The Eveleigh Carriage Workshops were built by the

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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 The Main Suburban railway line is the technical name for the trunk railway line between Redfern railway station and Parramatta railway station in Sydney, Australia, but now generally refers to the section between Redfern and where the Main Southe ...

opposite the

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-listed

Eveleigh Railway Workshops The Eveleigh Railway Workshops (also known as is a heritage-listed former railway workshop and yard for the New South Wales Government Railways, located in Redfern in Sydney's Inner West. It was designed by George Cowdery and built from 18 ...

. 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. 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. The western end of the site has been redeveloped as the

Carriageworks Carriageworks is a multi-arts urban cultural precinct located at the former Eveleigh Carriage Workshops in Redfern, New South Wales, Redfern, Sydney, Australia. Carriageworks showcases contemporary art and performing arts, as well as being use ...

theatre while the eastern end houses some of

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's heritage fleet.RailCorp S170 Heritage and Conservation Register
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{{Reflist Railway workshops in New South Wales 1888 establishments in Australia 1989 disestablishments in Australia

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