The Workshops Rail Museum
North St, North Ipswich QLD 4305
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The Workshops Rail Museum will take you on a journey through the state's history as seen from the birthplace of rail in Queensland . Built in 1901-02, the Power House marked a groundbreaking era for Ipswich Railway Workshops, emerging as one of Queensland's pioneers in large-scale electricity use. In its early days, steam powered the machinery, but as the site rapidly expanded in the late 1...
3 Programs at The Workshops Rail Museum
Push it, Pull it, Move it
Explore the science of movement in the railways and at the ipswich railway workshops.
Humanities & Social Science
$6 per student
1:10
Staff-led
1.5 hours
Introduction to Queensland Museum Rail Workshops
Students will discover the people, jobs, and life at the ipswich railway workshops.
Humanities & Social Science
$6 per student
1:10
Staff-led
45 minutes
Scientific Drawing: Where Science Meets Art
Students investigate scientific drawings as a means of recording scientific data, exploring methodologies and their usefulness in the modern world.
Humanities & Social Science
$6 per student
1:10
Staff-led
1 hour