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The latest news and information from across Transport Heritage NSW.

Jun 24, 2019
1 min

Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway receives $1.5 million in funding

After more than a year of negotiations, The Hon Michael McCormack MP, Deputy Prime Minister, and The Hon Andrew Gee MP, Member for Calare...

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Jun 20, 2019
1 min

Moorland Station grant project complete

There is little information available on Moorland Station, apart from it opening on 12 April 1915 and closing on 21 July 1971. The...

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Jun 18, 2019
1 min

Golden Bolt ceremony at Zig Zag Railway

Sunday 8 June was a momentous day at Zig Zag Railway. After over eight months and thousands of hours worked by volunteer members, the...

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Jun 11, 2019
1 min

Sector groups unite for Transport Heritage Expo

The 2019 Transport Heritage Expo was a huge success, as more than 10,400 passengers enjoyed three modes of heritage transport right in...

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Jun 7, 2019
3 min

Board Wrap Up: May 2019

The Board held its third meeting for calendar year 2019 on Tuesday 28 May. Highlights from this meeting were: Board Directors Deanna...

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Jun 4, 2019
1 min

Two big moves for the Australian Railway Historical Society

The ARHSnsw Bookshop has reopened at Central Station after an absence of over five years, with a new location opposite Platform 1 in the...

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May 23, 2019
9 min

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...

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May 20, 2019
4 min

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...

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May 12, 2019
2 min

Second year for Byron Solar Train

Since launching on 16 December 2017, the Byron Solar Train has collected numerous awards for its world first innovation, including the...

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May 1, 2019
3 min

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....

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Apr 30, 2019
1 min

T.O.P.S. 2018 Transport Heritage grant complete

The Omnibus Preservation Society (T.O.P.S.) is delighted to report that our contractor completed the suspension overhaul of ex-Public...

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Apr 29, 2019
3 min

Champions of Heritage Transport: Douglas Patterson

Following the recognition given by the creation of this new award at the 2018 Annual General Meeting, the following essay acknowledges...

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Apr 28, 2019
3 min

Fleet update - April 2019

Staff and volunteers have been busy with summer inspections and repairs. Here’s an update of our progress at time of writing. STEAM...

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Apr 23, 2019
1 min

T.O.P.S. latest fleet addition

The latest addition to the Omnibus Preservation Society's (T.O.P.S.) fleet is a 1969 Bedford VAM 70 with a Custom Coaches body. Kindly...

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Apr 12, 2019
1 min

A new strategy for THNSW

This year marks five years since the establishment of Transport Heritage NSW. During this time, we’ve achieved some amazing milestones,...

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Apr 11, 2019
1 min

HET: Electric update

Historic Electric Traction (HET) is progressing towards delivering 1955/1960 era set 'W3' to Sydney Trains for heavy maintenance and...

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Apr 3, 2019
2 min

3801 Update - April 2019

Locomotive 3801’s boiler is nearing completion. The following images provide a photo update of the project works as of late March 2019....

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Mar 29, 2019
2 min

Board Wrap Up: March 2019

The Board held its second Board meeting for calendar year 2019 on Tuesday 26 March. Highlights from this meeting were: Board Directors –...

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Mar 29, 2019
1 min

30 years of State Transit

This year marks the 30th anniversary since the formation of the State Transit Authority (STA) of NSW. On Sunday 17 March, during one of...

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Mar 28, 2019
3 min

Heritage and collections update

Thomas As anyone who has ever volunteered at a Day Out With Thomas (DOWT) event knows, the constant ‘puh-ooo’ of Thomas’ whistle all day...

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