Heritage railways

Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum

Visitors can experience the era of bush sawmills and tramways in the Rubicon Forest during the early 1900s. Enjoy a ride on a steam locomotive, view an extensive collection of industrial rolling stock and visit the museum which showcases exhibits relating to the timber logging industry.

Location: Alexandra

Ballarat Tramway Museum

An interactive tramway museum allowing visitors to view photographs, memorabilia and the museum's fleet of rolling stock. Visitors can ride on century old trams from Ballarat Botanic Gardens along an original track beside Lake Wendouree.

Location: Ballarat

Bellarine Railway

A collection of heritage steam and diesel locomotives offer scenic tourist journeys between Queenscliff and Drysdale, along the shores of Swan Bay and through the countryside.

Location: Queenscliff

Bendigo Tramways

Take a 4 kilometre trip on Bendigo's vintage Talking Tram with its crafted seats, stain glassed features and intricate workmanship. The journey passes a number of attractions including the Alexandra Fountain, Sacred Heart Cathedral and Lake Weeroona. Also visit the tram museum situated at Australia's oldest operating tram depot and workshop.

Location: Bendigo

Daylesford Spa Country Railway

Take a journey on a restored heritage train through scenic countryside and to the edge of the Wombat State Forest. Trains depart from Daylesford and head along the top of the range, passing through open farmland and thick bush.

Location: Daylesford

Kerrisdale Mountain Railway

Located west of Yea in the Tallarook Ranges, take a scenic journey on the steep zig zag railway line, visit the steam engine museum and enjoy refreshments at the kiosk.

Mornington Railway

Experience a bygone era with a steam or heritage diesel train ride on a restored section of the old line between Moorooduc and Mornington.

Portland Cable Trams

For a taste of yesteryear, step aboard a restored cable tram for a 7 kilometre journey along Portland's scenic foreshore and enjoy beach and harbour views. Hop on or off at various attractions along the way including the botanic gardens, World War 2 lookout tower, the Powerhouse Car Museum and Maritime Discovery Centre. At the cable tram depot is a museum which showcases local items of history, a model train display and a huge collection of gemstones.

Location: Portland

Puffing Billy

A century-old steam train which runs on its original scenic mountain track through lush fern gullies, forests and farmland between Belgrave, Menzies Creek, Emerald, Cockatoo and Gembrook. At Lakeside is a state-of-the-art visitor centre which includes a large cafe, gift shop and a gallery of steam machinery and relics. There is also a historic museum at Menzies Creek which houses rare operational steam and diesel locomotives.

Red Cliffs Historical Steam Railway

This tourist railway runs along a 2 kilometre section of track on the old Meringur branch line, situated just south of the Red Cliffs township. 25 minute trips on the authentic steam train are available approximately once a month.

Location: Mildura

Victorian Goldfields Railway

Step aboard an authentic heritage steam train on a journey between historic Maldon and Castlemaine, through forests and former goldmining areas. A first class carriage is available, recreating an era of elegance and decadence with an open lounge and fully equipped bar.

Walhalla Goldfields Railway

Ride the Walhalla Goldfields Railway through the spectacular Stringers Creek Gorge. The train line passes six large trestle bridges that criss-cross the gorge in an effort to find anchorage for each bridge abutment. The journey follows Stringers Creek to where it joins the Thomson River, across the historic Thomson River Bridge. Explore the area or enjoy a picnic at Thomson Station before returning to Walhalla.

Location: Walhalla

Yarra Valley Tourist Railway

Re-live the days of the golden 1950s as you travel on a historic Walker RM22 railmotor from Healesville to the iconic tunnel near the Tarrawarra Winery. Take in the spectacular scenery and wildlife of the beautiful Yarra Valley on this 9 kilometre round trip.

Location: Healesville