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• Snapshots of the roaring twenties comes to Ipswich

  14 September 2018 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Meet the players of Sydney’s underworld in the new photographic exhibition Underworld: Mugshots from the Roaring Twenties.
• Get into gear at The Workshop Rail Museum’s free electric car rally

  01 August 2018 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Steam trains will be making way for electric cars when The Workshops Rail Museum hosts the Electric Car Rally on Saturday, 18 August.
• New design exhibition set to inspire Ipswich

  28 May 2018 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Imagination, innovation and new methods of making and drawing on the high-tech and rapidly evolving world of three dimensional (3D) printers will be explored in a new exhibition at The Workshops Rail Museum until 2 September 2018.
• FREE ENTRY for Ipswich residents on Museum Open Day

  06 November 2017 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Ipswich residents will be given the chance to explore more than 150 years of history for FREE at The Workshops Rail Museum’s Open Day on Saturday 11 November.
• WWI Hunslet locomotive calls The Workshops Rail Museum its new home

  03 November 2017 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  More than one hundred years since its dispatch to war, the Hunslet No. 327 locomotive will call The Workshops Rail Museum its home after three years of restoration.
• New exhibitions set to delight at The Workshops Rail Museum

  04 October 2017 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Two new stunning photographic displays produced by the Queensland Museum Network have opened for a limited time at The Workshops Rail Museum in Ipswich.
• Thomas and Friends set to warm up the winter school holidays

  02 May 2017 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  The world-famous blue locomotive, Thomas the Tank Engine will steam into The Workshops Rail Museum for Day out with Thomas these winter school holidays from 24 June to 9 July.
• Let's go on an Outback Safari these April school holidays

  14 March 2017 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Grab your safari hat and make your way to The Workshops Rail Museum this school holidays for hands-on animal themed activities and the exciting new exhibition A Room for Wild Animals.
• Brisbane’s moving heritage experience Steam Train Sunday returns

  28 February 2017 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  All aboard! Passengers can travel in vintage style with the return of the monthly The Workshops Rail Museum’s Steam Train Sunday on 5 March 2017.
• All aboard the authentic heritage experience Grandchester Express

  07 February 2017 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  History and train buffs are invited to join us as we recreate Queensland’s first rail journey to historic Grandchester Station.
• New taxidermy exhibition set to be unleashed in Ipswich first

  06 February 2017 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Get up close and personal with twenty large taxidermy specimens in the exhibition A Room for Wild Animals at The Workshops Rail Museum from 25 February 2017.
• All aboard for a night of scientific fun!

  29 July 2016 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  For the first time, The Workshops Rail Museum will open to the public after hours for a one-off After Dark event during National Science Week.
• Brisbane’s moving heritage experience Steam Train Sunday returns

  15 February 2016 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Back by popular demand, The Workshops Rail Museum’s Steam Train Sunday returns to the track from 6 March until December for one-hour trips through Brisbane in heritage style.
• A Sensory Friendly Day out with Thomas at The Workshops Rail Museum

  22 December 2015 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Thomas the Tank Engine is welcoming children with sensory processing difficulties to enjoy an afternoon of fun at The Workshops Rail Museum in Ipswich on 12 January, from 1pm to 4pm.
• Thomas the Tank Engine steams into The Workshops Rail Museum

  11 December 2015 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  From Boxing Day the world-famous blue locomotive, Thomas the Tank Engine will steam into The Workshops Rail Museum for Day out with Thomas 2016 – with magic activities, Australia’s biggest Thomas event.
• Santa choo chooses trains to get around this Christmas

  26 November 2015 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Santa is gearing up to welcome young and old visitors alike to The Workshops Rail Museum on 13 December, for the festive holiday event Santa Sunday.
• Spooktacular trip on track for Halloween

  12 October 2015 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Trick or treaters of all ages are stepping aboard the Halloween Express steam train for a night time trip through Brisbane on 31 October, presented by The Workshops Rail Museum.
  
• Tiny trains on large layouts are coming to the Museum

  06 October 2015 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Miniature railways of all sizes and scenarios will be on display at The Workshops Rail Museum’s Queensland Model Railway Show, on 24 and 25 October 2015.
• Museum brings history to life as Ipswich salutes the past

  09 September 2015 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Look to the skies as biplanes fly overhead and discover life in an old army war camp as The Workshops Rail Museum grounds are transformed for Ipswich Salutes, on 26 September.
• Museum on track for free family fun at Ipswich Open Day

  17 July 2015 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  The gates are open and entry is free for Ipswich locals at The Workshops Rail Museum’s biggest family fun event Ipswich Open Day, on Sunday 2 August.
• Railways role in First World War explored in new exhibition

  15 June 2015 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  See another side to rail as you explore its vital role in the First World War in the new exhibition Railways 1914 – 1918 by The Workshops Rail Museum, opening today until 6 December.
• Little brickies express their creativity these school holidays

  10 June 2015 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Young aspiring master builders have their work cut out for them at Brick Kids, The Workshops Rail Museum's winter school holiday event, with LEGO® bricks and more for family fun from 27 June to 12 July.
• Railway Heritage Conference steaming into Ipswich

  24 March 2015 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Rail heritage experts from around the globe are being called to submit expressions of interest to present at The Workshops Rail Museum's Railway Heritage Conference, 24 to 28 July 2015
• Teddy Bears choo-choo choose rail museum for picnic

  10 March 2015 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Fuzzy bears of all shapes and sizes are welcome to join in all the fun of the Teddy Bears Picnic event at The Workshops Rail Museum, on Sunday 22 March 2015.
• Workers of steam era reunite

  11 February 2015 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Past workers of the North Ipswich Railway Workshops are getting together to reminisce and reveal tales of their working life at a series of reunions during 2015 at The Workshops Rail Museum.
• Dig Thomas the Tank Engine these summer holidays

  04 December 2014 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Thomas the Tank Engine fans will roar with excitement when the beloved blue locomotive and his friends visit The Workshops Rail Museum for summer fun at Day out with Thomas 2015 – with dino dig activities, from Boxing Day to 1 February 2015.
• Santa swaps the sleigh for a steam train

  01 December 2014 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  Santa's giving the white boomers a rest and steaming in by train to Santa Sunday hosted by The Workshops Rail Museum, only on Sunday 14 December.
• The Workshops Rail Museum wins gold at Queensland Tourism Awards

  28 November 2014 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  The Workshops Rail Museum in Ipswich was named the best Heritage & Cultural Tourism experience in the state at the Queensland Tourism Awards ceremony held overnight.
• Shake, rattle and roll at the Museum

  30 October 2014 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  The Workshops Rail Museum will be alive with the sound of Making Music, the one day event that will have children engaging with one of the world's most treasured art forms on Sunday 16 November.
• Spooktacular night-time train trip treat this Halloween

  14 October 2014 - The Workshops Rail Museum

  All Hallows' Eve in Brisbane gets a special treat with the Halloween Express steam train gearing up the fun on 31 October, wickedly presented by The Workshops Rail Museum.