Facing west toward Carriageworks, this view captures the interior of the suburban car workshop, an extension added to the Eveleigh Paint Shop for the overhaul of Sydney’s electric train fleet. Known to workers as “the tin shed,” it was once a hub of maintenance and repair, keeping the city’s trains in service.
As rail maintenance shifted to larger facilities at Chullora and Clyde, and steam gave way to modern electrification, Eveleigh’s role diminished. By 1988, operations ceased, leaving behind an industrial site shaped by decades of engineering and craftsmanship.
While much of Eveleigh fell silent, parts of it found new life. The Carriageworks precinct, the former clothing store, and even the old blacksmiths’ shop have each been repurposed in different ways, ensuring the site’s long history is not entirely forgotten.