File:First steam-powered train to operate in New South Wales, 26 September 1855.jpg

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English: Inaugural journey of the first steam-powered train to operate in New South Wales, 26 September 1855. The original caption, "Australia's first railway train," was incorrect: for the first steam-powered railway, see Port Melbourne railway line.
Date
Source "The development of the New South Wales Railways". Building. Vol. vol. 2, no. no. 12. Original, Sydney. Digital reproduction, Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. p. 53. Retrieved 1 December 2025 – via National Library of Australia. {{cite news}}: |issue= has extra text (help); |page= has extra text (help); |volume= has extra text (help); Text "p. 53" ignored (help)
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First steam-powered train to operate in New South Wales, 26 September 1855

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