An buɗe gidan tarihi a ranar 10 ga Nuwamba, 1962, bayan da aka ware wa Sashen Tarihin Layin Jirgin Ƙasa na Australiya (ARHS) sarari a Newport Workshops ta hanyar Jirgin Ƙasa na Victorian don ƙirƙirar tarin manyan misalan locomotives na tururi waɗanda a lokacin ake maye gurbinsu da dizal da locomotives na lantarki. A ƙarshen shekarun 1980, locomotives na farko na diesel da lantarki waɗanda suka maye gurbin tururi sun kusa ƙarewa, kuma gidan tarihi ya faɗaɗa tarinsa don haɗa da wasu manyan misalai.[1]
Bayan binciken tsaro da VicTrack, mai gidan kuma mai mafi yawan kayayyakin tarihi ya yi, an rufe gidan kayan tarihin a watan Fabrairun 2010.[1] Bayan gyare-gyare daban-daban, an sake buɗe shi a watan Maris na 2014.
A ranar 16 ga Yuni 2020, an sanar da cewa ARHS ta janye daga aikin gidan tarihi kuma wata sabuwar ƙungiya, Newport Railway Museum Inc., wacce masu sa kai na gidan tarihi suka kafa, ta shiga yarjejeniya da VicTrack don karɓar hayar wurin gidan tarihi.[1][2]
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11 AA
Aji na 1 na AA
1880
Wright da Edwards
Ja
A da, mota ce mai nunin faifai, wadda ba ta da sauƙin shiga ga jama'a.
Norman
Motar Dubawa
1890
Bita na Newport
Ja
Nuna mota
Torrens
Motar Barci
1907
Bita na Newport
Ƙasa - Kore mai duhu
Wimmera
Motar Gwajin Lafiya da Gani
1908
Bita na Newport
VR Shuɗi da zinariya
VRS 231 / Mitta Mitta
Motar Murmushi ta VRS
1939
Bita na Newport
V/Layi Mk II
Motar ranar haihuwa
Lamba
Hoto
Nau'i
Shekarar da aka gina
Mai gini
Kayan wasan kwaikwayo
Bayanan kula
ZL 220
ZL Guards Van (Long Shank)
1875
Ja
An gina shi a matsayin D 45. An sake sanya masa lamba kamar Z 45 a c. 1910. An sake sanya masa lamba kamar Z 220 a shekarar 1954. An sake sanya masa lamba kamar ZL 220 a shekarar 1960
ZLP 25
Motar jigilar kaya ta ZLP / Motar wucewa
1962
Bita na Newport
Ja
An gina shi a matsayin ZF 25. An sake sanya masa lamba kamar ZLP 25 a shekarar 1965
VVEY 1
Modular Cabin Van VVEY
1980
Bita na Newport
Fari
An gina shi a matsayin ZMF 1. An sake sanya wa VVEY 1 lamba a shekarar 1983. Jiki a ƙasa
VVEY 10
Modular Cabin Van VVEY
1982
Bita na Newport
Fari
An gina shi a matsayin ZMF 10. An sake sanya masa lamba VVEY 10. Jiki a ƙasa
An gina shi a matsayin I 5452. An sake sanya masa lamba kamar IB 5452 a c. 1929. An sake sanya masa lamba kamar HD 5452 a c. 1960. An sake sanya masa lamba kamar IB 5452 a c. 1968
H 925
Motar samar da ƙafafun H mai gyarawa
1893
Bita na Newport
Ja
H 958
Motar samar da ƙafafun H mai gyarawa
1897
Bita na Newport
Ja
KR 169
Kamfanin jigilar jirgin ƙasa na KR
1905
Ja
An gina shi a matsayin I 7460. An sake sanya masa lamba a matsayin IA 7460 a c. 1935. An sake sanya masa lamba a matsayin KR 169 a shekarar 1959
UB 56
UB Louvre Van
1916
Bita na Newport
Ja
An gina shi a matsayin U 855. An sake sanya masa lamba a matsayin UB 56 a shekarar 1934. An sake sanya masa lamba a matsayin VLAA 56 a shekarar 1981
KR 307
Kamfanin jigilar jirgin ƙasa na KR
1917
Bita na Newport
Ja
An gina shi a matsayin I 14911. An sake sanya masa lamba kamar KR 307 a shekarar 1968
Tankin Mai Na 15
Tankin Mai na OT
1924
Bita na Newport
BP - Baƙi mai ratsin rawaya
RY 600
RY Buɗaɗɗen Kekunan Wagon
1931
Bita na Newport
Ja
An gina shi a matsayin IZ 600. An sake masa lamba a matsayin RY 600 a shekarar 1965
VLBY 114
VLBY Louvre Van
1954
Bita na Newport
VR Ja
An gina shi a matsayin VP 114. An sake sanya masa lamba kamar VLPY 114 a shekarar 1980. An sake sanya masa lamba kamar VLBY 114 a shekarar 1983
VLX 334
1964 - VLX Louvre Van
1966
Bita na Newport
Ja
An gina shi a matsayin VLX 334. An sake sanya VLCX 334 a cikin 1979