Richmond Vale Railway Museum
After the closure of Richmond Main Power Station in 1976, Cessnock City Council acquired the abandoned Richmond Main Colliery together with 40 acres surrounding the buildings from Coal & Allied. In 1979 the newly formed Richmond Vale Preservation Co-operative Society assumed the responsibility for the railway, leaving the development of Richmond Main Park and Mining Museum to be done independently.
The aims of the Society are:
- To preserve and record the history of rail haulage of coal in the Hunter Region, and all related aspects.
- To preserve and record the industrial rail history of the Hunter Region.
- To develop a steam hauled tourist railway from Richmond Main to Weston.
The society soon started collecting rolling stock and locomotives, and also commenced relaying rails at the Richmond Main site. The rails reached Leggetts Drive in June 1987, and reached Pelaw Main Colliery in October 1991.
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