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Tram depot/workshops in metropolitan
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As of May 2024, the depot has an allocation of 72 trams: 48
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Coleman Rail
Awarded Preston Tram Workshops Redevelopment
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North
Melbourne Electric Tramway & Lighting Company
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Preston depot:
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530:"Past meets future at new home of E-Class trams"
469:"Z Series Cars - Overhauls & Modifications"
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1389:Middle Park
1369:Beacon Cove
1359:Albert Park
1220:TransdevTSL
1099:Yarra Trams
597:Yarra Trams
581:Yarra Trams
569:Yarra Trams
534:Yarra Trams
429:28 November
265:Tudor style
78:Yarra Trams
1568:Categories
1538:37°45′03″S
1404:North Port
1276:Glenhuntly
1266:Camberwell
1203:Franchises
608:6 November
592:"Route 96"
380:References
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227:Glenhuntly
1455:Hook turn
1343:Maidstone
1296:Southbank
1261:Brunswick
1215:M>Tram
1132:Footscray
166:Australia
158:Melbourne
116:Southbank
1495:VicTrack
1485:Timeline
1317:Hawthorn
1271:Essendon
1137:Hawthorn
579:Route 86
567:Route 11
540:18 April
486:Archived
315:E2-Class
311:E1-Class
290:system.
241:depots.
239:Essendon
235:Hawthorn
162:Victoria
94:E2 Class
74:Operator
68:VicTrack
48:Location
43:Location
1504:Museums
1291:Preston
1286:Malvern
313:and 24
254:Malcolm
231:Malvern
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