Canberra Railway Museum
in Kingston, AustraliaCategory: Attraction
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5 Geijera Pl, Kingston ACT 2604, Australia Print route »
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Canberra Railway Museum was run by the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS). The museum housed displays of historic locomotives, passenger cars, freight vehicles, track machinery and railway memorabilia. The precinct also served as a base for the society's rail operations.
The society ran frequent tours year-round, including trips on the Bungendore branch and many themed trains such as a Santa's Train, a Tulip Time express, and school holiday "rail discovery" events.
The museum was home to New South Wales Government Railways locomotive no. 1210, built in 1878 – Australia's oldest operating steam locomotive and one of the world's oldest mainline steam locomotives – and the heaviest Australian steam locomotive, the 265-tonne Beyer-Garratt no. 6029.
