Richmond Vale Railway Museum in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales | History Museum

Click/Tap
to load big map

Richmond Vale Railway Museum

Locality: Kurri Kurri, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4937 5344

Address: Leggetts Dr 2327 Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.richmondvalerailwaymuseum.org

Likes: 4342

Reviews

Tags

Click/Tap
to load big map

25.01.2022 January 2020 open days at Richmond Vale Railway Museum On behalf of the board of directors and the members of the Richmond Vale Railway Museum we would like to wish everyone a happy new year for 2020, and for 2020 to be filled with success, happiness and some rainfall. The Richmond Vale railway is open for 4 days this January:... Sunday 5th Sunday 12th Sunday 19th Sunday 26th The museum gates will open at 9.30am Shuttle services will operate on the Mulbring Road branch throughout the day. Going all they way to Leggetts Drive. About a 15 minute trip. Miniature train rides will also be available , the mining museum will be open, and souvenirs and canteen services will be available. Entry to the museum is $16 adults, $11 concession, $7.50 children 5-15, with under five free. X217 one of our diesel locomotives is rostered for trains in January with our timber BOB type passenger car (subject to change without notice) No bookings required After entry all full sized train rides are FREE Our phone number is (02) 4018 7230 for further information and group bookings Train services will be on the 1.3km Mulbring Road branch (towards Leggetts Drive, NOT Pelaw Main) Photo - Jamie Apthorpe

24.01.2022 August 2020 open days at Richmond Vale Railway Museum The Richmond Vale railway is open for 3 days this August: Sunday 2nd... Sunday 9th Sunday 16th The museum gates will open at 9.30am Shuttle services will operate on the Mulbring Road branch throughout the day. Going all they way to Leggetts Drive. About a 15 minute trip. Miniature train rides are temporarily unavailable , the mining museum will be open, and souvenirs and canteen services will be available. Entry to the museum is $16 adults, $11 concession, $7.50 children 5-15, with under five free. Marjorie our steam locomotive is rostered for trains in August with our timber BOB type passenger car (subject to change without notice) No bookings required After entry all full sized train rides are FREE Our phone number is (02) 4018 7230 for further information and group bookings Train services will be on the 1.3km Mulbring Road branch (towards Leggetts Drive, NOT Pelaw Main) Photos - Jamie Apthorpe RVRM is COVID 19 SAFE

23.01.2022 HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY FROM ALL AT RICHI Even though we can't provide a day out for the family, we wish all the wives and mothers from our supporting families a Happy Mothers' Day! We hope that you have been coping well in lockdown, and that you can look forward with us to the easing of restrictions which have been announced.... Subject to orders from the NSW Government, we hope that the museum will be able to reopen soon so that you can join us and enjoy the beautiful surroundings of the Richmond Vale Railway Museum. Have a great day, Mum Photo, Paul Bird

23.01.2022 DID YOU MISS US ON THE LONG WEEKEND? Unfortunately, the NSW Government’s announcement for the reopening of museums and galleries left us with insufficient time to prepare the museum site for the Queen’s Birthday weekend. Apart from all the cleaning and sanitisation procedures and routines which need to be established before we can open to the public, there are other tasks such as preparing locomotives and rollingstock which had been mothballed in anticipation of a longer shut...down and mowing the several hectares of grass which hasn’t stopped growing while we’ve been away. We also need to make sure that our volunteer workforce can return safely to the museum site, so we’ll be checking that they are ready to come back, and providing briefing sessions so that they can assist visitors to use the museum site safely under the new provisions. This will take us a short time to put into place, so keep an eye on this website and our Facebook page for more details of our official reopening. See you soon at Richi!

22.01.2022 MUSEUM TEMPORARILY ClOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Unfortunately we have had to close due to the COVID 19 outbreak by orders of the Federal Government last Wednesday Night, our maintenance volunteers have placed our steam locomotives Marjorie and Kathleen into long term storage, one of the jobs was to grease the piston rods and side bars for protection from surface rust that occurs in our Damp/cold engine shed as pictured below.

20.01.2022 August 2020 open days at Richmond Vale Railway Museum The Richmond Vale railway is open for 3 days this August: Sunday 2nd... Sunday 9th Sunday 16th The museum gates will open at 9.30am Shuttle services will operate on the Mulbring Road branch throughout the day. Going all they way to Leggetts Drive. About a 15 minute trip. Miniature train rides are temporarily unavailable , the mining museum will be open, and souvenirs and canteen services will be available. Entry to the museum is $16 adults, $11 concession, $7.50 children 5-15, with under five free. Marjorie our steam locomotive is rostered for trains in August with our timber BOB type passenger car (subject to change without notice) No bookings required After entry all full sized train rides are FREE Our phone number is (02) 4018 7230 for further information and group bookings Train services will be on the 1.3km Mulbring Road branch (towards Leggetts Drive, NOT Pelaw Main) Photos - Jamie Apthorpe RVRM is COVID 19 SAFE

19.01.2022 October 2020 open days at Richmond Vale Railway Museum The Richmond Vale Railway Museum is open for 2 more days this October: * Sunday 11th... * Sunday 18th The museum gates will open at 9.30am Shuttle services will operate on the Mulbring Road branch throughout the day. Going all they way to Leggetts Drive. About a 15 minute trip. Miniature train rides available, the mining museum will be open, and souvenirs and canteen services will be available. Entry to the museum is $16 adults, $11 concession, $7.50 children 5-15, with under five free. Marjorie our steam locomotive is rostered for trains in October with our timber BOB type passenger car (subject to change without notice) *** No bookings or pre buying tickets required *** After entry all full sized train rides are FREE (patrons are allowed to ride more than just once) Train services will be on the 1.3km Mulbring Road branch (towards Leggetts Drive, NOT Pelaw Main Due to bush fire damage) Photo - Kevin Parsons RVRM is COVID 19 SAFE

19.01.2022 January 2020 open days at Richmond Vale Railway Museum On behalf of the board of directors and the members of the Richmond Vale Railway Museum we would like to wish everyone a happy new year for 2020, and for 2020 to be filled with success, happiness and some rainfall. The Richmond Vale railway is open for 4 days this January:... Sunday 5th Sunday 12th Sunday 19th Sunday 26th The museum gates will open at 9.30am Shuttle services will operate on the Mulbring Road branch throughout the day. Going all they way to Leggetts Drive. About a 15 minute trip. Miniature train rides will also be available , the mining museum will be open, and souvenirs and canteen services will be available. Entry to the museum is $16 adults, $11 concession, $7.50 children 5-15, with under five free. X217 one of our diesel locomotives is rostered for trains in January with our timber BOB type passenger car (subject to change without notice) No bookings required After entry all full sized train rides are FREE Our phone number is (02) 4018 7230 for further information and group bookings Train services will be on the 1.3km Mulbring Road branch (towards Leggetts Drive, NOT Pelaw Main) Photo - Jamie Apthorpe

17.01.2022 September 2020 open days at Richmond Vale Railway Museum The Richmond Vale Railway Museum is open for 5 days this September: * Sunday 6th (with Diesel locomotive X217)... * Sunday 13th * Sunday 20th * Saturday 26th * Sunday 27th The museum gates will open at 9.30am Shuttle services will operate on the Mulbring Road branch throughout the day. Going all they way to Leggetts Drive. About a 15 minute trip. Miniature train rides available, the mining museum will be open, and souvenirs and canteen services will be available. Entry to the museum is $16 adults, $11 concession, $7.50 children 5-15, with under five free. Marjorie our steam locomotive is rostered for trains in September (except for Sunday 6th) with our timber BOB type passenger car (subject to change without notice) No bookings required After entry all full sized train rides are FREE Train services will be on the 1.3km Mulbring Road branch (towards Leggetts Drive, NOT Pelaw Main) Photo - Jamie Apthorpe RVRM is COVID 19 SAFE

13.01.2022 RICHMOND VALE RAILWAY MUSEUM TO REOPEN Richmond Vale Railway Museum is to reopen its gates to the public on Sunday July 5, following a three- month COVID-19 induced shutdown. Our volunteers have been working tirelessly since the NSW Government announced that museums could reopen from June 1,’ said museum chairman Peter Meddows. ... With three months’ worth of long grass to cut and the intensive cleaning and preparations required, it has taken us a little longer to reopen safely. By next Sunday, we will be able to welcome families back on to the site under safe conditions, offering our displays and train rides for their enjoyment. At this time and until we are secure in operations our full-sized trains will be diesel-hauled. Steam locomotive Marjorie was placed in dry storage at shutdown and it is impractical to bring her back into service while our situation is uncertain. While there is ample space in the grounds for visitors to safely move around, clear capacity signage will be posted for interior spaces in order to maintain social distancing. The museum has also installed multiple hand sanitiser stations across the site to ensure proper hygiene. Train carriages will also have specific occupancy limits and will be disinfected between journeys. The museum display rooms, canteen and souvenir shop will be open under strict social distancing guidelines. Our volunteer staff will soon be identified with blue vests, so that visitors can seek assistance more readily, said Mr Meddows. We are always open to the involvement of new volunteers to join our workforce and maintain the museum’s operations and displays for the enjoyment of the community. The museum is located at 262 Leggetts Drive Richmond Vale about 4 km south of Kurri Kurri. It is open on the first three Sundays of each month and school holiday Sundays from 9.30am. Entry fees are adults $16.50, concession $11.00, children aged 5-15 $7.50 and under 5 free.

13.01.2022 March 2020 open days at Richmond Vale Railway Museum The Richmond Vale railway is open for 5 days this March: Sunday 1st... Sunday 8th Sunday 15th Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th (night run for the rock and roll express more information to come). The museum gates will open at 9.30am Shuttle services will operate on the Mulbring Road branch throughout the day. Going all they way to Leggetts Drive. About a 15 minute trip. Miniature train rides will also be available , the mining museum will be open, and souvenirs and canteen services will be available. Entry to the museum is $16 adults, $11 concession, $7.50 children 5-15, with under five free. X217 one of our diesel locomotives is rostered for trains in March with our timber BOB type passenger car (subject to change without notice) No bookings required After entry all full sized train rides are FREE Our phone number is (02) 4018 7230 for further information and group bookings Train services will be on the 1.3km Mulbring Road branch (towards Leggetts Drive, NOT Pelaw Main) Photo - Jamie Apthorpe

11.01.2022 HELP WANTED! Over the past few days the site has been broken into twice. The first was on Christmas morning at approx 6:30 am. In the breakin's numerous items were stolen including an extendable aluminium ladder and brush cutters. A John Deere ride on mower plus two push mowers were also stolen Police have been in attendance, so If anyone has details about these events or can identify anyone from the photos either pm me or report to the police via their crime hotline. Please share this around

11.01.2022 March 2020 open days at Richmond Vale Railway Museum The Richmond Vale railway is open for 5 days this March: Sunday 1st... Sunday 8th Sunday 15th Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th (night run for the rock and roll express more information to come). The museum gates will open at 9.30am Shuttle services will operate on the Mulbring Road branch throughout the day. Going all they way to Leggetts Drive. About a 15 minute trip. Miniature train rides will also be available , the mining museum will be open, and souvenirs and canteen services will be available. Entry to the museum is $16 adults, $11 concession, $7.50 children 5-15, with under five free. X217 one of our diesel locomotives is rostered for trains in March with our timber BOB type passenger car (subject to change without notice) No bookings required After entry all full sized train rides are FREE Our phone number is (02) 4018 7230 for further information and group bookings Train services will be on the 1.3km Mulbring Road branch (towards Leggetts Drive, NOT Pelaw Main) Photo - Jamie Apthorpe

07.01.2022 September 2020 open days at Richmond Vale Railway Museum The Richmond Vale Railway Museum is open for 5 days this September: * Sunday 6th (with Diesel locomotive X217)... * Sunday 13th * Sunday 20th * Saturday 26th * Sunday 27th The museum gates will open at 9.30am Shuttle services will operate on the Mulbring Road branch throughout the day. Going all they way to Leggetts Drive. About a 15 minute trip. Miniature train rides available, the mining museum will be open, and souvenirs and canteen services will be available. Entry to the museum is $16 adults, $11 concession, $7.50 children 5-15, with under five free. Marjorie our steam locomotive is rostered for trains in September (except for Sunday 6th) with our timber BOB type passenger car (subject to change without notice) No bookings required After entry all full sized train rides are FREE Train services will be on the 1.3km Mulbring Road branch (towards Leggetts Drive, NOT Pelaw Main) Photo - Jamie Apthorpe RVRM is COVID 19 SAFE

06.01.2022 WELCOME BACK TO OUR SUPPORTERS The opening day for Richi after over three months in lockdown dawned bright and clear. Our first visitors were waiting as the gates opened and were joined by many other families and enthusiasts over the course of the day.... Throughout the day, everyone observed the principles of social distancing while enjoying the sun and fresh air and sharing in the fun of our train rides. Unfortunately, the mini-train's motor decided to give up the ghost after 25 years of faithful service which took away one of our regular activities, but Emily will be back and running really soon. So we thank our supporters for turning out in such strong numbers. We look forward to welcoming you again as we return to normal routine. We are open on the first three Sundays of each month and every school holiday Sunday. Gates open at 9.30am and last tarin no later than 3.00pm.

06.01.2022 JUST ASK OUR PEOPLE IN BLUE Do you remember the Man in Blue who used to roam Sydney Central Station providing information to travellers? From this weekend RVRM has initiated its own People in Blue to perform the same service for our visitors.... Museum volunteers will be identified by blue vests with museum branding, and will be happy to provide you with information about our exhibits and activities. Our image shows museum treasurer Frank Bennett modelling the new vest beside a non-air coal hopper which is almost completely restored following damage in the 2017 Richmond Vale bushfire. Don't forget, the museum gates open at 9.30am on the first three Sundays of every month and on every school holiday Sunday.

04.01.2022 We apologise for any inconvenience, Diesel locomotive X217 will be replacing Steam locomotive Marjorie this Sunday (9th) at this stage Marjorie will return for the 16th

02.01.2022 Our annual Family Fun Fest is next weekend!

Richmond Vale Railway Museum in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales | History Museum