Canberra Railway Museum
| Established | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Location | Geijera Place, Kingston, Canberra |
| Coordinates | 35°19′05″S 149°09′18″E / 35.318°S 149.155°E |
| Type | Railway museum |
| Public transit access | Canberra railway station |
| Nearest car park | On site |
| Website | www.canberrarail.org.au |
The Canberra Railway Museum is located at Kingston in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) next to Canberra railway station on the Bombala railway line. Since 2018, Canberra Railway Museum has been the trading name of a not-for-profit company, Capital Region Heritage Rail Limited, established to run the museum. ACT Heritage Rail Holdings Limited has been the company responsible for safeguarding the heritage assets of the museum.
Under ownership of the former ACT Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS), the museum housed locomotives, passenger cars, freight cars, track machinery and railway memorabilia. Some locomotives and rolling stock were operated outside the ACT on tours for the paying public. Notable among the assets were no. 1210 of the New South Wales Government Railways, built in 1878: Australia's oldest operating steam locomotive and one of the world's oldest mainline steam locomotives. Australia's most powerful steam locomotive, former New South Wales Beyer, Garratt articulated steam locomotive 6029, was also held.