About this place
What to expect
Welcome to the Lachlan Valley Heritage Railway Centre. Wander through an extraordinary collection of historic engines, carriages and wagons. Explore the exhibits and enter a number of the carriages on display. The sleeping cars, with their beautifully preserved cedar panelling and original fixtures and fittings, evoke memories of a past era of train travel. See the restored Cowra roundhouse, historic buildings, gardens, locomotives and more. Lachlan Valley Railway is a not-for-profit, railway preservation society based in the NSW Central Western town of Cowra. They are a passionate and dedicated society devoted to the preservation and operation of various examples of New South Wales Government Railway trains, ranging from operational steam and diesel locomotives, to a fleet of heritage passenger railway carriages, and a diesel ‘Tin Hare’ CPH railmotors. The Heritage Centre is staffed by knowledgeable volunteers.