Archer Park Rail Museum, Rockhampton

Purey Tram Operating Again

Following completion of the rail accredidation process the Purrey Tram began operating again late August (2008).

Station to Museum - 1899-1990

1899 - Station opened with the large curved roof
1903 - Brisbane-Rockhampton Line completion meant up to twenty-five trains a day passed through the station
1923 - Stanley Street Station extended and Archer Park's importance declined
1970 - Station closed to passengers
1990 - Museum extablished

The museum features a restored Purrey Steam Tram, one of nine tramcars and six trailers that operated in Rockhampton from 1909 to 1939, and Queensland Government Railways operations in Central Queensland.

It has a state-of-the-art soundscape and life-like mannequins that take you back to World War II times.

Entry: $6.60 adult, $4.50 pensioner, $15.00 family, $3.30 student/children (under 3 years free).

PO Box 243, Rockhampton Q 4700
Phone: 07 4922 2774
Fax: 07 4927 0120
E-mail: dennis.sheehan@rrc.qld.gov.au

We have a new identity! Formerly the Archer Park Station and Steam Tram Museum we are now the Archer Park Rail Museum.

Purrey Steam
Trams, Rockhampton Queensland.

Open 9 am to 4 pm daily, except Saturday and public holidays, near Rockhampton's city centre. The museum is handicapped-accessible, has a station tearoom and great parking.

Archer Park
Station and Steam Tram Museum, Rockhampton Queensland.

The Purrey Steam Tram operates Sundays between 10 am and 1 pm (except during December and January). The Volunteers provide complementary tea, coffee and biscuits to all visitors.

In 2007 the Museum will close Christmas Eve for the holidays and reopen again 7 January 2008.