Re: OT: Steam Engine Museum

["John Wayman" <trecker@optusnet.com.au>]

Wasn't there a Goulburn Steam Museum? There was a beam engine there, and a
two foot gauge railway, with an ex-Melbourne cable trailer as a carriage,

Cheers
John Wayman

"pm" <pmelling@orac.net.au> wrote in message
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> "David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> > pm (pmelling@orac.net.au) wrote:
> > > We came back from Forbes to Canberra via Young and Harden a few weeks
> back.
> > > We can recall seeing a Steam Engine Museum along the way but can't
> recall
> > > where!  I don't think it had any steam locos, but who knows.
> >
> > Probably the Lachlan Valley Railway at Cowra. They have a 42, 3 x 44, 6
x
> > 47 and ex-BHP D9. Some of the diesel locos are hauling revenue freight
> > both locally and ex-Sydney.
> >
> > There are some steam locos, including a working D53. Non-working steam
> > locos are two C30s, a C32 and a D59.
> >
> > >  It wasn't the
> > > Pioneer Village at Forbes, which I believe has closed.  What happened
to
> the
> > > Garret?
> >
> > It went to Dorrigo. 1919, which stood on a plinth out the front, also
> > went to Dorrigo but is now with GMR.
> >
> > Cheers
> > David
>
> Hi David,
>
> It wasn't the LVR.  We came through Cowra on the way there, and went the
> other way for the return trip.  Can't remember where we saw this sigh
> though.  Mind you, the Wombat pub looks inviting......
>
> Thanks
> Paul
>
>