Vintage Rail Journeys

29/10/2024

We love to welcome solo travellers onboard, and the Heritage Single Cabin is perfect for these guests. Each cabin featuring a day lounge, foot rest, fold down wash basin and mirror. By night, converting to a cosy bed. Guests travelling in Heritage Single Cabins will have access to a large, shared bathroom at either end of their carriage.

23/10/2024

Your cabin awaits you onboard the Aurora Australis! Our Heritage Twin Cabins accommodate two guests, by day featuring a 3-seat lounge, the perfect place to sit back, relax and watch the scenery roll by. At night your cabin will transform into upper and lower bunks. The Heritage Twin includes your own ensuite, complete with original fold down hand basin and fold down toilet.

Find out more about your on board experience at vintagerailjourneys.com.au/onboard/

17/10/2024

Experience the thrill of the Repco Bathurst 1000 in 2025 with Vintage Rail Journeys! Dates for next year have just been announced – with the great race returning to the iconic Mount Panorama on October 9-12.

Our Bathurst Race'n Rail tour will be going on sale very soon, make sure to keep your eyes peeled to find out when! 🏁⛰️

📷 2-3: Martin David | Unsplash, 4-5: Mat Sheard | Pexels

10/10/2024

Our North Coast Rail Tour is fast becoming one of our favourites. Every day there is a different view of the New South Wales coastline and you’ll see the North Coast like never before. 🌊

Book your North Coast Rail Tour today and take advantage of our Advance Purchase fares, saving up to $600 per person.* Visit vintagerailjourneys.com.au for more information.

*Terms & conditions apply.

📷 Visit NSW

05/10/2024

Interested in finding out more information about our upcoming 2025 rail tours? 🚂

To download or order your copy of our 2025 brochure, visit vintagerailjourneys.com.au/request-a-brochure/

27/09/2024

With Vintage Rail Journeys, you’ll see the best of New South Wales. This World Tourism Day we’re celebrating the locals you’ll meet on river cruises, at museums and gardens. The farmers and producers who will teach you about their innovations, the local guides and coach drivers who will look after you on our off-train experiences, and our fabulous hospitality attendants and chefs who will make sure your onboard experience is nothing but relaxing! 🚂

📷 1: Chris Eserk, 2-3: Destination NSW, 4: Naturally Dried Prunes

17/09/2024

In 2025, Vintage Rail Journeys has an exciting and important difference, all our journeys will be all-inclusive. From start to finish, each journey will still have the same fun and flare guests have come to expect, but now when you step aboard you can completely relax, knowing everything has been considered. 🍷☕️🍴

11/09/2024

The Riverina Rail Tour heads south from Sydney into the heart of Australia’s ‘food bowl.’ Here you’ll receive a warm welcome from the communities of the Riverina, and learn about the produce challenges and innovations of the area. 🧀🚂

Delight in the sights and sounds of Fairground Follies; an antique mechanical music museum, enjoy a tour and lunch at a Coolamon artisan cheese maker, and stop at Mt Victoria for an adventure on the Zig Zag Railway.

To find out more about this all-inclusive journey or download the 2025 brochure, visit https://brnw.ch/21wMy9k.

📷 Images 2, 4, 5 & 6: Visit NSW

05/09/2024

Take in a different view of the New South Wales coastline on the North Coast Rail Tour. Enjoy a scenic lunch cruise along the beautiful Hastings River at Port Macquarie, discover the breathtaking hinterland rainforest, and get to know the eclectic community of the Northern Rivers Region. 🌊🚂

Take in the sights and surrounds of the historic Byron Bay Lighthouse, discover some of Australia's cultural icons at the Slim Dusty Centre in Kempsey, and enjoy some of Maitland's historical and cultural icons.

To find out more about this all-inclusive journey, visit www.vintagerailjourneys.com.au.

📷 Images 2-8: Visit NSW

29/08/2024

Vintage Rail Journeys’ original and most popular rail tour – The Golden West Rail Tour. Enjoy the dramatic sandstone cliffs of the Great Dividing Range at the beginning and end of your journey. Explore the vineyards of the Hunter Valley and Orange, and the rare opportunity to travel on special access train lines across the Liverpool Plains from Werris Creek on the way to Orange. A real treat is the spectacular scenery in the Capertee Valley on the way to Rylstone 🍇🚂

To find out more about this all-inclusive journey, visit www.vintagerailjourneys.com.au

📷 Images 2-7: Visit NSW

22/08/2024

New for 2025, the Vintage Rail Journey itineraries are now all-inclusive of lovingly crafted, locally sourced meals in our dining carriage, beverages and Off Train Experiences. It's a culinary journey you won't want to miss.

Choose from three distinct rail journeys through breathtaking landscapes and engage with the friendly locals during leisurely river cruises, explorations of museums and strolls through picturesque gardens.

2025 journeys are now on sale – embark on our three distinct rail tours and immerse yourself in the breathtaking landscapes of New South Wales.

For more information or to download the 2025 brochure, visit www.vintagerailjourneys.com.au

01/06/2024

Just realised I didn't put up any photos after the 21-25 April 2024 ANZAC Aurora Rail Tour! I couldn't find one where we were all looking nicely at the camera ... oh well, enjoy these anyway.

14/05/2024

How cool would it be to sponsor a piece of railway line? Or are you looking for an end of financial year donation to help with your tax return?

Well, our friends over at Lachlan Valley Railway have 151 sleepers available for sponsorship! Go on, you know you want to!!

Welcome aboard Lachlan Valley Railway

13/05/2024

Was anyone lucky enough to see the Aurora Australis last week? Unfortunately, it was a little bit cloudy where we are ...

But we had to have a chuckle at how many times we heard "Southern Aurora" or "Aurora Australis" last week ... they were talking about us right?

10/05/2024

Don't you just love a good before and after photo?

Our train is now tucked up safe and sound after its Autumn season of tours. The crew Tracy and Adrian (with a bit of help from Simon!) are giving her a much needed bath.

We don't always have the time and space to clean more than her windows and sides, but what a difference it makes to scrub the roof!

Well done team! 🛁 🧼 💦 ✨ 🤩

📸 Thanks to Adrian

09/05/2024

Thanks Bob and Dana for the lovely feedback about our ANZAC Aurora Rail Tour.

"Thank you both for our wonderful Vintage Rail trip through western NSW.

We really enjoyed the living on board experience, the well organised and supervised excursions, the interesting places we visited as well as the excellent onboard services and meals."

08/05/2024

It was great to be able to share our train with St James Rail - SJR guests - some of whom have been on our train many times! Thanks Owen and all of the guests on board our ANZAC Aurora Rail Tour.

"Thank you for once again organising the ANZAC Rail Tour, it was great to be able to enjoy the whole experience again!

Simon, Danielle and ALL the staff, were extremely friendly, attentive, helpful and made the trip a success!

And as usual, all the passengers were chatty and fun to get to know! It was a very happy atmosphere on board and I thoroughly enjoyed myself." Heather

07/05/2024

Feedback to Vintage Rail Journeys and St James Rail - SJR from guests on the ANZAC Aurora Rail Tour was very positive!

"It was our first adventure on the train and so it was a very new experience for us.
It really was a fabulous trip and we both found it so interesting and lots of fun.
The food was delicious and the service was seriously good.
As you say it was great to only have to unpack once and it was a very relaxing happy trip." Lorraine and Ian