The locomotive depot closed in July 1986 with its allocation of locomotives transferred to Junee Locomotive Depot, but remained as a stabling and refueling point for a few years."Goulburn Loco Closes" Railway Digest August 1986 page 239"Goulburn Loco Closure" Railway Digest September 1986 page 278 Goulburn City Council took out a lease on the roundhouse hoping to establish a national rail museum."Goulburn Roundhouse" Railway Digest March 1990 page 115
