TRAM ACCOMMODATION

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2153, 20 May 1914, Page 5

TRAM ACCOMMODATION

NEW SHED AT NEWTOWN,

Though it is only two years since a new car-shstl was provided at the Thorn* don end _of the _ city there has fiefer been a time during recent years when there was sufficient housing accommodation for the cars of the electric tramway system. Thew has always been some "stop-sute" which have to bravo the elements, no matter what they tnay be throughout the night. With a capacious shed at Thorndaa Quay, tiers is still insufficient room to accommodate all tho corporation's, rolling stock under-roof.

Somo further relief will to afforded in tho course of a day or two by the completion of the track connection between the lead up the city track and the interior of a large 'extension to the run T ning shed at Mansfield Street. For somo time past.—indeed, ever since the cars hav.o fioen running, a great deal of the repair wos'k has been undertaken in tho running sliodf attd even the Tsork of "D«veyising" tho palace cars lias had to bo executed there, failing other accommodation, which 'is neither desirablo nor convenient,, as in practise, a running shod should he a running shed and nothing else. This will practically be the case wlieii tho new extension is ready. _ The contract of erecting the ■-0"' building was carried <mt by Messrs. Maco and Nicholson. The building consists of a long annex to the running shed erected 011 the Russell Terrace side of the old shed where the bank had to- be excavated considerably to make tho area of flat land required. I his extension is divided into two apartments—the paint-shop (SOft. bv 39ft.). and the car shoo (80ft. by '52ft. 6sn * which are threaded with three lines of pitted track Later on it » intended to erect a fitting shop at the rear of tie car-shop (,ort fiin. by o4ft.), and shift the arnuturo room and' blacksmith's *hon nixbt to tho hack of the section. This mil enable the" depth of the umnm*licd to be lengthened and consequent M inora roofed track for the- mjcomiw,. twnn o ,!' ° f - 7 , c i irs ' < (1 " r!l! £ the hours between midnnrlit ami (j a-.m. ,it. will irot be. Until tln>"ntvmne-}4 new shed, to bo erected on the «tif» of the old horse-ear sheds in Adelaide Roac. ,s. cotnnlpfcetl that this shelter can be afforded the eitv cars