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25.01.2022 If anyone has seen this trailer, please give the good people at Segway Sensations SA a call. Details attached.

23.01.2022 It's great to see 3801 moving under it's own power once more!

22.01.2022 R766 in steam today at the Hunter Valley Railway Workshops for testing. Exciting times for the big standard-gauge Hudson!

21.01.2022 This has to be the greatest gift idea for all train buffs in Australia this Christmas.....you can gift a voucher for the South Coast Wine Train tour. Is it time to book those flights to Adelaide for next year??

19.01.2022 DownsSteam is back! Our Drayton Museum & Workshop Precinct will be reopening from 9am on Saturday 20 June 2020. Further details, revised opening hours and COVID-19 conditions of entry will be available soon.

19.01.2022 Railway Museum Opens on Sat 6 June! We are pleased to announce that our museum will reopen from 10am Saturday 6 June, and will continue to open every day therea...fter, between 10am and 4.30pm. Please understand that due to COVID-19 restrictions there are several key issues that are important to understand and appreciate. We are only permitted to have a maximum of 80 visitors on site at any one time, and as people leave more can be let through. Based on our past statistics, we believe the 80 maximum will work as a restriction. Due to the large areas within the museum, we have prepared our COVID-19 Safe Plan to align with restrictions, so our large veranda area, and several of the aisles within the main display pavilion can each have a maximum of 20 people at the same time (subject to a maximum of 80 on site). Some of the carriages will remain closed, in addition to a couple of the narrower aisle ways, due to confined spaces and safe distancing. The theatrette and the Fluck pavilion will also be closed. However the main Fitch pavilion will be open, including the three display cells; the Model Railway, the Railway Operations and the Women in Railways. These three display cells will be restricted to 5 people maximum at any one time.....so as people come and go; there should not be any long delays. Our small train will be running (no cost to ride), with a restricted maximum of 20 people on board for any one train. The groups of 4 will be positioned at the end of each carriage. The middle compartment of each carriage will remain closed. This arrangement has been sanctioned by authorities. Throughout the museum there will be plenty of sanitising stations, and safe distancing signage ie 1.5m apart and 4sq.m per person in enclosed area. Please respect these instructions. We do hope you will understand these temporary arrangements, as we are desperate to reopen but safely much to the delight of our supporters! Phone - 8341 1690 between 10am and 4pm.

17.01.2022 It saddens us to see this vandalism occur to the Mary Valley Rattler at Gympie, north of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Please share this footage around so these people can be caught. It would be good to seem them stand up in front of all the volunteers and staff at the Rattler and apologise to all!

16.01.2022 A message from the President. Hi Everyone As I am sure you have all heard that there are some further easements of restrictions to the COVID-19 restrictions hap...pening this week and over the next few weeks. This is good news and it shows that we are all doing the best we can to get back to some sort of normality. So keep up the great work, However, our doors are not yet open to the public and we are not ready to start running trains just at the moment. Our volunteer crews have been busy keeping in line with all the social distancing rules, working on various projects including track work, maintenance on locomotives and ongoing restorations as you would have seen from some of our posts. We need your help!! I had hoped to come to you with a video link, but due to circumstances beyond my control I have had to write this press release, my apologies for that. Whilst we don’t have a return date set just yet it is hoped that maybe in the next few months we can start running passenger trains again and also look at some of our famous events such as Thomas the tank engine weekends. As I am sure you can appreciate even though we are not running services we don’t have an income and we still need to pay the bills and keep the lights on. Being a not for profit (NFP) organisation this has and is exceedingly difficult for us, (As I am sure it has for many organisations and companies). We are putting out an appeal for people to please help us maintain our wonderful railway so that you can again one day enough a ride along the shores of Swan Bay and the rolling hills of the Bellarine Peninsula. We currently have several projects that need to continue during the shut down to secure our return, these include ongoing maintenance for our locomotive and carriage fleet. One of our biggest challenges we will face when we do return is being able to help families ride our beautifully restored trains and maintain social distancing at the same time, we can do this with compartment carriages and modifications. Would you please consider helping The Bellarine Railway? Please visit out web site and head to our donations page. (We are unable to post direct link with our Facebook posts at the moment.) We will keep you update with the progress of the railway and we look forward to the day we can welcome you all once again. Kindest Regards Steve Dalton President The Bellarine Railway

13.01.2022 MERRY CHRISTMAS.....From our families to yours...... We would like to send you all the very best wishes and joy for the season and hope you are all coming together with family and friends this year to celebrate a wonderful Christmas. We do ask you to remember the people around Australia who may be affected by fire, drought and other circumstances that may make it incredibly and understandably hard for them to enjoy this year's Christmas.... Take the time out during your day to give them a thought or better still make a donation to a charity of your time or money over the coming weeks. Keep safe, share a smile with a stranger and have a very Merry Christmas. Martin and all the crew at Beyond the Vine Tour Group. Beyond the Vine Wine Tours South Coast Wine Train Rail Tours Australia

12.01.2022 Newport Workshops Open Days - Sat 7 - Mon 9 Mar 2020 https://www.trybooking.com/BGUGZ See over 10 STEAM LOCOS ON DISPLAY!... - A2 986, D3 639, K153, K190, R711, R761, Y112 in steam. - K160 from the Victorian Goldfields Railway and J541 from the Yarra Valley Railway on static display. - R707 from 707 Operations - Other special guest Steam Locomotives yet to be announced. PLUS, Heritage Diesels & Electric locomotives, the preserved electric Tait Set, Railmotor RM58 from DERMPAV plus other historic rollingstock on display. See Vintage Machinery, Model Trains, & other Historic Displays and learn about the rich Railway & Wartime history all displayed within the Historic 130 year old Newport Railway Workshops. Included with your ticket is free entry to the ARHS Newport Railway Museum. Visit the 140 year old F176 or Victoria's largest locomotive, the famous Heavy Harry. Children under the age of 16, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to visit the Newport Workshops Open Days or ARHS Newport Railway Museum. A shuttle bus will be operating over the three days, making a round trip picking up and setting down at Newport Station, Steamrail Newport Workshops (Open Days Location) and the ARHS Newport Railway Museum. Tickets available at the gate or avoid the long queues and purchase your tickets online. To purchase tickets visit, https://www.trybooking.com/BGUGZ or download a brochure for more information, http://bit.ly/2020-SRV-OpenDays.

12.01.2022 LOCOMOTIVE 3801 STEAMS AGAIN! On Saturday 28 March, we had the pleasure of steaming locomotive 3801 for the first time since receiving its shiny new coat of p...aint. During this period of social distancing and in place of last weekend’s planned relaunch, we put together this short video as a small way of recognising the thousands of volunteer and staff hours put into the project. You can also now view images and more footage of the locomotive in its shiny green livery at www.thnsw.com.au/3801 We look forward to inspiring a new generation of rail fans across NSW with 3801 in the not too distant future!

12.01.2022 its all go for the cockle train!!

11.01.2022 Our Family Fun Fair event starts in only two days, running from Thursday 16 July to Sunday 19 July! Tickets can be purchased through the Book Now button at the... top of our Facebook page, or through the Book Online button on our website. Pre-booked tickets will receive faster entry times. If you purchase an NRM membership and show us the confirmation email from that when you arrive, you can enter the event for FREE! If you are already a member, just bring your membership card and we'll send you through. We have a limit of 1000 people onsite, so please keep in mind that there may be waiting times. Tickets can be purchased upon arrival, but entry will be faster for those with pre-booked tickets or membership. It should be great fun with entertainment from Cool 4 Kids, small trains Bub and Ken, and narrow gauge steam locomotive Peronne and the Redhen railcars operating. We hope to see you there!

09.01.2022 We are excited to announce that we are recommencing our rail operations SOOOOON! Get on board the Rattler Tasting Train with special departure dates from Satu...rday 13th June. Our SUPERHERO special event steam train is scheduled for Saturday 11th July. See you Soon - Book now at https://www.maryvalleyrattler.com.au/buy-tickets/ Seating is strictly limited as we adhere to government restrictions. Reservations are highly recommended.

09.01.2022 We’re back on the rails! After three long months, we are happy (excited, thrilled, over the moon!) to announce that trains will soon be steaming through the Pic...hi Richi Pass once again. While things may look a little different for a while, including limits on passenger numbers, social distancing, and increased hygiene requirements, you can rest assured that your experience in the incredible Flinders Ranges will be one to remember. Limited tickets for our regular timetable from 4 July are now available, just in time for school holidays. Full details including timetable and bookings are available via www.pichirichirailway.org.au

09.01.2022 EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT! Peterborough SA have launched their brand new website today, making it that much easier for you to plan your next stay. For travel in...spiration, local hints, accommodation and eatery suggestions head to https://maketrackstopeterborough.com.au/ Happy travelling See more

08.01.2022 2 Tickets have become available for the South Coast Wine Train tour departing from Adelaide on this Sunday, October 4th. If you are at a lost of things to do this long weekend, perhaps a day on the wine train will keep you entertained!!

07.01.2022 We're still looking for volunteers! Volunteer position to fill - qualified electrician for testing and tagging of 240V. Please get in contact with the NRM on 0883411690 or contact Gabby at [email protected] to enquire about this volunteer role.

06.01.2022 LOCOMOTIVE 3801 RETURNS TO SERVICE! Transport Heritage NSW is pleased to announce the return to service of historic steam locomotive 3801. The locomotive ...will be officially relaunched at a special ceremony with Her Excellency the Hon. Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of NSW and the Hon. Paul Toole MP Minister for Regional Transport & Roads at Sydney’s Central Station on Friday 27 March at 11.00am. The relaunch marks a new era for 3801 as it returns to the tracks for the first time since 2007 and inspires a new generation of rail fans. For more information on the relaunch, including a full list of 3801 events, visit: www.thnsw.com.au/3801

03.01.2022 They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. Lest we forget

02.01.2022 Due to the developing and necessary restrictions surrounding COVID-19, we are cancelling all our tours for the foreseeable future. The health and wellbeing of our staff and guests and the many suppliers and attractions that we visit is our number one priority. If you have a booking or a charter in the coming weeks or months, we will be in touch to discuss your options. ... If you do have any other enquiries, please contact us at [email protected] We will be busy over the coming weeks developing our tours for the future and pursuing some new ways of keeping you more informed and entertained with railway and tourism attractions around Australia. We thank everyone for their understanding during this time and we will continue to update our facebook page as the situation develops. Please do remember if we all do the right thing, isolate, distance ourselves from others, restrict travel and avoid gathering in groups we will be able to lower the case numbers of the virus and hopefully get back to some normality in our lives. . Look after each other and all the best Regards Martin McAvaney Rail Tours Australia