The NSW Rail Museum is the main railway museum in New South Wales, Australia. A division of Transport Heritage NSW, it was previously known as the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum (NSWRTM), Rail Heritage Centre and Trainworks.[1][2]
Transport Heritage NSW has divisions located in Thirlmere, New South Wales, where the NSW Rail Museum is dedicated to displaying locomotives, passenger cars, and freight rolling stock formerly operated by the New South Wales Government Railways (NSWGR) and various private operators. The Blue Mountains division is located at the Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum.
At Thirlmere, the NSW Rail Museum operates steam heritage trains on the Picton – Mittagong railway line between Picton, Thirlmere and Buxton. It also hosts the Thirlmere Festival of Steam in March each year.
In addition to this, Transport Heritage NSW regularly operates mainline tours under the NSW Rail Museum branding. These can consist of day or extended tours, usually over a weekend.
At Valley Heights, the co-located Valley Heights Steam Tramway runs an 1890s steam tram and trailer, and a Stephenson loco 0-6-0 CPC2 (built in 1899) with open ended carriage over track in the former roundhouse and associated access tracks.[3]
^Bennett, David (January 2017). "Introducing the NSW Rail Museum Brand". Roundhouse. Vol. 54, no. 1.
^Meacham, Steve (1 April 2011). "Newest attraction leaves the platform". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
^"Tram 103a at Valley Heights Steam Tramway". Archived from the original on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
The NSWRailMuseum is the main railway museum in New South Wales, Australia. A division of Transport Heritage NSW, it was previously known as the New...
Peacock & Company, England, it is owned by the Powerhouse Museum and based at the NSWRailMuseum, Thirlmere. 3265 was built by Beyer, Peacock & Company...
before the Sydney–Parramatta Railway in NSW, which opened on 26 September 1855. After two decisions to change the rail gauge, problems in raising capital and...
Historical Society, Canberra Railway Museum and New South Wales Rail Transport Museum (now the NSWRailMuseum) who have maintained them in operational...
Railway Historical Society, Canberra and New South Wales Rail Transport Museum (now the NSWRailMuseum) who have maintained them in operational condition....
of Parkes. The Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum and New South Wales Rail Transport Museum (now the NSWRailMuseum) each purchased a power van and four carriages...
Government Railways between 1947 and 1970. It has been preserved by the NSWRailMuseum, Thirlmere. 3820 was built in 1947 by the New South Wales Government...
Heritage NSW, the most recent evolution of the former NSWRail Transport Museum. First streamlined locomotive in NSW First 4-6-2 locomotive in NSW Fastest...
preserved, but this has since been mostly cut up: 4201 was acquired by the NSWRailMuseum. It has been used extensively on charters across the state and ventured...
Railway Museum, Lachlan Valley Railway and New South Wales Rail Transport Museum (now NSWRailMuseum) all having operational examples. Four were purchased...
locomotives from the Canberra Railway Museum, NSWRailMuseum and East Coast Heritage Rail (3801 Ltd) and railmotors from the Rail Motor Society. The first Hunter...
NSWRailMuseum, Thirlmere, operational 4807: Transport Heritage NSW, in the custody of NSWRailMuseum, Thirlmere, operational 4821: Goulburn Rail Heritage...
Canberra Railway Museum has been the trading name of a not-for-profit company, Capital Region Heritage Rail Limited, established to run the museum, while ACT...
developers. It also went against the advice of Transport for NSW, which supported reusing the heavy rail corridor and advised the government that an on-street...
under the control of Transport for NSW. The purchase removed the contractual restrictions on expanding the light rail network and allowed the government...
display at the NSWRailMuseum, Thirlmere, Australia No. 2705 – 2-6-0+T loco, preserved and currently running at the NSWRailMuseum, Thirlmere, Australia...
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric)...
1949 and 1967. It has been preserved by the Powerhouse Museum and is based at the NSWRailMuseum, Thirlmere. It was operational from 1997 until 2009 and...
it is on display at the NSWRailMuseum in Thirlmere. Another seven were built by Comeng in the 1960s. In Queensland, "RailBus service" refers to road...
are owned by the Canberra Railway Museum, Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum, Lachlan Valley Railway and NSWRailMuseum. In the 1920s, the Bradfield electrification...
via Epping was considered, but in 1998 the Parramatta Rail Link was announced as part of the NSW Government's Action for Transport 2010 plan. The line...
Retrieved 1 July 2007. "NSWRail.net South Coast line". Archived from the original on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2007. "NSWRail.net City Circle". Archived...
contracted to the ALTRAC Light Rail consortium by the New South Wales Government's transport authority, Transport for NSW. Services are operated by Transdev...
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