Port Adelaide - National Railway Museum - South Australia - You Travel Australia
One of South Australias hidden treasures, the spectacular Port Adelaide Railway Museum is the largest showcase of its kind, offering a glimpse into the history of Australias rail road network. With over 100 exhibits from the State Commonwealth and private railway operators.
Take a leisurely stroll around the grounds to view the many exhibits on offer. Climb into the cabs of giant steam engines and walk through elegant restored and original railroad carts, from both past and present.
The museum's operated primarily by volunteers and they encourage people to participate in the running and refurbishment of exhibits.
The museum offers a scaled steam train ride around the perimeter of the facility and is available for free to all visitors, except during special events. Trains depart regularly from Callington Station, which is located at the northern end of the museum adjacent to the car park.
The museum also offers a cafeteria car which is available for birthday bookings and party rentals during operating hours. The facility also offers a unique book and souvenir store, where childrens toys and models are readily available for purchase.
An amazing facility detailing the importance and major role rail transportation played in the establishment of, not just South Australia, but the entire country. We highly recommend checking this place out. Check their website for more details.
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Whilst in Adelaide I made my way to the National Railway Museum at Port Adelaide to take in some Australian railway history. The museum has an excellent display of Narrow, Broad and Standard gauge loco's and rolling stock. Unfortunately I was not able to record the Standard gauge Commonwealth railway's exhibit as the museum closed! However, you can still see the majority of the museum's displays in this video.
You will see the wagons from the tea & sugar train, which was a vital supply train for remote communities in Central Australia long before the standard gauge railway was completed. You will see heritage steam & diesel locomotive's which used to operate on the South Australian network, hauling some of it's most famous trains, like the Ghan & Overland.
The museum also has an excellent model train layout, which you can see in the video.
There is also a miniature train track which runs around the perimeter of the museum, and you will see some footage from the ride in this video.
Lastly there is a range of locomotive's and rolling stock on static display outside the main shed. Unfortunately the museum closed before I could record all of the outside displays, but you can still see some steam loco's and diesel railcar's which are on display.
I've tried to include some of the information board's in this video, so you can pause and read if you would like.
The museum is an excellent display of Australia's railway history and is well worth a visit. I hope you enjoy the video :)
National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide
I visited the NRM in Port Adelaide to see some static displayed locomotives & rolling stock
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Port Adelaide National Railway Museum
Went to the National Railway Museum in Port Adelaide, Australia with my Twin Sister and Niece. The trains we had back in the day and learning about how different it is today.
National Railway Museum - Port Adelaide
Take a journey into railway history at the National Railway Museum, Australia's largest railway museum with over 100 exhibits representing State, Commonwealth and private railway operators on the three major rail gauges used in Australia.
It all started 1963 when some rail enthusiast looked at preserving some of the old railway equipment when it was condemned by the railway. The museum was first located on 2 acres of land at Mile End. Work started on the 10th Aug 63 by six members to start clearing the site. The first item was a N class van, which arrived on the 18th June 1964. The first loco to enter was P 117 on the 24th August.
For more info on events in 2013
National Rail Museum - Behind the Scene
National Railway Museum at Port Adelaide in South Australia is celebrating 50 years anniversary, having been formed in 1963. The first collection of the museum was housed at Mile End. It was then moved to it's present location. One of the biggest under cover collections of railway loco & rolling stock . On the 9th & 10th February they held a Behind the Scenes - Driver Experience weekend. Members of the public had a chance to try their hand at driving a Red Hen rail car or steam loco Peronne, under instruction. There was a chance to see in places that normally the public don't have access too. Here we just see a snap shot of the day
National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Part 2 ,Bell pile plus more !
This video shows the bookstore crossing , the bell and equipment pile and the ride on the train around the museum. Filmed on 27/09/2019. All footage by me .
First off we see the crossing that’s at the entrance to the museum . Since it’s very close to the bookshop it’s called the bookstore crossing . The crossing used to have wig wags in the 1990s .
The bookstore crossing has:
A Western Railroad Supply ( WRRS ) mechanical bell
A Mck&h base on the bell less signal and a Unmarked SAR base on the signal with the bell
Older unmarked Mck&h with Marked older style RARE Mck&h lights on the bell less signal ( these are the only ones in use nowadays that have a light on the back that uses the same bulb )
GRS or US&S unmarked crossarms on the signal with the bell plus GRS XB/XD lights
Old signage including LOOK OUT FOR TRAINS wooden signs , only seen in SA . Also there are regular stop signs instead of SORS signs
The NRM has a yard where lots of old signals and equipment is stored to sit there , for spare parts or to be reused some day . If you want to explore around the yard , just ask the driver of the train that goes around the museum. There are many great things in the bell yards ! Some of these things include:
Old Semaphore and searchlight signals and poles with Western or Mck&h or SAR bases
There are 3 teardrop bells , 1 Westinghouse brake and signal which the hammer has probably broken off , 2 Mck&h cast iron ones . One of them used to be used at the wig wag crossing , the hammer is rusted so it won’t sound . The other is mounted on a crossing signal that’s lying down . That one sound like aphte teardrop at Castlemaine. There are also 2 Bryant zinc co bells in the yard . One is rusted shut and ones on a signal which has grass grown around it so you can’t ring that one . The signal that the Bryant zinc bell is on has what I think are US&S lights which have no target boards and unmarked either US&S or Mck&h lights . There are also many lights applying around which don’t have target boards and visors and some don’t have lenses, I think all of these lights are Mck&h . There are 2 signals that are laying down at the futher end of the yard . One if the signals is a classic SAR style gateless signal which has Mck&h unmarked crossarm which what I think are Mck&h older style lights which have had there lenses pulled out ans have some foam in them and have clear lenses on the back lights . It also has SAR base and very old signage some off which is bent and one is a very old STOP sign which is yellow and black and a bit faded . They were faded out in 1960 and this could’ve the last one left that I know of . The signal also has a teardrop bell . I can’t tell if it’s Mck&h or Westinghouse but my guess is that it’s a Mck&h one that’s cast iron because it has a detachable base as cast iron teardrops do . There is a signal next to it which is also very interesting . It is one which has a gate which makes it better . The signal has a Westinghouse base and a Mck&h base together and it also has a Mck&h mech plus a WCH m bell with a double mount base . There is also a bit of rust on the gong . The signal also has a black and white SAR style wishbone gate . The gate also has some very old style gate lights. Unfortunately has no reflectors though. That is pretty much the main things in the bell yard
National Railway Museum Port Adelaide - Mid 2008
Filmed with Panasonic DVD Camcorder.
Day out with Thomas the Tank Engine at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide. 15-7-2012
This video shows 3 of the National Railway Museums steam locomotives in action during the last day of the museum's annual Day out with Thomas the Tank Engine event.
The video shows the 475mm guage steam locomotives Bub (named Thomas for the event) and Bill double heading hauling there train around the museum compound from trackside at the Goods Shed and onboard the train as well as the museum's 1067mm (narrow guage) steam locomotive Peronne hauling its train. The footage of Peronne was taken from onboard the museum's broad guage RedHen Railcar number 400.
Note the loud stack talk and puffing coming from Bub!!!
Port Dock Station Railway Museum on Agro (1997).
Holly Brisley visits the Port Dock Station Railway Museum (now National Railway Museum) at Port Adelaide for a segment on Agro's Cartoon Connection back in 1997.
I think it was 1997 as I recorded this segment before going to school one morning.
I don't own the footage.
Bluebird 257 Kestrel Relaunch at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide. 9-3-2013.
As part of the 50 years celebrations of the Mile End Railway Museum/ National Railway Museum at Port Adelaide, former South Australian Railways and Australian National Railways Bluebird Railcar number 257, 'Kestrel', was officially re-launched at the National Railway Museum Port Adelaide on Saturday March 9, 2013.
'Kestrel' originally arrived at the then named Port Dock Railway Station Railway Museum on the 5th of May 1995, having entered service on the 13th of February 1957 and being withdrawn from service on the 31st of December 1990. 'Kestrel' is now unique as it is the last remaining operational Bluebird in original condition.
After the official proceedings took place in the Goods Shed, invited guests boarded
'Kestrel' for the first official journey to Port Adelaide Junction and return after which the first of many public journeys were then made from Jacketts Siding to Port Adelaide Junction and return.
Included in this video are the official speeches made as well as the rare scenes of former South Australian Railway steam locomotive 523 'Essington Lewis' along with the Dynamometer Carriage, Second Class Sitting Carriage BE42, Sleeping Carriage Onkaparinga and Brake Van 4074 being shunted from the Jacketts Siding line back into the Goods Shed by former South Australian Railway/ Australian National Railways diesel locomotive 801. With all the railway activity going on one would be forgiven for thinking that for a brief moment they were at Mile End.
Also in this video we join 'Kestrel' on part of the journey from Jackets Siding to Port Adelaide Junction as well as seeing 457mm gauge steam locomotive Bub taking visitors for rides around the museum grounds and lastly 'Kestrel' travelling between Jacketts Siding and Port Adelaide Junction.
National Railway Museum - Port Adelaide - 2013 - South Australia
National Railway Museum - Port Adelaide - South Australia
Leigh in bub at the National Railway Museum port Adelaide
Cab ride in bub at the National Railway Museum port Adelaide
Port Dock / National Railway Museum Adelaide 1994
Scenes taken at the then Port Dock Railway Museum Adelaide in 1994 - now the National Railway Museum - including a ride on the narrow gauge steam train around the site.
National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide
Half a day visit to National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide
National Railway Museum - Port Adelaide
On our recent visit to Adelaide (March 2015) we visited the National Railway Museum which is reportedly Australia's largest railway museum with over 100 exhibits representing State, Commonwealth and private railway operators on the three major rail gauges used in Australia.
This video is of some of the many displays inside the museum.
Visit to the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide
A quick walk around the first shed at the National Railway Museum at Port Adelaide. 76 Lipson Street, Port Adelaide.
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The National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, South Australia, is Australia's largest railway museum with over 100 exhibits on display, primarily from the Commonwealth and South Australian Railways.
First opening its doors in 1970, the Museum moved to its larger and current premises in 1988. (wiki)
Address: 76 Lipson St, Port Adelaide SA 5015, Australia
To know more, you can visit their website at
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