About Canberra Railway Museum
The Canberra Railway Museum is a volunteer-run heritage railway museum in Kingston, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Located near the historic Kingston railway precinct on Geijera Street, it preserves and displays locomotives, carriages, rolling stock and railway memorabilia related to New South Wales Government Railways and the Canberra region. Operated by the ACT Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society, it offers static exhibits, restored carriages and occasional heritage train operations for visitors interested in Australian rail history.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a compact, volunteer-run museum set in and around historic railway buildings and yards near the former Kingston station. The site displays restored steam and diesel locomotives, passenger carriages, goods wagons, and smaller railway artefacts, photographs and memorabilia. Visitors can walk among the rolling stock, view interiors of selected carriages, explore interpretive displays, and on selected days experience guided tours and occasional heritage train rides. The setting is an open yard with covered sheds and exhibition rooms.
Key highlights
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Collection of preserved NSW Government Railways steam and diesel locomotives
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Restored historic passenger carriages and goods rolling stock on display
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Exhibits of railway memorabilia, photographs and signalling equipment