New Arrivals

We are extremely excited to announce that NSW Railways Steam Locomotive 3203 will arrive at it's new home in Cooma on the 10th of May after completing it's cosmetic restoration in Broadmeadow by Transport Heritage NSW volunteers. The locomotive will be transported by road from Broadmeadow to Cooma where it will be unloaded by crane and shunted into it's temporary storage shelter on Goods Road No. 3, on the eastern side of the Goods Shed in Cooma yard. Our volunteers are eagerly working on preparations for the arrival which includes the establishment of an access path that will allow visitors [...]

It’s been a busy weekend at Cooma with two new arrivals to join our fleet of heritage freight rolling stock. Yesterday saw the arrival of timber refrigeration van MBC 22959 and an L-Truck. Due to height restrictions, the MBC had to be removed from its bogies for transport by road before being lifted back on to its bogies in Cooma yard by crane. Despite its appearance, MBC 22959 is in relatively good condition with minimal timber replacement required and restoration will commence shortly. Both items will be restored for display in the museum and will help tell the story of [...]

Our rolling stock collection continues to grow with the delivery this week of a Steel Framed MB Timber Box Van (MB 22493) from the NSW State Collection. This will be restored for static display and will eventually move into our Rolling Stock Display Shed. We’re starting to develop quite an interesting heritage goods consist in the yard now. Maybe some time in the future we might be able to see this consist making a photo op trip down the line once more. 📸🤔 If you would like to be part of getting trains running in the Monaro once more, please [...]

The last few weeks of 2021 were exciting for CMR as we took delivery of more rolling stock from the NSW State Collection. This included two items that will play a pivotal role in the restoration and maintenance of our track infrastructure: 🔹 40ft Bogie Flat Wagon 🔹 MHG Guards Van While both items will be cosmetically restored and feature in our museum precinct, they will also be restored to operating condition where they will assist our team of volunteers as they work toward getting trains back on the rails in the Monaro once again. The Flat Wagon will allow [...]

A vital element in bolstering CMR’s return to the rails arrived in the Cooma railway freight yard today. A heavy haulage trio of trucks has delivered 320 bridge transoms that have been recycled from the Sydney Harbour Bridge, courtesy of the NSW Government, Transport for NSW (TfNSW) and Sydney Trains. The transoms became available as they were being replaced by concrete sleepers on the iconic bridge and will be used to repair or rebuild the culverts and bridges along CMR’s track network both north and south of the yard. Our priority is to rebuild the culvert that was burnt-out in a [...]