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Transport Heritage NSW (THNSW) is a body established by the Government of New South Wales[1] to manage the state's rail heritage collection and provide support to the broader transport (bus, tram, rail) heritage sector in NSW.[2]

PredecessorNSW Rail Transport Museum
Trainworks
Office of Rail Heritage
Founded2013
TypeNot-for-profit organisation
HeadquartersPowerhouse Museum, Harris Street, Ultimo
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Transport Heritage NSW
PredecessorNSW Rail Transport Museum
Trainworks
Office of Rail Heritage
Founded2013
TypeNot-for-profit organisation
HeadquartersPowerhouse Museum, Harris Street, Ultimo
Location
Nathan Rees
Key people
Andrew Moritz (CEO)
Websitethnsw.com.au
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It operates the NSW Rail Museum (Thirlmere) and Valley Heights Rail Museum.

History

In May 2013, Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian acknowledged the importance of steam locomotive 3801, stating it would be a priority of the new Transport Heritage NSW to return it to service.[3]

On 10 December 2013, a majority of the members of the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum voted in support of the creation of Transport Heritage NSW.[4][5] Other transport heritage groups also expressed concern for their future existence.[6] Peter Lowry was appointed as chairperson of the board and the nominated chief executive of Transport Heritage NSW, Andrew Killingsworth has been seen as a political appointment.[7]

In February 2016, Andrew Moritz was appointed as the new chief executive following the resignation of Andrew Killingsworth. On 1 March 2017, Rob Mason, former chief executive of RailCorp was appointed as the new chairman of the board, replacing Peter Lowry.[citation needed]

In November 2018, plans were announced to move Transport Heritage NSW items currently stored at Eveleigh Railway Workshops and Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot to a secure undercover storage facility in part of the Chullora Railway Workshops to be known as the Chullora Heritage Hub.[8]

In August 2022, former New South Wales premier Nathan Rees was appointed as the new chair of the board, replacing Rob Mason.[9]

All locomotives and rolling stock formerly owned by the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum are now owned by THNSW.[10]

Museums

Awards

  • Winner National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards 2016 'Events & Exhibitions' category for 2015 Transport Heritage Expo[citation needed]
  • Winner National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards 2022 'Events & Exhibitions' category for 2021 Locomotive 3801 Relaunch Events Program[13]

Events

Transport Heritage NSW operates an annual program of events, including heritage train experiences across the state of New South Wales.

Notable events include the Thirlmere Festival of Steam in partnership with Wollondilly Shire Council, and the Transport Heritage Expo at Central station over the King's Birthday October long weekend.[citation needed]

It also runs the Blue Mountains Steam FunFest at Valley Heights in partnership with the Valley Heights Steam Tramway.[14]

It is also involved in the organisation of the Hunter Valley Steamfest.[citation needed]

Collection

All assets previously owned by the NSW Rail Transport Museum are in the collection.

Steam locomotives

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Steam Locomotives
No Description Manufacturer Year Location Status Ref
1021 0-4-0T saddle tank Manning Wardle 1896 Thirlmere static exhibit Locomotive, Steam 1021
1033 2-4-0T passenger tank Beyer, Peacock & Company 1885 Thirlmere static exhibit Locomotive, Steam 1033
1034 0-4-0T 4T crane Dübs & Company 1886 Thirlmere static exhibit Locomotive, Steam 1034
1064 0-4-0 3T coal grab Alfred Harmon,[15] Melbourne 1918 Thirlmere operational Locomotive, Steam 1064
1219 4-4-0 passenger Dübs & Company 1879 Chullora stored Locomotive, Steam 1219
1301 4-4-2T passenger Beyer, Peacock & Company 1877 Thirlmere static exhibit Locomotive, Steam 1301
1308 4-4-2T passenger Beyer, Peacock & Company 1877 Valley Heights undergoing restoration Locomotive, Steam 1307
1709 4-4-0 passenger Vulcan Foundry 1887 Thirlmere static exhibit Locomotive, Steam 1709
1803 0-6-0T passenger Vulcan Foundry 1884 Thirlmere Thomas the Tank Engine Locomotive, Steam 1803
1905 0-6-0T goods Beyer, Peacock & Company 1877 Thirlmere static exhibit Locomotive, Steam 1905
2029 2-6-4T passenger Eveleigh Railway Workshops 1911 Thirlmere static exhibit Locomotive, Steam 2029
2419 2-6-0 goods Dübs & Company 1891 Goulburn Roundhouse static exhibit Locomotive, Steam 2419
2510 2-6-0 goods Beyer, Peacock & Company 1882 Thirlmere static exhibit Locomotive, Steam 2510
2606 2-6-2ST mixed traffic Dübs & Company 1891 Chullora stored Locomotive, Steam 2606
2705 2-6-0 mixed traffic Hunslet Engine Company 1913 Thirlmere operational Locomotive, Steam 2705
3001 4-6-0 mixed traffic Beyer, Peacock & Company 1903 Thirlmere operational Locomotive, Steam 3001
3137 4-6-4T passenger Eveleigh Railway Workshops 1916 Thirlmere static exhibit Locomotive, Steam 3137
3203 4-6-0 passenger Beyer, Peacock & Company 1891 Cooma Monaro Railway stored Locomotive, Steam 3203
3214 4-6-0 passenger Beyer, Peacock & Company 1891 Valley Heights static exhibit
3526 4-6-0 passenger Eveleigh Railway Workshops 1917 Thirlmere operational Locomotive, Steam 3526
3609 4-6-0 passenger Eveleigh Railway Workshops 1928 Junee static exhibit Locomotive, Steam 3609
3616 4-6-0 passenger Eveleigh Railway Workshops 1928 Thirlmere stored
3642 4-6-0 passenger Clyde Engineering 1926 Thirlmere operational Locomotive, Steam 3642
3801 4-6-2 express passenger Clyde Engineering 1943 Thirlmere operational Locomotive, Steam 3801
3820 4-6-2 express passenger Eveleigh Railway Workshops 1947 Thirlmere static exhibit Locomotive, Steam 3820
5096 2-8-0 goods Clyde Engineering 1907 Chullora stored Locomotive, Steam 5096
5461 2-8-0 goods Clyde Engineering 1915 Valley Heights static exhibit Locomotive, Steam 5461
5595 2-8-0 goods Clyde Engineering 1912 Thirlmere static exhibit Locomotive, Steam 5595
5711 4-8-2 goods Clyde Engineering 1929 Valley Heights static exhibit Locomotive, Steam 5711
5908 2-8-2 goods Baldwin Locomotive Works 1952 Goulburn Roundhouse static exhibit Locomotive, Steam 5908
5910 2-8-2 goods Baldwin Locomotive Works 1952 Thirlmere static exhibit Locomotive, Steam 5910
5916 2-8-2 goods Baldwin Locomotive Works 1952 Goulburn Roundhouse Stored
6029 4-8-4+4-8-4 goods Beyer, Peacock & Company 1954 Thirlmere operating exhibit
6040 4-8-4+4-8-4 goods Beyer, Peacock & Company 1956 Thirlmere static exhibit Locomotive, Steam 6040
18 0-6-0 mixed traffic Robert Stephenson & Company 1865 Thirlmere static exhibit
78 0-4-2 mixed traffic Eveleigh Railway Workshops 1877 Thirlmere static exhibit Locomotive, Steam 78
PWD 79 0-6-0 Saddle Tank Hunslet Engine Company 1938 Thirlmere static exhibit Locomotive, Steam PWD79
20N 0-6-0 ST mixed traffic Kitson & Company 1870 Newcastle Museum static exhibit long-term loan .[16]
Jack 0-4-0T Krauss-Maffei 1908 Lake Macquarie Light Rail operational leased[17]
John Lysaght "Kathleen" 0-4-0 Saddle Tank Avonside Engine Company 1921 Richmond Vale Railway Museum undergoing restoration long-term loan
J & A Brown No.5 "The Major" 0-6-4 Side Tank Beyer, Peacock & Company 1885 Thirlmere stored
Australian Iron & Steel No.2 "Bronzewing" 0-6-0 Saddle Tank Clyde Engineering 1938 Thirlmere static exhibit
John Lysaght "Alison" 0-4-0 Saddle Tank Andrew Barclay Sons & Company 1923 Richmond Vale Railway Museum static exhibit long-term loan
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Diesel locomotives

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Diesel locomotives[10][18]
No Class Manufacturer Year Location Status Notes
4001 40 class Montreal Locomotive Works 1940 Thirlmere, NSW Operational
4102 41 class British Thomson-Houston 1953 Chullora, NSW Stored Last ran in 1987
4201 42 class Clyde Engineering 1955 Thirlmere, NSW Operational
4306 43 class A Goninan & Co 1957 Thirlmere, NSW Operational
4401 44 class AE Goodwin 1957 Junee, NSW Static display
4403 44 class AE Goodwin 1957 Thirlmere, NSW Operational
4464 44 class AE Goodwin 1966 Thirlmere, NSW Operational
4486 44 class AE Goodwin 1967 Thirlmere, NSW Operational
4490 44 class AE Goodwin 1967 Thirlmere, NSW Operational
44211 442 class Clyde Engineering 1971 Thirlmere, NSW Stored
44226 442 class Clyde Engineering 1972 Junee, NSW Operational
4501 45 class AE Goodwin 1962 Thirlmere, NSW Operational
4520 45 class AE Goodwin 1963 Thirlmere, NSW Operational
4803 48 class AE Goodwin 1959 Thirlmere, NSW Operational
4807 48 class AE Goodwin 1959 Thirlmere, NSW Operational
4808 48 class AE Goodwin 1959 Thirlmere, NSW Operational
4916 49 class Clyde Engineering 1960 Thirlmere, NSW Operational
7344 73 class Walkers Limited 1972 Paterson, NSW Operational
7350 73 class Walkers Limited 1973 Thirlmere, NSW Operational
X101 X100 class Chullora Railway Workshops 1962 Redfern, NSW Stored Part of the collection of Historic Electric Traction (HET)[19]
X206 X200 class Chullora Railway Workshops 1963 Valley Heights, NSW Operational
D1 BHP Port Kembla D1 class Commonwealth Engineering 1950 Thirlmere, NSW Operational
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Diesel railcars

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Numbers Class Location Status Notes
CPH 3 CPH Thirlmere, NSW Operational
CPH 13 CPH Thirlmere, NSW Operational
CPH 18 CPH Thirlmere, NSW Operational Dressed as Toby the Tram Engine on Day Out with Thomas Events
623/723 620/720 Thirlmere, NSW Under overhaul
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Electric locomotives

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Number Class Location Status
4601 46 Class Valley Heights, NSW Static display
4638 46 Class Chullora, NSW Stored
7100 (ex. 4501) 71 Class Chullora, NSW Stored First electric locomotive in New South Wales
8646 86 Class Thirlmere, NSW Static display
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Electric multiple units

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Electric Multiple Units[19][20][21]
Number Class Location Status Notes
C3001 S set motor car Redfern, NSW Stored First S set motor car built by A Goninan & co.
C3045 (ex. EBB2112) Wooden motor car Thirlmere, NSW Static display
C3102 (ex. EFA2258) Standard motor car Redfern, NSW Under restoration
C3218 (ex. N3640) Standard motor car Flemington, NSW Operational Used in set F1
C7396 (ex. C3396) Standard motor car Flemington, NSW Operational Used in set F1
C3426 Standard motor car Flemington, NSW Operational Used in set F1
C3653 (ex. C3903) Parcel van Redfern, NSW Under restoration
C7485 (ex. C3485) Tulloch motor car Redfern, NSW Under restoration
C3702 W set motor car Flemington, NSW Operational Awaiting certification in set W3
C3708 W set motor car Flemington, NSW Operational Awaiting certification in set W3
C3765 S set motor car Flemington, NSW Operational Used in set S28, last suburban motor car built by Commonwealth Engineering
C3804 Tulloch double deck motor car Thirlmere, NSW Static display
C3805 S set motor car Redfern, NSW Under restoration
C3986 S set motor car Flemington, NSW Operational Used in set S28, series 3 S set motor car built by Commonwealth Engineering
CF5015 U set motor car Redfern, NSW Under restoration
CF5017 U set motor car Redfern, NSW Under restoration
CF5035 U set motor car Redfern, NSW Under restoration
ETB6029 U set first class trailer car Redfern, NSW Under restoration
ETB6039 U set first class trailer car Valley Heights, NSW Static display
T4013 (ex, D4013) S set driving trailer car Flemington, NSW Operational Used in set S28
T4050 (ex, D4050) S set driving trailer car Flemington, NSW Operational Used in set S28
T4101 S set trailer car Redfern, NSW Under restoration
T4150 S set trailer car Redfern, NSW Under restoration
T4279 (ex. FA888) S set trailer car Redfern, NSW Under restoration
T4310 Standard trailer car Thirlmere, NSW Static display
T4527 Standard trailer car Flemington, NSW Operational Used in set F1
T4554 Tulloch trailer car Redfern, NSW Under restoration
T4790 Sputnik trailer car Redfern, NSW Under restoration
T4801 Tulloch double deck trailer car Flemington, NSW Operational Awaiting certification in set W3
T4814 Tulloch double deck trailer car Flemington, NSW Operational Awaiting certification in set W3
T4961 S set trailer car Redfern, NSW Under restoration
D4052 (ex. T4547) Standard driving trailer Redfern, NSW Under restoration
TF6013 U set second class trailer car Redfern, NSW Under restoration
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