All aboard for a vintage express to a tramway museum

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vintage electric train, Set S28. // Credit: Transport Heritage NSW
vintage electric train, Set S28. // Credit: Transport Heritage NSW

Transport Heritage NSW, based in Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), Australia, is running The Vintage Tramway Festival Express on Sunday, 22nd February.

Guests will travel on a silver vintage electric train, Set S28, on an express journey from Sydney’s North Sydney or Central stations along the T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line to Loftus, the home of the Sydney Tramway Museum.

Vintage Tramway Festival Express poster // Credit: Transport Heritage NSW
Vintage Tramway Festival Express poster // Credit: Transport Heritage NSW

The main attraction at the museum is the 2026 Vintage Tramway Festival, with admission included in the price of a ticket on the Vintage Tramway Festival Express.

The museum houses a remarkable collection of historic trams from around the world, which visitors can experience riding on some of them.

Two Vintage Tramway Festival Expresses will run on the day, one departing from North Sydney at 9.23 am and Sydney Central at 9.34 am, arriving at Loftus at 10.15 am for just under two hours viewing the exhibits in the museum. The second train departs from North Sydney at 1.22 pm and Sydney Central at 1.35, arriving in Loftus at 2.15 pm for just under two hours of free time in the museum.

Tickets for the combined Vintage Tramway Festival Express and entrance to the Sydney Tramway Museum cost A$55 for adults, A$50 for seniors and concessions, and A$20 for children aged 2 to 17. Further information and ticket booking details are online at thnsw.com.au/events.

Sydney Tramway Museum . // Credit: Transport Heritage NSW
Sydney Tramway Museum. // Credit: Transport Heritage NSW

Transport Heritage NSW was established by the Government of New South Wales to manage the state’s collection of railway heritage items and to support the broader transport heritage sector, including buses, trams, and railways, in New South Wales. It operates the NSW Rail Museum at Thirlmere and the Valley Heights Rail Museum.

In February last year, Network Rail gained a foothold in New South Wales when it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Transport for NSW to develop technology in Australia.

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