Port Lincoln Railway Museum

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Port Lincoln Railway Museum The Railway Museum is housed in the beautiful heritage-listed stone station building and the nearby

The Museum is housed in the beautiful heritage-listed stone station
building and the nearby freight shed at Port Lincoln. The parcels
office, ticket office and Stationmaster’s office are largely unchanged
from when they were in active use. Two other rooms now house the
Museum’s documentary and photographic archives. Larger displays are at the freight shed, including track displays, some
gangers’ trollies and an early fettlers’ tent. A few items of freight
rollingstock round out the collection with some examples of vehicles
that ran only on the Eyre Peninsula lines. There are also some early
work train vehicles from the Commonwealth Railways which were
last used on BHP’s Coffin Bay Tramway at Port Lincoln.

Our very small band of hard-working volunteers usually manage to keep the Railway museum open every Wednesday afternoon,...
01/10/2026

Our very small band of hard-working volunteers usually manage to keep the Railway museum open every Wednesday afternoon, but this month absences have collided. We will be CLOSED on Wednesdays 14th and 21st October as a result.
Have you got free time on a couple of Wednesday afternoons a month? Come and chat to us about helping out. New volunteers always welcome!

Today (5 August) is the centenary of the opening of the railway extension from Kimba to Buckleboo, and also marked the g...
04/08/2026

Today (5 August) is the centenary of the opening of the railway extension from Kimba to Buckleboo, and also marked the greatest extent of the South Australian Railways Port Lincoln Division. The new Ceduna-Kevin direct line opened in 1966, but this was an alternative route and didn't add to network extent.
The last train reached Buckleboo in 2005, with services cut back to Kimba after that. By 2019, the whole network had closed down except for the Thevenard-Kevin gypsum line which is still fully operational.
The photo by Bob Grant shows two NJ Class and an 830 Class locos shunting during grain loading activities at Buckleboo on 5 February 1992.

Last opportunity - don't miss out! We have a couple of spots still available on each tour tomorrow (Sunday 24th), 1:30 p...
23/05/2026

Last opportunity - don't miss out! We have a couple of spots still available on each tour tomorrow (Sunday 24th), 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm. Phone or email now to grab your spot.

Rare opportunities are coming up to see normally-inaccessible parts of the heritage-listed railway station building. Sun...
04/05/2026

Rare opportunities are coming up to see normally-inaccessible parts of the heritage-listed railway station building. Sundays 17 and 24 May, as part of the SA History Festival. Don't miss out - book now!

Address

Railway Place
Port Lincoln, SA
5606

Opening Hours

Wednesday 1pm - 4pm
Sunday 1pm - 4pm

Telephone

+61428119287

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