Railway Museum Canberra

Canberra Railway Museum is a working museum and houses Australia's oldest operating steam locomotive, known as the 1210 and was built in 1878. The location of Canberra Railway Museum is at the Geijera Place at the end of Cunningham Street in Kingston, Canberra.

The archive in Canberra Railway Museum mainly consists of ancient locomotives both from different parts of Australia and other nations. The most powerful steam engine, the 265 tonne Bayer-Garret 6029 is one of the prime attractions among many in this museum. Many old carriages, wooden sleepers, rail motors, passenger cars, freight cars, track-maintenance vehicles and workshop reviews are featured in this museum.

The visitors can climb aboard the trains are look at the interior very closely. This railway exhibition have been very popular specially among children of all ages. The surrounding area of the museum resembles a rail yard, with variety of exhibitions. Many guided tours to the Canberra Railway Museum are conducted by the travel agents. This museum stands very close to the Canberra railway station. Many events are organized on these heritage vehicles, thus on-board catering facilities are available for cocktail parties or dinners.

Canberra Railway Museum is usually frequented on Sundays and other national holidays, however this museum can be kept open for special visits on weekdays too. Visit to this museum enthralls the tourists with its antique collection.