Systems on 1 July 2018.[12]

As of August 2024, it has an allocation of 203 buses.[13]

Design

As a tram depot, its design had some unique features such as the roller doors, and ancillary store and workshop buildings plus:[14]

  • 12 tracks
  • Decorative front parapet
  • Brick panelled side walls
  • Saw-tooth Roof orientation to south
  • Former Traffic Offices proposed as part of new Police Station
    Former Traffic Offices proposed as part of new Police Station
  • Former Cable Store proposed as part of new Police Station
    Former Cable Store proposed as part of new Police Station
  • North Tram Depot Shed housing Sydney Bus Museum
    North Tram Depot Shed housing Sydney Bus Museum

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. ^ Transit Systems Boosts Inner West Bus Services[permanent dead link‍] Minister for Transport 13 February 2018
  13. ^ Transit Systems Sydney - Leichhardt Australian Bus Fleet Lists
  14. ^ "Comparative Analysis" (PDF). City of Sydney. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013.

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