Decommissioned trains hoisted onto roof of Collingwood office development
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.
