Malvern tram depot is located in Coldblo Road,

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, a suburb of Stonnington, Australia. Operated by

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, it is one of eight tram depots on the

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History

Malvern tram depot was opened on 30 May 1910 by the

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(PMTT). It was included in the sale of the PMTT to the

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on 1 March 1920. In 1930 a second tramshed was built on the opposite side of Coldblo Road. When the

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was privatised in August 1999, Malvern depot passed to M>Tram. It passed to

when it took control of the entire tram network in April 2004. In January 2005 Coldblo Road that ran between the two sheds with one track was closed to vehicle traffic and two additional tracks laid.

Heritage buildings

The buildings at the depot are listed on the

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Layout

The main yard has 17 roads, 14 of these inside two sheds and three uncovered roads taking up space in Coldblo Road. A multi-directional single exit/entry track exists.

Rolling stock

As at December 2019, the depot had an allocation of 93 trams: 38 D1 Class and 55 Z3 Class.

Routes

The following routes are operated from Malvern depot: * 5:

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* 6:

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shared with Brunswick depot * 16: Melbourne University to

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* 72: Melbourne University to

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References

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