All Stops to Canberra. A movie about Canberra’s trains
Thumper has directed our attention to this great little documentary about the trains of Canberra: All Stops to Canberra is a reflective, centenary, look at Canberra’s earliest transport and its...
View ArticleThomas the Tank Engine appearing at SPIN festival
[ 19 October 2013 to 20 October 2013. ] SPIN: Weekends on Wheels has just upped it's profile by securing one of the world's biggest celebrity vehicles to appear as a part of their program. So mark the...
View ArticleAustralia Day Celebrations at the Canberra Railway Museum
[ 26 January 2016 at 10:00 am; ] The Canberra Railway Museum is putting on special Australia Day community celebrations on Tuesday 26 January. As a thank you for community support visitors will be...
View ArticleValentines Day Restaurant Train
[ 13 February 2016 at 6:00 pm; ] Unforgettable Valentine’s for the Special Person in Your Life. This is the year to create everlasting memories of Valentine’s with your one and only. Imagine sharing a...
View ArticleAll Stops to Canberra. A movie about Canberra’s trains
Thumper has directed our attention to this great little documentary about the trains of Canberra: All Stops to Canberra is a reflective, centenary, look at Canberra’s earliest transport and its legacy:...
View ArticleThomas the Tank Engine appearing at SPIN festival
SPIN: Weekends on Wheels has just upped it’s profile by securing one of the world’s biggest celebrity vehicles to appear as a part of their program. So mark the dates in your calendar, and get ready to...
View ArticleAustralia Day Celebrations at the Canberra Railway Museum
The Canberra Railway Museum is putting on special Australia Day community celebrations on Tuesday 26 January. As a thank you for community support visitors will be offered, after normal paid entry, a...
View ArticleValentines Day Restaurant Train
Unforgettable Valentine’s for the Special Person in Your Life. This is the year to create everlasting memories of Valentine’s with your one and only. Imagine sharing a romantic evening aboard a classic...
View Article6 things to try in Canberra this weekend
Suitcase Rummage When: Sunday 27th 10am to 2pm Where: New Acton Precinct, 15 Edinburgh Avenue If you like markets but hate straining your eyes looking over dozens of giant tarps for goodies, then...
View ArticleSouthern Aurora jewel to help revive romance of rail in restored barracks
Canberra entrepreneur Mark McEwen is reviving the romance of rail at Goulburn’s old railway barracks. Mr McEwen has restored the 15-bedroom barracks in historic Goulburn, replacing wiring and plumbing...
View ArticleAuction to help heritage rail get back on track, says liquidator
The auction next month of some of the Canberra Railway Museum’s assets, including 100-year-old carriages, is a key step in getting the beleaguered organisation back on track, according to the...
View ArticleIrreplaceable steam locomotive parts stolen in a series of robberies
Two men were seen fleeing the closed Canberra Railway Museum after allegedly stealing priceless parts from a historic steam locomotive on Boxing Day. A local plumbing business owner was alerted to the...
View ArticlePrized steam engine’s new owners to keep Garratt at NSW Rail Museum
The former pride of the Canberra Railway Museum’s heritage fleet, the Beyer-Garratt 6029 locomotive, is now in private hands and will remain at the NSW Rail Museum in Thirlmere. The new owners of the...
View ArticleCanberra Rail Museum back on track with Garratt visit to mark site handover
A reborn Canberra Railway Museum will celebrate its official return to the Kingston yards with a visit to the national capital by its former prized possession, the Garratt-Beyer 6029 steam locomotive,...
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Delight and relief as Railway Museum re-opens after three years of drama
Steam train rides will resume in the future as the Railway Museum at Kingston re-opens. Photo: Supplied. Canberra’s much loved Railway Museum at Kingston will finally re-open its doors this Sunday...
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Police investigating suspicious fire at Canberra Railway Museum
Police are investigating a suspicious fire at the Canberra Railway Museum this morning, just hours before it was due to reopen. Around 7:00 am, police responded to reports of a fire at the Canberra...
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