Opening Hours
Steamtown Heritage Rail Centre
Open Daily
9am to 5pm 7 days a week
Times and dates
subject to change
Closed Christmas day
& Boxing day
Guided Day tours
To gain access to the Roundhouse hop aboard a guided day tour with one of our passionate guides at
any time*
*(Mid March-October)
Between 9am-3pm
7 Days a week
*(Nov-Mid March)
Weekdays
Between 10am-11:30am
Weekends & Public Holidays
Between 9am-10:30am
Takes 90 mins. Join on arrival!
Sound & Light show
8:00pm 6th Oct- 6th April
7:30pm 7th April-6 Oct 2024
Minimum 6 people Nov-Mid Mar
Phone Bookings Essential.
Please arrive 15 minutes
before show starts
Dates and times are
subject to change
Pet friendly!
V.I.P.s or Very Important Pets can join you on tour and the Sound & Light Sho
Where we are Located
2 Telford Ave, Peterborough SA 5422Ph: 08 8651 3355
Admission
Guided Day Tours
$27 per person (90 mins)
Sound and Light Show
$30 per person (70 mins)
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:
For access to Roundhouse, tour guide accompaniment is mandatory.
Due to the uneven terrain in the Roundhouse area at Steamtown,
if you wish to go on tour,
we recommend you
wear enclosed shoes
EPILEPSY WARNING:
A small percentage of people may experience seizures when exposed to certain lights, patterns or images, even with no history of epilepsy or seizures.
All Aboard!
PETERBOROUGH WAS A HERO OF THE 20TH CENTURY – A HISSING, STEAMING HUB OF MIGHTY LOCOMOTIVES SITTING AT THE CROSSROADS OF A GROWING NATION.
THE POWER OF STEAMTOWN
Each night, beneath the stars of the Southern Flinders, a light begins to glow beneath a mighty steam train. There’s a hiss of piston, a rush of steam, the cry of a guardsman – and an incredible industrial legacy slowly comes to life.
Peterborough’s Steamtown was once a vast rail operation where over 100 steam locomotives passed through each day before heading to all corners of Australia.
Today, that legacy is preserved – and you’re invited to experience it for yourself.
Guided tours of the 23 Bay Roundhouse run anytime for approx. 90 minutes between:
- 9am and 3pm 7 days a week (Mid Mar-Oct)
- 10am and 11:30am weekdays (Nov-Mid Mar)
- 9am and 10:30am weekends & Public Holidays (Nov-Mid Mar)
Steamtown Heritage Rail Centre is open:
- 9am to 5pm 7 days a week (Mid Mar-Oct)
- 9am to 4pm weekdays (Nov-Mid Mar)
- 9am to 1pm weekends & public holidays (Nov-Mid Mar)
Sound & Light Show runs nightly at:
- 7:30pm (Apr-Sept)
- 8:30pm (Oct-Mar) (6 minimum Nov-Mid Mar).
Online booking unavailable (Nov-Mid Mar) until we reach minimum of 6.
Ring 8651 3355 for further details.
Learn more about Peterborough
Visit the Make Tracks to Peterborough Website
VIEW THE WEBSITEEnjoy a day tour or marvel at our night show
STEAMTOWN HOSTS DAY TOURS AND THE SPECTACULAR NIGHT SHOW
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR TOURSWhat people say about us...
Glen h2023-07-07Very 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.
sandra2023-06-14Definitely 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.
Meg S2023-06-09Very 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.
Adventurers0492023-04-12Fantastic 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!
Neville S2023-04-10Well 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.
Lorraine L2023-04-01The 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.
Deirdre and Gerry2022-10-26Train history experience Very interesting and informative.Thr Light and Sound show well worth attending .Staff very knowledgeable
Kiwijoandsreve2022-06-19Fantastic tour and light show Wonderful day exploring trains and history of railway junction town. Loved trains displayed and stories.
Dave R2021-10-10The 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.
MacLachlan2021-10-01Excellent 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.