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The Seymour Railway Heritage Centre (SRHC) is a railway preservation group based in Seymour, Victoria, Australia. The volunteer non-profit incorporated association〔(Seymour Railway Heritage Centre website )〕 was established in 1983 to restore and preserve locomotives and rolling stock as used on the railways of Victoria. The group is an accredited railway operator under the Victorian Rail Safety Act 2006, permitting it to move trains within its own depot.〔(Public Transport Safety Victoria: List of accredited rail operators )〕 The group is also accredited to maintain and provide rolling stock on the Victorian railway network,〔(V/Line: Network Service Plan - Addenda (5 December 2007) (NA_NSP_03 – R40) )〕 running charters, tourist and railfan specials across the state with their fleet of restored trains. It is also a provider of locomotives to freight operator, El Zorro.〔 ==Fleet== The Seymour Railway Heritage Centre is the custodian of a number of heritage pieces of rolling stock owned by the Victorian Government (by either VicTrack or V/Line),〔(ASSOCIATION OF TOURIST RAILWAYS: Presentation of Heritage Issues by Mr M. Ryan of the Department of Infrastructure - 29 and 30 MAY 2004 )〕 as well as other rolling stock owned outright. Locomotives in the custody of the group include steam locomotives J515, mainline diesels C501, S303 and B74, a number of smaller branchline T class locomotives,〔 (T320, T333, T357 & T378) and smaller shunting locos Y133 and F202. Also 600 hp diesel railcar DRC43. Locomotives owned by the group are: GM36, T378, K176 & J512. J515 & Y133 are currently on long term loan to the Victorian Goldfields Railway based in Maldon, Victoria. Whilst T333 is owned by the Victorian Goldfields Railway and in the care of the SRHC. Carriages in the group's collection include 1906 'E' type wooden sitting and sleeping carriages as used on the ''Adelaide Express'' and ''The Overland'',〔(Comrails: Wooden Vestibule V&SAR Joint Stock )〕 the majority of the original 1937 ''Spirit of Progress'' consist, and carriages used on Victorian Railways Royal Trains. In 2007 the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre was provided with funding from the VicTrack Heritage Program for the restoration of the ''Spirit of Progress'' consist and heritage diesel locomotives B74 and S303,〔(MINISTER FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT: 'SPIRIT OF PROGRESS BACK ON TRACK FOR 70TH ANNIVERSARY' - 25 November 2007 )〕 and on 25 November 2007 a commemorative run was made for the 70th anniversary of the first ''Spirit of Progress'' service.〔(Seymour Railway Heritage Centre: The Official 70th Anniversary of the first run of the Spirit of Progress Tour )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seymour Railway Heritage Centre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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