[3] Located c. 3 km west of Dublin city centre, the works cover an area of approximately 73 acres (300,000 m2).

[1] The works are responsible for the overhaul, repair, servicing, spraying and washing of locomotives and rolling stock.

[5][6] The works are situated alongside and to the south of the Dublin to Cork main line about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) out of Heuston (formerly Kingsbridge) station.

Besides the works which are used for overhauls and heavy repairs the site also contains a depot for the regular maintenance of locomotives and carriages.

[9] In addition to building and maintaining trains, locomotives, buses, and trucks, the works achieved a number of notable engineering accomplishments.

[19][20] Rolling stock, associated with Inchicore railway works and preserved, include examples of:[citation needed]