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Scenic Railroad Attractions In Victoria

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Victoria is a state in south-eastern Australia. Victoria is Australia's most densely populated state and its second-most populous state overall. Most of its population lives concentrated in the area surrounding Port Phillip Bay, which includes the metropolitan area of its state capital and largest city, Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city. Geographically the smallest state on the Australian mainland, Victoria is bordered by Bass Strait and Tasmania to the south,New South Wales to the north, the Tasman Sea to the east, and South Australia to the west. The area that is now known as Victoria is the home of many Aboriginal people groups, including t...
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Scenic Railroad Attractions In Victoria

  • 1. Puffing Billy Railway Belgrave
    The Puffing Billy Railway is a 2 ft 6 in narrow gauge heritage railway in the Dandenong Ranges in Melbourne, Australia. The primary starting point, operations and administration centre, main refreshment room and ticket purchasing are located at Belgrave station. Journeys may also be commenced at out-stations of which some have limited facilities for the purchase of tickets, refreshments and souvenirs. Tickets usually may also be purchased from the conductor aboard the train.
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  • 2. Portland Cable Trams Portland
    Portland is a small city in Victoria, Australia, and is the oldest European settlement in the state. It is also the main urban centre in the Shire of Glenelg and is located on Portland Bay.
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  • 3. Walhalla Goldfields Railway Walhalla
    The Walhalla Goldfields Railway is a 2 ft 6 in narrow gauge tourist railway located in the Thomson River and Stringers Creek valleys in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, near the former gold-mining town and tourist destination of Walhalla.
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  • 4. The Blues Train Queenscliff
    The Blues train has been running on the Bellarine rails since 1994. The original idea of The Blues Train was inspired by stories of blues musicians playing music on The Mississippi freight trains. The combination listening to music whilst travelling on a train was a success so it kept running. Each year over 10,000 people run the rails The Blues Train is run by the team at Bay City Evens with the help of the volunteers at the Bellarine Railway who maintain and drive the heritage train. Over the last two decades, The Blues Train has welcomed over one hundred amazing music acts, including solo performers, duos and full bands. The Blues Train travels along 16 km of railway between the towns of Queenscliff and Drysdale, on the Bellarine Peninsula. The train begins and ends the journey in Queen...
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  • 5. Mornington Railway Mt Eliza
    Mornington is a seaside town on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, located 57 km south of Melbourne's central business district. It is in the local government area of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. Mornington is known for its village atmosphere and its beautiful beaches. Mornington is a popular tourist destination with Melburnians who often make day trips to visit the area's bay beaches and wineries. The town centre runs into the foreshore area and local beach.
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  • 7. Bendigo Tramways Bendigo
    Bendigo is a city in Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately 150 kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne. As of June 2016, Bendigo had an urban population of 95,587, making it the fourth largest inland city in Australia and fourth most populous city in the state. It is the administrative centre for the City of Greater Bendigo which encompasses both the urban area and outlying towns spanning an area of approximately 3,000 square kilometres and over 111,000 people.The discovery of gold in the soils of Bendigo during the 1850s made it one of the most significant Victorian era boomtowns in Australia. News of the finds intensified the Victorian gold rush bringing an influx of migrants to the city from around the world withi...
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  • 8. The Bellarine Railway Queenscliff
    The Blues train has been running on the Bellarine rails since 1994. The original idea of The Blues Train was inspired by stories of blues musicians playing music on The Mississippi freight trains. The combination listening to music whilst travelling on a train was a success so it kept running. Each year over 10,000 people run the rails The Blues Train is run by the team at Bay City Evens with the help of the volunteers at the Bellarine Railway who maintain and drive the heritage train. Over the last two decades, The Blues Train has welcomed over one hundred amazing music acts, including solo performers, duos and full bands. The Blues Train travels along 16 km of railway between the towns of Queenscliff and Drysdale, on the Bellarine Peninsula. The train begins and ends the journey in Queen...
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  • 9. Daylesford Spa Country Railway Daylesford
    Daylesford is a spa town located in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range, within the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia, approximately 108 kilometres north-west of Melbourne. First established in 1852 as a gold-mining town, today Daylesford has a population of 2,548 as of the 2016 census.As one of Australia’s few spa towns, Daylesford is a notable tourist destination. The town’s numerous spas, restaurants and galleries are popular alongside the many gardens and country-house-conversion styled bed and breakfasts.The broader area around the town, including Hepburn Springs to the north, is known for its natural spring mineral spas and is the location of over 80 per cent of Australia's effervescent mineral water reserve.
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  • 10. Malmsbury railway station Malmsbury
    Malmsbury is a town in central Victoria, Australia on the Old Calder Highway , 95 km north-west of the state capital, Melbourne and 11 km north-west of Kyneton. Situated close by the Coliban River, Malmsbury has a population of 831. Malmsbury is in the north western area of the Shire of Macedon Ranges local government area. The original inhabitants of the local area were the Dja Dja Wurrung people. European settlement began with squatters raising sheep and cattle. Gold was discovered in 1858 and the town became a service centre for diggers travelling to Bendigo and Castlemaine. Malmesbury [sic] Post Office opened on 9 November 1854, closed within two months, reopened in 1856, and was renamed Malmsbury around 1896, although the name Malmesbury remains in occasional use.The Malmsbury area is...
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  • 14. Diamond Valley Railway Eltham
    The Diamond Valley Railway is a 7 1⁄4 in ridable miniature railway located at Eltham Lower Park, Eltham, Victoria . The railway operates a variety of live steam and petrol/diesel powered locomotives. It is run by volunteers and operates on almost every Sunday of the year, most public holidays and on Wednesdays during school holidays. The fare is AU$3.00 and one complete mainline journey takes about 12 minutes. It is a popular tourist attraction and carries over 100,000 passengers a year.
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  • 15. Steamrail Victoria Newport
    Steamrail Victoria is a not-for-profit volunteer group established in 1965 to restore and operate historic locomotives and rolling stock used on the railways in Victoria, Australia. The main depot of the group is at the Newport Workshops in suburban Melbourne. In addition to operating railfan special trains and charters for private groups, the group also operates special steam trains in the Melbourne suburban area. Steamrail regularly tours the state, including participation in annual events such as the Ballarat Heritage Weekend . Steamrail Victoria also hires diesel locomotives to Qube Logistics as required. Locomotives were also hired to El Zorro until they ceased trading.The group has custody of a number of Victorian Railways steam locomotives, including the R, D3 and K classes; in addi...
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