TRANSPORT HERITAGE GRANT TO DELIVER BEN CHIFLEY AUDIO TOUR Transport Heritage Grants equip organisations to carry out significant projects that preserve items and engage the public on NSW’s rich transport history. Bathurst Rail Museum is one of twelve grants recipients for 2021. Their grant will fund a three-part audio tour based on the life and railway service of the sixteenth prime minister of Australia, Ben Chifley. Hear from Ben O’Regan, Coordinator of the Bathurst Rail Museum and Chifley Ho

Video 2: National Road Transport Museum The National Road Transport Hall of Fame is a unique museum showcasing the rich and important history of the road and transport industry and the essential role it's played in servicing remote areas of Australia and the Outback. It also showcases the rich history of the Ghan Railway with a beautifully preserved carriage on site. It's an attraction that has something for every member of the family. Discover more at https://www.discovercentralaustralia.com/na

Transport history was made today with Australia's most famous steam train, Locomotive 3801, crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge for the first time. Locomotive 3801 travelled across the bridge ahead of the Transport Heritage Expo at Sydney's Central Station from October 1st-3rd 2022. At the expo, the public will have an opportunity to ride the steam train, as well as other vintage modes of transport. Locomotive 3801 was designed and built in NSW in 1943 and has been in preservation since its retir

Australia’s most famous steam train, Locomotive 3801, has just crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge for the very first time. #9News | WATCH LIVE 6pm | 9 News Sydney

In 1970, an icon of steam power achieved a feat never before accomplished in the nation’s transport history. Locomotive 3801, the pride of the New South Wales Government Railways, became the first engine to cross the Australian continent from coast to coast—travelling from Sydney to Perth as ''The Western Endeavour'' as the standard gauge line had finally reached across Australia. Built in 1943 by Clyde Engineering in Granville, NSW, 3801 was already legendary in its home state. Sleek and powerf