RAHS Walking Tour – South Eveleigh Locomotive Workshops

This event is held as part of the Australian Heritage Festival

Event Date & Time: Friday, 15 May 2026 @ 11.00 am – 12.00 pm and 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm

Event Location: South Eveleigh, 2 Locomotive Street, Eveleigh NSW 2015

Cost: $20

Event Description:

This one-hour easy walking tour introduces visitors to the history of the NSW Railways and to the heritage adaptive re-use of the former Eveleigh Locomotive Workshops into a brilliant commercial and leisure hub. First called the Australian Technology Park and now known as South Eveleigh, the place features awesome industrial architecture and astonishing remnants of industrial machinery, as well as a proud legacy of industrial activism.

About the tour guide:

Dr Bronwyn Hanna is a heritage consultant who spent 15 years in academia, including writing a PhD and two co-authored books on women architects in NSW. She has since worked for 22 years as a heritage professional with government, industry and community groups. Her favourite job was five years with Sydney Trains Heritage, helping conserve and interpret their 200 heritage-listed railway stations in NSW.