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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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Collections internship programme
Transport Heritage NSW (THNSW) is currently undertaking an internship project with students from three universities – University of...
Jul 21, 20192 min read
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Champions of Heritage Transport: William McNiven
Learn about William McNiven's volunteer contributions to the NSW Rail Transport Museum (now NSW Rail Museum).
Jul 19, 20193 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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Cataloguing the Tenterfield collection
When Tenterfield Station was closed to traffic in 1989, staff didn’t believe the closure was permanent. They walked out leaving...
Jul 12, 20192 min read
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3801 Update - July 2019
The 3801 project has reached a significant milestone – the boiler has been completed and passed its hydrostatic test. The boiler was...
Jul 11, 20193 min read
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Strategic Plan 2019-24
In mid-April, THNSW published its draft strategic plan for 2019-24. The draft was circulated to provide THNSW members and stakeholders...
Jul 4, 20191 min read
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Importance of Cataloguing
Collection cataloguing is often one of those tasks museums put off. There’s always something more urgent to do. We somehow think we’ll...
Jul 2, 20195 min read
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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...
Jun 24, 20191 min read
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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...
Jun 20, 20191 min read
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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...
Jun 18, 20191 min read
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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...
Jun 11, 20191 min read
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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...
Jun 7, 20193 min read
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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...
Jun 4, 20191 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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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...
May 12, 20192 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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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...
Apr 30, 20191 min read
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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...
Apr 29, 20193 min read
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