Richmond Vale Railway Museum, Railway museum in Kurri Kurri area, Australia.
Richmond Vale Railway Museum occupies the heritage-listed Richmond Main Colliery site south of Kurri Kurri, where the Richmond Vale office, a museum display and mining equipment stand alongside locomotives and rolling stock. Its collection includes ex-industrial diesels such as BHP 53, built by A. Goninan & Co in 1963, and X217, built at Chullora Railway Workshops in 1968. A 1923 Cadillac converted in 1937–38 to run on rails is being restored.
The museum was established in 1979 to preserve the Richmond Vale railway line and the mining heritage of the former Richmond Main Colliery. It documents the rail and mining activity that shaped the Kurri Kurri area from the 19th century onward.
The museum keeps the rail link of the J & A Brown and Abermain Seaham collieries, whose trains carried coal and company officials across the Richmond Vale system. A 1923 Cadillac converted in 1937–38 to run on rails carried officials until 1949, later serving the Sydney Tramway Museum in the Royal National Park from 1964 to 1972 and now under restoration here.
The museum opens on the first three Sundays of each month and every Sunday during school holidays. Shuttle trains run over track restored after the 2017 fire, and the former passenger line towards Pelaw Main remains partly out of use. The grounds are gravel and dirt, so wear sturdy shoes and bring sun protection.
The museum suffered severe damage from a fire in 2017, but volunteers worked to restore key railway sections and resume train operations. This recovery effort demonstrated the deep connection the local community held with the site's history.
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