Richmond Vale Railway Museum

The Richmond Vale Railway Museum operates a railway and museum located at Richmond Vale south of Kurri Kurri, New South Wales. The museum is a volunteer non-profit organization, formed in 1979 with the aim of preserving the Richmond Vale railway line and the Mining Heritage of J & A Brown and the Hunter Valley.HistoryAfter the closure of Richmond Main Power Station in 1976, Cessnock City Council acquired the abandoned Richmond Main Colliery together with 40acre surrounding the buildings from Coal & Allied.In 1979 the newly formed Richmond Vale Preservation Co-operative Society assumed the responsibility for the railway, leaving the development of Richmond Main Park and Mining Museum to be done independently.OperationsThe Museum is opened on the first three Sundays of each month and every Sunday during School Holidays and the site consists of the following features:Richmond Vale OfficeMuseum DisplayMining EquipmentRailway Locomotives and Rolling Stockformer passenger line from Richmond Main Colliery to Pelaw Main Colliery LineLine extension to Weston station (planned)