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Auburn Maintenance Centre

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Auburn Maintenance Depot
Location
LocationAuburn
Characteristics
OwnerTransport Asset Holding Entity
OperatorDowner Rail
Roads7
Rolling stockA sets
B sets
M sets
History
Opened24 July 2010

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

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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

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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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Map
Auburn Maintenance Centre.
Map
The Sydney Trains maintenance centres. Auburn is in grey.

Persons of Interest

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De Voung : Former BMX Bandits stunt rider

References

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  1. ^ John Holland awarded Auburn Maintenance Facility contract Railway Digest March 2007 page 9
  2. ^ a b The Centre Archived 27 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Reliance Rail
  3. ^ Reliance Rail PPP Train Maintenance Facility Leighton Holdings
  4. ^ Annual Report year ended 30 June 2010 RailCorp
  5. ^ Signaling & infrastructure Railway Digest November 2014 page 42
  6. ^ Auburn Stabling Transport for NSW
  7. ^ John Holland on the hook as ground sags under Sydney's Waratah rail shop Australian Financial Review 3 February 2017
  8. ^ Redmediation work required at Sydney's Waratah Maintenance Centre Railway Digest April 2017 page 5