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  Location in New South Wales | |
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| Established | 1962 |
| Location | 10 Barbour Road, Thirlmere, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 34°12′23″S 150°34′10″E / 34.2064°S 150.5695°E |
| Type | Railway museum |
| Nearest car park | On site |
| Website | www |
The NSW Rail Museum is the main railway museum in New South Wales, Australia. A division of Transport Heritage NSW, it was previously known as the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum (NSWRTM), Rail Heritage Centre and Trainworks.[1][2]
Transport Heritage NSW has divisions located in Thirlmere, New South Wales, where the NSW Rail Museum is dedicated to displaying locomotives, passenger cars, and freight rolling stock formerly operated by the New South Wales Government Railways (NSWGR) and various private operators. The Blue Mountains division is located at the Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum.
- At Thirlmere, the NSW Rail Museum operates steam heritage trains on the Picton – Mittagong railway line between Picton, Thirlmere and Buxton. It also hosts the Thirlmere Festival of Steam in March each year.
- In addition to this, Transport Heritage NSW regularly operates mainline tours under the NSW Rail Museum branding. These can consist of day or extended tours, usually over a weekend.
- At Valley Heights, the co-located Valley Heights Steam Tramway runs an 1890s steam tram and trailer, and a Stephenson loco 0-6-0 CPC2 (built in 1899) with open ended carriage over track in the former roundhouse and associated access tracks.[3]
- ^ Bennett, David (January 2017). "Introducing the NSW Rail Museum Brand". Roundhouse. Vol. 54, no. 1.
- ^ Meacham, Steve (1 April 2011). "Newest attraction leaves the platform". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Tram 103a at Valley Heights Steam Tramway". Archived from the original on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.