Re: [TramsDownUnder] Essendon Depot Question

From:	Mal Rowe <mal.rowe@gmail.com>

On 26/08/2025 20:00, Semi-Retired Foamer wrote:

  Amongst other ideas, I've been thinking of heading to the Essendon Depot on the Friday afternoon, thinking that there may be a good amount of movements in the lead up to peak hour.
  Would this be the case and, if so, what times would you suggest would be best? 

Hi Brad,

I'm not sure about run out - run in times at Essendon, but perhaps others might have better info.

Two recommendations I would make:

1. Go to Maribyrnong Rd between Union Rd and Wests Rd where the 57 and 82 routes both run.  It's a long fairly straight road and you should easily get tow and perhaps 4 trams in the same shot - all Z3s
2. Try a few shots around Moonee Ponds junction where you will get Z3s on Footscray mixed up with B2s and the Z3s in the shunt in Pascoe Vale Rd.  There are occasionally Z3s on 59, but rare these days.

Unfortunately you won't be able to get a shot like my (attached) image from 2019.  When staff toilets were installed at the shunt it became too short to have two Z3s in at once.

You should however easily get three trams in the shot.

Mal Rowe - local lad