Life on the Line
A Toogoolawah-based crew and an Ipswich based-crew chat at Borallon while changing trains to return them to their home depots, 1966.
Image courtesy of Russell Watkins.
Staff in the galley of a dining car prepare meals for passengers, 1970.
Image courtesy of Queensland Rail.
A station officer sits in the remains of his office at Loganlea station doing paperwork. The building was blown down by a severe storm, 1936.
Image courtesy of Gold Coast City Council Library Services.
Contact us if your Museum is interested in hosting this exhibition.
This new photographic exhibition by The Workshops Rail Museum features the many and varied tasks that railway workers have performed over the years. From building and maintaining track to driving trains, a large number of people work behind the scenes to ensure that trains run safely and passengers arrive at their destination on time.
Presented in two parts: Keeping the Trains Running and Working the Trains, Life on the Line provides a snapshot into the often unseen tasks that are vital for operation of the railways.
Featuring over 60 photographic images, Life on the Line takes the visitor on a journey through the daily life of the railway family, be it working on timetables, selling tickets, repairing steam locomotives or sewing uniforms.
Education
Line on the Line is complemented with an Education Kit, specially designed to provide activities for a younger audience. Download the Education Kit [new window 2.46 MB PDF] Updated 3 December 2007.
For more information please phone The Workshops Rail Museum (07) 3432 5100, or contact us.
