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Events calendar

• Steam Shop Tour01 January 2010 - 31 December 2012Take a Heritage Railway Workshops Tour into the Steam Shop to hear a Queensland Rail worker talk about the process of building and maintaining heritage locomotives and carriages. See what heritage rollingstock is currently being restored. The Workshops Rail Museum
• Blacksmiths Shop Tour01 January 2010 - 31 December 2012Take a Heritage Railway Workshops Tour into the Blacksmith Shop to hear a Queensland Rail ‘smithy’ talk about working in the 100 year old Blacksmith Shop and the various machines and tools still in use on a daily basis.The Workshops Rail Museum
• Tracking Queensland22 August 2010 - 31 December 2012Take an interesting look at QR’s great achievements in this new display at The Workshops Rail Museum.The Workshops Rail Museum
• More Than a Meal16 December 2011 - 30 June 2012A display celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Dining Hall at the Ipswich Railway Workshops.The Workshops Rail Museum
• I've Been Working on the Railway08 May 2012 - 19 August 2012Railway stories and experiences of Torres Strait Islanders, Aboriginal people and Australian South Sea Islanders.The Workshops Rail Museum
• Steam Train Sunday03 June 2012All aboard! Travel through Brisbane on an historic steam train and relive the splendour of a bygone era.
  Roma Street station departure.The Workshops Rail Museum
• Nippers Play & Learn - Working on the Railway05 June 2012 - 07 June 2012Nippers Play & Learn sessions bring the magic of rail to life for our youngest visitors with singing, art and craft, storytelling and games. Sessions run 10:00am – 11:00am.The Workshops Rail Museum
• Build it!16 June 2012 - 15 July 2012Get into the BIG LOUD FUN hands-on activities. Walk in the footsteps of past workers to explore the many different trades used onsite. Discover what working in a railway Workshop is really like. The Workshops Rail Museum