Storage Cage

A steel storage cage sits along one wall of the Eveleigh Paint Shop, a wire-mesh-and-frame enclosure holding parts, fittings, and tools used by the volunteer restoration crew. The cage is the standard industrial-storage type, around the height of a person with a lockable door at one end. Inside, shelves of timber and steel hold boxed components, lengths of brass and steel section, paint tins, bottles of cleaning fluids, and small specialist tools. Hand-written labels are tied to the front of each shelf. The cage frame is steel angle, the mesh small enough to keep individual fittings inside. The floor under the cage is the original Paint Shop concrete, swept clean. The cage is bolted to the wall behind.

The storage cage at the Eveleigh Paint Shop holds the working inventory of the Historic Electric Traction volunteer restoration program. HET maintains the suburban and interurban carriage collection on site, and the work demands a steady stream of parts, paint, fasteners, and tools, much of it salvaged from other heritage stock or sourced from suppliers who still make compatible replacements. The cage in this photograph is the secured holding area for items waiting for the next restoration job. Open shelves elsewhere in the workshop hold the more commonly used materials.