Locomotive Tour

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

Ended 6 Jul 2025

29 March – 6 July 2025 12pm and 3pm 30 minute tours

Free

FreeStandard All ages

Powerhouse Castle Hill

On Dharug Land

Powerhouse Castle Hill

2 Green Rd, Castle Hill NSW 2154

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Explore transport items in the Powerhouse Collection (opens in new tab) 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

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Capturing an Icon: The Relocation of Locomotive No. 1

Safe Carriage: Moving an Icon