The Illawarra Light Railway Museum operates a mainline
narrow gauge
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and .
Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...
light railway, a miniature gauge railway, and a museum located near
Albion Park Rail near
Wollongong
Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near wa ...
, south of Sydney
History
The Illawarra Light Railway Museum Society Ltd. was started in 1972 with railway operations commencing in 1974 dedicated to preserving Light Railway history & Illawarra industrial history. In 2007 the society obtained federal funding for the construction of the Ken McCarthy Museum Building, which was officially opened in December 2007.
Operations
The Museum is opened on
*Work Days being Tuesdays, Thursdays.
*Running Days every second Sunday and Forth Saturday of each month.
The museum site consist of the following features:
*Yallah Station Building
*Otford Signal Box
*Fettlers Shed
*Souvenir Shop & Kiosk
*Workshop and Locomotive & Carriage Storage Shed
*Ken McCarthy Museum Building
*Arthur Moore Stationary Engine Display
Exhibits
Apart from the wooden trams, the horse-drawn wagon of the
Dry Creek explosives depot
The Dry Creek explosives depot was a secure storage facility at Dry Creek, near Port Adelaide, from 1904 to 1995, serving the construction, mining and quarrying industries of South Australia and the mines of Broken Hill in New South Wales. o ...
near
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
is particularly noteworthy.
Gallery
Image:Wallaby 0-4-0ST Locomotive a.jpg, Wallaby 0-4-0ST Locomotive
Image:Kiama 0-4-0ST Locomotive a.jpg, Kiama 0-4-0ST Locomotive
Image:Cairns 0-6-0 Locomotive.jpg, Cairns 0-6-0 Locomotive
Image:Tully Sugar Mill No.6 e.jpg, Tully Sugar Mill No.6
Image:Burra 0-4-0ST Locomotive.jpg, Burra 0-4-0ST Locomotive
See also
*
List of heritage railways in Australia
References
External links
www.ilrms.com.au(Official Website)
2 ft gauge railways in Australia
Railway museums in New South Wales
Steam museums
Technology museums in Australia
Tourist railways in New South Wales
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