Workshops Rail Museum

Workshops Rail Museum

PB15 class locomotive in October 2011
Established August 2002
Location North Ipswich Railway Workshops
Coordinates 27°36′08″S 152°45′26″E / 27.6023°S 152.7572°E / -27.6023; 152.7572Coordinates: 27°36′08″S 152°45′26″E / 27.6023°S 152.7572°E / -27.6023; 152.7572
Type Railway museum
Owner Queensland Museum
Website www.theworkshops.qm.qld.gov.au

The Workshops Rail Museum is a railway museum in Ipswich, Queensland located within the former North Ipswich Railway Workshops.

History

The Workshops Rail Museum opened in August 2002 on the site of Queensland Rail's former North Ipswich Railway Workshops.[1] The site is also the base for Queensland Rail's Heritage Fleet.

Collection

The museum's collection contains items from Queensland's State Government owned railway as well as various private operators.

See also

References

  1. History Workshops Rail Museum


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