The Hunter Valley Railway Trust (HVRT) is a collection of items located in

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it is not open to the public,

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on the site of the Rothbury Riot. It includes various types of rolling stock, such as coal and freight wagons and passenger coaches, and a variety of ex-

New South Wales Government Railways The New South Wales Government Railways (NSWGR) was the agency of the Government of New South Wales that administered rail transport in New South Wales, Australia, between 1855 and 1932. Management The agency was managed by a range of differe ...

locomotives. It also included seven of the fourteen heritage-listed

South Maitland Railways 10 Class The South Maitland Railways 10 Class locomotives is a class of 14 2-8-2T steam locomotives built for the East Greta Coal Company (later South Maitland Railway) by Beyer, Peacock & Company in Manchester, England, between 1911 and 1925. Members o ...

locomotives, until they were sold.

South Maitland Railway 10 class locomotives

* SMR 17 – In covered storage, in black livery. * SMR 20 – In covered storage, in black livery. Locomotive was operational in the 1990s but boiler ticket has since expired * SMR 23 – The loco was dismantled while at Rothbury, in blue livery . The dismantled pieces have now been moved to Dorrigo. * SMR 26 – In covered storage, in black livery. * SMR 27 – In covered storage, in black livery. The side tanks and boiler were swapped to restore SMR 10. * SMR 28 – In covered storage, in black livery. * SMR 31 – In open storage, in green livery In April 2013 these seven locomotives were sold to the

Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum The Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum in Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia is a large, privately owned collection of railway vehicles and equipment from the railways of New South Wales, covering both Government and private railways. The collecti ...

Other locomotives

* R766 – an ex

Victorian Railways The Victorian Railways (VR), trading from 1974 as VicRail, was the state-owned operator of most rail transport in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1983. The first railways in Victoria were private companies, but when these companie ...

locomotive, that is being overhauled including conversion to standard gauge owned by a syndicate based in Victoria.

Gallery

File:SMR10 steamfest 2006.jpg, SMR 10 Class at

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during the

Hunter Valley Steamfest The Hunter Valley Steamfest is one of the major events in the New South Wales steam locomotive season and also one of the major events held in Maitland, in the Hunter Region. Held over two days in April, it is usually attended by steam locomoti ...

in 2006. Note: Number 10 never owned by HVRT and it is now owned by HVTC. File:R766 Geelong 1993.jpg, R 766 hauls a regular

V/Line V/Line is a statutory authority that operates regional passenger train and coach services in Victoria, Australia. It provides passenger train services on five commuter lines and eight long-distance routes from its major hub at Southern Cross ...

service from Geelong station in 1993

References

{{Hunter Region places and items of interest City of Cessnock Museums in New South Wales Rail transport in the Hunter Region Railway museums in New South Wales