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Jun 211 min read
Locomotives 4464, 4473 and 4486 join THNSW fleet
Locomotives 4486 and 4464, credit: Cooper Chapman Transport Heritage NSW has recently acquired vintage diesel locomotives 4464, 4473 and...
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Jul 28, 20231 min read
Locomotive 3830 joins Great Train Hall
Transport Heritage NSW has worked with the Powerhouse Museum to bring locomotive 3830 from their collection to display in the Great Train...
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May 18, 20231 min read
Historic locomotive relocated to Cooma
Locomotive 3203, a historic 1890s steam locomotive, has found a new home at the Cooma Monaro Railway. The 32 class were once a mainstay...
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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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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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Feb 3, 20223 min read
NSW Railway clock collection
Extract from feature article 'NSW Railway clock collection' by Gretta Logue of the Sydney Trains Heritage Unit, published in the Summer...
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Mar 31, 20211 min read
Historic carriage relocated to Junee
Lavatory carriage LFX 1776 has been relocated for display to the Junee Roundhouse Railway Museum. Prior to the introduction of lavatory...
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Jan 3, 20211 min read
Take a virtual tour of the collection
You can now discover the THNSW collection from the safety and comfort of your own home. See inside various exhibits, including...
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Nov 5, 20201 min read
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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Aug 7, 20201 min read
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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May 19, 20201 min read
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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Aug 26, 20193 min read
Locomotive 4201 update
During mid-2018, locomotive 4201’s engine was being inspected when issues were found with internal water leaks and small cracks in three...
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Aug 9, 20196 min read
Southern Aurora update
In June 2018, the THNSW Board approved Stage 1 of the Southern Aurora (SA) project and the first stage has seen several milestones...
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Aug 2, 20192 min read
Break of Gauge: How Melbourne and Sydney became connected by rail
After more than 100 years of changing trains at Albury, the completion of the standard-gauge connection to Melbourne improved travel...
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Jul 2, 20195 min read
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...
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Apr 28, 20193 min read
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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Mar 29, 20193 min read
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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Jan 15, 20191 min read
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 7, 20194 min read
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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