Heritage transport groups from across NSW have received more than $180,000 as part of the 2023 Transport Heritage Grants Program.
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Gippslander steams across Kilmany Rail Bridge
Past met present on the rails as The Gippslander steam train travelled across the newly constructed Kilmany Rail Bridge in Victoria for the first time over the weekend.
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Pakenham jewellery recycled for tourist railway
Transport heritage expo turns back time
Sydney’s Central Station will be transformed to a bygone era with the return of the annual Transport Heritage Expo this October long weekend (30 September – 2 October 2023).
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Heritage enhancements for Adelaide Railway Station
A pedestrian airbridge, introduced across the lofty heights of the Adelaide Railway Station concourse in the 1980s, is being removed as part of the latest efforts to restore the city landmark
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AC16 trip back in time
More than 300 rail enthusiasts boarded Queensland Rail’s historic steam engine, the AC16 221A, making a return trip from Ipswich to Grandchester station to celebrate its 80th birthday.
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Mont Albert heritage station preserved
Melbourne’s Mont Albert heritage station is gearing up for the next phase of its life, with the 112-year-old building’s refurbishment nearing completion.
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New lease of life for Grandchester Station
The birthplace of rail in Queensland, Grandchester Station, will once more be open to the public following a landmark agreement between Queensland Rail and the Australian Railway Historical Society Queensland Division (ARHS).
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Spring Bluff shuttle for Carnival of Flowers
Tickets will go on sale this week for the scenic rail journey between the Toowoomba Railway Station and Spring Bluff, as part of the city’s annual Carnival of Flowers celebrations.
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Parramatta Metro Station site reveals rich heritage
Heritage investigations at the Parramatta Metro Station site in New South Wales have been ongoing since March 2022 and are now more than 50 per cent complete.
A 23,000 square-metre area, equivalent in size to almost six football fields, where the future metro station precinct will be located, is carefully being sifted through by a team of 50 archaeologists, Aboriginal representatives and specialists with nearly 100,000 artefacts discovered to date.
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