Victorian Goldfields Railway: Castlemaine to Maldon & Return with J549
J549 is seen hauling the Victorian Goldfields Railway Castlemaine - Maldon and return service on Wednesday the 18th of July 2018.
The Victorian Goldfield Railway is located at Maldon with services running to Castlemaine every Wednesday & Sunday with special Saturday service on School Holidays. The Railway has both Steam and Diesel locomotives. In this video J549 makes an appearance as the locomotive up front.
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Steam Train in the Goldfields - Victorian Goldfields Railway: 4K Australian Trains
Steam action in high resolution 4K from the Victorian Goldfields Railway on Saturday 13 July 2019.
Featuring Steamrail's K153, this video commences with the first train for the day climbing upgrade away from the Pyrenees Highway bridge through the Winters Rise. We then see the train departing Muckleford before arriving into the goldfields town of Maldon.
The return journey to Castlemaine is shown with K153 climbing the 1 in 40 grade through the forest near the 88 milepost before departing Muckleford and then climbing the grade to Maldon Junction, near Castlemaine.
The Victorian Goldfields Railway operates the former VR branch line from Castlemaine to Maldon in the central goldfields region of Victoria, Australia. The line is typical of many pioneer branch lines that were built around the country with heavy 1 in 40 grades and sharper curves.
The railway is operated by volunteers with steam trains operating on Sundays and Wednesdays throughout the year except on days of high fire danger. For more information please visit
© 2019 James Brook
Victorian Goldfields Railway, Castlemaine to Maldon - Australian Trains, Victoria
Victorian Goldfields Railway J541 travels from Castlemaine to Maldon on 17th October 2010
Castlemaine to Muckleford, Victorian Goldfields Railway
Ride onboard J549 from Castlemaine to Muckleford along the Victorian Goldfields Railway Line.
EMD on the Victorian Goldfields Railway: Australian Trains
The Victorian Goldfields Railway operate a collection of restored ex Victorian Railways steam and diesel locomotives with suitable rolling stock on a 10 mile branch line between Castlemaine and Maldon in central Victoria, Australia.
This video features Clyde/EMD G6B Y133 between Muckleford and Castlemaine on a warm summers day on 7 January 2015.
© 2015 James Brook
Australian Steam Trains: J515 climbs out of Castlemaine, Victorian Goldfields Railway
J515 climbs out of Castlemaine up Winters Rise en route to Maldon one Monday afternoon.
J515 is leased to the Castlemaine and Maldon Preservation Society (CMPS) by the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre (SRHC) on a long term contract to operate tourist trains between the small towns of Maldon & Castlemaine in Victoria's Central Goldfields region.
Steamrail Weekender on the Victorian Goldfields Railway: Australian Trains in 4K
Over the weekend of 16-18 August 2019, Steamrail Victoria operated their annual weekend tour to the Victorian Goldfields Railway, featuring double headed K class action with K153 and K190.
This video features K190 and K153 on the Victorian Goldfields Railway on Sunday 18 August between Maldon and Castlemaine with the up sleeping car train.
We join the action at the Bendigo Rd level crossing on the outskirts of Maldon followed by the departure from Muckleford and then climbing upgrade through Maldon Junction.
Both Steamrail Victoria and the Victorian Goldfields Railway are supported by a base of dedicated volunteers. For more information, check out the following sites:
© 2019 James Brook
Australian Trains: Victorian Goldfields Railway - Australia Day 2011
On the Australia day public holiday in January 2011, Vulcain foundry built steam locomotive J541 was operating the regular heritage services between Maldon and Castlemaine.
The Victorian Goldfields Railway is a volunteer run organisation that has preserved the 10 mile Castlemaine to Maldon branch line in the central goldfields region of Victoria. Fatures of the line are the timber bridges, 1 in 40 grades and short 22ft 60lb d rail.
This video features lineside shots of the morning run starting near Maldon, following the train to Castlemaine and back to Maldon
© 2011 James Brook
Trains Australia - Firebans On The Victorian Goldfields Railway
During the hot summer months on the Victorian Goldfields Railway, heritage diesel locomotive Y133 hauls the services between Maldon and Castlemaine. In this video we see a series of videos taken from a regular running day in classic Australian bushland. Y133 is currently on load from the Seymour Rail Heritage Centre.
The Victorian Goldfields Railway is a 5 ft 3 inch broad gauge tourist railway in Victoria, Australia. It operates along a formerly disused branch line between the towns of Maldon and Castlemaine. The railway operates over 17km (10.6 miles) starting from the Goldfield town of Maldon, passing through classic Victorian country scenery, towards Castlemaine. The railway is most notable for its first class service where you can ride in heritage air conditioned Pullman car 'Macedon' or on joint stock V&SA sleeping car 'Tambo' featuring an end platform. Be served by the stewards with cheese platters, alcoholic beverages and more.
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Victorian Goldfields Railway | Maldon to Castlemaine
Brief tour of the Victorian Goldfields Railway which runs from Maldon to Castlemaine.
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Victorian Goldfields Railway - Victorian Railways Y Class Locomotive
English - Welcome to another train presentation featuring the Victorian Railways Diesel Y Class Locomotive on the Victorian Goldfields Railway (VGR).
The VGR is based at Maldon in Central Victoria and runs trains on the former Victorian Railways branch line between Maldon and Castlemaine. In this presentation we feature the Victorian Railways Y Class Locomotive which is one of the diesel locomotives that runs on the railway. 75 of these locomotives were builts between 1963 and 1968.
Diesel Locomotives are regularly used on the VGR over the summer as the steam engines can't always be used due to the risk of the locomotive starting fires. Even in this film you will see a high rail following the train to ensure no fires are started from sparks coming from the locomotive.
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Australian Steam Trains - Castlemaine To Melbourne
On the 3rd weekend of August, Steamrail Victoria in conjunction with the Victorian Goldfields Railway ran a weekend long steam event featuring Pheonics locomotives K153, K190 as well as Vulcan oil burner J549 and diesel locomotive T356. Departing out of Melbourne Friday evening, K153 and T356 hauled the train through to Castlemaine where K190 replaced T356. A Saturday morning sunrise departure from Castlemaine saw the two K Classes take the special trhough to Maldon.
Once at Maldon, the train was divided and trains with freight and passenger trains, Tender to Tender, Tender First running, double headers and loads of Photo stops were held.
Sunday morning saw an early departure for Muckleford with K153 and K190 before continuing on back to Castlemaine. J549 also featured on Sunday hauling the regular service. K153 and K190 combined with T356 to return to Melbourne at lunchtime on Sunday.
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The Victorian Goldfields Railway is a 5 ft 3 inch broad gauge tourist railway in Victoria, Australia. It operates along a formerly disused branch line between the towns of Maldon and Castlemaine. The railway operates over 17km (10.6 miles) starting from the Goldfield town of Maldon, passing through classic Victorian country scenery, towards Castlemaine. The railway is most notable for its first class service where you can ride in heritage air conditioned Pullman car 'Macedon' or on joint stock V&SA sleeping car 'Tambo' featuring an end platform. Be served by the stewards with cheese platters, alcoholic beverages and more.
Steamrail Victoria:
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Maldon Victoria and Steam Train ride to Castlemaine by Victorian Goldfields Railway
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Victorian Goldfields Railway (Castlemaine)
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A spectacular display of steam and smoke is shown as no less than four steam locomotives depart Castlemaine on their respective excursion trains. D3 639 and J515 (left) depart on the Victorian Goldfields Railway bound for Maldon whilst Hudson locomotives R707 and R761 begin to climb Chewton Bank bound for Melbourne. The Victorian Goldfields Railway and Steamrail Victoria combined forces on Steamrails 'Maldon Experience'. The scheduled departure from Castlemaine lead to a simultaneous departure of two double headed steam specials. A rare scene on the Victorian Railways.
Steamrail Victoria: steamrail.com.au
Victorian Goldfields Railway: vgr.com.au
707Operations: 707operations.com.au
K160 Victorian Goldfields Railway - Australian Trains, Victoria
K160 steam train from Maldon to Castlemaine on Sunday 14th August 2011.
The Victorian Goldfields Railway is a 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge tourist railway in Victoria, Australia. It operates along a formerly disused branch line between the towns of Maldon and Castlemaine.
The original line was opened on 16 June 1884,[1] opening up rail access from the established station at Castlemaine to the towns of Muckleford and Maldon. The area was prosperous, as Castlemaine and Maldon had both experienced gold rushes in the preceding years, and local residents had been petitioning the state government for a railway since 1874. On 2 August 1884, a contract was let for an extension to Laanecoorie, however further construction was suspended after the line reached the small town of Shelbourne in 1891.[2]
The line was served by twice-daily trains for the first forty years of its life, which was increased to four-times-daily trains in 1924.[3] However, these were cut back at the end of the 1920s due to a decrease in the local population, and passenger services were eliminated altogether during World War II.[4] This meant that the line was only used by a weekly goods train which went through to Shelbourne. When bushfire damage caused the closure of the Shelbourne extension in 1970, the remainder of the line was rendered largely useless, and it was officially closed in December 1976.[5]
The response to the closure from the local community was swift, and the Castlemaine and Maldon Railway Preservation Society was founded in the same month, with the intention of reopening the line as a tourist railway. While Maldon station was intact, and was able to used as a base for their operations, they were faced with numerous problems: a line that needed substantial repairs, a lack of rolling stock, and rebuilding the demolished station at Muckleford.
Australian Diesels: Vintage XYZ cars operate on the Victorian Goldfields Railway - 28.02.2016
12 Inches To The Foot Number 12, Victorian Goldfields Railway, Castlemaine Station
Victorian Goldfeilds Railway
A trip to the Victorian Goldfeilds Railway In Castlemaine to see Locomotive’s J549 and unexpected Y133.
Sam’s Train Vlogs STV was onboard the train from Castlemaine & Maldon but we went as far as Muckleford station.
Filmed 29/9/19
Also Shoutout to: Victorian Rail Heritage
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4K - Victorian Steam! K153 on the Victorian Goldfields Railway!
Hi all,
Here we see K153, a Victorian Railways K Class 2-8-0 branch line mixed traffic engine running on the Victorian Goldfields Railway which runs between the historic gold mining towns of Maldon & Castlemaine in Central Victoria.
K 153 is among 21 preserved examples throughout the state of Victoria and is proudly operated by SteamRail Victoria. Now this engine is normally seen on mainline tours but she is regularly rostered on preserved railway operations and is currently on loan to the VGR!
K 153 is one of many K class locomotives in operational order throughout Victoria.
I hope you enjoy!
Timecodes:
0:35 Dossier of K153
0:52 Specifications of the K Class
1:08 K153 leaving Maldon
2:07 K153 spirited departure from Muckleford (Halfway Point between Maldon & Castlemaine)
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