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What Could Eveleigh Become?

Many people seem to have ideas about what could be done at the LES or elsewhere in Eveleigh. To help capture some of those ideas we have started this section of the website where we will post people's ideas of what they would like to see happen at Eveleigh.
File Another View of Eveleigh
This alternative view of Eveleigh received on 25th June 2007 was provided to Friends of Eveleigh by one of their supporters and they have passed it on to REDWatch. The author, who wishes to remain un-named, provides some reasons why they think that Eveleigh provides a potential hub for active rail heritage in NSW. File PDF 1MB.
File The Fate of Eveleigh: More of ‘Ugly Sydney’ or an Enhancement of the Greatest Rail Heritage Site in the World?
This is a copy of the Brian Dunnett and Robert J. Haworth article that was published in Australian Folklore 21, 2006 about the future of heritage at the old Eveleigh Railyards. The article looks at the sites identified as significant by the RWA and proposes how they could be used to strengthen the preservation of railway heritage. (700Kb PDF)
Why we Should Save our Railway Infra-structure
ATP Blacksmith Guido Gouverneur looks at the coming need for rail infra-structure and argues it is shortsighted to sell off what was put in place by an earlier generation.