The Lachlan Valley Railway Society Cooperative Limited is a non-profit rail preservation society based in the NSW Central Western town of Cowra, New South Wales, Australia.[1] The museum's ex-NSWGR fleet ranges from their operational steam and diesel locomotives, to the fleet of heritage passenger railway carriages and the "Tin Hare" CPH railmotors in its collection. The society is based in the former NSWGR locomotive depot in Cowra, and operates both short and long distance trips from this depot to destinations within NSW.
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LVR's authentic (circa 1923) locomotive depot and steam roundhouse play home for the museum, hosting the four steam locos and as a workshop for maintenance on the operating fleet and restoration work. The museums is currently working on the restoration job for and DEB railcar and ex-NSWGR carriage, IFV 931 being turned into a bar for mainline use.
On 15 April 2006, an LVR volunteer worker was injured at Ariah Park, west of Temora NSW, and subsequently died from his injuries. He was injured while coupling a train to its locomotive.[2]
LVR own's three steam locomotives, nine diesel locomotives, 3 CPH railcars, and numerous other railmotors.[3]
{S 661} (C30 tender)
Beyer Peacock 4-6-0
Static, under repair
In service from 22-Feb-1904
Withdrawn in Nov-1971
Tracked 2319228 km while in service
{P 508}
Beyer Peacock 4-6-0
Main line accreditation
In service from 26-Feb-1893
Withdrawn in Nov-1971
Tracked 3581052 km while in service
{TF 985}
Clyde Engineering Co. 2-8-0
Static, under repair
In service from 07-Aug-1914
Withdrawn in Jul-1972
Tracked 2174613 km while in service
Baldwin 2-8-2
Main line accreditation but not in operation
In service from 12-Mar-1953
Withdrawn in Aug-1972
Tracked 806735 km while in service
5917 is not owned by the LVR itself but by a group attached to the LVR. 5917 is not in operational order due to some boiler problems.
To see what other locos that LVR have in their fleet, please click here.
During 2008 and 2009 LVR has assisted 3801 Limited with tours using their steam locos 3237 and 5917. Some of these tours were:
On lease from the Lachlan Valley Railway Museum, 5917 was seen travelling across the Illawarra and the Southern Highlands of NSW from Sydney to Moss Vale from late November - mid December 2008.
3237 and once again 5917 were leased from the Lachlan Valley Railway Museum and 3830 from the Powerhouse Museum were seen as a triple header for the annual Hunter Valley Steamfest. 3237 and 5917 did a double header to Braxton and back.
A private train charter with the Lachlan Valley Railway's 3237 from Sydney to Rosehill Racecourse for a Christmas Party on 2 December. This was the first time that 3237 had steamed since August.
3237 from the Lachlan Valley Railway hauled two steam hauled trains from Sydney to Moss Vale on 18 April and 26 April 2010, during the ANZAC Public Holiday.
3237 hauled shuttle trips from Sydney to Bankstown on 2 May 2010.
3237 has been movef up to the North Coast with the rests of the LVR mainline rolling stock to do some tours. Some of the tours include trips to Grafton, Casino, Coffs Harbour, Wauchope and Taree between the 22 May and 7 July.[4]
