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Junee Roundhouse Railway Museum

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In December 1994, Junee Council leased the roundhouse with part of it sublet to Austrac Ready Power who restored several ex State Rail Authority engines at the site as well as rebuilding engines for
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Following Austrac Ready Power ceasing operations in September 2000, the depot lease was taken over by
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Since April 2010, Junee Railway Workshop has been overhauling a fleet of eighteen
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opened to Junee in 1878. On 29 September 1947, a 42 road, fully covered
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was completed. This was the last steam locomotive depot built by the
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The museum's displays include a working steam-driven
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GrainCorp
48203
Main Southern line
Junee
Australia
New South Wales Government Railways
Sydney
roundhouse
New South Wales Government Railways
Melbourne
State Rail Authority
BHP
Port Kembla
Junee Railway Workshop
48 class
GrainCorp
turntable
accident crane 1080
tank wagon
mail car
miniature trains
trikes
2413
3609
U-set
power cars
4872
Sydney Electric Train Society
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