Workshops Rail Museum
Transport museum in North Ipswich Railway Workshops / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Queensland Museum Rail Workshops (formerly the Workshops Rail Museum) is a railway museum in Ipswich, Queensland, located within the former North Ipswich Railway Workshops and tells the story of more than 150 years of railways in Queensland.[2] Exhibits are spread out across a number of the complex's original buildings housing a collection of historic steam and diesel locomotives and other rolling stock that operated on Queensland Railways, as well as general interest exhibits and ones tailored specifically for children.
Established | September 2002[1] |
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Location | North Ipswich Railway Workshops |
Coordinates | 27°36′08″S 152°45′26″E |
Type | Transport museum |
Director | Andrew Moritz[1] |
Owner | Queensland Museum |
Public transit access | Westside Bus Company route 515 (from Ipswich railway station) |
Nearest parking | Free on-site parking |
Website | www.theworkshops.qm.qld.gov.au |
The museum, which opened in 2002, is part of the Queensland Museum network, and highlights include the oldest working locomotive in Australia and the largest model railway in Queensland.[3]