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Did you know...
Did you know that the Workshops Rail Museum is the winner of the 2008 Queensland Tourism Award for Heritage and Cultural Tourism and the 2007 winner of the Australian Tourism Award for Heritage and Cultural Tourism?
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Above: Sparks Fly on daily Behind the Scenes Tours of the Working Workshop. Image courtesy of The Workshops Rail Museum.
Vice Regal Car
The ‘One of Kind’ exhibition zone at The Workshops Rail Museum features a very special wooden carriage.
Car No.445 was made at the Ipswich Railway Workshops and entered service in September 1903 as a special saloon for the Governor of Queensland.
This carriage was used on a number of occasions by members of the Royal Family when visiting Queensland. The last member of the Royal Family to use the car was Princess Alexandra during a journey between Brisbane and Nambour in 1959. The Vice Regal Car has retained its primary use as a special saloon for Queensland Governors and is still considered a working item of rollingstock in the QR fleet.
The Vice-Regal Car is an outstanding example of the skills of the Carriage Builders and staff at Ipswich Railway Workshops and is currently on loan to The Workshops Rail Museum from QR.
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Did you know...
Did you know that Queensland changed to standard time in 1895, mainly to ensure that trains ran safely and on time?
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Above: See beautifully restored steam engines like the A10 No.6. Image courtesy of The Workshops Rail Museum.
A10 No. 6
The Workshops Rail Museum is home to the gem of the Queensland Rail Heritage Fleet, the A10 No. 6.
Built in 1865 in Glasgow, Scotland, by Neilson and Company, the A10 No.6 was shipped to
Australia in parts and reassembled at the Ipswich Railway Workshops.
The engine played an important role in Queensland's rail history. It entered service in 1866, running between Ipswich and Helidon, and then to Toowoomba in 1867. It then hauled materials to complete the Fassifern Valley and Sunshine branch lines, before being purchased by the Bingerra Sugar Mill (Bundaberg) in 1896 to haul sugar cane.
The A10 No.6 was officially withdrawn from service in 1964 and was restored in 1991 by the Australian Rail Historical Society.
The 144 year old engine has since been used for special trips and was recently used to celebrate Queensland's 150th Birthday for a commemorative trip to Grandchester. It has also featured in many photographs and on television.
The A10 No.6 is displayed in the All Aboard exhibition, adjacent to the Museum Shop.
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Did you know...
Did you know that more than 10,000 people have worked at the Ipswich Railway Workshops since it opened in 1865? The site peaked with more than 3,000 workers soon after World War II making it the largest employer for one site in the state at the time.
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Above: The Workshops Rail Museum. Image courtesy of The Workshops Rail Museum.
Henry Hyde’s Toolbox
Henry Hyde was born in Worcester, England in 1860. He became a carpenter and migrated to Australia in 1896 where he gained employment at Ipswich Railway Workshops.
Every Carriage Builder had his own toolbox and set of tools and Henry’s toolbox contains a diary showing work he undertook at Ipswich during his training to become a Carriage Builder. He built the toolbox and trays during this period.
The toolbox contains a fascinating array of old tools and some newer types. A catalogue of tools that he could purchase was also to be found in his toolbox.
Henry Hyde retired from the Railways in 1927 at age 67. He had spent 31 years at Ipswich Railway Workshops.
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