Re: MMTB: 27 Hawthorn service and Hawthorn Depot

John Fitzsimons answered a similar question a few months ago; the
layout was quite different from today. The 27 terminated in Power
Street slightly north of Wallen Road. Cars running in and out would
have used the crossover in Riversdale Road, west of Glenferrie Road,
now removed.
Paul in Melbourne

--- In TramsDownUnder@y..., "Donald Galt" <galtfd@a...> wrote:

What were the track arrangements at Hawthorn in the era of the 27

service? Was

there a connection from Power Street to the depot allowing it to

serve as the

terminus? Or was there perhaps a crossover in Power Street itself?

With the current alignment it would have been impossible for Route

27 trams to

reverse without fouling the busy track in Riversdale Road. Nor

would it have

been possible to enter the depot except from the west. Neither

scenario seems

very likely.

And what is the history of the depot itself? Was it built by HTT as

an electric

facility in 1916, or did it already exist as a horse-tram

installation? And did

its closure coincide with the realignment of services in 1966 or

were the two

events unrelated?

Thanks to whomever for the answers.

Don

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