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Port Lincoln Railway Museum

Name: Port Lincoln Railway Museum
Address: Railway Place, Port Lincoln, SA, 5606, AU
Telephone: +61428119287

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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’ t

rollies 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.

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.

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!

06/01/2026

Oops! Sometimes extreme heat causes disruptions to rail services. Likewise, today's heat (Wednesday 7 January) means the Port Lincoln Railway Museum will be closed for the day. Open again on Wednesdays from 14 January.
The photo shows a grain train stopped short of a heat buckle at Wanilla, 18 November 2007 (exactly 100 years since the opening of the line).

14/12/2025

Looking for a different present for someone? This new $30 book is a delightful account of the railways and their connection to life on Eyre Peninsula in 1961. Profusely illustrated. Available from the Port Lincoln Railway Museum or by mail order (details at www.eprps.org.au).

13/12/2025

With the Christmas/New Year period coming up, we have made a couple of changes to our regular opening hours. The Railway Museum will be CLOSED on Christmas Eve (Wednesday 24th), but we have added Sunday 4 January 2026 as an extra open afternoon (1-4 pm). That's an ideal opportunity for those who work during the week to come along and explore our museum.

19/09/2025

Our long-awaited new book "Adelaide was Far Away" has arrived from the printers, ready to enjoy! Ian Manning spent two weeks riding trains on all lines of the Port Lincoln Division in January 1961, recording his observations and experiences. Thankfully he had his camera with him, and now gives us some delightful photographic and descriptive insights into how it was before the arrival of the first diesel locomotives.
Being so far removed from Head Office, things didn't always happen according to the rules! Sixty years later, Ian was now comfortable for his story to be told. Unfortunately he passed away before the book was published, but he has left us with a priceless collection of images and anecdotes.
A4 size, 82 pages, $30 plus p&p. Available through the Port Lincoln Railway Museum website at https://www.eprps.org.au/new-books.html.

Address

Railway Place
Port Lincoln, SA
5606

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+61428119287

Website

http://www.eprps.org.au/

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