History
This central workshop was set up in 1897 by South Indian Railways at Nagapattinam mainly to cater to the requirement of steam locomotive maintenance. South Indian Railways decided to shift the workshop to Tiruchinapoly, presently known as Tiruchchirappalli, owing to its locational advantage. Consequently foundation stone was laid by Mrs. R.P. MUNRO on 20.10.1926. It was shifted to Tiruchchirappalli in 1928 because of its strategic location. The Central Workshop, Goldenrock is functioning at Tiruchchirappalli since then.
The total area of this workshop is around 200 acres (0.81 km2), out of which 26 acres (110,000 m2) is covered under roof. At present 6,091 employees are working in this workshop. This workshop is primarily engaged in the activities of DSL Loco POH, heritage steam locomotive POH, coaching stock maintenance and wagon manufacturing and other sundry activities.
This workshop does have a long traverser way around 600 metres long and 80 feet (24 m) wide. This workshop was involved in repairing of Royal Air Force's air planes during World War II.
This workshop when built had state of the art facilities rarely seen in those days. It had its own powerhouse which generated electricity for the workshop and the colony. In fact, Railway colony, Golden Rock was one of the first places to be lit by electrical lights in Tiruchirappalli city those days.
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