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Locomotive 1243 began service in 1882. It was one of sixty eight 12 class locomotives that pulled express passenger services on the NSW main lines. These engines also led the first trains on newly opened sections of the railways. As faster and more powerful locomotives appeared, 1243 was transferred to branch line work. It returned to the spotlight in the mid 1950s, when it was feted as the oldest engine still running on steam. It was sought after to star in films, displays and vintage train tours. Locomotive 1243 was owned and operated by the New South Wales Government Railways. From the mid-1960s the locomotive was set aside for the Museum, but it was kept in storage at the Rail Transport Museum at Thirlmere from the 1970s. From 1988 Locomotive 1243 has been on permanent display in the Transport exhibition of the Museum.

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