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The former Rozelle tram depot, located in Glebe, New South Wales, is the largest remaining tram depot in Sydney and is one of five remaining tram depots in the state of New South Wales.〔page 88, Godden Mackay Logan "Former Rozelle Tram Depot Conservation Management Plan, Sept 2004.〕 It was the second largest tram depot to service the Sydney network running at peak capacity of approximately 200 trams from 1918, until its closure in 1958.〔Page 12 , Godden Mackay Logan "Former Rozelle Tram Depot - Conservation Management Plan", September 2004〕 It was amongst the largest and most sophisticated public tramway systems in the world 〔Page 79, Godden Mackay Logan "Former Rozelle Tram Depot - Conservation Management Plan", September 2004〕 and was a major place of employment during its time of operation, employing up to 650 staff. The depot was one of few workplaces of significant size in the Glebe area during its period.〔Pages 83-84, Godden Mackay Logan "Former Rozelle Tram Depot - Conservation Management Plan" Sept 2004〕 ==History== Opening on 17 April 1904 the Rozelle depot worked in conjunction with Newtown and Ultimo depots operating trams on the western, south western and Ryde tram routes. The depot was originally accessed by a reserved track from Glebe which ran along what is now known as Minogue Crescent.〔DR Keenan , The Western Lines of the Sydney Tramway System, 1993〕 Access to the depot was controlled by a signal box situated near the staff waiting room which also served as a changeover point for drivers.〔(Tram Ride )〕 Constructed in stages from 1904 the depot was a 25 road car shed accommodating 96 carriages, this was gradually increased to 125 by 1907. Construction of the second half of the depot in that same year saw the depot cater for an additional 70 trams.〔page 9, Godden Mackay Logan "Former Rozelle Tram Depot - Conservation Management Plan", September 2004〕 From 1918 depot capacity was increased to 200 tram cars. In 1926 and 1928 the Rozelle Depot gardens won the Garden Competition which was held annually between tram depots.".〔Page 11, Godden Mackay Logan "Former Rozelle Tram Depot - Conservation Management Plan", September 2004〕 A Returned Soldiers branch was established by Tramways employees and a Soldiers Memorial was erected on-site at the front of the Traffic Offices. This was to commemorate the various depot staff who served in both World War I and World War II. Eleven hundred and fifty-seven Tramway men were enlisted during World War I, 139 were either killed or went missing.〔Page 12 , Godden Mackay Logan "Former Rozelle Tram Depot - Conservation Management Plan, September 2004〕〔(Newspaper Article )〕 Upon closure of the Ultimo depot on 27 June 1953 the Rozelle depot received additional trams to run the Darling St Wharf to Canterbury Route. The depot ceased operations on 22 November 1958 upon closure of the Glebe line. On the following day the depot was cleared of all cars and the lines connecting the system were removed. 〔Page 12, Godden Mackay Logan, "Former Rozelle Tram Depot - Conservation Management Plan" September 2004〕 Soon after its closure the depot was leased out to several different companies such as the Sydney City Council and the City Tram Association, whose primary use of the facility was for storage.〔 This use continued until the 1980s. The trams presently stored in the building relate to these two occupants.〔(Heritage Branch Website - Online Database )〕 Summary phases of Former Rozelle Tram Depot site: * 1827-1904 Estuarine land, part of Toxteth Estate * 1904-1909 Tram Depot Establishment * 1904-1958 Tram Depot in Operation * 1959-1980s Storage, Depot and Workshop * 1980s-2004 General Store * 2004-2012 Vacant Building * Present Site under development by Mirvac 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rozelle Tram Depot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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