Rail Journeys Museum in Association with the Australian Railway Monument

20/04/2026

The Rail Journeys Museum will be closed this week on Friday, 24 April & Saturday, 25 April 2026. The Museum will reopen on Monday, 27 April 2026 at the regular time of 10am.

14/04/2026

A great story put together about the rail history of the Werris Creek to Mungindi line, along with some great photos of the old stations and sidings, that no longer exist.

Welcome back to Outdoorstype and in this video, I’m going to explore the Mungindi line in northwest NSW.I’m starting at Werris Creek and heading north-west t...

30/03/2026

The Museum will be closed this Friday, 3 April 2026. We will reopen on Saturday.

03/02/2026

SSR Locomotives and AK cars at Werris Creek - photos courtesy of Barry Trudgett.

This track inspection train is a specialised three-car train set of former NSWGR stainless steel carriages. It records and inspects track geometry and conditions across Australia's standard gauge network.

The locomotive GM22 entered service in 1962, and the GM10 locomotive entered service in 1952 and is the oldest operating loco in regular service in Australia.

Thank you to Barry Trudgett for allowing us to use your amazing photos and the information provided - taken 1 February 2026

30/01/2026

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For all those train buffs hoping to see the Great Southern it is no longer coming to Werris Creek today. Not sure as to why, but it is disappointing.

28/01/2026

The Great Southern Tour Train to stop over at Werris Creek

For all those train lovers out there, Werris Creek will be in for what could possibly be a one off treat this weekend.

At approximately 8.30am on Saturday, 31 January 2026 The Great Southern will be paying us a visit. Bringing with them over 90 guests, the train will be diverting from its normal Adelaide to Brisbane tour, due to track maintenance works in Sydney.

The Great Southern, is Australia’s newest long-distance rail journey. It made its inaugural trip from Adelaide to Brisbane on 6 December 2019. It was established as a summer, multi-day journey traversing the southeast coast to complement the existing Ghan and Indian Pacific routes, with carriages often re-purposed from those services during their off season. This train is a seasonal, luxury rail tour operating from December to February.

From South Australia to Queensland this multi-day journey travels along 2885kms of tracks, passing through Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Pulling the 28 carriages are two, bright orange, NR Class Locomotive engines – that use around 40,000 litres of fuel and not forgetting the two power vans that carry three generators to provide the electricity. The Great Southern has an average weight of 1626 tonnes and a length of 711 metres, which makes this is a very impressive train to visit Werris Creek.

After disembarking, the train guests will board several coaches for a day trip around our area. The train will then stow at Spring Ridge for most of the day and then return later to Werris Creek to pick the rail guests up. At this stage it is not known what time in the afternoon The Great Southern will be back in Werris Creek, due to the extreme heat we are experiencing this weekend.

Compiled by - Jannette Davis

01/01/2026

Congratulations to one of our Volunteers, Peter Sawtell, on this great achievement.

Peter Sawtell remembers making friends and enemies, keeping fit behind a diesel engine, and even meeting King Charles III during his "legendary" career.

15/12/2025

With not long now until Christmas, the Rail Journeys Museum wish to advise of their trading hours for Christmas & New Year.

15/12/2025

Congratulations to the newest Life Member of the Rail Journeys Museum. Pat Porter received her Life Membership Medal last Tuesday at the Museums Christmas Party. Well done Pat, throughly deserved.

23/08/2025

The Rail Journeys Museum will be closed on Monday, 25 August 2025. The ARM Management Inc. Committee apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.