NES equipment to NSWGR and DRTT Staff
During the Second World War, a government body was established to act as an air raid and civil defence service on the home front known as the National Emergency Service (N.E.S.). From 1939 onwards, civilians were encouraged to join up, with an emphasis on railway and civic employees. The standard
**FLASHBACK FRIDAY**
75 years ago last week, 3804 was sent on a trial run to Brisbane and return to investigate the feasibility of the use of C38 Class locomotives in “materially reducing the present running times between Sydney and Brisbane”. The then five-month old locomotive operated military special No. N33 to South
The final SMR railcar built by Tulloch Limited
For this flashback we turn the clock back 58 years. On the 14th of July 1961 the South Maitland Railways accepted delivery of the third and final SMR railcar built by Tulloch Limited. For many years the SMR had hired the NSWGR to operate passenger trains between Cessnock and Maitland
C38s on the Newcastle Flyer: An Iconic Pairing
May 28th of this year marks the 75th anniversary of the introduction of the C38 class locomotives to the famed Newcastle Flyer express. Initially dubbed the Northern Commercial Limited Express and commencing operation on 11th November 1929, the Sydney Central – Newcastle return services were originally the charge of C32
The final day of the S sets
We start this Friday Flashback by turning the clock right back to 1968. On the 23rd of May 1968, experimental Tulloch double deck driving power car C3804 was rolled out of Tulloch Engineering’s factory at Rhodes. Whilst the Tulloch double deck trailer cars had been in operation since February 1964,
**FLASHBACK FRIDAY**
On this day, 75 years ago… The opening of the Canteens at Chullora Workshops At their peak, the Chullora Workshops area employed thousands. During the war the workforce swelled as production switched to aircraft and military equipment. To feed the workforce every day, two large canteens were opened in March
**FLASHBACK FRIDAYS**
For this flashback Friday we look back to March 1856. On the 27th of March 163 years ago the Father of the NSW railways, John Whitton was appointed the role of engineer-in-chief to lay out and superintend the construction of the railways here in NSW. He and his wife Elizabeth
ARHSnsw at the University of Newcastle Library
2,060 negatives from the ARHSnsw, mostly from glass plates, have been scanned. The collection is called “ARHS Unidentified Collection” which means no tags or descriptions have been added. ARHS members can assist with the identification of these images! The collection features images from railways around Australia with the majority taken
ARHSnsw Youth Committee
Earlier this year the ARHSnsw decided to introduce into the Society a Youth Committee. The Youth Committee currently consists of 7 members who meet every 2 months. At our last meeting it was decided to introduce ARHSnsw Talk Series, having guest speakers come in for a open interactive discussion and
The Hawkesbury River Railway Bridges
In the latest Engineers Australia Heritage e-magazine this ARHSnsw publication received a wonderful review. We thought it would be great to share this with you. Book Review: “The Hawkesbury River Railway Bridges” by Bill Phippen We announced the publication of this book in the previous issue of EHA Magazine. I
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