Engines and carriages on display outside the Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum.

The Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum in Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia has the largest privately owned collection of preserved railway vehicles and equipment from the railways of New South Wales. Dorrigo is a small town located on the Waterfall Way in northern New South Wales, Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. The Australian State of New South Wales has an extensive network of railways which were integral to the growth and development of the state Covering both Government and private railways its exhibits range from 1855 to the present day. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The museum was opened very briefly in 1986, but has been described as "not yet open to the public" ever since.

The museum's origins stem from the creation of Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum Ltd. A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the in 1973 which formed following the closure of the Glenreagh - Dorrigo Branch Line the previous year to preserve and restore the 69 kilometers as a tourist railway. A heritage railway ( United Kingdom) preserved railway ( United Kingdom) or tourist railroad ( United States and Canada) is a ^[1]

See also

• Glenreagh Mountain Railway

References

External links

• Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum