XPT Service Centre
{{Short description|Railway depot}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox railway depot
| name = XPT Service Centre
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| location = Way Street, {{NSWcity|Tempe}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|-33.917393|151.159936|format=dms}}
| owner = Transport Asset Holding Entity
| operator = NSW TrainLink
| depotcode = XPT
| type =
| opened = 1981
| closed =
| roads = 4
| rollingstock = XPT
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The XPT Service Centre is a railway depot operated by NSW TrainLink in {{NSWcity|Tempe}}, Sydney.
History
The XPT Service Centre was built within the confines of Meeks Road triangle between the Bankstown, Illawarra and Metropolitan lines immediately south of Sydenham station in 1981 to service the new XPT fleet.{{Cite book|last1=Cooke|first1=David|title=Railmotors and XPTs|publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society NSW Division|year=1984|isbn=0-909650-23-3}}{{Page needed|date=November 2024}} On 20 May 1994, an automatic washer was opened."XPT Washplant Officially Opened" Railway Digest July 1994 page 8
As well as being the home depot for the XPT fleet, Endeavour and Xplorer railcars visit the depot to be washed and refueled. It also services the Australian Rail Track Corporation's track inspection train when it is in Sydney.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}
For many years,{{When|date=November 2024}} 7301 was the depot's shunter.{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=4807251|title=Locomotive, Diesel Shunting 7301|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205034116/http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=4807251|archive-date=5 December 2014|access-date=29 November 2024|website=Department of Environment & Heritage}} Since its withdrawal,{{When|date=November 2024}} this function has been performed by Pacific National and RailCorp 48 class locomotives.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}