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ands-on fun foreveryone?Tick.
Award-winning?Tick.Anabsolute
must-do in Ipswich?Tick.The
WorkshopsRailMuseumatNorth Ipswich
offers the idealmixof fascinatinghistoryand
modern interactivity.
Youwon’tbeable todrag thekidsaway from the
interactiveexhibits,withapopularonebeing the
DieselRevolutionwheredreamsofbeinga train
drivercome to lifeasyou take thecontrolsof the
diesel locomotivesimulator.Then there’s the
ever-popularNippers’Railwaywhere the full
gambitof rail experiences isonoffer–drivea train,
collect tickets, control signalsandsomuchmore.
Schoolholidaysarespecial atTheWorkshopsRail
Museum,with theDayOutwithThomas
programsabighit (fromBoxingDay to theendof
January).KidscanseeThomas theTankEngine
anda real-lifeFatControllerand takepart in
plentyofhands-onactivities.Check thewebsite
eventscalendar forotherschoolholidayprograms.
Youngand thenot-so-youngalikecanenjoy
soakingup the romanceofabygoneerawalking
throughanhistoric refreshmentcarriage,orpeer
into theVice-RegalCarriage tosee theopulence
inwhich theGovernor travelled.Thenbe thrust
back into thepresentcourtesyofasimulated ride
on thehigh-speed tilt train, andmarvel at the
intricatedetail andworkingsofQueensland’s
largestmodel railway.
Located in theoldRailwayWorkshops, theentire
site is steeped inhistory. Entry is through the
Timekeepers’ Buildingand themuseum itself is
inside theoldboilershop. Strollingaround, you’re
dwarfedbybeautifully restored locomotivesand
carriageswhichevokechildhoodmemories for
adultsandcreateaworldofdiscovery for the littlies.
And ifyoueverwonderedwhat the3,000+
workersdideveryday, abehind-the-scenes tour
of theblacksmithshop (enclosed footwear is
required)willgoa longway toexplainingwhy
avisit toTheWorkshopsRailMuseum is
BIGLOUDFUN.
TheWorkshops
RailMuseum
BIG TOYS FOR
BIG LOUD FUN
NippersRailway
YOU’REDWARFEDBYBEAUTIFULLY
RESTORED LOCOMOTIVES AND
CARRIAGESWHICH EVOKE
CHILDHOODMEMORIES FOR
ADULTSANDCREATE AWORLDOF
DISCOVERY FOR THE LITTLIES.
Thediesel locomotive simulator
FamilyFun
