The antiquated Islington Railway Workshops were demolished and replaced with a thoroughly modern railway maintenance and manufacturing works, a large new round house was built at Mile End, near Adelaide, and several 85 foot turntables were installed throughout the state to enable the much larger locomotives to be turned.
The antiquated Islington Railway Workshops were demolished and replaced with an entirely modern railway maintenance and manufacturing facility. A large new roundhouse was built at Mile End near Adelaide, and several 85-foot turntables were installed throughout the state to enable the much larger locomotives to be turned.