Lachlan Valley Railway
During the 1980s West Ryde was the site of the Sydney Depot for the Lachlan Valley Railway, a rail preservation society. The station used to have a small goods yard servicing a freight shed (now 'Active Hire') and a siding running up to the West Ryde Pumping station. The LVR's locomotives and rolling stock used to be kept in the pumping station siding.
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