Established 10 November 1962 Website Official Site | Type Railway museum Phone +61 3 9397 7412 | |
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Location Champion Road, North Williamstown, Victoria Address 26 Champion Rd, Newport VIC 3015, Australia Hours Closed today FridayClosedSaturday12–5PMSundayClosedMondayClosedTuesdayClosedWednesdayClosedThursdayClosed Similar North Williamstown railway st, Victorian Goldfields Railway, Seymour Railway Heritage, Melbourne Maritime Museum, Mornington Railway | ||
The Australian Railway Historical Society Museum is located on Champion Road, North Williamstown, Victoria near North Williamstown station. It is operated by the Victorian Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society.
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History
The museum opened on 10 November 1962 after the Australian Railway Historical Society was allocated space at Newport Workshops by the Victorian Railways to develop a collection of steam locomotives that were then in the process of being replaced by diesel and electric locomotives.
Following a safety audit by landlord VicTrack, the museum closed in February 2010. The museum reopened in March 2014, and is open on Saturdays between 12 noon and 5 pm.
Collection
Today, the museum contains the largest existing collection of Victorian Railways steam locomotives, a wide range of other Victorian Railways rolling stock, and numerous Victorian Railways artefacts. The collection includes: