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