Alexander Fleetwood Collection,
PictureNT,
PictureNT,
Date
1940,
Location
Katherine,
Description
This is the EVACUATED WORKSHOPS at Katherine. Built to accommodate the transfer of the railway workshop function from Darwin from 1942 to 1946. The building was subsequently transferred to Alice Springs where it now forms part of the Transport Hall of Fame.The Katherine site is still vacant in O'Shea Terrace Katherine in 2011 with extensive concrete foundations. The Evacuated Workshop was a hive of activity during WW2 keeping ancient steam locomotives operational to service the heavy demands placed on the North Australia Railway.,
Notes
Date:194?,
Language
English,
Subject
locomotives,
railway lines,
World War, 1939-1945,
Northern Territory,
North Australia Railway,