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15-706: Hawthorn tram depot was built in April 1916 by the Hawthorn Tramways Trust (HTT). It was built on the corner of Power Street and Wallen Road, Hawthorn , a suburb of Melbourne , Australia. It is also known as the Melbourne Tram Museum . The depot was close to the junction of the HTT's two main lines. It was taken over by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) in 1920. In 1925,

30-536: Is the in house publication of the Friends of Hawthorn Tram Depot. It is published quarterly. Hawthorn Tramways Trust The Hawthorn Tramways Trust was a tram operator in Melbourne , Australia. Its assets and liabilities were transferred to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board on 2 February 1920. The Hawthorn Tramways Trust (HTT) was formed pursuant to the Melbourne to Burwood Tramways Act, 1914 , to construct and manage electric tramways within

45-756: The Trust's tramways to open was that from the HTT Depot, at the corner of Riversdale Road and Power Street in Hawthorn, to the city terminus in Batman Avenue at Princes Bridge. The section to Auburn Road was brought into operation on 7 May, with the line to Bowen Street, Camberwell, just past the Junction, commencing services at the end of that month. The final section, to Boundary (now Warrigal) Road in Burwood,

60-553: The cities of Melbourne , Richmond , Hawthorn , and Camberwell , and to acquire a horse tramway from the Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company (MTOC). The Trust operated the Hawthorn tram depot and was also responsible for the acquisition of Wattle Park in the suburb of Burwood in 1916. The HTT was the only early electric tram operator to open a route into the central business district (CBD), although it and

75-539: The depot was used as a school to teach tram drivers and tram conductors. In 1940, the building was also used to make uniforms for MMTB staff. The depot closed as a running depot on 13 February 1965, but was kept in use for training and uniform manufacture until the 1990s. In 1996, the depot was added to the Victorian Heritage Register . In August 1998, Transport Minister Robin Cooper announced

90-525: The inner suburbs were well served at that time by the extensive Melbourne cable tramway system . The main route was from Princes Bridge to Burwood, with a branch line to Wattle Park. The Trust also took over the MTOC's Hawthorn horse tram, and the electric tramway that replaced it operated as a shuttle service between the Richmond cable tram terminus and Hawthorn Depot. On 6 April 1916, the first section of

105-455: The other along Glenferrie and Wattletree Roads from High Street to Burke Road . In 1910, the PMTT was reconstituted to include representatives of the cities of St Kilda and Caulfield . The Trust consisted of five members, one each from the four constituent councils and the chairman. The first tram service began along High Street on 30 May 1910 with a 6¾ mile track. On 11 July 1911, the Trust

120-633: The site would be redeveloped as a residential complex by the Urban Land Corporation, with part of the depot to be retained as a museum. The museum was opened by Transport Minister Peter Batchelor on 19 January 2003. The tram museum is owned by VicTrack , but the museum is staffed and run by the Friends of Hawthorn Tram Depot. This group is a volunteer, non-profit group set up to preserve the history of Melbourne's trams. The museum has 17 fully restored trams. The collection also includes one of Melbourne's original cable trams . The Bellcord

135-488: The traffic offering, and four O-class Maximum Traction bogie trams were purchased from the neighbouring Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust in August 1916. Although they had also been built by Duncan & Fraser only four years previously, they were of a different design to the Trust's other tramcars and proved to be not as good. A repeat order of 15 car was placed with the builders, to the original designs, except that each

150-450: The trust were Alexander Cameron (Chairman), W. O. Strangward (Secretary), H.S. Dix (Manager and Engineer), S. Bangs, William Knox MLC , Walter Lewis and Thomas Luxton. Noyes Brothers were selected as the primary contractors for the work. The first rail was laid along High Street on 20 October 1909. Malvern tram depot opened on 30 May 1910 as were the first lines: along High Street from Charles Street, Prahran to Tooronga Road and

165-462: Was a former tram operator in Melbourne , Australia. The trust was formed in 1907, with its first line operating in 1910. Its functions were taken over by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board in 1920. The PMTT was formed under the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust Act 1907 to construct and operate electric trams in the municipalities of Prahran and Malvern . The original members of

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180-450: Was authorised to construct a tramway along Dandenong Road from Glenferrie Road to Chapel Street , Windsor . The route was extended to Caulfield and St Kilda in 1913. The extension of the electric tram service along Glen Huntly Road, Elsternwick , took place in 1914. In 1913, the municipalities of Kew and Hawthorn joined the Trust, with the route being extended to those suburbs in that year. In 1915, Camberwell also joined, and

195-686: Was dissolved on 20 February 1920, and control passed to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board . All but five of the trams built for the HTT saw further service after their time in Melbourne, being sold to other operators. A number of those tramcars have been preserved, including Tram 8 at the Melbourne Tram Museum. Of the 24 surviving tramcars, 21 are operating (or operable) at various tram museums across Australia, as well as overseas. Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust The Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust (PMTT)

210-579: Was one foot (300 mm) longer, to provide more leg room in the open sections. Eight were P-class Maximum Traction bogie cars, and the remaining seven were M-class four-wheel trams. Due to a combination of circumstances, the smaller trams were never used, and the bodies were sold to the Footscray Tramway Trust . Unusually, the Trust's trams were painted in predominantly French Grey — at a time when nearly all other trams in Melbourne were painted in variations of brown liveries. The Trust

225-468: Was opened on 10 June. With the opening of the Power Street and Burwood Road tramway to Hawthorn Bridge on 21 June 1916, the HTT reached its maximum mileage. Passenger services were initially provided by ten small four-wheel M-class trams , and ten larger Maximum Traction N-class bogie cars, all built by Duncan & Fraser of Adelaide . It was soon realised that they were totally inadequate for

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