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This flyer on the large Erecting Shed was produced by the Rail Tram and Bus Union Retired Members Association in November 2022 when the Rezoning for the LES was proposed. Download: Save the Large Erecting Shed_final.pdf »
This is a copy of the City of Sydney’s supplementary submission Large Erecting Shop Rezoning Proposal. This submission reflects Council consideration after the initial submission was lodged and contains the text of a Council submission dated 21 November 2022. Download: City of Sydney submission – South Eveleigh Large Erecting Shed Rezoning Proposal – Supplementary Submission … Read more
This is a copy of the REDWatch LES submission of 24 November 2022. Given that the site has not yet been transferred to Mirvac and there are a number of NSW Government players involved and their decisions will impact the final site outcome, REDWatch have raised a number of these issues in its submission. Some … Read more
This is a copy of the City of Sydney’s submission Large Erecting Shop Rezoning Proposal. This submission was posted prior to submissions closing on 24 November 2022 to encourage residents to consider the issues and to make an informed submission on the rezoning. Download: City of Sydney submission – South Eveleigh Large Erecting Shed Rezoning … Read more
Alive and Active is the theme for the latest Friends of Eveleigh Newsletter which covers the re-submission of the lodgment of a new National Heritage Listing for the Large Erecting Shop and news about restoration work on the Garratt 6029 Cab for ARHS (ACT) and the Restoration of the L516 both of which are currently … Read more
This letter from the Trust supports the re-nomination of the Large Erecting Shop for a National Listing. The LES was not given a listing in the last round although the Minister has asked his Department to take up the threat to the site with NSW Officials. This letter also raises the National Trust’s concern about … Read more
ON ANZAC DAY WE WILL REMEMBER THEM – They left the Large to see the world and to fight a bloody war in support of their country and our allies. Sadly many did not return. On Anzac Day, we will remember the forgotten World War 1 soldiers from the Large Erecting Shop. Workers from the … Read more
This is statement put out by some furious Eveleigh volunteers following the announcement that one of The Large’s landmark carriages re-built by volunteers from a discarded carriage is listed for sale by RailCorp as part of their heritage rolling stock divestment. File is 47 KB PDF and has photos of the carriage. Download: cpj.pdf »
The nomination of the Large Erecting Shop and its contents for National Heritage Listing is still proceeding while the NSW Office of Rail Heritage is looking to disperse the contents. This Media Release from Friends of Eveleigh of 17th April covers the Old Commissioner’s Car repair and non-return to its registered home at the Large, … Read more
This is an update from Friends of Eveleigh about the ongoing Heritage Rail activities at the Large Erecting Shop in January 2008. PDF 60 KB. Download: ALIVE AND ACTIVE.pdf »
On 30th September 2007 RailCorp authorised the movement from the protection of Eveleigh’s Large Erecting Shop of the Commissioners carriages. These carriages are two of the states most valuable heritage carriages and are listed on the State Heritage Register. A week later with their roof now peeling, the carriages are sitting at Thirlmere in the … Read more
This media release from FOE contains photos of 3801 being turned at Eveleigh and coaled at Mortuary Station and asserts that Eveleigh is the best place for turning, watering, coaling and for security of the states valuable rail heritage (685Kb PDF). Download: media110607.pdf »
This is a scaned copy of the February Friends of Eveleigh Newsletter. PDF 2.2MB. Download: FOE 2 Newsletter.pdf »
The Carriages that Moved from the Large to Thirlmere The Friends of Eveleigh have provided the following diagram which shows the details of the carriages which were removed from under cover storage in the large to RTM Thirlmere on the instructions of the RailCorp Office of Rail Heritage. Recent reports from visitors to RTM still … Read more
These are some photos from Friends of Eveleigh (FOE) showing “Three of the Heritage Carriages removed and now stored at Thirlmere (20th January 2007) out in the open and exposed to the elements”. The Photos are accompanied by the following text “This is where The Premier, The Minister for Transport and RailCorp and its Office … Read more
This is a copy of the O’Rourke Committee Report into the future of 3801 from November 2006 (PDF 96 Kb). Download: 06-11-27-ORourkeReportRailCorp.pdf »
This Cartoon has been provided to us by Joel. The Cartoon brings together the issues of the CUB site, The Block and 3801 and the Large Erecting Shop.
This media kit was distributed by Friends of Eveleigh to the Media in mid November 2006. The media kit contains: background information on the Large Erecting Workshop. It also includes a map of the Eveleigh railway workshops, a copy of the Friends of Eveleigh application letter for the National Heritage Listing of the Large as … Read more
The Friends of Eveleigh have released the follow statment about recent comments concerning 3801 and the Large. They have also provided a letter from 1981 from the RTM concerning the ownership of 3801. PDF 349 Kb. Download: NR2.pdf »
This is a PDF of the Rail Heritage anouncement. Download: REl04 RAIL $20M heritage rail plan.pdf »