2020 Year in Review
2020 has been a year like no other. From droughts and bushfires, to floods, and then the coronavirus pandemic. Despite the challenges,...
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- Dec 10, 2020
- 2 min
Board Wrap Up: November 2020
The THNSW AGM was held on Saturday 28 November 2020 for the first time by webinar. 57 members attended the AGM and 145 members lodged...
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- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
$175,000 announced for heritage transport sector
THNSW CEO, Andrew Moritz, today announced $175,000 in grants for the heritage transport sector during a special online presentation. The...
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- Nov 6, 2020
- 4 min
Board Wrap Up: October 2020
The Board held a regular meeting on Tuesday 27 October, its eighth meeting for calendar year 2020. The Board received an update from CEO,...
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- Nov 4, 2020
- 1 min
Preliminary work on Chullora Heritage Hub begins
Preliminary works on the Chullora Heritage Hub have now commenced. In 2019, the NSW Government together with Transport Heritage NSW,...
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- Oct 12, 2020
- 6 min
Board Wrap Up: September 2020
The Board held a regular meeting on Tuesday 29 September, its seventh meeting for calendar year 2020. The Board received an update from...
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- Oct 1, 2020
- 2 min
Successful 3801 trials and crew training
Legend of steam locomotive 3801 was put through its paces last week, with six days of continuous operations through the Southern...
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- Sep 26, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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- Sep 4, 2020
- 4 min
Board Wrap Up: August 2020
The Board met twice this month starting with a special Board meeting on Tuesday 4 August, followed by its regular meeting on Tuesday 25...
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- Aug 22, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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- Aug 14, 2020
- 1 min
Record applications for 2020 Transport Heritage Grants
Applications for the 2020 Transport Heritage Grants Program closed this week. A record 33 applications have been received totalling over...
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- Aug 7, 2020
- 1 min
1880s timber car prepares for relocation
Blueridge Woodworks have been engaged by THNSW to stabilise 1880s timber car BAM1, in preparation for its relocation from Broadmeadow to...
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- Jul 8, 2020
- 1 min
NSW Rail Museum reopens
The NSW Rail Museum held a special members and annual pass holders day on Saturday 4 July, ahead of its reopening to the public on Sunday...
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- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Statement in response to Locomotive No. 1 media reports
Transport Heritage NSW (THNSW) would like to respond to today’s media reports surrounding the relocation of Locomotive No. 1 from the...
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- Jun 17, 2020
- 1 min
2020 Transport Heritage Grants are now OPEN!
Submissions for the 2020 Transport Heritage Grants Program are now OPEN! The Transport Heritage Grants Program is run on an annual basis...
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- Jun 2, 2020
- 5 min
Board Wrap Up: May 2020
The Board met on Tuesday 26 May for its regular Board meeting, the fourth meeting for calendar year 2020. We are beginning to see a...
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- May 21, 2020
- 2 min
New partnership to deliver Festival of Steam in 2021
The much-loved Thirlmere Festival of Steam will return in 2021 following a transition agreement reached between the Rotary Club of...
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- May 19, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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- May 15, 2020
- 1 min
Locomotive 3801 adhesion test
Locomotive 3801 has undertaken its biggest test yet! The ‘adhesion test’ saw 3801 haul 318-tonnes in simulated wet weather conditions...
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- May 13, 2020
- 7 min
1940s sleeping carriage restored
Sleeping carriage MAM 907 has been faithfully restored by THNSW volunteers at the NSW Rail Museum. MAM 907 Service History During 1911,...
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