[3] The workshops grew rapidly to become one of Sydney's largest engineering establishments peaking in the 1920s.

With the gradual closure of the Sydney tram network in the late 1950s, the need for the workshops declined and they closed in 1960.

It then became a storage place for withdrawn trams prior to them either being used as outdoor buildings or being burnt on "Burning Hill".

The western side was redeveloped and today is part of the University of New South Wales and Randwick TAFE.

[5] As part of the contracting out of Sydney Bus Region 9, operation of Randwick depot passed from State Transit to Transdev John Holland on 2 April 2022.