Ipswich is one of Queensland’s oldest cities and is situated 40 km away from Brisbane, its surrounded by old buildings as well as many restaurants and eateries. Ipswich is a popular destination among tourist. One of its noteworthy attractions would be the Railway Museum, The rail network in Queensland started in Ipswich giving the museum more prominence.

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Known as the Workshops Rail Museum , it is part of the Queensland Museum and has won awards for Heritage and Cultural Tourism. It has many life size exhibits and shows how the locomotive has evolved in the past. It also gives a peep into the future of railway. This is one of Australia’s most popular museums and has been the birth place of over 200 steam locomotives and 11000 carriages.

There is a specially designed play area for the young enthusiasts known as the “Nippers railway”. Its a railway network for children that features a port , goods yard and even a signal tower. Here you will find events scheduled around school holidays , such as the biggest Thomas and Friends event.

The workshop allows visitors to take a look at how operations were carried out dating back up to 140 years. The museum also explains how the railway network has helped the Ipswich city thrive economically in the past.

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