Recipients of the 2019 Transport Heritage Grants were announced at a special ceremony at the National Innovation Centre on Saturday 26 October.
The Transport Heritage Grants Program is a NSW Government funded program administered by the Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS) and supported by THNSW. It aims to help the NSW community rediscover the culture, events and people that shaped transport over the past 160 years, as well as assist with the restoration and conservation of NSW’s valuable heritage assets.
Congratulations to the following organisations:
Goulburn Crookwell Heritage Railway
Replacement of painted timber boundary fence at Crookwell Station
Amount awarded: $3,080
New England Antique Machinery Club
Applying rubber to traction engine wheel.
Amount awarded: $6,160
Sydney Tramway Museum
Restoration to original Sydney R1 Class tram.
Amount awarded: $7,913
Zig Zag Railway
Restoration, painting and interpretation of signals at bottom points.
Amount awarded: $9,423
Restoration, painting and interpretation of signals at top points.
Amount awarded: $14,800
Sydney Bus Museum
Restoration of Albion 1921.
Amount awarded: $15,000
Robertson Heritage Railway Station
Repaint of Robertson Main Station Building.
Amount awarded: $15,000
The Rail Motor Society
Railmotor CPH1 ends repairs.
Amount awarded: $20,309.95
Illawarra Light Railway Museum
Perry Boiler Restoration.
Amount awarded: $38,421.82
Lachlan Valley Railway Society Co-op
Restoration of Rosie (Locomotive 5367).
Amount awarded: $50,000
Images of the grants ceremony and recipients below by Steve Burrows.
