Malvern tram depot, Heritage tram depot in Victoria, Australia
Malvern Tram Depot is a tram facility in Victoria with multiple buildings in Edwardian and Free Classical styles. It contains car sheds, a power substation, and office spaces that together formed the essential infrastructure for tram operations.
Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust built this depot in 1909 as their first and largest facility. It later became part of the larger Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board when it was established in 1919.
The depot shows how trams shaped Melbourne's growth and drew people to the suburbs. The buildings reflect the importance this transport system held for the city's expansion.
The site operates actively today and gives visitors the chance to see a working tram facility in action. Plan your visit for times when maintenance work is not at its peak.
The power house in the depot is one of only two places in Victoria where the original rotary converter equipment remains fully intact. This rare machinery shows how electrical energy was supplied to tram operations back then.
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