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Newport Railway Museum

Located off Champion Road in North Williamstown, the Newport Railway Museum hosts an open air collection of steam, diesel and electric trains from the railways of Victoria, alongside other railway exhibits. The ARHS operated railway museum was established in 1962, and was closed to public access 2010-2014 due to visitor safety concerns, but has since reopened and seen upgrades to place exhibits undercover.

'Port Melb. Station Pr.' destination on a Swing Door train destination roll

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:37 PM
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Railway memorabilia on display at the Newport Railway Museum

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:33 PM
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Victorian Railways crest on display at the Newport Railway Museum

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:26 PM
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Retired automatic ticket machine on display

$0.95 adult single fares to the likes of Alamein, Gardiner, Fawkner, Glenroy, Gowrie, Paisley and White City

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:26 PM
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'One class suburban ticket holders must not travel in first class carriages' sign hanging from the Bathgate indicator

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:25 PM
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'Note: passengers desiring to join train' instructions sign and red lamp for use at unstaffed stations

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:25 PM
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Double line block instrument on the shelf above the lever frame

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:20 PM
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Trio of large electric staff instruments on display

With a miniature electric staff and two electric tablet machines below

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:18 PM
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Comeng (Victoria) / AEG builders plate on display

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:17 PM
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Siemens and Henschel builders plates for a 1962 locomotive

Possibly from a scrapped SECV 62 Ton electric locomotive, numbered 121-123?

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:17 PM
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Plaque unveiled by the Victorian Railways commissioners in 1954 to mark the centenary of railways in Australia on 13 September 1954

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:17 PM
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Commonwealth Engineering builders plate from a Budd fluted carriage

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:17 PM
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Pull chart from the signal box at Springvale

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:17 PM
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Pull chart from the signal box at Essendon

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:17 PM
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Plaque marking the opening of the standard gauge freight terminal at South Dynon on 3 January 1962

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:17 PM
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Retired automatic ticket machine on display

$1.05 adult single fares to the likes of Altona, Deer Park, Glen Waverley, Moorabbin, Oakleigh and Greensborough

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:16 PM
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Illuminated track occupancy diagram from the signal box at Essendon, dated 1962

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:16 PM
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History of the Newport Railway Museum site

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:15 PM
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Tender end of A2 995

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:08 PM
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Dual knuckle and screw couplers fitted at the tender end of A2 995

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:08 PM
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Diesel locomotive Y137 at the Newport Railway Museum

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:08 PM
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'VR Technical College' gates outside the former training centre

Saturday 3 September 2022 1:05 PM
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