Country Always

Caring for Country

A Corner of the Empire

The Garden Palace

The Holding Pen

The Agricultural Hall

Regional Networks

Across New South Wales

A Museum of Doing

Technological Museum

Expanding Stories

Evolution of the Castle Hill site from botanical research station to Museum Discovery Centre

Transforming the Tramsheds

Powerhouse Stage 1 and the Harwood Building

A Symbol in Time

Sydney Observatory

Ongoing Transformations

Powerhouse Ultimo

Applied Arts and Sciences

Defining the terms in the 21st century

Powerhouse Renewal

A transformative renewal program across four sites

We Rise

Blak Powerhouse

Powerhouse-1 Mission Launch to the ISS

An initiative of the Powerhouse: Future Space program

2024

Exoskeleton

Powerhouse Parramatta

Sydney Design Week

Across Sydney12—24 Sep

2025

Program

Locomotive Tour

Name: Locomotive Tour
Start: 2025-03-29T01:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-07-06T05:00:00.000Z
Location: Castle Hill

Tour

Ended 6 Jul 2025

Free

Castle Hill

Explore transport items in the Powerhouse Collection on this Locomotive Tour. Learn about Locomotive No. 1 which hauled the first passenger train in New South Wales and the impact it had on connecting wider Sydney. Create your own journey by choosing the way you’d like to travel and what discoveries you’ll make along the way.

This free tour is for all ages.

Steam train and coal carriage from the side. — 1/3
Locomotive No.1 which hauled the first passenger train in New South Wales
Object No. 7949

Three miniature toy railway carriages in yellow, blue and red. — 2/3
Hornby railway carriages and wagons by Meccano
Object No. 85/2585

Photograph of a brown and cream railway carriage — 3/3
NSW State Governors railway carriage
Object No. 93/124/1

Capturing an Icon: The Relocation of Locomotive No. 1

Canon x Powerhouse

Safe Carriage: Moving an Icon

One of the most significant objects in the Museum's collection

Stories

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Capturing an Icon: The Relocation of Locomotive No. 1

Safe Carriage: Moving an Icon