Oct 07, 2009 the bellarine peninsula railway has preserved a variety of heritage locos and rolling stock from various 3ft 6in gauge systems around australia. History and heritage, geelong and the bellarine, victoria. Kennybooks limited run books australian railways, crohns. Queenscliff opposite the station towards the carriage sidings. The bellarine railway queenscliff 2020 all you need to. A volunteer run organisation offering steam train rides, train driver experiences, charters, as well as family events and specials. Wander through revitalised urban areas, where grand old eighteenth and nineteenth century buildings now house galleries and craft breweries, holeinthewall cafes and vintage markets. Drysdale at the railway station, which is the half way point where the tourist railway terminates. In february 1959 the line from north geelong to corio was duplicated. Greater geelong and the bellarine region remains an attractive destination to traditional international western markets such as uk, nz and usa. Bellarine railway the station street, drysdale, vic white.
Use the bellarine peninsula active travel map to start planning new. Major traffic includes general freight from the mildura line, and grain. The train usually departs from, and returns to, drysdale station, just an easy 15minute drive from geelong. The 16km trip to drysdale takes you through parts of the bellarine peninsula that one does not usually see from the road and it is just beautiful. The bellarine railway is a volunteer operated organisation offering heritage train rides and experiences between queenscliff and drysdale, featuring a unique collection of steam and diesel trains originating from around australia. The society was the first victorian preserved railway to be established entirely by volunteers. Also, if anyone knows, the current state of the t class. Bellarine rail trail is a 35km, grade 2 one way hike located in bellarine peninsula victoria. The line extends from the frankston line and is part of the citys suburban passenger railway network, and the myki integrated ticketing system zone 2, but is not electrified like the rest of melbournes rail network. It operates on a 16 km section of a formerly disused branch line on the bellarine peninsula between the coastal town of queenscliff and drysdale, near geelong. My visit to the bellarine railway on 10 october 20 found restoration work on the rear engine unit underway. Im am curious as to what the current state of m6 is, and whether this is a short or long term project for the br. The get g33 moving appeal has been launched to fund g33s return to service. Bellarine rail trail trail search rail trails australia.
During the late 1970s part of the former victorian railways queenscliff branch line was regauged from the standard victorian gauge of 53 1600 mm to 36 1067 mm gauge. The region has secondary strengths in history and heritage. Bellarine peninsula rail trail active travel maps pdf 2. The bellarine railway is operated and maintained by the dedicated volunteers of the geelong steam preservation society, a notforprofit organisation founded in 1970. The peninsula is generally considered to begin its protrusion from between the town of torquay and east of geelong. Trips, events and experiences are offered on a 16km section of the victorian railway s queenscliff branch line. During the trip there are a number of railway crossing and blowing that whistle as you approach each one with care is just great. Operated by volunteers and runs between queenscliff and drysdale and offers scenic train rides, family events and driver experiences. The q train is an award winning restaurant that travels along the historic bellarine railway between drysdale and queenscliff. The bellarine railway a notforprofit, volunteer organisation offering steam train rides, driver experiences, charters, as well as family events and specials.
Railway heaven the bellarine railway, queenscliff traveller. Towns on the route include bannockburn, lethbridge, meredith, elaine and lal lal. India put first step towards new age when it took manufacturing of steam locomotives in india. The upfield railway line is a commuter rail service operating between flinders street in the melbourne central business district through melbournes northern suburbs including west melbourne, north melbourne, parkville, brunswick, coburg, coburg north, hadfield, glenroy and coolaroo. The future of the upfield line was in serious doubt in the late 1980s and early 1990s with proposals for the. Visit bellarine rail trail on your trip to geelong or.
Mar 12, 2020 the bellarine railway is operated and maintained by the dedicated volunteers of the geelong steam preservation society, a notforprofit organisation founded in 1970. Bellarine railway the station street, drysdale, vic. Bellarine peninsula wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Quotes attributable to member for bellarine lisa neville the bellarine railway and the trains that run from queenscliff station not only provide jobs and volunteering opportunities for the people of bellarine, they also connect us with the history of our area. A number of other asg remains are scattered throughout the country. Much of the railway line has been removed between south geelong and drysdale, however, the section from drysdale to queenscliff is still used by the bellarine steam preservation society as a tourist railway. The stony point line is a greatermetropolitan railway line in melbourne, australia. Bellarine railway, queenscliff, victoria, australia. Feb 11, 2007 bellarine railway, queenscliff, victoria, australia. Add bellarine rail trail to your geelong travel itinerary, and discover new vacation ideas by using our geelong trip maker website. The bellarine rail trail is a 35 km walking and cycling track on the bellarine peninsula, in victoria, australia, that follows the route of the former south geelong to queenscliff branch line. Connect with bellarine railway the at station street, drysdale, vic.
Connect with bellarine railway the at symonds street, queenscliff, vic. Everybody loves thomas and when you head to queenscliffe, you can get up close to thomas the tank engine at the bellarine railway. Bellarine railway in australia is also significant. Enjoy a degustation of exquisite local produce and scenic views in a relaxed atmosphere. The bellarine railway is located at queenscliff, about 60 km southwest of melbourne, victoria. The bellarine peninsula railway has preserved a variety of heritage locos and rolling stock from various 3ft 6in gauge systems around australia. Day out with thomas head to queenscliff in october 2016 for a day out with thomas. The line from werribee to little river was duplicated in october 1970. End of the line drysdale station picture of the bellarine. Your journey onboard geelongs restaurant train commences at one of two picturesque railway stations drysdale or queenscliff.
Cruise express international, a sydney based travel agency is running a 5day tour this month across a range of heritage trains and train lines and the bellarine railway is one of them. Looking west along the bellarine railway to queenscliff station. The bellarine railway, formerly known as the bellarine peninsula railway, is a. Tasmanian railway preservation bellarine railway tasmanian. The railway is a notforprofit and volunteer organisation, and has been operating since 1978. However a study of the bellarine peninsula undertaken a few years. The q train australias premier rail restaurant locally. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. In north and south america, most private railway companies vertically integrate their rail freight and passenger operations with infrastructure. Geelongballarat railway line wikipedia republished wiki 2. The trail is primarily constructed of compacted, crushed rock and provides a high quality surface suitable for all bikes other than those fitted with racing tyres.
The trail follows the old railway line which runs from geelong to queenscliff. Currently the greater geelong and the bellarine visitor economy is. Preserving the historic queenscliff station victrack. Historic train timetable queenscliff to drysdale bellarine. Bellarine railway a volunteer operated organisation, offering heritage train rides and experiences between queenscliff and drysdale, onboard a collection of steam and diesel trains originating from most australian states. Aug 10, 2017 i was browsing around the bellarine railway webpage recently, and came across a tab under book here and then donate page titled steam up m6. Our unique collection of steam and diesel hauled trains are assembled from narrowgauge systems across australia. This service does not apply on day out with thomas and queenscliff music festival weekends and santa t. Greater geelong and the bellarine tourism development plan. The bellarine rail trail provides an inspiring passage to the many tourist attractions across the bellarine peninsula. The bellarine peninsula is a gently to moderately undulating landform that protrudes in an east and northeasterly direction into port phillip. This video features recently restored former south. The bellarine railway, formerly known as the bellarine peninsula railway, is a volunteeroperated steamdriven tourist railway located in victoria, australia.
The geelongballarat railway line is a broadgauge railway in western victoria, australia between the cities of geelong and ballarat. The bellarine railway start your journey with us here. The hike should take approximately 89hrs to complete. It is one of two railway lines built by both state governments following an agreement in 1912 to connect to each others railway networks. Sections of the trail between the south geelong railway station and the bellarine highway, and melaluka road and curlewis road are sealed. Heritage service timetable scenic train rides are available on sundays, most public holidays, along with tuesday and thursdays during the easter, june and september school holidays. Bellarine railway the symonds street, queenscliff, vic. Vline commuter services to geelong once terminated at geelong station, being extended to the existing south geelong station in 1968, and to the newly rebuilt marshall station in 2005.
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