Hailed as Australia’s most unusual railway, the creation of the Cooktown to Laura Railway, was a direct result of the discovery of gold in the Palmer River. The road to the goldfields was extremely hazardous, the transportation of goods was expensive, difficult and time consuming. When officials refused to upgrade the road, pressure mounted for …
Forgotten Railways – Queensland Rail’s Cooktown to Laura Branch Read More »
One of the biggest gold rushes in history started in New South Wales, Australia, in 1851. Hundreds of thousands of “diggers” from other parts of Australia, Great Britain, Poland, Germany, and even California sought their fortunes and redefined Australia’s national identity. On February 12, 1851, a prospector discovered flecks of gold in a waterhole at Ophir near …
Explore one of the world’s most significant archaeological sites and see where Mungo Man was discovered in this World Heritage-listed national park You won’t see many landscapes on Earth quite like Mungo National Park. A chain of dried-up lake beds and sand dunes make up this archaeological wonderland, isolated, lunar landscape rich in natural beauty. Mungo …
NSW very own World Heritage site – Lake Mungo National Park Read More »
Tell us a bit about yourself?I now live in Balmain, Sydney. I have worked as a tour leader (for over 17 years) around Australia, NZ and many places overseas as well as having lived in several different countries and ‘free-travelled’ to many others. What attracted you to the love of train travel?Relaxing, room to move …
Railway Adventures – Heritage Train Tour Leaders Q & A’s with Hayley Anderson Read More »
Tell us a bit about yourself?I grew up in Sydney and worked in the sciences. I retired from full time work as a Scientific Officer at Macquarie University a number of years ago. I now live in the Coffs Harbour hinterland on an old farm which has subtropical rainforest and a huge variety of native …
Railway Adventures – Heritage Train Tour Leaders Q & A’s with Robert Kingsford-Smith Read More »
Tell us a bit about yourself?I live in Sydney NSW. My background was initially in banking, working in all aspects from front line to international and administrative.Took the opportunity to leave the high pressure, and work for Steam Heritage operator 3801 Limited, doing back-office jobs including finance and tour administration.I moved on to run the …
Railway Adventures – Heritage Train Tour Leaders Q & A’s with Chris Harding Read More »
NSW is blessed with several special trains that circle around the state for special events and rail cruising. The Blue Zephyr is one of these; a specially refurbished train that provides a self-contained, fit-for-purpose set of carriages for guests to settle back and enjoy the delights of gentle train travel. The Blue Zephyr consists …
We often get asked about levels of fitness needed to be able to join in our Railway Adventure tours. Different tours have varying activities and as such require different levels of fitness and mobility. To help guide you, we have graded our tours with how many LOCOS will be needed to keep pace. HEALTH AND …
What level of fitness and mobility do I need to participate in a Rail Tour? Read More »
So Many Reasons to Explore the World By Rail. The wise old adage about the journey being more important than the destination, couldn’t be more appropriate for railway journey holidays. Our belief is that the most relaxing, romantic, and engaging way to see a country is from the window of a train. While epic odysseys such …
150 years of Outback Queensland Settlements On a journey into the wild and remote territory of North West Queensland you will find a rich history of settlements established among the black soil plains and rich red Spinifex country around 150 years ago. This is Kalkadoon country, with our first Australian’s history stretching back tens of …
Living history on Outback Queensland’s Steam Trains Read More »
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We acknowledge the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them, their cultures, and to the Elders both past and present.
