The front of the main display building.
From the front of the previous building I saw this and was hooked.
A war memorial for the approximately 300 workers who died fighting in World War 1.
A church for trains? Actually the old power house, built in 1902 to supply electricity since there was no public supply. That said, notice the wedding arch and seating under the tree.
The museum is free to all Queensland school trips. As one kid said, "It is better than school".
The earliest shops on the site, made in a British style designed to handle snow.
Newer styled shops, designed for maximum natural light.
The traverser. It shuttles rolling stock between the various shops. Now it is mostly used to shuttle people for tours.
A video of riding the traverser.
A couple more architecture shots.
According to my guide, bricks were removed from this doorway to allow removal of big metal lathes. See the next section for an old picture of one of the lathes.
Various items located around the grounds. Personally, I think those rolls deserve a more covered location.
I don't know what this machine used to be but anything fitted with "choppers" gets points in my book.
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