Many of the state's heritage items are owned or managed by NSW Government agencies. Under Section 170 of the NSW Heritage Act 1977, all state government agencies must keep and administer a database of heritage assets called a Section 170 Heritage and Conservation Register.
The Section 170 Register is an important resource to be used for making decisions about maintaining, conserving and making changes to heritage assets.
The NSW Heritage Office, through the Department of Environment and Heritage website, provides access to the State Heritage Inventory, which contains over 25,000 heritage items on statutory lists in New South Wales, including railway heritage items. This information is provided by local councils and State government agencies.
The level of information for each heritage item can range from basic identification information such as name, address and listing to full information such as detailed descriptions, histories, significance and images. To search the State Heritage Inventory visit the NSW Environment & Heritage website.
Contact us
If you have any queries about heritage tems managed by NSW Trains listed on its Section 170 Heritage and Conservation Register please contact nswtrainsenviro@transport.nsw.gov.au
More information
For further information on NSW rail heritage, please visit http://www.nswrailheritage.com.au