Auburn Maintenance Centre
The Auburn Maintenance Centre is a train depot operated by Downer Rail responsible for the maintenance of the Sydney Trains A, B and M set fleets.
Northbound view with Auburn Maintenance Centre in the middle in December 2010 | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Auburn |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Transport Asset Holding Entity |
| Operator | Downer Rail |
| Roads | 7 |
| Rolling stock | A sets B sets M sets |
| History | |
| Opened | 24 July 2010 |
History edit
As part of the contract to build and maintain the Sydney Trains A sets, John Holland built a depot on the site of the former Clyde Marshalling Yards adjacent to the MainTrain facility.[1][2][3] It was opened by Minister for Transport John Robertson on 24 July 2010.[4]
On 20 September 2014, an 11 road stabling facility was established to the south-east of the facility. Provision has been made for an extra five roads.[5][6] In February 2017, it was revealed that subsidence had occurred underneath the depot after plastic cells had failed. Remediation costs have been estimated as high as $70 million.[7][8]
During 2018, maintenance of the Sydney Trains M set fleet was moved to Auburn from Eveleigh Railway Workshops.[citation needed]
Description edit
The maintenance centre building has seven roads. It has stabling facilities on ether side with the whole facility stretching for two kilometres.[2]
Maps edit
Persons of Interest edit
De Voung : Former BMX Bandits stunt rider
References edit
- ^ John Holland awarded Auburn Maintenance Facility contract Railway Digest March 2007 page 9
- ^ a b The Centre 27 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Reliance Rail
- ^ Leighton Holdings
- ^ RailCorp
- ^ Signaling & infrastructure Railway Digest November 2014 page 42
- ^ Transport for NSW
- ^ John Holland on the hook as ground sags under Sydney's Waratah rail shop Australian Financial Review 3 February 2017
- ^ Redmediation work required at Sydney's Waratah Maintenance Centre Railway Digest April 2017 page 5