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The Australian Railway Historical Society was founded in Sydney in 1933, with an Australian Capital Territory division in Canberra. The chief objective of the Society is to cultivate an interest in the railways, and document and maintain the different facets of railway operations. The Society also publishes a common national magazine Australian Railway History. The Australian Railway Historical Society, Canberra (ACT Division), operates the Canberra Railway Museum and both vintage and modern mainline passenger trains. The heritage trains are use restored passenger cars from the early 1900s, which are sometimes lugged by centuries-old steam locomotives. These local trains usually operate between Canberra and either Royalla or Bungendore. The overnight or weekend tour trains operated by the Australian Railway Historical Society, Canberra go to interesting places, and have air-conditioned sleeping and dining cars, apart from a variety of fascinating events. These trains are pulled by seasoned diesel locomotives. The Australian Railway Historical Society, Canberra also maintains the Canberra Railway Museum, which contains a variety of exhibits together with housing most of the Society's rolling stock - locomotives, rail motors, passenger cars, freight cars and track-maintenance vehicles. Vintage and modern stainless steel rolling stock is on display for visitors, and there are also guided tours with explanations as to the history behind some of the exhibits. On your trip to Canberra do visit the Australian Railway Historical Society, Canberra and learn everything about railways and its development in Canberra.
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