The New South Wales Rail Transport Museum (NSWRTM), located in Thirlmere, New South Wales, is a museum dedicated to displaying locomotives and passenger and freight rolling stock formerly operated in New South Wales by the New South Wales Government Railways (NSWGR) and various private operators. The collection features steam, diesel and electric locomotives and other rolling stock. A large proportion of the collection is owned by RailCorp NSW. The Blue Mountains division of the museum is located at the Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum in Valley Heights, New South Wales.
The museum operates steam heritage trains on the Picton Loop railway line between Thirlmere, Picton and Buxton. It also hosts the Thirlmere Festival of Steam in March each year. In addition to this, the museum operates mainline tours under the name Heritage Express. These can consist of day or extended tours, usually over a weekend. NSWRTM/Heritage Express has an office on the main concourse at Central Station in Sydney.
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