Enjoy an all-inclusive rail holiday on the Riverina Rail Tour with Vintage Rail Journeys. You'll head south from Sydney into the heart of Australia’s ‘food bowl’ - the Riverina region. Receive a warm welcome from the communities of the Riverina, learn about the produce that they grow and the challenges and innovations in the region. You can also look forward to travelling on rail lines with no scheduled passenger services.
Enjoy breakfast as we travel from Orange and towards the Great Dividing Range. On through Lithgow and through the 10 tunnels that replaced the Lithgow Zig-Zag, then cross the Darling Causeway on the way to Mount Victoria. Stopping at Mount Victoria, we disembark for a fun adventure on Lithgow’s Zig Zag Railway. Soak up the sights, smells and scenery on Australia’s historic rail adventure – the Zig Zag Railway. Established in 1869, you’ll enjoy a relaxing ride on the romantic, nostalgic, impressive steam locomotive as it hauls you over the Great Lithgow Zig Zag. With a grazing boxed lunch provided, you’ll then have free time in Leura and Katoomba before re-boarding the train for the last leg of your Vintage Rail Journey as we arrive back into Sydney Central Station.
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The Southern Aurora overnight passenger train, which operated from 1962 to 1986 between Sydney and Melbourne, has seen its original carriages lovingly restored. You can now once again experience the charm and comfort of train travel in our carefully curated rail tours. Across our three different rail tours, you’ll see some of NSW’s best scenery. The train travels by day and is stationary overnight, ensuring you’ll get a restful sleep ready for tomorrow’s adventure.