The historic museum covers a space of 1160 square metres and houses over 80 exhibits, including rare operational steam and diesel locomotives, carriages and a rail tractor, as well as an operational boiler house that services steam engines, fluid pumps and 500 brake horsepower generators.

Providing FREE ENTRY, passengers can explore the museum either before or after their steam train ride on Puffing Billy.

Those wishing to visit the museum as a non-train traveller are also welcome along for free.

Puffing Billy Inside Of Menzies Creek Museum Including Little Toot Cafe
  • Operating Days

    Friday - Sunday from 23 December 2024 (with some exceptions)

  • Trading Hours

    10.00am - 11.30am

  • ADMISSION

    Free

  • LOCATION

    49 School Road, Menzies Creek

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Catch the train to the Museum

Puffing Billy's train service from Belgrave to Menzies Creek return will cater for visitors wishing to experience this station stop and take in the new museum. Enjoy a 25-minute journey from Belgrave, passing over the historic Monbulk Creek trestle bridge and through the forests of the Dandenong Ranges, before arriving at Menzies Creek to visit the museum.

Little Toot Cafe

Adding to the atmosphere, the museum is also home to Little Toot Café, with plenty of hot and cold beverages and sweet and savoury food items available to enjoy.

The Sub Nigel (2)
3A NA Locomotive (2)
Carbon (4)