Below is a calendar of railway-related events that occured during the 150th anniversary year.

• Wednesday 12th - Diesel Picnic Train Canberra to Bungendore
• Saturday 15th - Sunset Rail evening train Canberra to Royalla
• Wednesday 19th - Diesel Picnic Train Canberra to Bungendore
• Saturday 22nd - Zig Zag Friends of Thomas the Tank Engine
• Sunday 23rd - Zig Zag Friends of Thomas the Tank Engine
• Wednesday 26th - Diesel Picnic Train Canberra to Bungendore
• Wednesday 26th - Lachlan Valley Railway Society Australia Day at Carcoar
• Wednesday 26th - Southern Aurora' Sydney City Sights / City Lights restaurant train
• Saturday 29th - Mudgee trip with vintage diesels 4401 and 4486

• Saturday 5th to Sunday 6th - Canberra to Sydney Military Tattoo special
• Sunday 6th - Diesel Picnic Train Canberra to Royalla
• Monday 14th - Valentine's Day Restaurant train Canberra to Royalla
• Saturday 26th to Sunday 27th - Lion King Show Train Canberra to Sydney
• Saturday 26th - Sydney Suburban Goods Lines with vintage diesels 4908 and 4918

• Saturday 5th - Recreation of No 49 Moss Vale passenger train trip with 3801
• Sunday 6th - Thirlmere Festival of Steam
• Sunday 6th - Diesel Picnic Train Canberra to Royalla
• Thursday 10th to Sunday 13th - Silver City Aurora - Outback Weekender
• Saturday 12th - RailRoad Restaurant train Canberra to Royalla
• Sunday 20th - Robertson Round Trip with 3801
• Sunday 20th - Steam Train Sunday
• Thursday 24th to Tuesday 29th including public holidays - Great NSW heritage rail Easter escape
• Thursday 24th to Monday 28th - 3801 to Narrabri including local shuttles
• Saturday 26th - Easter Steam/Railmotor shuttles Canberra to Queanbeyan/Royalla
• Sunday 27th - Picnic Steam Train Canberra to Royalla
• Monday 28th - Easter Steam/Railmotor shuttles Canberra to Queanbeyan/Royalla
• Monday 28th - The Rattling Navvies, National Folk Festival Canberra

• Sunday 3rd - Steam Picnic Train Canberra to Royalla
• Sunday 3rd - Steam Train Sunday
• Saturday 9th - Southern Aurora Bundanoon Highland Gathering
• Saturday 9th - Zig Zag Evening Dinner Train
• Saturday 9th - RailRoad Restaurant train Canberra to Royalla
• Saturday 9th - Bush Music Club Heritage Railway Ball
• Wednesday 13th - Diesel Picnic Train Canberra to Bungendore
• Friday 15th to Sunday 17th - Hunter Valley Steamfest
• Saturday 16th - Zig Zag Friends of Thomas
• Saturday 16th to Sunday 17th - Rail Motor Society Maitland Steamfest shuttles
• Sunday 17th - Steam Train Sunday
• Sunday 17th - Zig Zag Friends of Thomas
• Wednesday 13th - Diesel Picnic Train Canberra to Bungendore
• Friday 22nd to Monday 25th - ARHS ACT Mid-West Explorer to Dubbo, Parkes and Forbes
• Saturday 23rd to Monday 25th - Ironfest 2005
• Saturday 23rd to Sunday 24th - Ironfest at the Zig Zag

• Sunday 1st - Vintage Train Sunday at Thirlmere
• Sunday 1st - Steam Picnic Train Canberra to Royalla
• Saturday 7th - 30 years of trains at Illawarra Light Railway Museum Society
• Sunday 8th - Mother's Day Brunch Train to Bungendore
• Saturday 14th - Zig Zag Start of Wizards Express season
• Sunday 15th - Southern Highlands Pullman steam train
• Sunday 22nd - 3801 train on the Cockatoo run to Robertson
• Wednesday 25th to Sunday 29th - Casino Miniature Railway and Museum open day
• Saturday 28th - Heritage diesels to the north coast and Barrington
• Saturday 28th - First Passenger Electric Sesqui-Centenary Tour
• Saturday 28th to Sunday 29th - 'The Producers' Show Train Canberra to Sydney
• Saturday 28th to Sunday 29th - Mt Victoria Rail Festival with 3801
• Sunday 29th - Cooma Monaro Railway first train to Cooma anniversary

• Sunday 5th - Steam Picnic Train Canberra to Bungendore
• Sunday 5th - Vintage Train Sunday at Thirlmere
• Friday 10th to Monday 13th - 'Southern Aurora' Mudgee and Cowra
• Friday 10th to Monday 13th - 3801 train from Sydney to Griffith including local shuttles
• Saturday 11th - Zig Zag Evening Dinner Train
• Sunday 12th - Rail Motor Society Boree Creek rail tour
• Sunday 19th - Thirlmere Flyer Steam train from Central
• Sunday 19th - 3112 to Richmond for an inspection of the Kurrajong Line
• Sunday 19th - Conducted walking tour of Richmond - Kurrajong Line
• Sunday 19th - Heritage Line Walks on the former Richmond to Kurrajong Extension (1926 - 1952)
• Sunday 26th - 3801 train on the Cockatoo run to Robertson

• Friday 1st - Art competition starts in NSW High schools
• From Friday 1st - Locomotive No 1 exhibition (first steam locomotive to operate in NSW) at the Powerhouse Museum
• Saturday 2nd - Christmas in July Dinner - Dance train Canberra to Tarago
• Sunday 3rd - Steam Picnic Train Canberra to Royalla
• Sunday 3rd - Vintage Train Sunday
• Monday 4th to Friday 8th - Gosford Flyers with 3801
• Thursday 7th - Diesel Picnic Train Canberra to Bungendore
• Saturday 9th - Zig Zag Christmas in July Evening Dinner Train
• Saturday 9th - Rail Motor Society Gunnedah rail tour
• Tuesday 12th July - Sunday 22nd January 2006 - Exhibition of John Buckland collection - National Library of Australia, Canberra
• Thursday 14th - Diesel Picnic Train Canberra to Bungendore
• Friday 15th to Sunday 17th - Thirlmere Rail Extravaganza
• Saturday 16th - Zig Zag Friends of Thomas the Tank Engine
• Sunday 17th - Zig Zag Friends of Thomas the Tank Engine
• Sunday 24th - Xmas in July in the Southern Highlands with 3801
• Sunday 24th - Zig Zag Heritage Conducted Walking Tour
• Friday 29th to Monday 1st August - Riverina Rural Rail Re-enactment
• Sunday 31st - Xmas in July in the Blue Mountains with 3801

• Sunday 7th - Vintage Train Sunday at Thirlmere
• Sunday 7th - Steam Picnic Train Canberra to Royalla
• Friday 12th to February 25th 2006 - Romance & Industry, images from the New South Wales railways
• Saturday 13th - RailRoad Restaurant train Canberra to Royalla
• Saturday 13th to Saturday 20th - Cootamundra Station Rail Week
• Sunday 14th - Zig Zag Heritage Conducted Walking Tour
• Sunday 14th - Rail and Sail to Newcastle
• Sunday 21st - Steam Train Sunday
• Sunday 28th - 3801 and 3830 Sydney - Wollongong - Moss Vale - Sydney

• Saturday 3rd - Moss Vale steam mixed train recreation
• Saturday 3rd to Sunday 4th - 150 Year Celebration of NSW Steam in miniature at the Sydney Live Steam Locomotive Society
• Saturday 3rd to Sunday 4th - Rail Motor Society - Uralla 150th anniversary celebrations
• Saturday 3rd to Sunday 4th - Glenreagh Mt Railway - Steam up weekend and Sat markets
• Sunday 4th - Central West Express to Orange with 3801
• Sunday 4th - Father's Day Steam Picnic Train Canberra to Royalla
• Sunday 4th - Zig Zag Heritage Conducted Walking Tour
• Sunday 4th - Vintage Train Sunday at Thirlmere
• Wednesday 7th - School and Seniors Special
• Saturday 10th - Rail Heritage in the 150th year, half day seminar
• Saturday 10th - RailRoad Restaurant train Canberra to Royalla
• Sunday 11th - Parallel Run to Maitland with 3801 and 3830
• Sunday 11th - Vintage Steam Train Sunday at Thirlmere         
• Thursday 15th to Monday 26th - All Aboard! A display and film festival from the National Museum Australia at the Powerhouse Museum
• Saturday 17th - Vintage Train Spectacular
• Sunday 18th - Zig Zag Heritage Conducted Walking Tour
• Sunday 18th - Vintage Steam Train Sunday at Thirlmere
• Sunday 18th - Rookwood Cemetery Open day
• Sunday 18th - Valley Heights Historic Rail Depot Steam Engine Cab Rides
• Monday 19th to Friday 7th October - Blue Mountains Line Celebration
• Wednesday 21st to Friday 24th - Engineering Heritage Conference
• Thursday 22nd - Engineering Heritage Conference - NSW Railways Seminar
• Sunday 23rd - Illawarra Live Steamers Celebration Day - 150 years of NSW Railways
• Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th - Whitton Railway Celebration
• From Saturday 24th - Forever! Locomotive No. 1 exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum         
• Saturday 24th - Zig Zag End of Wizards Express season
• Saturday 24th to Sunday 25th - Exhibition and shuttles at Central Station 3801 and 3830
• Saturday 24th to Sunday 25th - Signature Event at Central Station
• Saturday 24th to Sunday 25th - Exhibition and steam shuttles at Central Station
• Saturday 24th to Sunday 25th - NSW Railway Band performs at the Powerhouse Museum
• Friday 25th to Monday 28th - Canberra to Sydney Rail 150 Event Special train
• Monday 26th - Casino Miniature Railway re enactment of the first rail journey
• Monday 26th - Re-enactment of official first train journey from Sydney to Parramatta
• Monday 26th - Celebrating 150 years of rail with the NSW Toy and Railway Museum
• Tuesday 27th to Saturday 1st - Signature event rolling stock display at Olympic Park Station
• Wednesday 28th - Diesel Picnic Train Canberra to Bungendore
• Wednesday 28th to Friday 30th - National Railway Heritage Conference, Tamworth NSW
• Friday 30th September to Saturday 1st October- Steam train shuttles from Lidcombe
• Friday 30th September to Monday 3rd October - North Coast with 3801 including local shuttles

• Saturday 1st to Monday 3rd - Opening of Australian Railway Monument, Werris Creek
• Saturday 1st to Monday 3rd - Pacific Coast Railway Society Inc. birthday celebration
• Saturday 1st to Monday 3rd - 43rd Sydney Model Railway Exhibition
• Sunday 2nd - Zig Zag Heritage Conducted Walking Tour
• Sunday 2nd - Steam Picnic Train Canberra to Royalla
• Sunday 2nd - Steam Train Sunday
• Sunday 2nd - NSW Prototype Locomotives Day
• Wednesday 5th - Diesel Picnic Train Canberra to Bungendore
• Saturday 8th - Zig Zag Friends of Thomas the Tank Engine
• Saturday 8th - RailRoad Restaurant Canberra to Royalla
• Saturday 8th - Open Day at Ladysmith Station
• Sunday 9th - Zig Zag Friends of Thomas the Tank Engine
• Tuesday 11th to Friday 14th - Iron Road concerts with The Rattling Navvies
• Friday 14th - Close of Art competition in NSW High schools
• Saturday 15th - Jazz at the Lithgow State Mine Heritage Park
• Saturday 15th to Sunday 16th - Transport Signal & Communications Museum open day
• Sunday 16th - Thirlmere Flyer steam train from Central
• Sunday 16th - Valley Heights Historic Rail Depot 1890s Steam tram rides
• Monday 17th to Friday 21st - Rail Motor Society and ARHS NSW rail cruise
• Sunday 23rd - Zig Zag Heritage Conducted Walking Tour
• Sunday 23rd - Hunter Wineries or Richmond Vale Railway
• Friday 28th - Permanent Way Institute Annual Convention 2005
• Friday 28th to Monday 31st - Canberra to North Coast Weekender train
• Saturday 29th to Wednesday November 2nd - 'Southern Aurora' Melbourne Cup train

• Sunday 6th - Rail and Sail to Newcastle
• Sunday 6th - Steam Picnic Train Canberra to Bungendore
• Friday 11th to Sunday 13th - Werris Creek with 3801 Limited
• Saturday 12th - Zig Zag Steam Up Train
• Saturday 12h - RailRoad Restaurant train Canberra to Royalla
• Sunday 13th - Zig Zag Steam Up Train
• Friday 18th to Monday 21st - Central Highlands Aurora Rail Escape
• Sunday 19th - Exeter Old English Fayre
• Saturday 19th - Christmas Dinner-Dance Party Train Canberra to Tarago
• Sunday 20th - Valley Heights Historic Rail Depot 1890s Steam tram rides
• Wednesday 23rd to Friday 25th - AusRAIL Plus 2005 Conference and Exhibition
• Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th - NMRA Model Railway Exhibition
• Saturday 26th - Zig Zag Evening Dinner Train
• Saturday 26th - Christmas Dinner-Dance Party Train Canberra to Tarago
• Sunday 27th - Robertson Round Trip

• Saturday 3rd - Christmas Dinner-Dance Party Train Canberra to Tarago
• Saturday 3rd - Lachlan Valley Railway Society Young Cherry Festival
• Saturday 3rd - Hawkesbury River Cruise with 3801
• Saturday 3rd - Southern Aurora'Christmas restaurant train
• Sunday 4th - Santa Special Steam Picnic Train Canberra to Royalla
• Saturday 10th - Christmas Dinner-Dance Party Train Canberra to Tarago
• Sunday 18th - Valley Heights Historic Rail Depot 1890s Steam tram rides
• Sunday 18th and Thursday 22nd - Remembering Eveleigh, ABC Radio National Hindsight program with Tony Barrell
• Friday 31st - New Year's Eve Special Canberra to Sydney train