Australian Railway Historical Society

[4][5][6] In November 2016, the Canberra Railway Museum was suddenly closed after the commercial division, which had been started to subsidise popular but expensive heritage train trips, collapsed with more than $700,000 of debt.

[8] In July 2020, the Victorian Division was wound up, as the result of a number of civil claims made against it by those who, as children, were abused by ARHS volunteers.

It houses thousands of documents, books, periodicals, photographs and slides which the Society has acquired over many years.

Significantly divisions have been the main resource of expertise in creating centenary and other anniversary publications regarding rail history.

The centre houses the thousands of documents, books, periodicals, photographs and slides that the society has acquired over many years.

In October 1937, Australasian Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin was launched by the New South Wales Division.

[26][27] After publishing a supplement within the Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin for 16 issues, in February 1966, the Queensland division launched Sunshine Express.

[33][34] In May 1992, The Recorder ceased publication with the ARHS deciding to pool resources with the National Railway Museum's Catch Point.

[43] Other societies and organisations with which the Australian Railway Historical Society is affiliated include:-[44] Rail heritage is not the exclusive domain of the ARHS in Australia, and at various stages other groups of enthusiasts and individuals have endeavoured to create niches in the publishing and rail heritage businesses.