Auburn Maintenance Centre Explained

Auburn Maintenance Depot
Location:Auburn
Owner:Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:Downer Rail
Opened:24 July 2010
Roads:7
Rollingstock:A sets
B sets
M sets

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.

History

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.

Description

The maintenance centre building has seven roads. It has stabling facilities on either side with the whole facility stretching for two kilometres.[2]

Maps

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Persons of Interest

De Voung : Former BMX Bandits stunt rider

Notes and References

  1. John Holland awarded Auburn Maintenance Facility contract Railway Digest March 2007 page 9
  2. http://www.reliancerail.com.au/Page/Maintenance/Auburn+Maintenance+Centre.aspx The Centre
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402182507/http://www.leighton.com.au/our-business/projects/completed-projects/reliance-rail-ppp-train-maintenance-facility Reliance Rail PPP Train Maintenance Facility
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20140621230730/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/publications/annual_reports/RailCorp_Annual_Report_2009-2010.pdf Annual Report year ended 30 June 2010
  5. Signaling & infrastructure Railway Digest November 2014 page 42
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20160617052818/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects-auburn-stabling Auburn Stabling
  7. http://www.afr.com/business/john-holland-on-the-hook-as-ground-sags-under-sydneys-waratah-rail-shop-20170203-gu4vq8 John Holland on the hook as ground sags under Sydney's Waratah rail shop
  8. Redmediation work required at Sydney's Waratah Maintenance Centre Railway Digest April 2017 page 5