LATEST NEWS

TRAINWORKS IS OPEN

Following almost four years of planning and construction, Australia's premier rail heritage display centre is open to the public from 1.00pm on Sunday 3rd April 2011 and will be open seven days each week (With the exception of Good Friday and Christmas Day).

Operating steam locomotives will haul vintage railway carriages for a real rail heritage train experience every Sunday initially until the end of June.

For all details about what Trainworks has to offer and how the get there see www.trainworks.com.au.

MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS

Work on our Thirlmere Rail Heritage site (Exhibition Buildings) is complete. See our Museum Development page for details of past works and how work progressed over the years.

3801 RESTORATION UPDATE

For the latest news update on the progress of restoration work on our iconic steam locomotive 3801 click here.

"JACK" CURRENTLY BEING RESTORED

The RTM's favourite small locomotive JACK (formerly known as ARCHIE) has been leased for an extended period to the Lake Macquarie Light Rail group at Toronto where it is currently undergoing a full restoration which will see it returned to operational condition.

The locomotive has now assumed its correct identity as JACK.

Members can view the progress of the work by clicking on the following link address: www.lmlr.org.au/locomotives/jack/index.htm.

The reasons behind the decision made relating to the lease were published in the August 2008 ROUNDHOUSE magazine. This was followed by a comprehensive history of the locomotive in the November 2008 issue of ROUNDHOUSE.