Board Wrap Up: February 2019
The Board held its first meeting for calendar year 2019 on Tuesday 19 February. This meeting was held at our Valley Heights Locomotive...
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- Feb 21, 2019
- 3 min
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....
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- Jan 29, 2019
- 8 min
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...
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- Jan 22, 2019
- 10 min
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...
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- Jan 21, 2019
- 2 min
Visitor snapshot in NSW
In 2018, THNSW commissioned a visitor snapshot to gain a better understanding about what motivates people to visit transport museums and...
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- Jan 21, 2019
- 3 min
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...
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- Jan 20, 2019
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Leichhardt Bus Depot celebrates 60 years
Leichhardt Bus Depot celebrated 60 years of operation during a special open day at the Sydney Bus Museum on Sunday 18 November 2018. More...
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- Jan 18, 2019
- 2 min
Project progression for Cooma Monaro Railway
There has been a great deal of activity in the Cooma yard precinct throughout the past year, care of our active members, volunteers and...
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- Jan 18, 2019
- 2 min
Champions of Heritage Transport: Neal McCusker CBE
During the latter part of 2018, the Board of Transport Heritage NSW approved the recognition of four now-deceased supporters of the NSW...
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- Jan 17, 2019
- 2 min
New headquarters for ARHSnsw
ARHSnsw recently completed the purchase of a new premises, 5 Henderson Road, Alexandria. This is an exciting development for the society...
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- Jan 15, 2019
- 1 min
90-year-old steam engine heads to Junee
A historic 90-year-old steam locomotive built by the NSW Government Railways has today embarked on an epic journey by road from Thirlmere...
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- Jan 14, 2019
- 3 min
3801 update - January 2019
The following images provide a photo update of recent works on the 3801 project. This 3801 update will concentrate on repairs to 3801’s...
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- Jan 11, 2019
- 2 min
4 simple strategies for recruiting volunteers
Volunteers are crucial to the operation of many non-profit organisations and community groups. So how can you recruit new volunteers for...
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- Jan 7, 2019
- 4 min
Fleet update - December 2018
Staff and volunteers have been keeping busy maintaining the heritage fleet. STEAM LOCOMOTIVES Locomotive 2705 Locomotive 2705 has been...
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- Jan 3, 2019
- 2 min
THNSW enlisted for Christmas observation rides
Flemington Maintenance Centre Family Safety Day Sydney Trains recently enlisted the help of Transport Heritage NSW for the hire and use...
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- Dec 18, 2018
- 2 min
Board Wrap Up: December 2018
The Board held its final meeting on Saturday 8 December for calendar year 2018. This was also the first meeting of the new Board for our...
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- Dec 5, 2018
- 1 min
A new centre for heritage transport at Chullora
Since the formation of Transport Heritage NSW in 2013, we’ve doubled community engagement with NSW’s heritage transport, both at the NSW...
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- Nov 27, 2018
- 1 min
Locomotive 3265 returns to steam
After a 3-year mechanical overhaul in partnership with the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, locomotive 3265 returned to steam following...
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- Nov 26, 2018
- 1 min
Annual General Meeting 2018
Our Annual General Meeting 2018 was held on Saturday 24 November at the NSW Rail Museum. Here are the meeting highlights: Congratulations...
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- Nov 16, 2018
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3801 update - November 2018
Following the successful fitting of the inner firebox to the boiler in October, our contractor at Goulburn has now reached a detailed...
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