Open 1881 | Depot(s) Randwick Tram Depot | |
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Locale Cnr Darley Rd & King St Randwick Operator(s) New South Wales Tramways Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) Website Service NSW Randwick Bus Depot | ||
Randwick Bus Depot is a bus depot in the Sydney suburb of Randwick operated by Sydney Buses.
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History
In 1881 the Randwick Tramway Workshops were established on the corner of Darley Road and King Street, Randwick as the main workshops for the Sydney tram network. It also had a depot attached. In 1902 the workshops were renamed the Randwick Tramway Workshops.
The workshops grew rapidly to become one of Sydney's largest engineering establishments peaking in the 1920s. As well as performing all heavy maintenance on the fleet, it built a few trams.
During the First and Second World Wars workers from the Tramways Workshops were diverted to manufacturing armaments and artillery. The 1917 General Strike began with the 3,000 workers from Eveleigh Railway and Randwick Tramways Workshops and spread across Australia.
With the gradual closure of the Sydney tram network in the late 1950s, the need for the workshops declined and they closed in 1960. It then became a storage place for withdrawn trams. The western side was redeveloped and today is part of the University of New South Wales and Randwick TAFE. The eastern end remains in use as a Sydney Buses depot.
Operations
The Randwick Tramway Workshops consisted of: