The site is
among three in New South Wales
deemed by the National Trust as at risk of being lost forever, because of
intensive land use and development.
Some of the
largest surviving intact railway machinery, dating back to the steam era, is
housed at the site.
Graham
Quint is the NSW Deputy Conservation Director at the National Trust.
Mr Quint
says the Trust considers the Eveleigh Workshops to be one of the finest
industrial heritage items in Australia.
“The
Workshops are one of the best surviving railway workshops in the world,”
he said.
“The
workshops still contain some of the steam and diesel technology for producing
and maintaining trains.”
“To
lose such a unique part of Sydney’s
railway history would be a tragedy.”
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1900609.htm