Friends of Eveleigh Newsletter – Edition 2 February 2007
This is a scaned copy of the February Friends of Eveleigh Newsletter. PDF 2.2MB. Download: FOE 2 Newsletter.pdf »
The Large Erecting Shop (LES)
The South Eveleigh site is mainly occupied by the Large Erecting Workshop which has been the home of the 3801 and some other heritage railway equipment.
The Carriages that Moved from the Large to Thirlmere
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
FOE photos on Storage of Heritage Items
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
O’Rourke Committee Report to RailCorp on 3801 and RTM
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 »
Cartoon: Frank memorial museum – where history is made
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.
Friends of Eveleigh – Media Kit
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
Friends of Eveleigh Comments on 3801 and Large – 3 November 2006
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 »
0 Million Plan to conserve NSW Rail Heritage as collaboration urged over 3801 PDF
This is a PDF of the Rail Heritage anouncement. Download: REl04 RAIL $20M heritage rail plan.pdf »
Large Erecting Shed Assessment of Adequacy.
This PDF file contains the Apendix to the 3801 Ltd Submission on the RWA Draft BEP. The Attachment provides an Assessment of Adequacy – Structure and Electrical Services of the “Large”. The report is important as it shows that the cost of maintainence necessary on the Large is around $3 million which is considerably less … Read more
3801 Ltd Submission on the RWA Built Environment Plan
This PDF file contains the 3801 Ltd Submission on the RWA Draft BEP. The Attachment on the Adequecy of the large has been posted as a seperate file. Please note that to maintain a workabe size for the PDF file we have not been able to use colour photos. File is 702 Kb PDF. Download: … Read more