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The latest news and information from across Transport Heritage NSW.

Jun 122 min read

Historic steam locomotive relocates to Central West NSW

Transport Heritage NSW is relocating a 120-year-old steam locomotive to a new home at Oberon in the Central West of NSW later this month....

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Aug 23, 20231 min read

5,600 people join the New England Steam Tour.

THNSW has just completed touring an historic steam train through the New England region of NSW, taking in Werris Creek, Tamworth and...

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Jul 24, 20231 min read

THNSW attends the 2023 Australasian Heritage Railway Conference

THNSW joined Heritage groups across the country for the 2023 ATHRA Conference, held at Puffing Billy Railway on 21-23 July. Presentations...

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Jun 20, 20231 min read

2023 Transport Heritage Grants Program now open

The Transport Heritage Grants Program is run on an annual basis to support organisations in the NSW community by preserving, exploring...

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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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May 8, 20231 min read

Transport Heritage holds first Sector Development Day for 2023

Representatives from heritage transport organisations across NSW gathered for THNSW's sector development forum at the Sydney Bus Museum...

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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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Mar 22, 20221 min read

Sydney celebrates Harbour Bridge 90th

Transport Heritage NSW was proud to partner with Transport for NSW to deliver heritage transport experiences to help celebrate the Sydney...

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Feb 8, 20221 min read

Sydney Heritage Fleet to upgrade the 'Berrima'

Transport Heritage NSW supports organisations across the sector -- including organisations that care for rail, bus, tram and ferry...

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Jan 28, 20221 min read

Australian Railway Historical Society (NSW) to record significant oral histories

One of the ways Transport Heritage Grants support the sector is to fund projects that capture stories from our past that are then shared...

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Jan 25, 20221 min read

Rail Motor Society engineering drawing collection to be digitised

Our NSW transport heritage tells the story of our state's growth and development. Transport Heritage Grants supply funding to...

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Jan 19, 20221 min read

Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway to restore two end carriages to return to service

Transport Heritage Grants fund worthy projects that restore or maintain significant NSW transport heritage assets, and facilitate...

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Jan 13, 20221 min read

Sydney Bus Museum's double deckers to undergo upholstery restoration

A Transport Heritage Grant will contribute to the Sydney Bus Museum’s double decker bus upholstery refurbishment program. The project...

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Dec 23, 20211 min read

Bathurst Rail Museum develops Ben Chifley Audio Tour

Transport Heritage Grants equip organisations to carry out significant projects that preserve items and engage the public on NSW’s rich...

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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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Nov 24, 20202 min read

$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 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 14, 20201 min read

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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Jun 17, 20201 min read

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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