Steam Revolution exhibition space showing a locomotive and other objects from the collection
Program

Steam Revolution

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when
Ended 4 Feb 2024
where
Ultimo

Steam Revolution shows how steam has touched the lives of millions.

For more than 200 years, steam did almost everything: it pumped water, powered factories, and drove ships across oceans and ploughs through fields. These days steam turbines still provide 90 per cent of our electricity.

Learn how steam engines developed, what they did and how they changed the world in this exhibition featuring hands-on displays, old boilers, videos and 12 steam engines.

Please note on Tuesdays no steam operations take place.

A large horizontal stationary steam engine made of brown metal. A white insulated pipe on the right connects to a boiler and the belt on the left.
A large steam ploughing engine in a green field with two people on board.
A large dark green locomotive with gold and black viaducts. The wheel caps and front of the locomotive are painted red.