Collections at the National Railway Museum

South Australian Railways Broad Gauge Class operators: South Australian Railways Provenance: South Australian Railways Condition: Good Ownership: Port Dock Station Railway Trust Entered service: 1963 Used at country depots to accommodate workers on various railway...

This small carriage was originally built as Travelling Post Office Van 018 for use on the Intercolonial Express that ran between Adelaide and Melbourne. It was jointly owned by the Victorian and South Australian Railways, and was first used in January 1887. The many...

Commonwealth Railways Standard Gauge Class operators: Commonwealth Railways Condition: Good Entered service: 14.12.1955 Entered the museum: 2.8.1988 Number in class: 2 Ownership: Port Dock Station Railway Trust Provenance: Commonwealth Railways Withdrawn: 3.5.1986...

Pay car PA281 was one of three identical vehicles constructed by Commonwealth Engineering for the Commonwealth Railways. It entered service on 24th March 1972 on standard gauge bogies and was principally used on the Tea and Sugar service that operated out of Port...

Victorian and South Australian Railways Broad Gauge Class operators: South Australian Railways/Australian National Railways/Victorian and South Australian Railways Condition: Good Entered service: 1932 Entered the museum: 3.5.1995 Number in class: 1 Ownership: Port...

South Australian Railways The influence of American born South Australian Railways Railway Commissioner, WA  Webb, can be seen in the caboose style design chosen for 30 broad gauge (1600mm) brakevans introduced in 1925. Each van was equipped with bunks, cooking...

The Tea and Sugar was the lifeline of the Nullarbor. It started running in c1913, during the construction phase of the Trans-Australia Railway (TAR) which links Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie. Certainly by 1915 the Tea and Sugar had been formally recognised with the...