Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum

The roaring 20s and all that jazz

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Ted Dickson in front of the soon-to-be-restored electric locomotive 4601. Chance to preserve rail heritage Blue Mtns Gazette 2Feb2011

Crews respond to derailment Crews respond to "derailment" Blue Mtns Gazette 27Oct2010

Valley Hts turntable Restoration for Valley Heights rail turntable Blue Mtns Gazette 1June2010 More news items>>

Valley Heights Steam Tramway

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Tusculum Rd, Valley Heights NSW 2777 Location map | Aerial view

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• dialup version (950 KiB)
(Windows media video—uses Windows Media Player)

The roaring twenties

Photo gallery 25–26 February 2012

Steam Tram with crew dressed for the occasion Stage coach Loco 5461 and Stevo

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Our Steaming Season for 2011 commenced on the 2nd Sunday in February. Please see our Calendar of Opening Days and times for further details.

The museum is normally open the second and fourth Sunday of every month. More info…»

Valley Heights Loco Depot postcard with steam tram on turntable Valley Heights Loco Depot postcard with steam tram on turntable Steam tram 103A under cloudy skies at Valley Heights Steam tram 103A with staff in period costume Click image to see a larger view: Postcards available for sale in the Musem shop.

Steam tram at Valley Heights

The Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum is the Blue Mountains Division of the NSW Rail Transport Museum. The museum is located in the former Locomotive Depot at Valley Heights, in the Blue Mountains. Our museum preserves the depot buildings, the rail heritage of the Blue Mountains, and at the same time providing historical, educational and recreational facilities for the benefit of the Blue Mountains community and visitors to the region.

Tram trailer, Goods loco 5461 and Tram motor 103A at Valley Heights 26 Oct 2006  5711 in the ash sidging at Valley Heights 2008-09-20  CW17192 in the ash siding at Valley Heights 2008-09-20  The weekend provided us with chances to record rare photographic opportunities. Here 3526 and 3801 simmer peacefully in the late hours of Friday 25th May 2007 in readiness for Saturday’s duties  Monday 28th May 2007 saw the weekend come to a close 3801 and 3526 together with 4201 and 4306 (in the coal stage siding) bathe in the early morning sun awaiting clearance to join their train in the Down Refuge before their ultimate departure for Thirlmere