Decommissioned trains hoisted onto roof of Collingwood office development

Alistair WalshSeptember 2, 2013

Three retired Hitachi train carriages have been hoisted onto the roof of a novel Collingwood office development.

The design for the six-office development, End to End , by architecture firm ITN Architects, allows tenant access to the trains. Each of the six tenants will reportedly have half a train each, with access via an elevator from the basement.

One of the carriages may be turned into an art gallery or a bar.

The development at 48 Easey Street is a tribute to graffiti art including the notorious train graffiti.

In 2012, two of the unsold offices in the five level building were being marketed at $1.5 million. According to the developer website the offices are still available.

The trains were hoisted into place on August 31 and September 1 with photos placed on the ITN Architects' Facebook page.

They were bought from train enthusiast John Horne who bought 120 carriages for $2600 each from the Victorian state government.

Photos courtesy of ITN Architects.

Alistair Walsh

Deutsche Welle online reporter

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