East Town Railway Workshops

East Town Railway Workshops
Company typeDivision of NZR
IndustryRailways
Defunct17 October 1986 (1986-10-17)
FateDissolved due to rationalisation
SuccessorAramoho Railway Workshops
Headquarters
Wanganui
,
New Zealand
ServicesHeavy rail maintenance and vehicle construction
Number of employees
450+ (at time of closure)
ParentNew Zealand Government Railways (NZGR)

The East Town Railway Workshops were a major manufacturing, maintenance and repair facility of the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) located by the Marton - New Plymouth Line in the city of Wanganui in New Zealand's North Island. Output included not only rolling stock but also tools, equipment, huts, furniture and tarpaulins. It was a prodigious facility, and one of the larger employers in the city. Its name is sometimes formatted as Eastown or Easttown.