Looking back, moving forward.

The Rozelle Depot opened in 1904. By 1918 it had a capacity of 200 tram cars and Sydney had one of the most sophisticated tram networks in the world. The trams would shunt into the sheds at day’s end along a track now known as Minogue Crescent. The depot was a hive of activity, employing hundreds of local workers and bringing together the suburbs, and the people, of the Inner West.

Yet by 1958, the tramsheds and trams had been relegated to history. The day after its closure the sheds were cleared of all cars. The tramlines vanished overnight.

While the expanding metro light rail is reviving the Sydney tram, many of the original depots have disappeared, leaving barely a trace. Located on the northern edge of Harold Park, the heritage-listed Rozelle sheds now have a much brighter future in store.