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Celebrating 50 Years of A Steam Train Passes: Transport Heritage NSW partners with NFSA to honour Australia’s iconic railway film
Transport Heritage NSW (THNSW) was proud to partner with the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) to mark the 50th...
Apr 32 min read
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NSW railways celebrates 165 years
Today marks 165 years since the opening of the first railway line in New South Wales, between Sydney and Parramatta. People gathered in...
Sep 26, 20201 min read
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Western Endeavour 50th Anniversary
This weekend marks 50 years since the Western Endeavour departed Sydney for its epic journey west to Perth, on 22 August 1970. People in...
Aug 22, 20201 min read
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The first steam loco to cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Locomotive 1905 is one of 68 locomotives of the class built in 1877 for the NSW Government Railways. The 19 class were designed for...
May 19, 20201 min read
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Lest We Forget
The outbreak of the First World War had a dramatic impact on Australia, with large numbers of men rushing to enlist to serve their...
Apr 25, 20201 min read
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Farewell Carlingford Line
THNSW and volunteers of Historic Electric Traction assisted Sydney Trains in farewelling the T6 Carlingford Line on Saturday 4 January.
Jan 5, 20203 min read
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Singleton to Muswellbrook sesquicentenary
The single railway line from Singleton to 'Musclebrook' (the original name) was completed and opened on 19 May 1869 by the Earl of...
Aug 16, 20195 min read
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Break of Gauge: How Melbourne and Sydney became connected by rail
After more than 100 years of changing trains at Albury, the completion of the standard-gauge connection to Melbourne improved travel...
Aug 2, 20192 min read
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The Eastern Suburbs Railway
The idea of a railway serving the eastern suburbs inspired generations of planners and politicians, and sparked a number of Royal...
Jul 30, 201914 min read
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Sydney's Metropolitan Goods Lines
The Metropolitan Goods Lines were a series of lines designed to divert goods trains off passenger lines and avoid unnecessary delays for...
Jul 23, 20197 min read
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Sydney's first double-deck suburban cars
When the NSW Railways called for tenders in late 1960 for single-deck trailer cars to replace the timber-body trailers still in service,...
Jul 17, 20199 min read
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Diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotive 7006 (part 3)
Part 3: Acquisition & Restoration of 7006 Although the last day of 70 class operation was 11 September 1986, the manager at Port Kembla...
May 23, 20199 min read
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NSW cemetery railways
In the summer issue of Roundhouse, we looked at Mortuary Station in Chippendale and the Rookwood Cemetery line. In this issue, we...
May 20, 20194 min read
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NSWGR 422 class locomotives
The 422 class diesel-electric locomotives were one of the most respected locomotives on the NSW system when introduced in January 1969....
May 1, 20193 min read
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THNSW helps commemorate 50th anniversary of Southern Aurora railway disaster
The 50th anniversary of the Southern Aurora railway disaster was commemorated in Violet Town, Victoria, from 7-10 February 2019....
Feb 21, 20193 min read
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Mortuary Station celebrates 150 years
It has been 150 years since Mortuary Station was opened as a starting point for funeral trains taking coffins and mourners to Rookwood...
Jan 29, 20198 min read
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Industrial tank engines
In the winter 2018 edition of Roundhouse, we looked at the suburban tank locomotives on display at the NSW Rail Museum. This time we’ll...
Jan 22, 201910 min read
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The NSW 32 class locomotives
The P6 was designed in 1891 by William Thow, Locomotive Superintendent of the NSW Government Railways (NSWGR), in collaboration with...
Jan 21, 20193 min read
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The Bicentennial Train
In October 1984, the Railways of Australia Committee, comprising the chief executives of each of Australia’s five railway systems,...
Nov 1, 20185 min read
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NSW mail trains
It has been 30 years since the last mail train ran in New South Wales. The NSW Railways operated mail trains for over 130 years, serving...
Oct 29, 20185 min read
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