Electric Carriage Workshops
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Electric Carriage Workshops
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The Electric Carriage Workshops, often abbreviated to Elcar, was the principal maintenance centre for the New South Wales Government Railways electric multiple unit fleet. Construction commenced in 1922, coinciding with the electrification of the Sydney network. It was located within the Chullora Railway Workshops complex on a 106-hectare (260-acre) site. It was not electrified until 1939 requiring carriages to be hauled to and from the works by steam locomotive. Elcar had a railway station that
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2023-10-21T10:48:21Z
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