Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum in Alexandra, Victoria | History Museum

Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum

Locality: Alexandra, Victoria

Phone: +61 427 509 988

Address: Station Street 3714 Alexandra, VIC, Australia

Website: https://alexandratramway.org.au/

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25.01.2022 Nice use of history.

25.01.2022 Get your copy and support your local museum. Purchase and mail out package available, phone 0427 509 988.

24.01.2022 The Alexandra Timber Tramway is proud to present our 30th Anniversary Dinner Dance Fundraiser "All Aboard! the Alexandra Express" To be held on the 1st of October from 6.30pm at Holmesglen at Eildon, 92 Moore Rd, Eildon. Come and join us for a fun evening of dinner, dancing, live music and great raffles. Tickets are only $65 per person and are available from Gail at the Barber's Shop, 74 Grant St, Alexandra. Phone 0468 359 880... A shuttle bus will be available from Alexandra and Return. See more

22.01.2022 Welcome to National Volunteer Week. The Alexandra Timber Tramway and Museum is very proud of our hard working volunteers, always friendly and reliable. From young to old, they provide a crucial service to our organisation and for that we say 'Thank you'. There are many different roles for volunteers such as helping at open days and events, in our museum, mechanical work or as train crew. There are lots of opportunities to learn a variety of roles and be able to help others to...o. Other roles can be done offsite and volunteers can use their knowledge to help our unique operation. Contact the team on 0427 509 988 or [email protected] for more information. See more

22.01.2022 For those wishing to come and pay us a visit here is a list of our next Opening times, Sunday 28th August, 10am - 4pm Diesel Running Day. Early Fathers Day - FREE Entry for Dads Saturday 10th September, 9am - 2pm Alexandra ‘Spring’ Market, Heritage Machinery Festival and Steam Train rides... Sunday 11th September, 10am - 4pm Steam Running Day and Heritage Machinery Festival Sunday 25th September, 10am - 4pm Diesel Running Day and Historic Photographic Exhibition Saturday 1st October, 6.30pm til Late 30th Anniversary Dinner Dance Fundraiser "All Aboard! the Alexandra Express". Please see details here on our Facebook page for further information and bookings. Here is a early morning photo by C Hopkins of our Fowler steam locomotive getting up steam. See more

21.01.2022 The Museum is open from 10am to 4pm with train rides hauled by one of our historic diesel locomotives. For further information about us including more opening times please check out our website http://www.alexandratramway.org.au/

20.01.2022 We are on Instagram! Come and follow us @alexandrtimbertramway to see what we’re up to!

19.01.2022 Our Fowler Steam locomotive is running this Sunday 9th October from 10am to 4pm in Station St Alexandra. The Museum rooms will also be open, so we look forward to seeing lots of happy faces coming for a train ride.

18.01.2022 ATTM Fowler Steam loco update Our Fowler steam locomotive conducted hauling passengers over the Queens Birthday long weekend. Following its passenger duties, it was steamed up on Monday 12 June 2017 prior to entering its annual inspection program. The boiler is inspected annually by an qualified independent assessor. Prior to each inspection, the water is drained and this is best done while the boiler is hot with low steam pressure. Shown here is the boiler having a "blowdow...n" to empty it and it creates quite a sight to see. At 40psi pressure, the old girl took a good 10 minutes to blow off all the remaining pressure. Many hours of work will culminate in its inspection over the next two months. This time also enables important preventative and scheduled maintenance to be carried out by our dedicated team of volunteers. It is due to return to service in time for the Heritage Machinery Festival on 9/10 September 2017. In the meantime, our fleet of historic Kelly & Lewis diesels and Malcolm Moore locomotives will fill the role. We will keep all steam fans up to speed with the work and look forward to meeting visitors on the second and fourth Sundays at Alexandra.

18.01.2022 Get your copy and support your local museum. Purchase and postage package available, phone 0427 509 988.

17.01.2022 Thanks Wendy for sharing your great morning out with us!

17.01.2022 Some of our volunteers getting our Heritage Machinery set up for tomorrow. Don’t forget it’s our Heritage Machinery Festival this weekend. Trains running and museum open 10am-4pm tomorrow

16.01.2022 Some of our passengers on Sunday got an extra treat as our Fowler steam locomotive was steamed up in the morning. The boiler has to be inspected once a year by an independent assessor. It is due for its yearly inspection so the water has to be drained which is best done while the boiler is hot with low stean pressure. Shown here is the boiler having a "blowdown" to empty it and it creates quite a sight to see. Many hours of work after this has the boiler ready for inspection next weekend. We hope to share good news then. All this has been carried out by our dedicated team of volunteers. If you would like to join us please get in contact with us via our website or visit us on one of our open days. http://www.alexandratramway.org.au/contacts_and_membership.

16.01.2022 Thanks to all the fabulous volunteers who keep our NFP groups together. You are the lifeblood of our community.

13.01.2022 A view of Alexandra station in 1976 shortly before closure of the line. The Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum was then called the Alexandra District Historical Society and was occupying the station and platform as can be seen by a number of exhibits.

10.01.2022 There's more than 10 reasons, but it is great to see the ATTM being recognised as a "must see" on your trip to Alexandra and surrounding regions.

09.01.2022 RIP ATTM Life Member Rex H. Tate 1923-2016. Rex served with the RAF Bomber Command in Scotland, Palestine, Italy and Egypt in 1943 to 1945. Flew almost 30 operational missions flying Wellington and Liberator aircraft, attaining the rank of Warrant Officer. Rex was commissioned to Flying Officer in 1945 and was discharged in May 1946. Throughout his life he continued to help returned servicemen and women with his work with the RAAF Association and welfare and legacy with th...e Returned and Services League. He was a founding member of the Timber Tramway and Museum and is credited with helping to lay the groundwork for a successful tourist railway. A life well lived. Rest easy, Rex.

08.01.2022 Here is a short video of our Fowler Steam Train No.5 from our running day last Sunday 14th August. Thanks to all who turned up for a ride for what was another succesful day.

04.01.2022 Our volunteers are hard at work this weekend doing maintenance on the track at the tramway. The tramway would not operate without the help of our fantastic volunteers. For volunteering opportunities or to become a member of the tramway please contact us via our contact information on our page.

04.01.2022 The Musuem will be open tomorrow from 10 to 4pm. Train rides will be departing the station at regular intervals during this time and will be hauled by one of our historic diesel locomotives. Seen here is part of our industrial railway collection.

03.01.2022 DINDI DIRECTORY - LET'S GET SOCIAL! Do you operate a business in Murrindindi Shire? Have you listed it on our new Dindi Directory - a one-stop listing of busin...esses and services currently open in Murrindindi Shire? We’ve had 207 businesses in our Shire register so far. If you haven’t registered your business or service yet, you still can at www.dindidirectory.com.au To help connect businesses with current and potential customers, we invite everyone who has registered on the Dindi Directory to participate in our social media campaign to help spread the word. All you need to do is create a sign with a 'shop local/support local' message, grab your smart phone and take a short 3 - 5 second video of you or your team holding the sign. Have a bit of fun with it, be a bit silly if you want, and help us tell your story! For more information on our ‘Let’s Get Social’ campaign, go to https://bit.ly/3fPY1dN

01.01.2022 The Alexandra Timber Tramway and Museum is a tourist railway and museum situated in north-central Victoria. The Museum is open on the second and fourth Sundays of each month from 10am to 4pm along with selected Public Holidays. Our train is steam hauled on the second Sunday of the Month and is hauled by one of our historic diesel locomotives at all other times. The Museum also hosts the Alexandra Market on the second Saturday of each month from September to May with our Mark...et train providing train rides.. Entry cost is $7.00 for adults, children under 3 are free. Your train rides are included in the entry cost and are unlimited. Our museum features local, tramway and railway history and is a great family friendly location, so there is so much to see at the Alexandra Timber Tramway and Museum. Give us a call on the info line 0427 509 988 if you would like more info..