The National Railway Museum in Port Adelaide, South Australia, established in 1963, is the largest railway museum in the country. It showcases a comprehensive collection of exhibits that provide insight into the development of the Australian railway system. The museum features locomotives and rail stock representing different gauges and periods in railway history, displayed in two large pavilions along with other historic railway-related exhibits. Additionally, the museum houses the South Australian Heritage Register-listed Port Dock Goods Shed, the last remaining building from the former railway station, and offers interactive exhibits for visitors to engage with the history and technology of railways in a hands-on manner.
In Adelaide, the Tramway Museum at St. Kilda, located 24 kilometers north of the city center, is another institution dedicated to preserving and displaying the history of 19th and 20th-century trams.