Merriwa Railway Society Inc in Merriwa, New South Wales | Non-profit organisation

Merriwa Railway Society Inc

Locality: Merriwa, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6548 5000

Address: Brisbane St 2329 Merriwa, NSW, Australia

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24.01.2022 Merriwa Turntable - 4869 - NMP

21.01.2022 Merriwa update , Saturday the 27th of June was a working bee on site at the station with four members in attendance , Its been a while between any action due to rosters and then the covid19 issues , Bryan got into it with some painting on the station while Laurie was on one of the mowers sorting out some vegetation control With Trent & Jake supervising them . More information soon regarding the arrival of some rolling stock on site for static display at this stage .

18.01.2022 Please Note: Our current website is being decommissioned as we are currently in the process of changing our Web hosting provider. We will be building a new website in due course with a new web domain name. Therefore, until further notice, any news will be posted on this page

17.01.2022 05.09.2020 Today the society took delivery of another piece of railway history with the donation of Tic 60/62 From The Rattlin Bones and Engine groans machinery society , Many thanks to the organisation and a member of both societies James Talevski , Who also delivered the Tic to Merriwa , The Tic has now joined the Sic in the crane compound and will be given some anti corrosion protection ASAP until works can be started to restore it for a static display at this stage only.

15.01.2022 When the Locals & The local govt & Local Member gets behind projects , Anything can happen--- Congratulations Guys at Oberon..--

13.01.2022 View of Sandy hollow November 1981 . Remnants of the railway station and the temporary locomotive shed for the loco`s used on the Sandy hollow to ulan railway line . Pic Even Rees .

11.01.2022 View of Sandy hollow November 1981 . Reminants of the railway station and the temporary locomotive shed for the loco`s used on the Sandy hollow to ulan railway line .Pic #2 .. Pic Even Rees .

11.01.2022 Sandy Hollow to Ulan Railway. Loading ballast wagons at the Merriwa stockpile on site at the quarry on Shannon's property on the Merriwa line.. 250000 tonnes of ballast was produced from this site. The first photo is the empty train arriving at the Merriwa site. Pics & story. James Constable

07.01.2022 Could this be your transport heritage group? Here's a look back at last year's Transport Heritage Grants ceremony where over $150,000 in grants were announced f...or transport heritage groups across NSW. Applications are currently open for the 2020 Transport Heritage Grants. For more information, including guidelines and an application form, visit the Royal Australian Historical Society website: https://bit.ly/2YG2oAu

06.01.2022 Myambat defence facility on the Merriwa line . 1970 & 2020 - Same spot .. Pretty much 50 years on .

06.01.2022 Crossing Rosemount road into the Myambat defense facility - Points now removed but the tracks are still visible

05.01.2022 Saturday the 5th of September the society is receiving another trackwork vehicle thats being donated. The T.I.C (Towing Inspection Car) will require restoration and will compliment the societies S.I.C and Villiers trike and a members operational T.I.C . Its loaded on a truck ready for delivery More information and pictures next week .

04.01.2022 Sandy Hollow to Ulan Railway. Works at number 3 tunnel. Tunnelling commenced using the same methods that the old miners used back in the 30's and 40's. Progress was too slow so a new company was brought in to speed things up using the New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM) The old method resulted in nice smooth walls but the Austrian method left a very rough and uneven surface. The Alpine Miner gouged out a tunnel quickly and rock borers bolted mesh on to the rocky surface and then concrete was sprayed over the mesh giving a very rough and unattractive finish. Driving the Villiers trike through the tunnel really highlighted the difference in the finish. Pics and story James Constable