Yanco Powerhouse Museum is located at Binya Street in Yanco, New South Wales, Australia. Yanco Power Station was built in 1913 to supply power to the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, when power was required for general lightning and for the Leeton Butter Factory.
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Run by a small but passionate group of volunteers, the old powerhouse has been stripped of it’s generation hardware and filled with pieces of historical technology from the local area and beyond. Some excellent old photos and documentary history of the irrigation area. The museum is operating but the trains won’t be running until sometime in 2021, due to some extensive upgrades underway. If you like this place then you’ll love Pioneer Park...
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Fun day here here with the model ride on back Railway they've setup. We had our Christmas party here. Unique venue to do so. It has points, turnouts , signals, and historic semaphores. Replica trains , very good standard as well. The caterers did a great job too with...
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Hidden gem. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Very interesting historical items on display and Ian, the volunteer, has a wealth of knowledge. Definitely worth...
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