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The Workshops Rail Museum is a railway museum in Ipswich, Queensland located within the former North Ipswich Railway Workshops. Regarding the name, it is also called as a Ipswich Railway Museum because of the location.HistoryThe Workshops Rail Museum opened in August 2002 on the site of Queensland Rail's former North Ipswich Railway Workshops. The site is also the base for Queensland Rail's Heritage Fleet. They host annual events such as Days Out with Thomas, always starting on Boxing Day and ending at the end of January or the start of February.CollectionThe museum's collection contains items from Queensland's State Government owned railway as well as various private operators.