Eveleigh Carriage Workshops

Eveleigh Carriage Workshops were built by the New South Wales Government Railways in 1888 as a depot for its passenger carriage fleet.

They are located west of what is now Redfern station on the northern side of the Main Suburban railway line opposite Eveleigh Railway Workshops.

It was responsible for the repair and heavy maintenance of both Sydney suburban and long distance carriages. In 1986 it received an upgrade to refurbish single deck suburban carriages.[1] Following this program ceasing the works closed in September 1989 after which it was used to store redundant carriages and to remove asbestos from locomotives and carriages.[2][3][4]

The western end of the site has been redeveloped as the Carriageworks theatre while the eastern end houses some of RailCorp's heritage fleet.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Eveleigh Carriage Works Upgrading" Railway Digest October 1986 page 303
  2. ↑ "Rolling Stock" Railway Digest January 1990 page 26
  3. ↑ "Old trains parked in old sidings" Railway Digest February 1992 page 48
  4. ↑ "3801 Progress Report" Railway Digest March 1999 page 42
  5. ↑ Carriageworks Carriageworks
  6. ↑ RailCorp S170 Heritage and Conservation Register RailCorp

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