Today a well maintained museum has preserved the station, goods shed and rolling stock. The fine old large steel bridge on the north of town also still stands, and can be seen from the main road and parkland.

  • New South Wales X200 class locomotive (X203)

    The Mark 2 series of the X200 class were different again. Twelve examples were built and numbered X207-X218.

    They were built on the outer bogies of the AD60 Beyer-Garratt class locomotives. Their engines were more powerful rated at 290 hp (220 kW) at 2,100 rpm and they had a higher top speed of 32 mph. This made them more practical for light line use. One was even rostered on to the Yass Tramway, previously the domain of the Z13 class tank locomotives. The Z13 class were called back to Yass during periods after the X-200 failed due to transmission faults.

    Information from https://en.wikipedia.org/

  • New South Wales Z13 class locomotive

    1307 was built by Beyer Peacock & Co in 1877 (builder's number 1637) as C 92, a 4-4-0 tender engine of the C(79) class for passenger and mail train duties. Following the introduction of the P(6) class 4-6-0 locomotives in 1892, some C(79) class locomotives became surplus. Between 1896 and 1902 twenty members of the C(79) class were converted to 4-4-2T configuration for Sydney suburban passenger duties. The first locomotive converted was class leader C 79, and hence the 4-4-2T locomotives became known as the CC(79) class (later Z13 class), and the 4-4-0 tender locomotives became the C(80) class (later Z12 class).

    The CC(79) class locomotives were again displaced from suburban passenger duties following introduction of the more powerful S(636) class 4-6-4T locomotives from 1903. However members of the CC(79) class found further employment on various branch line duties including the Yass Tramway and the Picton-Mittagong Loop Line, while others were used as shunters.

    1307 almost lasted to the very end of NSWGR steam, being withdrawn from shunting service at Clyde in 1972 after a working life of over 94 years. 1307 was stored at Enfield and was added to the collection of the NSWRTM. 1307 was relocated to Thirlmere in 1975 together with other NSWRTM exhibits, and was stored away from public view from 1983. Unfortunately it became increasingly rusted and derelict through these years of open storage. Some parts were removed in the mid-1980's to further the planned restoration of sister 1308.

    In 1999, 1307 was removed from the storage sidings at the NSWRTM and transported to Yass Railway Museum, where it was repainted and cosmetically restored for display at the former Yass railway station. In 2010 a further, more comprehensive restoration and repainting effort was in progress. 1307 is a very appropriate exhibit at the Yass Railway Museum because it had worked on the Yass Tramway between 1910 and the 1950's.

    Information from http://www.australiansteam.com

  • New South Wales American Suburban carriage

    The American Suburban Carriage were built between 1877 and 1912 by a number of manufacturers with timber frames and truss sided body work. Due to the truss bodywork, it was difficult to cut doors in the sides of the body so doors at either end of the cars were provided with covered platforms to allow access to the carriages. They became the most numerous group of carriages built for any Australian railway system with a total of 659 carriages built. A further 196 carriages, known as Lucy Suburban Carriages were constructed between 1913 and 1916 but had steel under frames and separate bodywork. While they retained the general layout and appearance of the American Suburban Carriage, they were generally not referred to as such and 193 were later completely rebuilt for use in Electric train stock in the 1920s.

    The American Suburban carriages were built primarily as suburban passenger carriages for the Sydney network. Following the electrification of the Sydney network in the 1920s and 1930s, most carriages were converted for use on longer distance services, whilst others were transferred to Newcastle and Wollongong for continued suburban service or to country branch lines. The last examples were withdrawn in the mid-1970s.

    Information from https://en.wikipedia.org/

  • P128

    Locomotive P128

    No.128 was one of an order of three 0-6-0ST locomotives built for the NSWGR by Vulcan Foundry of Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire. These locomotives were used for a variety of branch-line duties including the Richmond and Camden lines. These three locomotives were later grouped with some similar locomotives to form the P(127) class.

    P 128 was allocated to the Yass Tramway from 1892 to 1910 and would have made many return trips on the short branch from the main line at Yass Junction to Yass Township. P 128 was then sold to the Commonwealth Government and used in the construction of the Jervis Bay breakwater.

    P 128 was later sold to Kalingo Colliery, Cessnock but was set aside by 1938.

    The remnants of P 128 were retrieved from Kalingo Colliery in 1983

    P 128 moved to the Yass Railway Museum in 1992. As an unlikely coincidence, the boiler of sister loco P 129 was later discovered to survive at a sawmill. (The sawmill operator apparently purchased P129 from Mt Kiera Colliery in 1950's and, as only the boiler was needed, the rest of P 129 was left for scrap). This boiler was purchased and transported to Yass in April 2000 and subsequently fitted to P 128.

    Information from http://www.australiansteam.com