Trains & railways
On This Day
13 July 1945 Ben Chifley became Prime Minister
Ben Chifley became Prime Minister of Australia on 13 July 1945. He was born and raised in Bathurst and worked on the railways for many years.
On This Day
20 Dec 1926 - Sydney underground railway opened
On 20 December 1926 the first section of underground railway in Sydney began operating
On This Day
26 Sep 1855 - first railway line opened
On 26 September 1855 the first railway line in NSW was opened. The 22km 'Great Trunk Line' operated from Sydney (Redfern) to Parramatta
3 Jul 1850 - work on first railway line
On 3 July 1850 work began on the first NSW railway lines from Sydney to Parramatta
Archives behind the scenes - State Rail personal history cards
Come and see what an archival storage cell looks like and have a look at the popular railway personal history cards
Central Railway Station: Through the Lens
Highlighting the transformation of Central Railway Station from its opening in 1855 to 1921 when the clocktower was completed
Eveleigh Workshops during the 1917 railway strike
On 2 August 1917 the General Strike began. It started in the Randwick Rail Workshops & Eveleigh Carriage Workshops & quickly spread to other industries until about 100,000 workers were on strike
John Bradfield
John Bradfield is known as the father of modern Sydney, largely because of the role he played in overseeing the design and construction of an Australian icon, the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Railway employees guide
Employment with the Railways covered a large range of positions including driver, cleaner, engineer, draftsman, inspector, timekeeper, porter and ganger