Re: Re - Hawthorn Depot and connections

--- In TramsDownUnder@y..., "Paul Nicholson" <pn1@b...> wrote:

An interesting map Cactus
Some curves I hadn't realised; on the northwest corner from High
Street into Glenferrie Road. Also the single track connection from
Glenferrie Road into High Street (southeast corner).
And from Swan Street into Church Street, Richmond, on the

northeast

corner.
What services were they used for?
Paul in Melbourne

--- In TramsDownUnder@y..., "Kevin Taig" <ktaig@f...> wrote:

Here's my contribution to the discussion about Hawthorn Depot. -

Print landscape produces a better print.

This stage was interesting with all the interfaces with the

cable

system.

Firstly there is a part map dated June 1926 which shows the

layouts

as discussed. This was the first map to show the X- over at
Glenferrie Rd. The X-over in Power St avoided congestion of the
then "Main Line" Wallen - Riversdale Rd.

The short excursion of about half a mile up to the Glenferrie Rd

X-

over to finish for the day would not have taken too long. Or due

to

human nature, how often did they sucumb to the temptation of a bit

of

unofficial bang roading whilst nobody was looking, in the wee

small

hours? - depot starter notwithstanding.

The second drawing is of Hawthorn Depot layout which seems to

have

stayed constant for a large part of it's operational life. The

main

change was the removal of the per-way? siding which must have lead
down to the Yarra mudflats.

This seems to have been removed in the 30s or 40's. Anybody have

any more info.

Time to cut a few more notches and glide away
Kevin
I believe the road into the old workshops at Hawthorn Depot were
removed in the late 1940s.In the 1930s the old workshops were used
to store out of service cars.I believe some cars were damaged in
the 1934 floods when the workshops were flooded.Some no's were
152,153 171 and 194<confirmation please>.
Jeff

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