Railway Museum (Western Australia) facts for kids
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P508 on display at Bassendean in April 2006
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| Established | 1974 |
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| Location | Railway Parade, Bassendean Western Australia |
| Type | Railway museum |
The Railway Museum, also known as the Rail Transport Museum, is situated in Bassendean, Western Australia. It is run by the Western Australian division of the Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS), which is called Rail Heritage WA.
In the early days of operation it had at times been known as the Western Australian Rail Transport Museum, and more recently, Rail Transport Museum. On the internet and social media, it has been referred in variants with qualifiers of the location name such as the Bassendean Railway Museum and Rail Heritage Museum Bassendean.
The standard name is currently utilised as the Railway Museum.
Collection
It has the most comprehensive collection of heritage steam locomotives and rolling stock in Western Australia. It was originally developed in 1969, and officially opened in November 1974 by the Western Australian Minister for Transport Ray O'Connor.
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- Diesel Locomotives
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- Steam Locomotives - include representatives of most classes that operated in the WAGR
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- Passenger carriages
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- Other rolling stock
Archive
The onsite museum building houses the Archive, and the archive has an online photograph collection of views of most of Western Australian railway history
Events
Various annual events have been held over time:
- Steamfest
- Railfest, which has included active steam and diesel displays
- Annual open days
It is also the location of the West Australian Model Railway Club.
It has a related museum in Boyanup - the South-West Rail and Heritage Centre.
