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]
Predecessor | NSW Rail Transport Museum, Trainworks Ltd and Office of Rail Heritage |
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Founded | 2013 |
Type | Not-for-profit organisation |
Headquarters | Level 5, Powerhouse Museum 500 Harris Street Ultimo NSW 2007 |
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Board Chair | The Hon. Nathan Rees |
Key people | Andrew Moritz (CEO) |
Website | thnsw |
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 from Eveleigh Railway Workshops, in Sydney and Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot to a new location in Chullora 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 formerly owned by the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum are now owned by THNSW.
Review
Major recommendations of the Rail Heritage Review included:
- consolidation the functions of several heritage entities into new body
- realise full value of the Large Erecting Shop at Eveleigh Railway Workshops, Sydney and the Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot, Newcastle
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 Transport Heritage Expo.
It is also involved in the organisation of the Hunter Valley Steamfest.
Collection
All assets previously owned by the NSW Railway Transport Museum are in the collection
Steam locomotives
Steam Locomotives | ||||||||
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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 and Company | 1885 | Thirlmere | static exhibit | Locomotive, Steam 1033 | ||
1034 | 0-4-0T 4T crane | Dübs and 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 and Company | 1879 | Broadmeadow | stored | Locomotive, Steam 1219 | ||
1301 | 4-4-2T passenger | Beyer, Peacock and Company | 1877 | Thirlmere | static exhibit | Locomotive, Steam 1301 | ||
1308 | 4-4-2T passenger | Beyer, Peacock and 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 and 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 and Company | 1891 | Goulburn Roundhouse | static exhibit | Locomotive, Steam 2419 | ||
2510 | 2-6-0 goods | Beyer, Peacock and Company | 1882 | Thirlmere | static exhibit | Locomotive, Steam 2510 | ||
2606 | 2-6-2ST mixed traffic | Dübs and 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 and Company | 1903 | Thirlmere | Under overhaul | 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 and Company | 1891 | Broadmeadow | stored | Locomotive, Steam 3203 | ||
3214 | 4-6-0 passenger | Beyer, Peacock and Company | 1891 | Valley Heights | Static Display | |||
3526 | 4-6-0 passenger | Eveleigh Railway Workshops | 1917 | Thirlmere | In service | Locomotive, Steam 3526 | ||
3609 | 4-6-0 passenger | Eveleigh Railway Workshops | 1928 | Junee | Static Display | Locomotive, Steam 3609 | ||
3616 | 4-6-0 passenger | Eveleigh Railway Workshops | 1928 | Thirlmere | Stored | |||
3642 | 4-6-0 passenger | Clyde Engineering | 1926 | Thirlmere | Stored | 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 and Company | 1954 | Thirlmere | operating exhibit | [1] | ||
6040 | 4-8-4+4-8-4 goods | Beyer, Peacock and Company | 1956 | Thirlmere | static exhibit | Locomotive, Steam 6040 | ||
18 | 0-6-0 mixed traffic | Robert Stephenson and Company | 1865 | Thirlmere | static exhibit | |||
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 | ||
0-6-0 ST mixed traffic | Kitson and 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 and Company | 1885 | Thirlmere | Stored awaiting restoration | |||
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 & Co. | 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 (Stored, 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
- ^ Rail Transport, Museum. "Constitution of Transport Heritage NSW" (PDF). NSWRTM. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ Fixing the trains: A fresh start for Rail Heritage Transport for NSW
- ^ Rail Heritage Review Media Release Transport for NSW
- ^ Rail Heritage Review - All Aboard! A fresh start for Transport Heritage in NSW Transport for NSW
- ^ Fixing the trains: A fresh start for Rail Heritage
- ^ Berejiklian, Gladys. "New Era for Transport Heritage in NSW" (PDF). Transport for NSW.
- ^ Lowry, Peter. "Transport Heritage NSW Announces New Management Team". Transport Heritage NSW Ltd. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ Saulwick, Jacob. "An overhaul of state rail assets has put all parties at boiling point". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Saulwick, Jacob. "Gladys Berejiklian staffer at centre of conflict-of-interest query". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ A NEW CENTRE FOR HERITAGE TRANSPORT NSW Government
- ^ THNSW (11 August 2022). "Appointment of new THNSW Chair". THNSW. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "NSW Rail Museum". Transport Heritage NSW. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Valley Heights locomotive Depot Heritage Museum". Blue Mountains Division, Transport Heritage NSW. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ THNSW (13 May 2022). "National Trust Heritage Award for 3801 relaunch events". THNSW. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Alfred Harmon
- ^ "Steam engine returns to Newcastle". www.theherald.com.au. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ "Jack". lmlr. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
External links
- Transport Heritage NSW website