Community Heritage Grant: National Railway Museum
Explore items from the National Railway Museum's collection and their significance to Australian railway history.
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Apply now for Community Heritage Grants
Applications are now open for the 2023 Community Heritage Grants (CHG) program. The CHG program offers cash grants of up to $20,000 to community organisations. The grants support organisations to preserve and manage collections that have Australian cultural and historical significance.
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What Is the Indian Pacific, Australia's Greatest Train?
Australia is the world's sixth-largest country and has a vibrant railway sector. Learn about Australia's passenger train, the Indian Pacific.
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Dining al fresco on the Nullarbor: The Indian Pacific is back
After an enforced hiatus due to border closures, the fabled Indian Pacific train is back, and once again linking Adelaide to Perth by rail.
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A remembered phrase by a military man
WWII steam Alice Springs General Douglas MacArthur arrival in Australia began with his railway journey - the brief back-story is explaining the three different rail gauges (widths between the tracks) used in Australia. In the 1940s, different states used one or more of three different gauges for a variety of political, economic and historical reasons. South Australia used all three. They were narrow gauge (3ft 6ins or 1067 mm), broad gauge (5'3" or 1600 mm) and standard gauge (4' 8.5" or 1435 mm). Since the 1990s, most of the long distance trains have been converted to standard gauge, so pa...
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