2019 Transport Heritage Grants announced
Recipients of the 2019 Transport Heritage Grants were announced at a special ceremony at the National Innovation Centre on Saturday 26...
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Aug 13, 20192 min read
NSW Railways 1961 design Standard Gang Shed is built and stocked
In its early days, Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum had a mismatched group of sheds that served the purpose of a ‘mini...
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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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Jun 24, 20191 min read
Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway receives $1.5 million in funding
After more than a year of negotiations, The Hon Michael McCormack MP, Deputy Prime Minister, and The Hon Andrew Gee MP, Member for Calare...
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Jun 20, 20191 min read
Moorland Station grant project complete
There is little information available on Moorland Station, apart from it opening on 12 April 1915 and closing on 21 July 1971. The...
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Jun 18, 20191 min read
Golden Bolt ceremony at Zig Zag Railway
Sunday 8 June was a momentous day at Zig Zag Railway. After over eight months and thousands of hours worked by volunteer members, the...
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Jun 11, 20191 min read
Sector groups unite for Transport Heritage Expo
The 2019 Transport Heritage Expo was a huge success, as more than 10,400 passengers enjoyed three modes of heritage transport right in...
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Jun 4, 20191 min read
Two big moves for the Australian Railway Historical Society
The ARHSnsw Bookshop has reopened at Central Station after an absence of over five years, with a new location opposite Platform 1 in the...
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May 12, 20192 min read
Second year for Byron Solar Train
Since launching on 16 December 2017, the Byron Solar Train has collected numerous awards for its world first innovation, including the...
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Apr 30, 20191 min read
T.O.P.S. 2018 Transport Heritage grant complete
The Omnibus Preservation Society (T.O.P.S.) is delighted to report that our contractor completed the suspension overhaul of ex-Public...
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Apr 23, 20191 min read
T.O.P.S. latest fleet addition
The latest addition to the Omnibus Preservation Society's (T.O.P.S.) fleet is a 1969 Bedford VAM 70 with a Custom Coaches body. Kindly...
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Apr 11, 20191 min read
HET: Electric update
Historic Electric Traction (HET) is progressing towards delivering 1955/1960 era set 'W3' to Sydney Trains for heavy maintenance and...
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Mar 29, 20191 min read
30 years of State Transit
This year marks the 30th anniversary since the formation of the State Transit Authority (STA) of NSW. On Sunday 17 March, during one of...
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Jan 21, 20192 min read
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 20, 20191 min read
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, 20192 min read
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 17, 20192 min read
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, 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 11, 20192 min read
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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Oct 29, 20182 min read
First tram acquired for the State Collection
With the assistance of Transport for NSW (TfNSW), a Variotram has been acquired to join the State Movable Heritage Collection – the...
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