Lithgow State Mine Railway - Workshop & Museum

19/07/2018

02/06/2018

As usual the LRW is undertaking a variety of work on locomotives, passenger cars and wagons. Today we take a photographic study of whats in the workshop and whats happening outside.

31/12/2017

04/12/2017

Work is well under way on two of the Aurora cars currently in the workshop at the moment. As can be seen from the photographs windows are out seals being replaced glass cleaned or replaced bogies out being disassembled.

Also much progress has also been made on RL 301 which has seen here bogies reattached after a wheel set replacement.

01/12/2017

Southern Shorthaul Railroad have been able to hire 16 new full time staff, thanks to the Regional Rail Investment Program.

Jacinta Allan is taking a tour of the company today.

Full details on WIN News at 6pm.
Ch8 & Ch80| WIN News|

27/11/2017

The first shipment of Southern Aurora cars arrived at the Workshop on Thursday 23/11 and work commenced the following day. The cars will recieve a ground up restoration including holding tanks for the toilets and an internal makeover. Work on all cars is expected to be completed by the 1st quarter of 2018.

This is quite a large contract for LRW and shows the Workshop and staff are cabable of all facets of rollingstock restoration and maintenance. This is great news for LRW as it is providing further employment opportunities in the rail service industry and is contributing to Lithgow's ecconomy.

26/11/2017

16/11/2017

The workshop has a few visitors this week for various problems to be attended to. there has also been a major reshuffle of equipment in the yard and shed in preparation for a major contract which will keep the workshop humming until mid next year.

11/08/2017

Obviously looks can be deceptive but there were a few locos at LRW last Friday and a lot of activity at Eskbank Yard.