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Dowling Street Tram Depot

Location
Location	Cnr Dacey Ave & Dowling St Moore Park
Coordinates	33°54′04″S 151°12′58″E / 33.901197°S 151.216014°E / -33.901197; 151.216014
Characteristics
Operator	New South Wales Tramways
History
Opened	25 January 1909
Closed	25 February 1961

Dowling Street Tram Depot was part of the Sydney tram network. It was the largest tram depot in Australia.

History

Dowling Street Tram Depot opened on 25 January 1909. The 27 road shed provided trams on the Coogee, La Perouse, Clovelly, Maroubra, Alexandria, Rosebery and Botany routes. It closed on 25 February 1961. After closure, the site was leased to Brambles before being redeveloped as the Supa Centa Moore Park shopping centre.

Design

It was the largest tram depot in Australia with twenty-seven roads. Design included:

• 27 tracks
• Plain front parapet
• Step gabled side walls
• Roof orientation to south

References

1. Keenan, David (1979). Tramways of Sydney. Sans Souci: Transit Press. p. 18. ISBN 0 909338 02 7.
2. Keenan, David (1982). The South-Eastern Lines of the Sydney Tramway System. Sans Souci: Transit Press. p. 95. ISBN 0 909338 03 5.
3. MacGowan, Ian (1990). The Tramways of New South Wales. Oakleigh: Ian MacGowan. p. 7. ISBN 0 949600 25 3.
4. Home Supa Centa Moore Park
5. "Comparative Analysis" (PDF). City of Sydney. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013.

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• Tram depots in Sydney
• Transport infrastructure completed in 1909
• Demolished buildings and structures in Sydney