Eveleigh Railway Workshops
| Eveleigh Railway Workshops | |
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The former Eveleigh Railway Workshops, now Australian Technology Park | |
Location in Greater Sydney | |
| Built | 1882 – 1897 |
| Operated | 1882 – 1988 |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°53′40″S 151°11′44″E / 33.8945274473°S 151.1956660200°E |
| Industry | Railway |
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| Area | located within the 51-hectare (130-acre) Eveleigh Complex |
| Defunct | Closed in 1988 and repurposed ss public housing, Australian Technology Park and other uses |
| Eveleigh Railway Workshops | |
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Locomotive Workshops Boiler House | |
| Official name | Eveleigh Railway Workshops; Eveleigh Railway Yards; Eveleigh Precinct; Australian Technology Park; Carriageworks; North Eveleigh; Macdonaldtown Gasworks; Macdonaldtown Triangle |
| Type | State heritage (complex / group) |
| Criteria | a., c., d., e., f. |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 1140 |
| Type | Railway Workshop |
| Category | Transport - Rail |
| Builders | George Fishburn |
| Designated | 26 April 1988 |
The Eveleigh Railway Workshops (also known as is a heritage-listed former railway workshop and yard for the New South Wales Government Railways, located in Redfern in Sydney's Inner West. It was designed by George Cowdery and built from 1882 to 1897 by George Fishburn. The workshops are considered to have world heritage significance by curators of the Smithsonian Institution. They were added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
Part of a larger complex that has been subject to some redevelopment, the workshops are also known as Eveleigh Railway Yards, South Eveleigh Precinct; North Eveleigh; Macdonaldtown Gasworks and the Macdonaldtown Triangle. The site is owned by the Transport Asset Holding Entity, and includes an events and cultural precinct known as Carriageworks.