Eveleigh Carriage Workshops
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| Eveleigh Carriage Workshops | |
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  Location in Greater Sydney | |
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| Built | 1888 |
| Operated | 1889–1989 |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°53′39″S 151°11′30″E / 33.8942°S 151.1916°E |
| Industry | Railway |
| Area | located within the 51-hectare (130-acre) Eveleigh Complex |
| Defunct | Closed in 1989 and repurposed as Carriageworks and other uses |
The Eveleigh Carriage Workshops were built by the New South Wales Government Railways in 1888 as a depot for its passenger carriage fleet. The workshops are located west of what is now Redfern station on the northern side of the Main Suburban railway line opposite the heritage-listed Eveleigh Railway Workshops.[1]
The repair and heavy maintenance of both Sydney suburban and long-distance carriages were undertaken on site between 1888 until its closure in 1989. In 1986 the workshop was upgraded to refurbish single-deck suburban carriages.[2] 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.[3][4][5]
The western end of the site has been redeveloped as the Carriageworks theatre while the eastern end houses some of Transport for NSW's heritage fleet.[6][7]
