Rail Paybus FP1, Thirlmere

#3 among attractions in Thirlmere

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Rail Paybus FP1 is a heritage-listed former railbus and now museum exhibit at NSW Rail Transport Museum Barbour Road, in the outer south-western Sydney town of Thirlmere in the Wollondilly Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by the New South Wales Government Railways Road Motor Section and built in 1937 by Waddingtons Ltd, Ford Motor Co. It is also known as Rail Bus and Rail Pay Bus FP1. The property is owned by Rail Corporation New South Wales, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 26 September 2003. ()

Coordinates: 34°12'27"S, 150°34'6"E

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Rail Paybus FP1 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: NSW Rail Museum, Stonequarry Creek railway viaduct, Trainworks, Victoria Bridge.

~630 ftNE
Specialty museum, Museum
NSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere
4 min walk • The NSW Rail Museum is the main railway museum in New South Wales, Australia. A division of Transport Heritage NSW, it was previously known as the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum and Trainworks.
3.2 miNE
Bridge
Stonequarry Creek railway viaduct, Picton
83 min walk • Stonequarry Creek railway viaduct is a heritage-listed railway viaduct over the Stonequarry Creek located on the Main Southern railway in the south-western Sydney town of Picton in the Wollondilly Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
~260 ftNE
Museum, Specialty museum
Trainworks, Thirlmere
2 min walk • The NSW Rail Museum is the main railway museum in New South Wales, Australia. A division of Transport Heritage NSW, it was previously known as the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum and Trainworks.
3.1 miNE
Bridge
Victoria Bridge, Picton
79 min walk • The Victoria Bridge is a heritage-listed timber trestle truss road bridge across the Stonequarry Creek, located at Prince Street in the south-western Sydney town of Picton in the Wollondilly Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The bridge is owned by Transport for NSW, an agency of the Government of New South Wales.
3.5 miNE
34°10'15"S • 150°36'40"E
Argyle Hair Design, Picton
90 min walk • Bridge
1.8 miSE
Town
Tahmoor
45 min walk • Tahmoor is a small town in the Macarthur Region of New South Wales, Australia, in Wollondilly Shire.
2.2 miSW
National park
Thirlmere Lakes National Park
56 min walk • Visitors to Thirlmere Lakes National Park can enjoy a variety of outdoor pursuits, including hiking, birdwatching, and picnicking. The park boasts a network of walking trails that meander through the surrounding bushland, offering opportunities to spot native wildlife...