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WHAT WE DO

Transport Heritage NSW is a not-for-profit, member-based organisation focused on delivering in the following four areas.

HERITAGE & COLLECTIONS

We manage a portfolio of primarily rail heritage assets owned by the NSW Government on behalf of Transport for NSW.​

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MUSEUMS

We operate two public rail heritage attractions: NSW Rail Museum and Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum.​

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EVENTS & EXPERIENCES

Delivering major events, heritage train experiences and education programs at the NSW Rail Museum and throughout NSW. â€‹

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SECTOR DEVELOPMENT

We provide a leadership role in delivering a range of support services to the heritage transport sector on behalf of the NSW Government.​

OUR FUNDING

While THNSW is a not-for-profit organisation, we're funded by the NSW Government through three annual funding streams to ensure public access and enjoyment, ongoing care of our heritage assets and support for the wider heritage transport sector.

THNSW Funding Streams

OUR SITES & OPERATIONS

THNSW directly manages and operates the following sites:​

  • NSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere​

  • Picton — Mittagong Loop Line (attached to the NSW Rail Museum)

  • Valley Heights Locomotive Depot

  • Large Erecting Shop, South Eveleigh​

  • Paint Shop, North Eveleigh

  • Tank Annex Building, Chullora (Heritage Hub)

  • Chullora Railway Workshops

  • 'The Igloo', Chullora

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THNSW works in partnership with a variety of community organisations to manage the following sites:

  • Finley Railway Yard (managed by Finley Pioneer Railway)

  • Cooma Station Yard and part of the Cooma Goods Yard (managed by Cooma Monaro Railway)

  • Tenterfield Railway Yard (managed by Tenterfield Railway Station Preservation Society Inc.)

  • Porters' Room Wagga Wagga Railway Station (managed by Wagga Wagga Rail Heritage Association)

  • Werris Creek Railway Refreshment Room (managed by Liverpool Plains Shire Council and the Australian Railway Monument and Rail Journeys Museum Inc.) 

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GOVERNANCE

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