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Fort Macquarie Tram Depot

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218: 26: 159:. The depot was constructed in the design of a fortress with castellated ramparts in homage to the previous building. The depot closed on 22 October 1955 before being demolished in 1958 to make way for the construction of the 197:
The depot consisted of a 12 road shed, with loop line laid around the outside. The loop and sidings on the western side of the depot were an important lay-over point for trams serving many lines. This took pressure away from
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during busy periods. Entry to the depot and loop line was controlled from a signal box located adjacent to the tracks. Nothing remains of the depot; the buildings were totally razed to make way for the Opera House.
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With the closing of Fort Macquarie depot, most of the services were transferred to
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Services from Fort Macquarie (some of these services also commenced at
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and was demolished in 1958 to make way for the construction of the
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Bennelong Point
33°51′27″S 151°12′53″E / 33.857617°S 151.214757°E / -33.857617; 151.214757
Sydney tram network
Fort Macquarie
Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney
Fort Macquarie
Sydney Opera House
Dowling Street depot
Circular Quay
Circular Quay
Millers Point

Rozelle
Drummoyne
Gladesville
Ryde
Forest Lodge
Balmain
Birchgrove
Haberfield
Five Dock
Abbotsford
Leichhardt
Glebe Point
Kensington
Rosebery
Railway Colonnade

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