The Auburn Maintenance Centre is a train depot operated by

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responsible for the maintenance of the

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A, B and M set fleets.

History

As part of the contract to build and maintain the

A sets, John Holland built a depot on the site of the former

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Marshalling Yards adjacent to the MainTrain facility.The Centre
Reliance Rail It was opened by

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on 24 July 2010. On 20 September 2014, an 11 road stabling facility was established to the south-east of the facility. Provision has been made for an extra five roads. In February 2017, it was revealed that subsidence had occurred underneath the depot after plastic cells had failed. Remediation costs have been estimated as high as $70 million.Redmediation work required at Sydney's Waratah Maintenance Centre ''Railway Digest'' April 2017 page 5 During 2018, maintenance of the

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fleet was moved to Auburn from

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Description

The maintenance centre building has seven roads. It has stabling facilities on ether side with the whole facility stretching for two kilometres.

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References

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