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The outdated Islington Railway Workshops were demolished and replaced with a completely modern railway maintenance and manufacturing facility. A large new roundhouse was constructed at Mile End near Adelaide, and several 85-foot turntables were installed across the state to accommodate the much larger locomotives being turned.