2015

NSW 4490
New South Wales (NSW) Government Railways 4490 at the NSW Rail Museum (NSWRM) in Thirlmere, New South Wales, Australia on Saturday, March 28, 2015.
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Saturday, March 28, 2015

Trip to Australia - Day 5: This morning we walked to the nearby train station to take a commuter train out to the rural suburbs south of Sydney to the NSW Rail Museum (NSWRM) in Thirlmere, New South Wales (NSW). First stop was the Circular Quay with a Carnival ship docked in the harbor, a view you can never tire of.

It was a wonderful adventure being among the locals. We arrived in Tahmoor to find ourselves in a tiny depot at the end of a rural road. We still had to get to Thirlmere several miles away. Thanks to the incredibly friendly locals in a store and by the bus stop we found our way to the museum.

Steve was in awe of the Garrets and some of the Australian ALCo designed locomotives. There were also a number of US built export models there.
We met railfans at the museum who were happy to share a lot of really useful information about the local trains and schedules and stay in touch with Steve later in the trip with updates. What a small world, they even knew the railfan that Steve connected with via email before we left on the trip.

We took a cab back to Tahmoor and just as our train came in so did another from the other direction. That was a treat!

After returning to Sydney we took one last stroll down to the Chinatown area when the city had a very different vibe on a weekend night. Our last meal in Sydney was a yummy meat pie at the RedOaks micro brewery.

Flickr Album, Australia - Day 5

Steve Sloan's Trains : Trip Notes : 2015 : Saturday, March 28, 2015

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NSW Rail Museum , Thirlmere, New South Wales, Australia

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.

NSWRM's NSW 4490, ALCo/Goodwin DL500C/FPD-7

NSW Government Railways 4490
New South Wales Government Railways 4490 at the NSW Rail Museum (NSWRM) in Thirlmere, New South Wales, Australia on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

NSWRM's NSW 4520, ALCo/Goodwin DL541/RSD-20, NSW 45 Class

NSW Government Railways 4520
Former New South Wales Government Railways (NSW) 4520 at the NSW Rail Museum (NSWRM) in Thirlmere, New South Wales, Australia on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

NSW 4803, ALCo/Goodwin DL531/RSD-8, NSW 48 Class

NSW Government Railways 4803
Former New South Wales Government Railways (NSW) 4803 at the NSW Rail Museum (NSWRM) in Thirlmere, New South Wales, Australia on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

NSWRM's NSW 6040, AD60 Class 4-8-4+4-8-4 Beyer-Garratt

NSW Government Railways 6040
Former New South Wales Government Railways (NSW) 6040 at the NSW Rail Museum (NSWRM) in Thirlmere, New South Wales, Australia, on March 28, 2015.

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