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342:. The site houses the Society's rail motor fleet, a large three-road storage shed, maintenance facilities and the old station Master's cottage. The cottage houses a small museum with a collection of railway memorabilia. Member facilities are provided in two carriages (TAM 503 and BR 1395) located on an isolated track segment. A former
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training car FZ 663 is used for a meal room and training facility. During 2017, the Depot facilities were expanded and improved with the construction of a 30-metre by 4-metre extension to the shed to create a weather-proof workshop. This work was funded by a NSW Heritage Grant. During 2020, the Depot
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and after an overhaul used as a radio system test unit operating across NSW. Initially leased for six months, it would not be until July 2000 that it returned to the
Society after travelling some 200,000 km. It has continued to see regular main line use, often being hired by rail network owners
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shunting locomotive, 7344, under a custody agreement with
Transport Heritage NSW. Like 621/721, 7344 is part of the RailCorp heritage fleet. 7344 was delivered to Paterson on 28 December 2018. In Society service, 7344 has been returned to its original Indian Red colour scheme.
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Other units in the fleet, 620 Class 2-car diesel unit (621/721) and locomotive 7344, that are under operational management by the
Society for Transport Heritage NSW, are also listed on the NSW State Heritage Inventory.
157:(ACNC) as a charity. The Society's primary aim is to collect, preserve and operate a representative fleet of New South Wales Government Railways rail motors. The Society's sole focus was to be on self-propelled or
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The Rail Motor
Society is run entirely by volunteers and funds its day-to-day activities, restorations and construction programs from the proceeds of its heritage train operations and donations from the public.
221:. Each of these organisations purchased rail motors when they were offered for sale by the SRA and these were pooled to form the nucleus of the Society's fleet. A site for its base was identified in the old
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was returned to traffic painted in post-war cream and green livery. It was joined by CPH 7 in
January 1987 and together these have toured NSW and beyond extensively. In July 2011 they were joined by CPH 3.
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by the
Society under a custody arrangement. This set was originally built in 1961 to replace steam hauled suburban services in the Newcastle area and spent its entire working life based in Newcastle.
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for radio testing and for infrastructure and executive inspections. Since 2000, it has performed numerous rounds of these operational activities. Recent operations include testing interfaces for
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The heritage-listed vehicles consist of 42-Foot Rail Motors CPH No.1, No.3, No.7, No.14 and No.19, 42-Foot Rail Motor
Trailer CTC No.51, 400 Class HPC 402, 500 Class Rail Motor Trailer FT 501,
209:(SRA). The nucleus of the Society was established in 1984 with the support of four established heritage organisations – the NSW Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society, the
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42-Foot Rail Motor
Trailer CTC 51 is currently under restoration to operational service by the Society, while 600/700 Class vehicles 602 and 707 are in the early stages of restoration.
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Society purchased 620 Class rail car 629/729 from a private source. It is planned that 629/729 will be returned to operational condition for mainline service.
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Society's Depot and Museum is situated in the old Goods Yard adjacent to Paterson Railway Station. This one hectare site is located on the north-western side of the
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rolling stock, a principle that it still adheres to today. The Society is accredited as a rail transport operator in
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357:New South Wales State Heritage Register
383:Australian Railway Historical Society
211:New South Wales Rail Transport Museum
199:Australian Railway Historical Society
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443:Royal Australian Historical Society
280:Digital Train Radio System (DTRS),
138:New South Wales Government Railways
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968:"Rail Motor 402 Back to the SRA"
872:History of the Rail Motor Society
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112:On site and in adjoining streets
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422:Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway
409:Finley Pioneer Railway Station
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831:73 Class shunting locomotive
813:720 Class Rail Motor Trailer
791:720 Class Rail Motor Trailer
728:700 Class Rail Motor Trailer
662:500 Class Rail Motor Trailer
414:Goulburn Rail Heritage Centre
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981:"Not Stopping all stations"
175:Australian Capital Territory
1042:Rail Motor Society web site
955:"CPH 3 Returns to Service"
798:Rail Motor Trailer, NTC 721
618:42-Foot Rail Motor Trailer
389:Australian Railway Monument
233:on New Year's Eve of 1984.
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942:"Rail Motor Society News"
918:NTC721 – Diesel TrailerCar
735:Rail Motor Trailer, CT 707
669:Rail Motor Trailer, FT 501
625:Rail Motor Trailer, CTC 51
432:Lithgow State Mine Railway
418:Historic Electric Traction
906:NPF621 – Diesel Power Car
455:Wagga Wagga Rail Heritage
134:Paterson, New South Wales
53:Paterson, New South Wales
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404:East Coast Heritage Rail
336:North Coast Railway Line
290:Benalla to Oaklands line
227:Paterson railway station
83:32.601304°S 151.615275°E
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394:Canberra Railway Museum
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427:Lachlan Valley Railway
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51:5 Webbers Creek Road,
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929:"Rail Motor Society"
772:620 Class Rail Motor
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706:600 Class Rail Motor
684:600 Class Rail Motor
640:400 Class Rail Motor
364:600 Class Rail Motors
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399:Cooma Monaro Railway
286:North East main line
273:State Rail Authority
246:400 class rail motor
207:State Rail Authority
159:diesel multiple unit
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647:Rail Motor, HPC 402
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48:Location
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189:History
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117:Website
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489:Status
480:Number
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