Transport Heritage NSW

In 2013, Transport Heritage NSW was 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] following an independent review.[3][4]

Transport Heritage NSW
PredecessorNSW Rail Transport Museum, Trainworks Ltd and Office of Rail Heritage
Founded2013 (2013)
TypeNot-for-profit organisation
HeadquartersLevel 5, Powerhouse Museum 500 Harris Street Ultimo NSW 2007
Location
Board Chair
The Hon. Nathan Rees
Key people
Andrew Moritz (CEO)
Websitethnsw.com.au

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 Transport Heritage NSW to return it to service.[5]

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.[6][7] Other transport heritage groups also expressed concern for their future existence.[8] 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.[9]

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.

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.[10]

In August 2022, former NSW Premier Nathan Rees was appointed as the new chair of the board, replacing Rob Mason.[11]

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

Review

Major recommendations of the Rail Heritage Review included:

Museums

Awards
  • Winner National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards 2016 'Events & Exhibitions' category for 2015 Transport Heritage Expo
  • Winner National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards 2022 'Events & Exhibitions' category for 2021 Locomotive 3801 Relaunch Events Program[14]

Events

Transport Heritage NSW operates an annual program of events, including heritage train experiences across NSW.

More notable events include the Thirlmere Festival of Steam in partnership with Wollondilly Shire Council, and the Transport Heritage Expo.

It is also involved in the organisation of the Hunter Valley Steamfest.

Collection

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

Steam locomotives

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 Broadmeadow 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 parts only 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 Broadmeadow 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 Broadmeadow 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

Other locomotives
  • 40 class diesel locomotive 4001 (Operational, Thirlmere)
  • 41 class diesel locomotive 4102 (Stored, Broadmeadow)
  • 42 class diesel locomotive 4201 (Operational, Thirlmere)
  • 43 class diesel locomotive 4306 (Operational, Thirlmere)
  • 44 class diesel locomotives 4403 and 4490 (Operational, Thirlmere)
  • 442 class diesel locomotive 44211 (Stored, Thirlmere)
  • 45 class diesel locomotive 4501 (Operational Thirlmere), 4520 (Stored, Thirlmere)
  • 46 class electric locomotive 4601 (Static Display, Valley Heights), 4638 (Stored, Broadmeadow)
  • 48 class diesel locomotive 4803, 4807 and 4833 (Operational, Thirlmere), 4801 and 4805 (Stored, Broadmeadow)
  • 49 class diesel locomotive 4916 (Operational, Thirlmere)
  • 71 class electric locomotive 7100 (Stored, Broadmeadow)
  • 73 class diesel hydraulic locomotive 7344 (Operational, Paterson), 7350 (Restricted operational, Broadmeadow)
  • 86 class electric locomotive 8646 (Static Display, Thirlmere)
  • X200 class diesel hydraulic locomotive X206 (Operational, Valley Heights)
  • BHP Port Kembla D1 class D1 (Operational, Thirlmere)
  • CPH railmotor CPH 18 (Operational, Thirlmere)
  • New South Wales 620/720 class railcar 623/723 (Under Overhaul, Thirlmere)

Locomotives not owned by THNSW:

  • 3265 (Operational, Thirlmere) - Powerhouse Museum
  • 3830 (Stored, Thirlmere) - Powerhouse Museum (awaiting restoration)

References
  1. Rail Transport, Museum. "Constitution of Transport Heritage NSW" (PDF). NSWRTM. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  2. Fixing the trains: A fresh start for Rail Heritage Archived 2 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
  3. Rail Heritage Review Media Release Archived 17 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
  4. Rail Heritage Review - All Aboard! A fresh start for Transport Heritage in NSW Archived 17 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
  5. "Fixing the trains: A fresh start for Rail Heritage". Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  6. Berejiklian, Gladys. "New Era for Transport Heritage in NSW" (PDF). Transport for NSW. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  7. Lowry, Peter. "Transport Heritage NSW Announces New Management Team". Transport Heritage NSW Ltd. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  8. Saulwick, Jacob. "An overhaul of state rail assets has put all parties at boiling point". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  9. Saulwick, Jacob. "Gladys Berejiklian staffer at centre of conflict-of-interest query". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  10. A NEW CENTRE FOR HERITAGE TRANSPORT Archived 1 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine NSW Government
  11. THNSW (11 August 2022). "Appointment of new THNSW Chair". THNSW. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  12. "NSW Rail Museum". Transport Heritage NSW. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  13. "Valley Heights locomotive Depot Heritage Museum". Blue Mountains Division, Transport Heritage NSW. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  14. THNSW (13 May 2022). "National Trust Heritage Award for 3801 relaunch events". THNSW. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  15. "Alfred Harmon". Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  16. "Steam engine returns to Newcastle". www.theherald.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  17. "Jack". lmlr. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
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