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Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot
Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot (NSW depot number 2) was a large locomotive depot consisting of two roundhouse buildings and associated facilities constructed by the New South Wales Government Railways adjacent to the marshalling yard on the Main Northern line at Broadmeadow. Construction of the locomotive depot at Broadmeadow commenced in 1923 to replace the existing crowded loco sheds at Woodville Junction at Hamilton, with the depot opening in March 1924. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
Original facilities provided include a single manually operated 23 m (75 ft) diameter turntable with 42 radiating roads. Twenty one of these roads were covered by a wooden framed roundhouse building clad in corrugated sheeting. All 21 roads in the roundhouse had 18 m (60 ft) long pits, radial drop pits were fitted to all 21 roads. Two elevated 227,300 L (50,000 imp gal) tanks fed three 229 mm (9 in) diameter water columns. An office for the District Locomotive Engineer (referred to as the DLE) was constructed using concrete drop panels. An office building for the Superintendent, Steam Shed Inspector, Timkeepers & Clerks was built near the water tanks along with a rest barracks for crews from other depots that was located near the depot, with both of these buildings also using the concrete drop panel method of construction.
Coaling was provided by a 1,000-tonne (1,000-long-ton) capacity wooden elevated coal bunker capable of loading coal to locos on both sides. The coaling stage was 76 m (250 ft) long by 11 m (37 ft) high and was served by a 1:30 grade approach ramp. The coal bunker was also provided with storage and drying facilities for sand, with two wet sand bunkers of 51 tonnes (50 long tons) capacity and two dry sand bunkers of 51 tonnes (50 long tons) capacity being provided. A timber framed machine shop clad in corrugated iron served from one of the radial roads from No. 1 turntable was also provided. This building housed the wheel lathe as well as general lathes and other machine tools for use in maintaining the locomotives based at the depot. Also housed in this building was a blacksmiths section and the air compressors for supplying compressed air to the depot, along with the pumps for the boiler washing out plant. A timber framed corrugated iron clad meal room for running staff capable of housing 140 men was also built near the workshop.
Adjacent to the arrival road inspection pits and a timber framed stores building clad in corrugated iron was also provided. Two elevated de-ashing roads were constructed to the south of the site near the coal stage. These de-ashing pits consisted of a set of pits between the rails and side pits that were used for the disposal of the ashes from the smokebox and ashpan produced by the burning of coal in the firebox of the steam locomotives. Running underneath these pits at an angle was a sunken rail line where wagons were placed to collect the deposited ashes. In 1925, these deashing pits had a steel and timber frame corrugated iron clad shed constructed over them.
In July 1926, construction of the manually operated 23 m (75 ft) diameter No. 2 turntable at its associated 42 radial roads was completed. Unlike the roads surrounding No. 1 turntable, initially none of the radial roads on No. 2 turntable were covered. Over the following years, several plans were proposed for the construction of a roundhouse building on the radial roads surrounding No. 2 turntable. A plan dated 30 January 1922 for a proposed Car and Wagon Works on land adjoining the loco depot site even shows a proposed third turntable, with all 3 turntables having full roundhouses.
In July 1927, a third 227,300 L (50,000 imp gal) water tank was constructed. No major additions were carried out at the depot until 1945 when a third elevated de-ashing pit similar in construction to the original two de-ashing pits was constructed beside the original two pits, however the shelter covering the original pits was not extended to cover this new pit. The DLE's office was also extended in 1945. A further improvement carried out in 1945 was the fitting of electric drive to the manually operated 23 m (75 ft) diameter No. 1 turntable. Improved facilities were provided for the employees at the depot in 1947 with a new meal, locker and shower room being built. This building could accommodate 144 persons in the meal room, and had lockers for 300 persons.
In 1948, planning started for a 21 road roundhouse building serving No. 2 turntable, however construction was not completed until 1951–52. All 21 undercover roads were in this building were fitted with 21 m (70 ft) long service pits. This building is of similar construction to the East shed section of the roundhouse completed in 1947 at Junee Locomotive Depot and has brick side and end walls with intermediate concrete columns and wooden roof trusses clad with corrugated sheeting. At the same time, the manually operated 23 m (75 ft) turntable was replaced with a 30 m (100 ft) diameter electrically operated turntable which was also similar to that provided at Junee. These works were for the proposed running of the D58 class locos from Broadmeadow. In 1948–49 a new office for the District Locomotive Engineer was constructed.
In 1952, drop pits were fitted to the service pits on roads 2–9 in No. 2 shed, with the jacks on 2–4 roads being 30 tonnes (30 long tons) capacity, the remanning jacks were of 20 tonnes (15 long tons) capacity. A 1 tonne (1 long ton) radial hoist was fitted in the roof covering all 21 roads running above the drop pits. A second 10 tonnes (7 long tons) capacity radial hoist was fitted over the drop pit roads. At the same time 11 of the existing service pits in No. 2 shed were lengthened to 25 m (83 ft) in length.
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Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot
Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot (NSW depot number 2) was a large locomotive depot consisting of two roundhouse buildings and associated facilities constructed by the New South Wales Government Railways adjacent to the marshalling yard on the Main Northern line at Broadmeadow. Construction of the locomotive depot at Broadmeadow commenced in 1923 to replace the existing crowded loco sheds at Woodville Junction at Hamilton, with the depot opening in March 1924. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
Original facilities provided include a single manually operated 23 m (75 ft) diameter turntable with 42 radiating roads. Twenty one of these roads were covered by a wooden framed roundhouse building clad in corrugated sheeting. All 21 roads in the roundhouse had 18 m (60 ft) long pits, radial drop pits were fitted to all 21 roads. Two elevated 227,300 L (50,000 imp gal) tanks fed three 229 mm (9 in) diameter water columns. An office for the District Locomotive Engineer (referred to as the DLE) was constructed using concrete drop panels. An office building for the Superintendent, Steam Shed Inspector, Timkeepers & Clerks was built near the water tanks along with a rest barracks for crews from other depots that was located near the depot, with both of these buildings also using the concrete drop panel method of construction.
Coaling was provided by a 1,000-tonne (1,000-long-ton) capacity wooden elevated coal bunker capable of loading coal to locos on both sides. The coaling stage was 76 m (250 ft) long by 11 m (37 ft) high and was served by a 1:30 grade approach ramp. The coal bunker was also provided with storage and drying facilities for sand, with two wet sand bunkers of 51 tonnes (50 long tons) capacity and two dry sand bunkers of 51 tonnes (50 long tons) capacity being provided. A timber framed machine shop clad in corrugated iron served from one of the radial roads from No. 1 turntable was also provided. This building housed the wheel lathe as well as general lathes and other machine tools for use in maintaining the locomotives based at the depot. Also housed in this building was a blacksmiths section and the air compressors for supplying compressed air to the depot, along with the pumps for the boiler washing out plant. A timber framed corrugated iron clad meal room for running staff capable of housing 140 men was also built near the workshop.
Adjacent to the arrival road inspection pits and a timber framed stores building clad in corrugated iron was also provided. Two elevated de-ashing roads were constructed to the south of the site near the coal stage. These de-ashing pits consisted of a set of pits between the rails and side pits that were used for the disposal of the ashes from the smokebox and ashpan produced by the burning of coal in the firebox of the steam locomotives. Running underneath these pits at an angle was a sunken rail line where wagons were placed to collect the deposited ashes. In 1925, these deashing pits had a steel and timber frame corrugated iron clad shed constructed over them.
In July 1926, construction of the manually operated 23 m (75 ft) diameter No. 2 turntable at its associated 42 radial roads was completed. Unlike the roads surrounding No. 1 turntable, initially none of the radial roads on No. 2 turntable were covered. Over the following years, several plans were proposed for the construction of a roundhouse building on the radial roads surrounding No. 2 turntable. A plan dated 30 January 1922 for a proposed Car and Wagon Works on land adjoining the loco depot site even shows a proposed third turntable, with all 3 turntables having full roundhouses.
In July 1927, a third 227,300 L (50,000 imp gal) water tank was constructed. No major additions were carried out at the depot until 1945 when a third elevated de-ashing pit similar in construction to the original two de-ashing pits was constructed beside the original two pits, however the shelter covering the original pits was not extended to cover this new pit. The DLE's office was also extended in 1945. A further improvement carried out in 1945 was the fitting of electric drive to the manually operated 23 m (75 ft) diameter No. 1 turntable. Improved facilities were provided for the employees at the depot in 1947 with a new meal, locker and shower room being built. This building could accommodate 144 persons in the meal room, and had lockers for 300 persons.
In 1948, planning started for a 21 road roundhouse building serving No. 2 turntable, however construction was not completed until 1951–52. All 21 undercover roads were in this building were fitted with 21 m (70 ft) long service pits. This building is of similar construction to the East shed section of the roundhouse completed in 1947 at Junee Locomotive Depot and has brick side and end walls with intermediate concrete columns and wooden roof trusses clad with corrugated sheeting. At the same time, the manually operated 23 m (75 ft) turntable was replaced with a 30 m (100 ft) diameter electrically operated turntable which was also similar to that provided at Junee. These works were for the proposed running of the D58 class locos from Broadmeadow. In 1948–49 a new office for the District Locomotive Engineer was constructed.
In 1952, drop pits were fitted to the service pits on roads 2–9 in No. 2 shed, with the jacks on 2–4 roads being 30 tonnes (30 long tons) capacity, the remanning jacks were of 20 tonnes (15 long tons) capacity. A 1 tonne (1 long ton) radial hoist was fitted in the roof covering all 21 roads running above the drop pits. A second 10 tonnes (7 long tons) capacity radial hoist was fitted over the drop pit roads. At the same time 11 of the existing service pits in No. 2 shed were lengthened to 25 m (83 ft) in length.
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