THE POWER OF STEAMTOWN

Very well presented show of the history of steam trains & how the town was the centre of it. Light & sound show of the history of the steam train in the north of South Australia & the huge amounts of ore moved from Silverton & Broken Hill to Port Pirie for processing. Peterbrough was the northwest hub for all trains until 1970. Great sound & light show, very well put together & the show is in a AC carriage, heated for winter, luckily as it was windy & cold when we were here. Totally recommend.

Definitely worth a visit. Dog friendly and day and night tours. Great place to visit. If you can, recommend that you see the sound and light show first (in the evening) and then go back the next day for the guided tour. Both are very good. Allow up to 2.5 hours for the guided tour as it’s longer if there are questions. You can turn up anytime for the day tour as you just join where the tour is up to. There are many exhibits and it is done very well. You can climb into a number of the trains and carriages on display. The sound and light show is in a carriage and included a movie you watch which gives the history and background. We are not train buffs but still really enjoyed this. It’s a good way to understand how rail developed in the area and across to Broken hill as well. There is no cafe at steamtown so bring your lunch or eat before you come. Parking is available. If you are going to do both the day tour and the sound and light show bug the combined ticket, it cost us $45 each. Book for the sound and light show. This place is dog friendly too.

Very worthwhile, unless you are in a wheelchair Very well presented Museum. Except for some limitations for wheelchair access which prevented us from doing light show and put us off visiting the roundhouse, had a great time.

Fantastic museum What a fantastic "living" museum. We went on a day tour which was phenomenal and then came back later and went on the sound and light tour. This was just as fantastic! Don't miss it!

Well worth doing. So pleased to finally stay in Peterborough to do its rail history justice. Well worth it. The tour was informative and the displays where so clean and looked after.

The Light show was a bit lack lustre We had visited here a few years back and loved the experience. Our friends were coming to join us for two nights in Peterborough and we suggested we book in here for the light show. When they arrived we drove up to the Steamtown Museum to book in for that night. We turned up on time for the show after dinner and we were led through the shed out to the carriage overlooking the area where they hold this display. I can't remember exactly what we saw last time we were here but both my husband and me thought it wasn't as good this time. Our friends were less than impressed with the show. Our friend returned the next day to take a guided tour and was a bit disappointed, we had taken a tour of the museum last time and enjoyed it. The shed is looking a bit shabby and we wondered if they are suffering a little bit from lack of interest in the community.

Train history experience Very interesting and informative.Thr Light and Sound show well worth attending .Staff very knowledgeable

Fantastic tour and light show Wonderful day exploring trains and history of railway junction town. Loved trains displayed and stories.

The best railway museum experience in South Australia The best railway museum experience in South Australia! The tour is sensational, our tour guide was Darryl, he was very knowledgeable and personable and was good with our kids. The place has a fantastic range of Loco's and Rail Cars, many of which you can actually enter and interact with. We were pressed for time and were only going to do the Diesel Shed self tour, but we're so glad we opted for the longer guided tour. Allow 2 hours at least to see and do everything. Highly recommended.

Excellent tour I am writing this on behalf of my husband who thought his visit was exceptional. He enjoyed every minute of the two hour tour and took stacks of photos. We visited Peterborough just so that he could visit the Heritage Rail Centre.