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Bellarine Railway


One of the most popular attractions on the Bellarine Peninsula, The Bellarine Railway operates on a 16 km section of a formerly disused 3 6 3 gauge branch line on the Bellarine Peninsula between the coastal town of Queenscliff and Drysdale, near Geelong. Trains run every Sunday of the year, some Saturdays and several days a week during school holidays.

The railway is home to Australian largest National Narrow Gauge Heritage Railway Collection. The are eleven steam locomotives in the current fleet, and a number of these are operational at any one time. Visitors can have the opportunity to ride behind locomotives from each Australian state, and sometimes in unique combinations such as a Tasmanian locomotive, teamed with a Western Australian locomotive hauling a train of heritage carriages from Tasmania and Queensland.

It is difficult to maintain all locomotives in working order and the costs associated with maintaining a fleet of this size are high. Over 60% of ticket revenue is ploughed straight back into maintaining our infrastructure and vehicle fleet. So if your favourite locomotive is not available on your current visit, it possibly will be on your next visit.

The Railway currently has two Tasmanian Government Railways (TGR) X class Bo-Bo diesel electric locomotives and two two Tasmanian Government Railways 0-6-0 V class locomotives V8 and VA1. They recently acquired a Queensland Railways 880hp 1600 class diesel electric locomotive 1604.

Stations through which trains operate:

Queenscliff – 20 Symonds Street, Queenscliff 3225; Melways map 486 K11
Swan Bay – Bellarine Highway, Queenscliff 3225; Melways map 500 E1
Lakers Siding – Limited access for Rail Trail users only ; Melways map 485 J10
Suma Park – Access for Rail Trail users only; Melways map 485 F8
Drysdale – High Street, Drysdale ; Melways map 456 F12

Contact: (03) 5258 2069.








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