Established 1989 Nearest car park On site Phone +61 2 4822 1210 | Type Railway museum Website Official Site Founded 1989 | |
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Location 12 Braidwood Road
Goulburn
New South Wales Australia Address 12 Braidwood Rd, Brisbane Grove NSW 2580, Australia Hours Closed now Friday10AM–3:30PMSaturday10AM–3:30PMSunday9:30AM–2PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–3:30PMWednesday10AM–3:30PMThursday10AM–3:30PM Similar Rocky Hill War Memorial, Saints Peter and Paul's Ol, Bungonia National Park, Bel Park, St Saviour's Cathedral | ||
The Goulburn Roundhouse was saved from demolition by the Goulburn Locomotive Roundhouse Preservation Society.
Contents
The roundhouse is now run as Goulburn Rail Heritage Centre, a museum open to the public with large collection of rolling stock and various exhibits, as well as privately owned locomotives and carriages.
History
Following the completion of the first railway from Sydney to Parramatta Junction in 1855, proposals for the first railways to the rest of NSW included a line to the inland centre of Goulburn. A single line from Marulan to Goulburn opened on 27 May 1869.
Associated railway structures at Goulburn included the goods shed (1868), the carriage shed (1869), engine shed (1869), a coal stage, water pump, turntable, and the Station Master’s residence (1870)
The Roundhouse was constructed of brick and corrugated iron in 1918 with a 90-foot electrically operated turntable.
Museum exhibits
The Museum has a collection of railway locomotives, carriages, wagons and other railway equipment including:
Other Locomotives