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Mar 22, 20231 min read
Festival attracts over 8,100 to NSW Rail Museum
Watch a recap of the 2023 Thirlmere Festival of Steam The 2023 Thirlmere Festival of Steam took place last weekend and was one of the...
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Mar 3, 20231 min read
Locomotive 3001 officially returned to service
Locomotive 3001 was returned to service during a special relaunch ceremony with THNSW members and invited guests at the NSW Rail Museum...
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Mar 3, 20232 min read
Board Wrap: February 2023
The Board held its first Board meeting for 2023 on Tuesday 28 February 2023. Off to a great start for 2023 The Board congratulated...
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Feb 24, 20231 min read
First Class Mountain Radial carriage to be restored
Transport Heritage NSW is in the planning and research phase of the long-awaited restoration of the 1867 built First Class Mountain...
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Feb 20, 20231 min read
Loop Line Upgrade Project Update
To ensure the Loop Line Upgrade Project meets the highest of environmental standards, Transport Heritage NSW is currently undertaking a...
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Feb 10, 20231 min read
Chullora Heritage Hub update
Stage One of the Chullora Heritage Hub Project continues, with work on the Tank Annex building continuing to schedule. Works now...
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Feb 9, 20231 min read
Locomotive 3001 returns to service this March
After three years of restoration, 3001 returns to heritage service for the first time in over 25 years. It will join the Transport...
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Jan 20, 20231 min read
Locomotive 5711 restoration update
The Locomotive 5711 project team are developing a plan to restore, preserve and display the locomotive. With progress being made on...
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Dec 28, 20221 min read
Cooma Monaro Railway Museum opens
The Cooma Monaro Railway Museum was officially opened earlier this month. The Museum is the culmination of over five years work by...
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Dec 19, 20221 min read
Work ramps up on new Heritage Hub facility
Transport Heritage NSW is partnering with the NSW Government to deliver the Chullora Heritage Hub – a new storage facility for the...
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Dec 9, 20223 min read
Board Wrap: December 2022
The Board held its seventh and final Board Meeting for 2022 on Tuesday 6 December 2022. Annual General Meeting (AGM 2022) Thank you to...
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Nov 29, 20221 min read
Locomotive 3001 restoration nears completion
119-year-old steam locomotive 3001 has been brought back to life for the first time since the 1990s! The locomotive is nearing the end of...
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Nov 7, 20224 min read
Board Wrap: October 2022
The Board held its sixth Board Meeting for 2022 on Tuesday 25 October 2022. Recent highlights October has been a busy and exciting month...
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Oct 31, 20221 min read
2021-22 Annual Report now available
The Transport Heritage NSW Annual Report for 2021-22 is now available to view on the THNSW website. The report details THNSW activities...
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Oct 23, 20222 min read
2022 Transport Heritage Grants Program recipients announced
Ten transport heritage sector organisations across NSW have been announced as recipients of this year’s Transport Heritage Grants...
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Oct 5, 20221 min read
11,000 Sydneysiders enjoy Transport Heritage Expo
Thousands of Sydneysiders descended on Central Station during the October long weekend for this year's Transport Heritage Expo — the...
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Sep 30, 20223 min read
Board Wrap: September 2022
The Board held its fifth Board Meeting for 2022 on Tuesday 27 September 2022. Recent highlights The Board congratulated and moved a vote...
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Sep 25, 20221 min read
3801 makes history on the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Today, history was made as Legend of Steam Locomotive 3801 travelled across the Sydney Harbour Bridge for the very first time. After...
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Sep 20, 20222 min read
3801 to cross Sydney Harbour Bridge this Sunday
This Sunday 25 September, Legend of Steam Locomotive 3801 will travel through the City Underground and across the Sydney Harbour Bridge....
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Sep 9, 20224 min read
Board Wrap: August 2022
I am pleased to provide my first Board Wrap, as your new Chair of the Board. It is an honour to have been appointed as the Chair of...
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