The Illawarra Light Railway Museum operates a mainline 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge light railway, a miniature 7+1⁄4 in (184 mm) gauge railway, and a museum located in Albion Park Rail, New South Wales, Australia.
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  Location within New South Wales  Illawarra Light Railway Museum (Australia) | |
| Established | 1972 |
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| Location | 48A Tongarra Road Albion Park Rail, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 34°34′07″S 150°47′31″E / 34.568528°S 150.792049°E |
| Type | Light Railway museum |
| Nearest car park | On site |
| Website | www.ilrms.com.au |
History
editThe Illawarra Light Railway Museum Society was founded in February of 1972.. the Museum site was leased from Shellharbour City Council and the Leased sinned in 1974.. with railway operations commencing in 1974 dedicated to preserving Light Railway history and Illawarra industrial history.[1] It was officially opened on 10 November 1984.[2] In 2007 the society obtained federal funding for the construction of the Ken McCarthy Museum Building, which was officially opened in December 2007.[3]
Operations
editThe Museum is opened on the Second Sunday and Forth Saturday of each month from 10am to 2pm
- Work Days being Tuesdays, Thursdays.
- Running Days every second Sunday and Forth Saturday of each month.
The museum site consist of the following features:
- Souvenir Shop & Kiosk
- Workshop and Locomotive & Carriage Storage Shed
- Ken McCarthy Museum Building
- Arthur Moore Stationary Engine Display
Exhibits
edit| Steam Locomotives | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Description | Manufacturer | Year | Operator | ex-Railway | Status | Ref | |
| Cairns | 0-6-0 | Hudswell Clarke | 1939 | Colonial Sugar Refinery | Edmonton, retired from CSR Victoria Mill 1976 | On display | [7] | |
| Tully 6 | 0-6-2ST | Perry Engineering | 1949 | Tully Sugar Mill | Tully | Overhaul | [8] | |
| Burra | 0-4-0ST | Hawthorn Leslie & Company | 1923 | Australian Iron & Steel | Corrimal | Operational | [9] | |
| Kiama | 0-4-0ST | Davenport Locomotive Works | 1913 | NSW Public Works Department | Kiama Quarries | Operational | [10] | |
| Shay | Shay locomotive | Lima Locomotive Works | c1900 | Munro Tramway | Hampton | Stored | [11] | |
Apart from the wooden trams, a horse-drawn wagon of the Dry Creek explosives depot near Adelaide is particularly noteworthy.
References
edit- ^ Illawarra Light Rail Museum Society Trolley Wire issue 151 April 1974 page 21
- ^ Official Opening Trolley Wire issue 216 February 1985 page 28
- ^ The Ken McCarthy Museum Building Illawarra Light Railway Museum
- ^ Illawarra Light Railway Museum Railway Digest June 1976 page 92
- ^ Yallah Station Trolley Wire issue 164 June 1976 page 34
- ^ Otford Signal Box Illawarra Light Railway Museum
- ^ Cairns Illawarra Light Railway Museum
- ^ Tully 6 Illawarra Light Railway Museum
- ^ Burra Illawarra Light Railway Museum
- ^ Kiama Illawarra Light Railway Museum
- ^ Shay Illawarra Light Railway Museum