Randwick Bus Depot is a bus depot in the

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suburb of

Randwick Randwick is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Randwick is located 6 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government ar ...

operated by

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History

In 1881 the Randwick Tramway Workshops were established on the corner of Darley Road and King Street,

as the main workshops for the Sydney tram network. It also had a depot attached. In 1902 the workshops were renamed the Randwick Tramway Workshops. The workshops grew rapidly to become one of

's largest engineering establishments peaking in the 1920s. and performed all heavy maintenance on the fleet, Randwick Workshops were also instrumental for the construction of the L and LP classes that were completely rebuilt from the F class. O/P class, The PR and 2 of the PR1 classes were all converted by Randwick workshops out of trams that had been involved either in accidents or required major overhaul. During

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workers from the Tramways Workshops were diverted to manufacturing armaments and artillery. The 1917 General Strike began with the 3,000 workers from Eveleigh Railway and Randwick Tramways Workshops and spread across Australia to become one of the largest strikes in Australian history. With the gradual closure of the Sydney tram network in the late 1950s, the need for the workshops declined and they closed in 1960. It then became a storage place for withdrawn trams prior to them either being used as outdoor buildings or being burnt on "Burning Hill". Tram 1979 was the last tram to leave Randwick Workshops in 1971, 10 years after the final closure of the Sydney system and is restored and running at the

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. The western side was redeveloped and today is part of the

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and Randwick TAFE. The eastern end remains in use as a bus depot. As part of the contracting out of Sydney Bus Region 9, operation of Randwick depot passed from State Transit to

on 2 April 2022.Sydney Region 9 bus contract secured: John Holland-Transdev
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Operations

The Randwick Tramway Workshops consisted of: *Traverser *Bogie and Pattern Store *Electric Mains Store *Overhead Equipment *Machine Shop *Paint Shop *Woodworking and Car Body Repairs *Blacksmith, Boiler and Welding Shop *Bus Maintenance Garage *Car Overhaul and Repairs *Canteen

Gallery

Image:NSWGT Randwick Tram Workshops Entrance.jpg, Tram Road Entrance Image:NSWGT Randwick Tram Workshops Site.jpg , Machine Shop Site Image:NSWGT Randwick Tram Workshops Tram Road.jpg, Tram Road Image:Tram drivers in class (2688542772).jpg, Training Image:Tramway Workshop, Randwick - armature winding shop 1926.jpg, Armature winding shop 1926 Image:Tramway workshop, Randwick - core making workshop 1920.jpg, Core making workshop Image:Tramway workshop, Randwick - electrical fitting shop.jpg, Electrical fitting shop Image:Tramway workshop, Randwick - electrical repair shop.jpg, Electrical repair shop Image:Tramway workshop, Randwick - woodworking shop.jpg, Woodworking shop Image:Tramway workshops, Randwick - 1919 general view looking north-west towards the city.jpg, General view Image:Tramway workshop, Randwick - Gardens.jpg, Gardens Image:Tramway workshop, Randwick - Gardens (2).jpg, Gardens

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{{Authority control Bus garages Industrial buildings in Sydney Tram depots in Sydney Transport infrastructure completed in 1881 1881 establishments in Australia