Highlights

• Ride on an authentic steam train
• Wine and nibbles included
• Go behind the scenes with the crew!

If you have a passion for steam trains then this experience gets you up close and personal. All the sights, sounds and atmosphere of an authentic steam train journey will take you back to another era when steam ruled the rails.

What's included?

• First Class Return journey between Castlemaine and Maldon
• Glass of wine and nibbles
• Yourself or your partner ride with the crew for a section of the track
• Full colour souvenir book

Your experience starts as you are welcomed aboard as a special guest of the Victorian Goldfields Railway. Sit back and relax as you take a leisurely return journey from Castlemaine to Maldon on the former Victorian Railways Broad-Gauge Branchline linking the two historic goldfields towns. You will be provided with a glass of local wine and nibbles to enjoy on board our First Class Carriage. During the journey, you will enjoy an extra unique dimension of the steam train experience by riding with the crew on the locomotive on a section of the line. You will also receive a complimentary copy of our full colour souvenir book.

Session Length

• Train journey lasts 45 minutes
• Trains run on Sundays & Fridays (does not operate in Feb - Jan dates may be disel hauled)
• The Sunday time table allows passengers to spend 4 hours in Maldon. The Friday timetable will allow you to spend 2 1/2 hours in Maldon before returning. The train journey takes 45 minutes.
• On Sundays the train will depart at 10.45am. On Fridays the train will depart at 11.30am