Re: Hawthorn Depot

  Donald Galt <[email protected]> wrote:

My cup runneth over. Two little questions have elicited a rash of maps,
pictures and historical references.

On 21 Nov 2002 at 20:47, Mal Rowe wrote:

> The Hawthorn Depot was a new construction.  Presumably the preceding
> horse trams were housed at the Richmond cable tram depot - they were
> operated by MT&O Co and ran from the Richmond cable terminus to Auburn
> Rd via Burwood Rd, Power St and Riversdale Rd.
>

Aha. But it was the HTT that electrified it. So, the various Tramways Trusts
were themselves new entities that hadn't been in the horsecar business?

Anyway, thanks for the info.

Don

Hawthorn horse trams were housed in a depot in Riversdale Rd Auburn near Auburn Rd.The site is now a Shell service station.

Jeff

 

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