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Tramway Cable Power Houses |
| Long before electric trams, Melbourne's trams were powered by underground cables powered from 12 power houses. The lengths of the cables varied from 17,000 feet to 30,000 feet weighing up to 35 tons. The Melbourne Tramway Cable System power houses: Fitzroy Power House Victoria Parade and Brunswick Streets 1866 – 1930 Nicholson Street Power House Gertrude and Nicholson Streets 1887 – 1940 Johnston Street Power House Johnston Street, near Brunswick Street 1887 – 1939 North Carlton Power House Rathdowne & Park Streets 1889 – 1936 Richmond Power House Hoddle Street & Bridge Road 1885 – 1927 Northcote Power House High & Martin Streets 1890 – 1940 Brunswick Power House Brunswick Road & Black Street 1887 – 1936 North Melbourne Power House Abbotsford & Queen Streets 1890 – 1935 St Kilda Road Power House St Kilda Road and Bromley Street 1888 – 1926 Toorak Power House Toorak Road & Chapel Street 1888 – 1926 South Melbourne Power House City Road & Cecil Street 1890 – 1937 Welling Street Power House Wellington Street, opposite Marlton Crescent 1891 – 1925 |
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