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Victorian Railways Newport Workshops
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Victorian_Railways_Newport_Workshops
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:railway_station
gptkbp:address
gptkb:Champion_Road,_Newport,_Victoria
gptkbp:architecturalStyle
Victorian industrial
gptkbp:area
over 100 acres
gptkbp:built
to replace Williamstown Workshops
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:culturalHeritage
gptkb:Victorian_Heritage_Register
yes
gptkbp:function
maintenance of railway rolling stock
construction of railway rolling stock
gptkbp:hasRailwayStation
Werribee railway line
Williamstown railway line
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
major employer in Victoria
site of industrial action and labor history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Victorian Railways Newport Workshops
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Newport,_Victoria,_Australia
gptkbp:notableEvent
World War II munitions production
construction of S class steam locomotives
construction of Spirit of Progress carriages
gptkbp:notableFor
historic railway engineering
largest industrial complex in Victoria (at its peak)
gptkbp:opened
1880s
gptkbp:openToPublic
limited, by arrangement
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:Victorian_Railways
gptkb:Metro_Trains_Melbourne
gptkb:VicTrack
gptkb:Downer_Rail
gptkbp:status
partially operational
gptkbp:usedBy
gptkb:Steamrail_Victoria
gptkb:707_Operations
Railway preservation groups
gptkbp:website
https://www.victorianrailways.net/newport/newport.html
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:K_class_steam_locomotive
gptkb:T_class_steam_locomotive
gptkb:EB_locomotives
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7