Victorian Railways History Library

Victorian Railways History Library

The Victorian Railway History Library at Victorian Collections is an incorporated association that assumed the library assets of the now defunct Australian Railway History Society (Victorian Division) in 2020.

Our collection

A collection of railway books and journals, specializing in Australian material but also with a large collection of material from the United Kingdom and other parts the world.

The library contains over 3,000 volumes.

It is the library of the former ARHS (Victorian Division)

From the collection of Victorian Railway History Library

The library is in attendance on Wednesday's from 0930 to 1230

Victorian Collections

Victorian Collections is a digital archive where you can search thousands of items held by galleries, museums, libraries, archives, historical societies and cultural collections across the state of Victoria, Australia.

Victorian Collections is also a free collection management system with training available for organisations to help catalogue, digitise and upload records.

Victorian Railway History Library

The Victorian Railway History Library (once ARHS (Vic) Library) is located at the Prahran Mechanics Institute.



❊ Location ❊

 Prahran Mechanics Institute: Victorian History Library Inc [ view ]
 39 St. Edmonds Road Prahran Victoria  View Map
 Telephone: (03) 9510 3393

PO Box 385Carlton SouthVictoria(03) 9270 5063




❊ Web Links ❊


Victorian Railways History Library 

❊ Also See.. ❊


Prahran Mechanics Institute: Victorian History Library Inc


Cavalcade of Transport Mural



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