Redbank Railway Workshops are a major workshops for the repair and heavy maintenance of locomotives and rolling stock for Aurizon , located in Redbank , City of Ipswich , Queensland , Australia.
64-749: The Queensland Museum Rail Workshops (formerly the Workshops Rail Museum ) is a railway museum in Ipswich, Queensland , located within the former North Ipswich Railway Workshops and tells the story of more than 150 years of railways in Queensland . Exhibits are spread out across a number of the complex's original buildings housing a collection of historic steam and diesel locomotives and other rolling stock that operated on Queensland Railways , as well as general interest exhibits and ones tailored specifically for children. The museum, which opened in 2002,
128-493: A contract to maintain rolling stock for Queensland Rail . In May 2014, Aurizon announced that it would cease maintaining Queensland Rail rolling stock at Redbank from June 2015, with the entire works to close by June 2017. In November 2014, the site was sold to the Goodman Group who will lease it back to Aurizon. In 2016, as part of a contract to outsource Aurizon's rolling stock maintenance to Progress Rail Services , it
192-463: A dirt floor to ensure the boilers would not get damaged when rolled onto the floor. The Boiler Shop now houses the museum's main exhibits. When the workshops were originally built, as Ipswich did not have an electricity supply, the machinery was driven by steam power. As the site expanded rapidly in the late 19th century, electricity was seen as the key to its modernisation and in 1902, the Power House
256-641: A fourth event several months later. Seven workers were killed at a colliery in north Ipswich as the Bremer River broke its banks. Fourteen people died in flooding in January 1974, during the Australia Day weekend. Two people were killed in Ipswich. About 1,800 residential and commercial premises in Ipswich were flooded. The Bremer River at Ipswich reached a height of 19.5 metres (64 ft) on 12 January, inundating
320-579: A kilometre (0.62 miles) south of the present facility on the northern banks of the Bremer River . The workshops were mostly intended for maintenance, but it was also where the state's first steam locomotives imported from the United Kingdom were assembled. By the time the line to Grandchester opened, plans were already well underway to extend it over the Great Dividing Range to provide access to
384-401: A large number of steam locomotives on display, some of which operate heritage trains. Others are undergoing overhaul or restoration and may not be accessible for public viewing. Preserved locomotives include: The Workshops was the winner of the 2007 Australian Tourism Award for Heritage and Cultural Tourism. Ipswich, Queensland Ipswich ( / ˈ ɪ p s w ɪ tʃ / )
448-401: A little over a year to complete. The boilers were located on the east side of the building and the engine room, containing the generators and switching gear, on the west side. The system generated 2-phase 60-cycle Ac current with sufficient power for about 200 electric motors, and was also provided to Ipswich Railway Station and the shunting yard on the south side of the Bremer River. The building
512-671: A load of 64 tons but these were later deemed too heavy for the rails by Chief Engineer H. C. Stanley, and although locomotives continued to be imported from the United Kingdom and the United States of America , the workshops commenced plans to construct their own locomotives. In 1877, the workshops built its first locomotive, a one-off modification of the A10 Neilson-class was known as the A10 'Ipswich'-class to differentiate it. However, in
576-543: A major inland port. Ipswich was initially named "The Limestone Hills" and later shortened to "Limestone", however in 1843 it was renamed after the town of Ipswich in England. The population was 932 in 1851 and had risen to 2459 by 1856. It became a municipality in 1858. Ipswich had been a prime candidate for becoming the capital of Queensland from about 1847 when the Rev. John Dunmore Lang had toured both Ipswich and Brisbane, and noted
640-645: A plot of land on the north of railway station opposite the railway workshops was chosen, approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) east of the current museum. On 7 February 1970, the Queensland Railways Locomotive Museum was officially opened and as well as the Queensland Railways Heritage Fleet and A10 no.3. Within the next few years, two further locomotives were added, A10 no.6 and B13 no.48, which had operated privately on Gibson & Howes private tramway near Bundaberg on
704-515: A sought-after filming location. The 2013 movie The Railway Man was filmed around the city's railyards. Other major films, including San Andreas starring Dwayne Johnson , and Inspector Gadget 2 were filmed around the city. Several Australian films have also used Ipswich for shooting locations, including the 2016 movie Don't Tell and Savages Crossing, The Settlement , The Tree , Mystery Road , 500 Miles and telemovies, Parer's War and Mabo . Australian TV legal drama Rise
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#1732859289232768-544: A strong manufacturing region, with more than 14% of workers employed in the manufacturing industry, compared to just 7.6% for regional Queensland. Extensive growth is predicted in Ipswich and the Western Corridor region in years to come, the economy is projected to be worth $ 12.7 billion by 2026. Global giant General Electric moved its Queensland headquarters into a $ 72 million building in Springfield in 2015. Ipswich
832-427: A transformer were installed in the Power House to convert the power to a supply suitable for the older machinery. The Timekeeper's Office is a two-storey timber building constructed in 1910 which served as the workshop workers' entrance. Workers passed through this building every morning and afternoon to collect and return their individual worker's “check”, a brass disc with their employee number stamped on it. Each day
896-584: Is an urban centre within the City of Ipswich in South East Queensland , Australia. Situated on the Bremer River , it is approximately 40 km (25 mi) west of the Brisbane central business district . Ipswich is renowned for its architectural, natural and cultural heritage, and the city preserves and operates from many of its historical buildings, with more than 6000 heritage-listed sites and over 500 parks. Ipswich
960-548: Is designed to grow to an ultimate population of 85,000, with a projection of 105,000 total residents living in the area by 2030. Greater Springfield is positioned as the gateway to the western corridor of the south-east. At 2,860 hectares it is the largest master planned city in Australia. The Ripley Valley Development is master planned to be a model community for a projected population of 120,000 people. In March 2016, Ipswich's digital innovation and startup hub, Fire Station 101,
1024-487: Is featuring, which "reveals the ways that Australian innovations are used in space, and the surprising benefits space technologies bring to everyday life here on Earth. Originally there were 15 zones but this later increased to 17, numbered 1 to 11 and 13 to 18 (as of February 2023, there is no Zone 12). The museum's collection contains diesel and steam locomotives and pieces of other rolling stock from Queensland Rail as well as various private operators. The Workshops has
1088-479: Is frequently portrayed in the paintings of d'Arcy Doyle , however this is changing as modern housing developments increase. The city is the fastest-growing area in South East Queensland (SEQ). Two major developments, underway at Springfield and Ripley, will be central to housing this growth. The multibillion-dollar Greater Springfield development was awarded World's Best Master Planned Community 2010 and
1152-461: Is laid out in 'zones' that "showcase the social, technical and cultural impacts rail transport and travel have had on our lives". Each zone contains one or more exhibits of a common theme. The exhibits are either permanent, such as the main collections, or are special events that run for a specific period of time; from 24 November 2022 to 14 May 2023 the exhibit 'Australia in Space', developed by Questacon
1216-524: Is now used for storage of some of the Museum's larger items. The building is off-limits to the public, but views of the interior can be gained from behind the safety fence. The Boiler Shop was where the boilers for steam locomotives were built, and as the workshops' construction capacity increased, the Boiler Shop expanded four times to keep up with the increasing demand for making and repairing boilers. Power for
1280-573: Is part of the Queensland Museum network, and highlights include the oldest working locomotive in Australia and the largest model railway in Queensland. Queensland's first railway line, opened on 31 July 1865, ran between Ipswich and Grandchester , approximately 35 km (21.7 mi) to the town's west. To support the new line, which became known as the South and West Railway, construction of two workshop buildings at Ipswich commenced in 1863, about
1344-554: Is still a functioning maintenance facility for Queensland Railways. In 1964, members of the Queensland Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS) approached Queensland Railways with a request to have a number of steam locomotives, soon to be withdrawn from service with the introduction of diesels, set aside for preservation. The original plan of six locomotives increased to fourteen -
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#17328592892321408-498: Is the only Australian railway workshop that has been in continuous operation since the 1800s. The workshops' original buildings were two prefabricated sheds imported from England. Over the decades, the workshops grew in size and function and larger, more permanent buildings were constructed over the subsequent decades, often highlighted by architectural style of that period. Some buildings have been repurposed, and are listed by their current purpose: Not all buildings that remain within
1472-704: Is the site of RAAF Base Amberley , the Royal Australian Air Force 's largest operational base. It is currently home to No. 1 Squadron and No. 6 Squadron (operating the F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler), No. 33 Squadron (operating the Airbus KC-30A) and No. 36 Squadron (operating the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III jet transport). In addition, a number of ground support units are located at Amberley. In recent years, Ipswich has become
1536-414: The 2021 census , the population of Inner Ipswich (which encompasses the urban area of Ipswich) was 115,913 people. Ipswich was a major mining centre, particularly coal mining . The city is the 'cradle of coal mining in Queensland'. Other secondary manufacturing industries included earthenware works, sawmills , abattoirs and foundries , while the region is also rich agriculturally. Ipswich remains
1600-445: The 4D10 -class). In 1908, the first of a new class, the B17 -class (originally known as the "mail engine" as it was tasked to haul mail trains) was built. Designed by Locomotive Engineer H. Horniblow (1883-1899 and 1904-1910), this was the first locally designed locomotive built at the workshops. As Queensland's rail network grew in size, the need for a larger fleet of locomotives led to
1664-536: The Darling Downs and a regular paddlesteamer service from Brisbane Town, The Experiment , was established in 1846. This, and other steamer services, remained the primary form of mass/bulk transport between the two cities until 1876, when the construction of the original Albert Bridge , spanning the Brisbane River at Indooroopilly , completed the railway line begun between Ipswich and Brisbane in 1873. Ipswich
1728-537: The Queensland Times advertised that only six allotments were left. In October 1925, several allotments in the "Fiveways Estate" at East Ipswich were advertised to be auctioned by Jackson & Meyers in conjunction with Bacon & Co. A map advertising the auction states that the lots were ideal for residential sites, convenient to the East Ipswich Railway Station and water, gas and electric light
1792-535: The Somerset Regional Council . The languages of Greater Brisbane are related – there is uncertainty over which dialects belong to which language.The Yugarabul language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Brisbane City Council, Ipswich City Council and the Scenic Rim Regional Council . Prior to the arrival of European settlers, what is now called Ipswich
1856-453: The "comparative obscurity" of North Ipswich . In March 1888, 239 allotments of the "Liverpool Estate" were advertised to be auctioned by E. Bostock in conjunction with Arthur Martin & Co. A map advertising the auction shows the proximity of the estate to the railway workshops and the Bremer River. In June 1911, 26 building sites of "East Ipswich Station Estate" were advertised to be auctioned by E. Bostock & Sons. A map advertising
1920-1103: The Abermain Colliery containing 1295 acres and farms. It was reported in the Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette , and The Brisbane Courier , that there was no bid for the coal mine but some farms had sold on the day of auction and some of the buyers were listed. It was also reported later in the Brisbane Courier of further items sold. Several members of the British Royal Family have visited Ipswich. 1868 – Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh 1920 – Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII ) 1927 – Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth ) 1958 – Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother 1962 – Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone 2011 – Prince William (later Duke of Cambridge) 2014 – Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Damaging floods have occurred on numerous occasions in Ipswich,
1984-407: The Boiler Shop was provided by the Power House. During its busiest period in the 1950s, up to 24 boilers could be made or repaired at any one time, and at its peak more than 300 staff worked in the Boiler Shop and by today's occupational health and safety standards it was dangerous place to work. It was a very noisy from the forging hammers and pneumatic machinery, and was also rather dirty as it had
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2048-568: The CBD. Redbank Railway Workshops With its North Ipswich Railway Workshops becoming increasingly cramped, in July 1958 Queensland Railways opened a new workshop facility in Redbank to maintain its new diesel locomotive fleet. However it would be 25 years before all the functions were transferred from Ipswich. The works perform heavy maintenance on Aurizon 's locomotive and wagon fleet. It also has
2112-506: The Central Coast. The museum was entirely outdoors, except for a small shed containing the curator's office and a souvenir shop, with the locomotives exposed to the weather. In 1991, due to concerns about security of and to prevent further deterioration to the locomotives, as well as workplace health and safety issues, the decision was taken to close the collection to the public. However, QR entered into an agreement with Queensland Museum and
2176-519: The North Ipswich Railway Workshops, as they came to be known, grew in size and function. At its peak during World War II , The Workshops, as it is affectionately known, employed around 3,000 men and women, mostly from Ipswich and the surrounding areas, making it one of the state's largest employers of the time. Those employed included: In its history, The Workshops constructed more than 200 steam locomotives and 13,000 carriages, and
2240-472: The Queensland Railway Badge and the names of those who served with those who did not return highlighted. There is an onsite shop and cafe, and toilets and baby change facilities are provided in a number of buildings. Most exhibits are wheelchair-accessible and sensory kits are available for the visually impaired. Service animals are permitted. The museum is available for venue hire. The Workshops
2304-516: The Queensland Railways Heritage Fleet - and coincided with the Ipswich Rotary Club 's plan to relocate and preserve A10 locomotive A10 no.3 and two carriages that had previously been on displayed at Countess Street in Brisbane city to Ipswich. The plan was met with the full support of the then Commissioner for Railways, Alva G Lee, and a number of sites were considered over the next few years before
2368-603: The agriculturally rich Darling Downs . Work commenced in November 1965 and opened to Gatton on 24 May 1866, to Helidon on 30 July and finally to Toowoomba on 12 April 1867. However, the Al0 Nelson locomotives imported from England struggled with the gradient and were limited to loads of no more than 58 tons between Murphy's Creek and Toowoomba. Larger B11-class locomotives built in Glasgow entered service in 1867 which could haul
2432-457: The auction shows the location of the estate in proximity to the railway line. In 1914, 65 garden allotments were advertised to be auctioned by E. Bostock & Sons. The area was called the "Orangefield Estate". It was formerly an orchard of James Alexander Jackes , and the real estate map advertised that the estate was well stocked with fruit trees. It was reported in the Queensland Times that 20 allotments were sold. This article also listed
2496-460: The buyers. Unsold allotments were advertised in the Queensland Times . In 1922, 12 allotments were advertised in the Queensland Times to be auctioned by Bacon & Co. Auctioneers in conjunction with H. J. Hargreaves & Co. The area was called the "Whitehill Road Estate". A map advertising the auction shows the estate is across the road from the intersection of Whitehill Road and Griffith Road. Both street names are still in use. By July 1922
2560-449: The central business district and thousands of houses. 38 people died as a result of the floods. At Minden, on the border of Ipswich City, a four-year-old boy was swept away by floodwaters when he fell from a rescue boat. A man in his fifties died when he accidentally drove into floodwaters in the Ipswich suburb of Wulkuraka. The worst affected areas of Ipswich were the suburbs of Goodna and Gailes. The flooding allowed bull sharks to reach
2624-671: The centre of Goodna; one was spotted swimming in Williams Street, and a second in Queen Street. A multibillion-dollar class action lawsuit is underway against dam operators Seqwater , SunWater and the State of Queensland. Law firm Maurice Blackburn have lodged the suit on behalf of 5,500 Ipswich and Brisbane residents who lost their homes or businesses during the floods. Modelling released in 2013 claimed flooding of Ipswich CBD would not have been as extreme if Wivenhoe Dam operators had operated
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2688-625: The collection would be transferred to then Railways Historical Centre at Ipswich, which become a branch of the Queensland Museum. The Redbank Museum closed in 1992. The Workshops contains 16 Heritage-listed buildings spread out across its 60 acres (24.3 hectares), of which the following are used by the Museum: Opened in January 1902, this building was first used for over sixty years as the workshops' foundry where metal parts for locomotives, rolling stock and infrastructure were cast . Casting
2752-572: The complex are used by the museum, with some still operational and off-limits to the public. Following the opening of the Redbank Railway Workshops in 1958 for its diesel fleet and with stream locomotives being phased out of service in the 1960s. In August 2002, the Workshops Rail Museum was officially opened, and contained the locomotives previously displayed at the old Redbank museum. Despite its heritage status, The Workshops
2816-523: The dam correctly. The Ipswich Central Library building opened in 1994. The Ipswich Historical Society was established in 1966 and is located at Cooneana Heritage Centre, 11041 Redbank Plains Rd, New Chum, Ipswich. The Ipswich branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 84 Limestone Street ( Liberty Hall ). Ipswich experiences a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cfa) with hot , wet summers and mild, dry winters. In
2880-461: The estate before it was sold. It was reported in the Queensland Times that 40 allotments sold on the day of auction and some of the buyers were listed. By the end of 1928 it was reported in the Queensland Times that another 20 allotments had been sold. In 1930, the Abermain Estate, Tivoli, was advertised to be auctioned by E. Bostock & Sons. The estate map noted that the area comprised
2944-540: The hall to buy a three-course lunch. During World War II, the dining hall served around 2,500 lunches daily. This was the first place where women worked on the site. Located in front of the hall is the War Memorial , unveiled on the 27 September 1919. During World War I more than three hundred men from the workshops enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), of which thirty-one did not return. After
3008-462: The largest being the 1893 Brisbane flood peaking at 24.5 metres (80 ft), and more recently during the 1974 Brisbane Flood , (peaking at 20.7 metres (68 ft)) and 2010–11 Queensland floods (peaking at 19.4 metres (64 ft)) on 12 January 2011. Around 35 people died in the floods in the 1893 Brisbane flood . The Brisbane River burst its banks on three occasions in February of that year and
3072-484: The region as a means of transport. The first recorded coal mines in the central Ipswich area started at Woodend in 1848. Triassic aged dinosaur footprints were found in underground coal mines in the vicinity of the suburbs of Ebbw Vale and New Chum while large numbers of Jurassic aged dinosaur footprints have been reported from the suburb of Rosewood. From the 1840s onward, Ipswich was becoming an important river port for growing local industries such as coal and wool from
3136-496: The same year year a Select Committee for the Colony of Queensland recommended against local manufacture, and for the next two decades no new locomotives were built at the workshops, and instead rebuilt existing locomotives often with larger fireboxes and higher pressure boilers for greater power, as well as converting four of the eight original A10 Neilson 2-4-0 tender locomotives to 2-4-2 tank locomotives (which were redesignated as
3200-463: The strength of Ipswich as a port town with access to the wool suppliers of the Darling Downs, but Brisbane was instead chosen due to its mercantile and colonial interests. Brisbane was declared the capital of the new Crown Colony of Queensland in 1859. It was proclaimed a city in 1904. The city became a major coal-mining area in the early 19th Century, contributing to the development of railways in
3264-414: The timekeeper would tally up the uncollected discs; for those disc that remaining the worker was deemed absent and wasn't paid for that day. It was also where the workers were paid, queuing up to receive their pay packets. Behind the office stands a sculpture entitled 'Marker' by artist Brad Nunn . The piece is covered with the representation of hundreds of workers' discs, which ”symbolise the memories of
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#17328592892323328-461: The war the workshops raised £1400 to build the memorial, to honour those employees who served and died. The memorial, which features a figure of a soldier with a rifle standing at attention atop a column, was designed by Queensland Railways architect, Vincent Price, while London sculptors, John Whitehead & Sons sculpted the figure. Bronze plaques on the column display the Coat of arms of Queensland ,
3392-451: The workers, their spirit and their stories". Inset into the pathway between the office and the sculpture are eight plaques which are enlarged copies of workers' discs. The building now serves as the visitor's entrance to The Workshops. The workers' dining hall (canteen) was built in 1911 to provide a cheap meal for workers. Each day when the lunchtime whistle - located on the front of the Power House - sounded, hundreds of workers poured into
3456-410: Was also filmed at Borallon Correctional Centre . Ipswich is recognised for its important collection of historic buildings. Historic house types range from Early Colonial/Victorian (1850 onwards) to Queensland Bungalow (until 1935), with the city showcasing many markers and plaques outside heritage and historical locations. The traditional Ipswich dwelling has always been a detached home on land, and
3520-610: Was announced that the workshops would remain open. Queensland Rail no longer maintain their Citytrain fleet there having relocated to North Ipswich Railway Workshops recently ( In late 2018 ). In February 1970 the Redbank Locomotive Museum opened as an open air museum with 13 members of the Queensland Rail Heritage Fleet ( 2 , 6 , 48 , 106 , 221A , 290 , 444 , 700 , 771 , 1000 , 1009 , 1051 and 1089 ) on display. It closed in 1992 with
3584-508: Was available. In 1928, 211 allotments were advertised to be auctioned by E. Bostock & Sons and W. B. Parkinson. The area was called the "Cribb Estate" and on the estate map it was noted that it was on the eastern slopes of Limestone Hill. The auction was advertised in the Queensland Times and it was also noted in the notes of the Council Meeting published in the Queensland Times that approval had been granted to gravel new roads in
3648-517: Was built so as to supply electricity to the workshops, one of the first industrial complexes in Queensland to use electricity on a large scale. As well as electricity, the Power House also supplied compressed air and hydraulic pressure to power the complex's machinery. Construction commenced in 1901 by contractor D. D. Carrick with equipment from the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company provided by Noyes Brothers of Sydney and took
3712-574: Was done in iron, brass and aluminium using wooden patterns ( moulds ). During World War II , the Foundry also produced various metal casings and fittings for ships of the Royal Australian Navy . In 1965, the Foundry was moved to the new Redbank Workshops, and this building became the Bogie Shop casting bogies and wheels for railway vehicles. Casting operations ended in the 1990s and the building
3776-620: Was founded in 1827 as a mining settlement, and soon developed into a major commercial and population centre. The suburb of the same name serves as the city’s central business district . In the 2021 census , the population of the urban area of Ipswich was 115,913 people. Ipswich was tribally known as Coodjirar in the Yugararpul language. Known as the Ugarapul and Yuggerabul people are Australian Aboriginal languages of South-East Queensland. Ipswich City Council , Lockyer Regional Council and
3840-650: Was home to many indigenous language groups, including the Warpai tribe, Yuggera and Ugarapul Indigenous Australian groups. The area was first explored by European colonists in 1826, when Captain Patrick Logan , Commandant of the Moreton Bay penal colony, sailed up the Brisbane River and discovered large deposits of limestone and other minerals. The town began in 1827 as a limestone mining settlement and grew rapidly as
3904-479: Was off limits to most workshop employees, accessible only to the electricians, engineers and maintenance fitters and turners. Electricity cane to Ipswich in 1917 with the establishment of the Ipswich Electric Supply Company and by the mid 1930s, with the equipment at the Power House deemed obsolete, the workshops stopped producing electricity on site and began using the local supply. Alternators and
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#17328592892323968-599: Was officially launched. Owned by Ipswich City Developments and operated by Ipswich City Enterprises, Fire Station 101 will position the region as a leader of the digital economy. More than fifteen members had signed up prior to the opening. In 2015, Ipswich was named in the world's Top 7 most Intelligent Communities by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) in New York. Ipswich is home to dozens of primary and secondary schools, including Ipswich Grammar School , which
4032-574: Was proclaimed a municipality on 3 March 1860 and became a city in 1904. On 26 May 1872, a Primitive Methodist Church opened in East Street. By April 1873 there were numerous churches in Ipswich: Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Primitive Methodist, German Lutheran, and Wesleyan Methodist. A United Methodist Free Church opened in Brisbane Street in July 1873, having relocated from
4096-423: Was the first high school in Queensland (established in 1863). Tertiary education facilities include University of Southern Queensland , which has campuses at Springfield and Ipswich. TAFE Queensland South West has a campus at Bundamba and another in Springfield. Ipswich is home to the "Safe City" camera network, which commenced in 1994. More than 200 cameras are monitored all-hours from a facility situated within
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