Auburn Maintenance Centre

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.

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

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 ether side with the whole facility stretching for two kilometres.[2]

Maps


References
  1. John Holland awarded Auburn Maintenance Facility contract Railway Digest March 2007 page 9
  2. 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

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