The Workshops Rail Museum in Ipswich, Queensland | History Museum

The Workshops Rail Museum

Locality: Ipswich, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 3432 5100

Address: North St 4305 Ipswich, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.theworkshops.qm.qld.gov.au

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25.01.2022 THANKS EVERYONE - APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. Are you gifted with extraordinary customer service skills? Do you have past retail or hospitality experience and would like to work among a team that values Ipswich’s heritage? We're looking for casual Hospitality and Visitor Services Officers, applicants must have full availability during the December January school holiday period and be willing to obtain a blue card.... For more information and how to apply please contact [email protected]

25.01.2022 #TrainspotterSunday is a triple header! Three 1300 class diesel locomotives haul a coal train on the Calliope Range, 1970. #trainspotter

25.01.2022 Two men on their trikes pass through Huxley Station and the adjacent sugarcane fields, c1930s. QMN Collection. #StationSaturday

25.01.2022 BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL! The world’s most beloved blue steam engine and his friends are on their way to the museum this summer. Book your ticket to come and meet Sir Topham Hatt The Fat Controller, Thomas the Tank Engine, and his friends. Peep Peep!

24.01.2022 Are you enjoying our #Railbridges series? This week's #Railbridge is the wooden railway bridge over Splitters Creek which was built in 1879-80 and is now heritage listed. Bruce Buchanan c2000.

24.01.2022 We hope you've enjoyed the #StationSaturday series! We're waving goodbye from the little lonely waiting shed somewhere between Yaraka and Blackall, c2000. Bruce Buchannan.

24.01.2022 Lest We Forget. Dr Geraldine Mate tells us on the somber but proud history of Remembering Remembrance Day at The Workshops in our latest blog. Read more: https://bit.ly/3n4qGOU #RemembranceDay2020

24.01.2022 Here's a tram from another era for today's guess the year. Hint: popularly known as "matchboxes" this electric Standard Combination tram No.1 was built using the body of an earlier horse tram.

23.01.2022 A C17 Locomotive pulls into Esk Station, c1965, for this weeks #StationSaturday. Built in 1886, Esk station was the terminus station on the Brisbane Valley line until 1904 when the line was further extended. The restored station is now a feature on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail. RG Henderson. QMN Collection.

23.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there! Were throwing back to a fathers day out with the kids this #TrainspotterSunday with PB15 738, stopped at Urangan, c1965. RG Henderson

23.01.2022 We're going back to the early days of Brisbane for today's guess the year. Hint: the view is from Bowen Terrace.

22.01.2022 Welcome to another exciting Thursday session of Little Learners! Gabriel is here to tell us about a special feathered friend who we often see flying through the sky. Can you guess what it is? #QMNetwork #LittleLearners

22.01.2022 One of the flashiest reptiles around, yet who is excellent at blending in. Can you guess who Gabriel will reveal today? Little Learners is taking a break over the school holidays - see you for more online fun in Term 4! Watch whole Term 3 series on our Museum at Home website https://bit.ly/32KNvAe #QMNetwork #museumathome

21.01.2022 #TrainspotterSunday today features B18 Class locomotive No. 842 pulling SX suburban passenger cars, 1961. QMN Collection. #trainspotter

21.01.2022 This weeks Little Learners animal is at home on land as much as at sea. Tune in with our friend Chantal, find out what is and discover a fun activity for you to try at home! Tune into Museum at Home for all our Little Learners sessions #museumathome #QMNetwork

20.01.2022 Rounding out this month's #TrainspotterSunday series is 1270 Class diesel No. 1281, and 1720 Class diesel No. 1770 in the servicing sheds at Mayne, 1974. QMN Collection.

20.01.2022 Were throwing back to 1964 Coomera today for our #RailBridbges series. PB15 locomotive No.488 with a special excursion train crossing the Coomera River Bridge, 26-4-1964. Brian Martin.

19.01.2022 Friday afternoon refreshments anyone? #FlashbackFriday to Rockhampton's Railway Refreshment Room in 1979. Staff standing behind the bar ready and raring for a function. QMN/QR Collection. #fbf

19.01.2022 BOOKINGS NOW OPEN! We’re opening again from 15 June with some important changes, including booking a free timed ticket to gain entry. Read more about our re-opening and the health and safety measures we have in place: https://bit.ly/37ls8Wz

19.01.2022 #RailBridges today features Railmotor 1901 stopped on a bridge for a glamour shot on the way to Yarraman. Date unknown. RG Henderson

19.01.2022 #RailBridges is coming to you from a slightly different perspective today. Does anyone recognise this foggy early morning view from a well travelled rail bridge?

18.01.2022 #StationSaturday is a small station along the Fassifern Line - Little Ipswich was located near todays West Ipswich State School. The Fassifern line was closed beyond Churchill in 1964. Keith McDonald.

18.01.2022 Its Electricity Safety Week! Parents and teachers can get on board and take advantage of a wide range of resources available online that explains to kids how electricity works and how to behave safely around electrical equipment #SafetyHeroes Energy Queensland is the proud sponsor of Sciencentre at The Workshops Rail Museum. Book a visit to come in and unleash your inner scientist! https://bit.ly/3ic9DbH

18.01.2022 Were on the way to Toowoomba for todays #TrainspotterSunday. Two C17s Nos. 994 & 705 haul a passenger train up the Toowoomba range, 5 October 1969. Brian Martin.

17.01.2022 Thinking caps on for this weeks guess the year! Hint: its Leichhardt Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane. Can you guess?

17.01.2022 Welcome to #MightandMuscleMonday! Here to tell you all about our newest permanent exhibition is our Senior Curator, Jennifer High. Over to you Jen https://bit.ly/2FejQG2

17.01.2022 #FlashbackFriday to a young Ipswich Railway Workshops apprentice woodworker working hard at the drilling machine, c 1974. Do you think you'd see an apprentice in an outfit like that these days? #fbf

17.01.2022 Were in the far north this week for #StationSaturday. Cairns railway station in 1940. Definitely a strong candidate for the which station looks the most like a pub prize. A double story brick building replaced the old station in 1955. Keith McDonald.

17.01.2022 Today over 7,000 kms of railway connects Queensland. Beginning the work more than 150 years ago, the State’s first railway builders worked with picks and shovels just like these on show as part of our Might and Muscle exhibition https://bit.ly/2Jalsml

17.01.2022 Flashback Friday to 1893 - an image our Collections Manager unearthed in our collection of a view down to Central Station and the city from the old windmill during the 1893 Brisbane flood.

16.01.2022 #FlashbackFriday to when the A10 No.6 locomotive, the oldest working locomotive in Australia, was blue! Built in 1865, the A10 No.6 locomotive can now be visited as part of our All Aboard exhibition here at the museum https://bit.ly/3nw5ba4

16.01.2022 Its only two weeks to the school holidays! Dont forget to book a visit to the museum for some fun times with the kids over the break. Check out whats on https://bit.ly/3jIljDx

16.01.2022 #RailBridges today features 1300 Class Loco No.1329, hauling the long distance Sunlander on the North Pine River Bridge, c1970.

16.01.2022 #TrainspotterSunday is featuring a colour image from the Keith McDonald of 3900 Class electric locomotive No.3915 heading the Sunlander near Gympie North Station c1989. #trainspotter

16.01.2022 Here's a great shot of 1550 Class diesel No.1565, also named Alva G Lee after the Queensland Railways Commissioner for today's #TrainspotterSunday. Keith McDonald Collection. #trainspotter

16.01.2022 Do you prefer puzzle games? Or are you more of a journey game kind of person? Come in and test your skills on the games that make up our new exhibition Code Breakers: Women in Games - opening Saturday 24 October https://bit.ly/2SgBRGV

15.01.2022 Looking for a fun and interactive activity for the kids? Come in and experience #HowCitiesWork - the exhibition that lets you explore from the top of skyscrapers, right down to below the streets in the sewers https://bit.ly/38K9DMs

15.01.2022 In the Ipswich Railway Workshops #exhibition, you can eavesdrop on a family dinner conversation as they come to terms with the end of the steam era and what it means for them. Its one of our Visitor Service Officer Claires favourite displays https://bit.ly/34bYxiR

14.01.2022 Weve picked a quintessential Queensland view for todays #TrainSpotterSunday. Heres DL19 KALBO a 2 ft gauge ComEng diesel leaving the bulk sugar terminal at Mourilyan with empty sugar boxes, c1975. Fun fact - Queensland Railways owned 30 miles of 2 ft gauge railway at Innisfail between 1914 and 1977. DL19 was originally built to 3 ft 6 ins gauge operating on the Aramac Shire Tramway at Barcaldine where it was known as R.R.MAC. Keith McDonald

14.01.2022 Welcome back to #TriviaTuesday! This month's theme celebrates all things Hornby, currently on display here at the museum. Question 1: Where did the name for ‘Hornby Trains’ come from? Find out more about the display https://bit.ly/364PfFo

14.01.2022 SPECIAL EVENT: Sensory Friendly Day out with Thomas session on Wednesday 6 January, 8:30am to 11am. For this very special morning we will turn the sound down and create an engaging and fun space that children with sensory processing difficulties can share with their families and carers.

14.01.2022 Welcome to our new guessing game. Do you know what this might be Leave a comment below if you can identify the object. Tune in on Monday for the answer to be revealed.

14.01.2022 BOOKINGS NOW OPEN! Were opening again from 15 June with some important changes, including booking a free timed ticket to gain entry. Read more about our re-opening and the health and safety measures we have in place: https://bit.ly/37ls8Wz

13.01.2022 We're extending our hours! We're excited to announce that from now you will be able to book into a timed session, and stay as long as you like until we close at 4pm. #Bookings are still #essential though! #Book now https://bit.ly/2I5bCS8

13.01.2022 #RailBridges today comes from 1906 - A B13 locomotive moves along Deep Creek Bridge on the Gayndah Monto Branch Railway. #railbridge

12.01.2022 How do you think you will go with this weeks guess the year? There are quite a few hints in this great shot of Brisbanes Customs House - the buggies and tram, plus take a look at that telegraph pole to the left.

12.01.2022 Find out more about the #science behind train travel, challenge your friends, solve puzzles and learn how science is a part of the things we do every day in the #Sciencentre. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2JRWbOo

11.01.2022 All aboard the Museum Revealed podcast train! In episode 3 Jen High, Senior Curator of Transport, takes us through the new Might and Muscle exhibition at our regional campus The Workshops Rail Museum. Listen here: https://bit.ly/2ExVjM2 #qldmuseum #MuseumRevealed #QMNetwork

11.01.2022 Weve got a local guess the year challenge this week. Can anyone guess what year this shot of Brisbane Street, Ipswich was taken? Hint: The two prominent buildings, the Ipswich Post Office (built 1900) and Old Town Hall (built 1861), had been around a while by the time this was taken.

11.01.2022 There were lots of great guesses for our last "whats this object"... lets see how you go with this one! Leave a comment below if you can identify the object. Tune in on Monday for the answer to be revealed.

10.01.2022 Peep Peep Thomas & his friends are on their way to town this summer! There'll be loads of things to do when he gets here: Meet Thomas and The Fat Controller Spot Thomas on the huge model railway Play in the indoor adventure play area Pulling into the museum on Sunday 27 December until 26 January. Booking essential!... For more information on how to book: https://bit.ly/3m1XNDa #dayoutwiththomas See more

10.01.2022 This weeks Little Learners animal is so big, Gabriel and Chantal had to team up to reveal it! Black and white and one of Nemos best mates - can you guess who he is? #QMNetwork #museumoftropicalqld

10.01.2022 Today for Little Learners we are taking a trip to Cobb+Co Museum where we have a very bright and beautiful Australian animal to unveil. Listen to the clues with Wendy and see if you can guess what is! #QMNetwork #LittleLearners

10.01.2022 Wave to C17 Class locomotive No.859 at Stuart this #TrainspotterSunday. Keith McDonald Collection #trainspotter

07.01.2022 #FlashbackFriday to the Russell River crossing, Babinda, in tropical North Queensland, c 1927. #fbf #museumoftropicalqld

07.01.2022 Can you guess the year South Brisbane Station became overshadowed by the new Brisbane Convention and Entertainment Centre?

07.01.2022 #RailBridges this week is under construction! This photograph was taken by one of the crowd watching from Albert Bridge as work continues on the new rail bridge at Indooroopilly, 1957. QMN Collection. #Railbridge

06.01.2022 Were dropping in on our northern friends today for #StationSaturday The terminus station on the Great Northern Railway, they dont come much grander than Townsville. Photo taken shortly after opening in late 1913. Keith McDonald Collection. #museumoftropicalqld

06.01.2022 We do all love a good shot of Roma Street station. Here's another beauty we've found in our collection of BB18-quarter 1079. Can you guess what year this was taken?

05.01.2022 Looking for a COVID-Safe venue for your next function? From family BBQs to end of year corporate events, we cater for all. https://bit.ly/2HSEWLv

05.01.2022 We're out in the country for #TrainSpotterSunday with C17 Locomotive No.705 near Murgon. Keith McDonald Collection. #trainspotter

04.01.2022 Did you know this isn't the first time Queensland has been home to one of Aussie Rules' biggest games of the year? In the lead up to the finals, our Collection Manager Rob takes a look back at Queensland's relationship with one of Australia's favourite sports https://bit.ly/33UP7b8

03.01.2022 The sun sets on Palm Island for today's #ScenicSaturday. Queensland Tourist Bureau promotional photograph c1930. QMN/QR Collection. #thisisqueensland

02.01.2022 The school holidays are almost upon us! Heres a fun activity for you and the kids to print out and bring along with you on your next museum visit. Follow Bryan the Bee around on a Scavenger Hunt to discover all sorts of treasures! https://bit.ly/32x75zy

02.01.2022 It's less than a month until Christmas Day! Have you got your stocking stuffers yet? https://www.shop.qm.qld.gov.au/ #museumstoresunday #shopmuseumstores #patronofculture

02.01.2022 What a fascinating part of Queensland history!

01.01.2022 Today marks the anniversary of the official end of WWII 75 years ago. Remember Queensland Mobilised, our blog from curator Jeff Powel, looks at items in the collection that provide a glimpse into the ways Queensland was in the epicenter of the War in the Pacific. Read now: https://bit.ly/2QaNIoS School children dig trenches at Ascot State School in Brisbane, 1942

01.01.2022 Built in 1891 (although extended and modified over the years) the wooden station at Cooroy is our pick for today's #StationSaturday. Cooroy station is still in use today on the North Coast Line. Bruce Buchannan, c2000.

01.01.2022 Did you know that almost 50% of gamers are women? Code Breakers: Women in Games is coming to a console near you. Presented by ACMI, the first Australian exhibition celebrating the achievements of women working in the games industry will open here on Saturday 24 October. Watch this space https://bit.ly/2Sgvt2n

01.01.2022 Welcome to another exciting term of Little Learners. Today Gabriel has ventured into the museum galleries to talk about one of our favourite furry friends. Can you junior explorers guess what it is? #littlelearners #littlenippers

01.01.2022 This week's #StationSaturday features Wooloowin Station staff and passengers on the platforms, c1920. QMN Collection.

01.01.2022 A few weeks ago we threw back to an aerial view of Brisbane looking north towards the central business district from South Brisbane in 1988, the year of Expo. This week were turning the clock back even further! Can you guess the year this aerial shot was taken?