australian railway monument and rail journeys museum

For years now I have been travelling to Armidale for weekend schools at the University. This year I detoured off the New England Highway to see the Railway museum . I am very glad I did. It's housed in Werris Creek Railway station (about 20 minutes drive from Tamworth) which is itself worth seeing- it's a splendid and very well maintained example of the country railway station. The museum staff (volunteers) were very helpful and friendly. Anyone who like me is over 50 will have their memory jogged by many of the exhibits which show country train travel like it used to be.Very highly recommended

We had a fantastic time at the Werris Creek Railway Museum, the staff are volunteers and so helpful, gave us a tour upstairs of the new attractions that will be opening soon. will have a model railway and lots more, even if you are not a railway enthusiast you will still enjoy this venue. It is full of history and the station is huge for such a small town. Great cafe across the road.

There are many interesting stories are interesting, and most of the volunteers are ex-railway employees.Admission is free, but a gold coin donation each helps.

The Werris Creek Rail Journey Museum is actually is 45km south of Tamworth.The museum is run by volunteers who are happy to explain all the history of the railway, throughout the area.The stories are interesting and some of the volunteers are ex-railway employees.Admission is free, but a gold coin donation each helps.There are video's to watch, am interactive simulator for you to try and a plethora of memorabilia and articles. You can spend an hour or several, depending on your interest.Housed within the Werris Creek Station, it is well worth the stop to visit and keep museums like this alive

This museum houses some interesting memorabillia of train journeys long past. We had no idea of the amount of rail history in this area of NSW. It's always heartwarming to see museums run by volunteers keeping our history alive and not forgotten. If it wasn't for them it would be lost. Well worth a visit for all the family.

Housed in the Werris Creek railway station and run by volunteers, this provides an amazing insight into the development of railways in this country and particularly in the north-west of the state.Run by volunteers, admission is free but they have plans to extend the museum and welcome donations.I did not know that Werris Creek was the third biggest railway centre behind Sydney and Newcastle. At one time there were 750 people employed here. The station also played a major role in troop transport during the Second World war.The museum is actually in the station and houses a wide range of memorabilia from uniforms to signalling equipment. There are a couple of video screens running continuously.Outside the station is magnificent memorial to the many railway staff who have lost their lives in accidents over the years. A stunning piece of work.If you are travelling between Murrurundi and Tamworth I strongly recommend you divert to go through Werris creek. Not much further and well worth it!

We took a little drive from Tamworth and called in to this museum along the way. One of the volunteers was on hand to explain some of the items on display, which made it all the more interesting as we wouldn't have known what half the things were for or what they did. Very interesting, especially their version of a mobile phone.

Excellent insight to the building of the railway under not so easy conditions. Well run by a group of lovely people.

Well worth a visit, in fact it's worth detouring into Werris Creek to view this museum. Would be enjoyed by gunzels and non-gunzels.

We called in to the museum with mum-in-law in May to see how it was looking & to look up the details showing my late father-in-law who worked for 45 years on the railway as a train driver. They had lived in Werris Creek for over 50 years before moving to Junee some years ago to be closer to family. We were impressed with the museum & the range of exhibits available. It is great value at a gold coin donation & has a good range of items for purchase as souveniorsIf you happen to be travelling this way we would certainly recommend a visit.A must for the railway buff or train spotter! The people are very friendly & will tell you all about the history & the stories. You can make it a quick stop as it does not take long to view but it is better to linger watch the videos & ask questions.

All things Railway, and you get the feel for the pioneering aspect of it when Rail was The transport over distance for remote NSW. If you want to see what it took to get Australia mobile, this is a must see. Mind you, in Werris Creek.....there is not much else.

This is incorrectly listed as a Tamworth attraction - Werris Creek is about 40km south west of Tamworth. The town of Werris Creek has a strong railway heritage - immediately evident when you arrive in town, as all of the street name signs are shaped like railway semaphore signals! The museum is in a building on the railway platform and the northern end of the complex has the railway monument and memorial garden. Well worth a visit!

This three year old railway museum is located between Werris Creek railway station's two platforms, one of which is for the Tamworth and Armidale XPlorer service and the other for the Narrabri and Moree line.The museum is well set out.Although Werris Creek is no longer quite as bustling as it once was (the railways are now a smaller employer), the museum is extremely well laid out, well lit and a good guide to NSW' railways.We arrived as it opened at 1000 and to our surprise within a few minutes other visitors had started to pour in.