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Guide to Australian Heritage Trains and Railway Museums 2000 7th edition
Guide to Australian Heritage Trains and Railway Museums 2000 7th edition Railway Digest 144 pages
AT THE DAWN OF A NEW MILLENNIUM the time is opportune for an all-new edition of the Guide to Australian Heritage Railways and Museums. It is a time of rapid change in the structure and operation of Australia's railways and these changes are also affecting heritage and tourist train operations. This 7th edition of the Guide presents the heritage/ tourist train operations, heritage sites and museums that will be open to the public in the year 2000.
Entries for tourist railways, museums and heritage sites are presented by state and region. There has been some adjustment of regional boundaries from the 6th edition to incorporate changes made by various state tourist bodies. The entries cover the many tourist attractions created by the efforts of railway preservation groups working tirelessly to recreate the nostalgia of steam and to conserve significant items of railway heritage. These museums and heritage railways trace the contribution of railways to social and economic development. There are also entries describing heritage sites and walking tracks, which provide the opportunity to further explore the history and infrastructure of Australian railway systems.
Australia's rich and diverse historic heritage is listed on the National Estate (RNE). The RNE category 'historic' refers to places associated with people since European settlement of Australia. Railway heritage listings include civil engineering items such as bridges, tunnels and cuttings, safe working systems, track work and a wide range of architectural structures from grand stations that dominate country towns to the humble nineteenth century gatekeeper's cottage. These historic places all have a particular story to tell about Australia and the people who have lived here. The Great Zig Zag near Lithgow and the Cairns-Kuranda railway have inter-national significance as outstanding feats of Victorian era engineering.
The need to effectively manage this railway heritage is receiving increased attention. Individual states have heritage legislation requiring government authorities to identify and manage heritage items under their ownership. Rail operators are therefore under pressure to manage heritage items that are still required for their regular services and to dispose of surplus items to those best able to manage them. These include the many preservation groups listed in this Guide.
Various groupings of railway preservation groups have been established to build linkages with heritage bodies, share information and help promote preserved railways. In South Australia, the Council of Historical Railways and Tramways of South Australia (CHRTSA) offers a consultative and advisory service on behalf of its members. In New South Wales a Railway Heritage Committee provides advice on heritage matters, as does the Association of Tourist Railways in Victoria and the Tasmanian Association of Tourist Railways.
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