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On the 26th September 1855, the first Railway in N.S.W was opened between Sydney Central, and Parramatta, to help celebrate this event, 5917 from the Lachlan Valley Railway was used, 5917 was built in the United States by Baldwin Locomotive Works, for the N.S.W Government, it was generally known as a Goods Locomotive back in it's hey day
On the other end of the train, was Locomotive 3642 from the Rail Transport Museum - www.flickr.com/photos/32678796@N05/21925322615/in/datetak... 3642 entered service in 1926, and is an Express Passenger Locomotive, she was built in 1926 by Clyde Engineering, it is now housed down at Thirlmere, along with many other heritage Locomotives and rolling stock, I was on my way up to Armidale by Explorer that day, these 2 Locomotives just happened to be there on the same day that we were leaving for Armidale.
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On the 26th September 1855, the first Railway in N.S.W was opened between Sydney Central, and Parramatta, to help celebrate this event, 5917 from the Lachlan Valley Railway was used, 5917 was built in the United States by Baldwin Locomotive Works, for the N.S.W Government, it was generally known as a Goods Locomotive back in it's hey day
On the other end of the train, was Locomotive 3642 from the Rail Transport Museum - www.flickr.com/photos/32678796@N05/21925322615/in/datetak... 3642 entered service in 1926, and is an Express Passenger Locomotive, she was built in 1926 by Clyde Engineering, it is now housed down at Thirlmere, along with many other heritage Locomotives and rolling stock, I was on my way up to Armidale by Explorer that day, these 2 Locomotives just happened to be there on the same day that we were leaving for Armidale.