The NSW Railways commenced operation on 26 September 1855, when Australia's first passenger railway line was officially opened between Sydney and Parramatta. What started as a single line grew into the most expansive rail network in the Southern Hemisphere.

Coin features Locomotive No 1 on one side and The Mariyung Fleet on the other side.
 
Locomotive No 1- the first steam locomotive (1855)
The Mariyung Fleet - the latest electric rolling stock (2025)