Steamrail Victoria invites you to a relaxing steam hauled journey towards the Murray River from Bendigo to Echuca and return. Journey behind steam locomotive R711 and vintage diesel locomotive S301.
Departing Bendigo Station at 09:30am, steam past the historic workshops of Bendigo Tramways and the former Victorian Railways North Bendigo Workshops, known for the construction and maintenance of historic trams and steam locomotives for over 100 years.
After passing through the expanding areas of Epsom and Huntly, you will venture out onto the Campaspe Plains and through the townships of Elmore and Rochester, waving to the locals as steam locomotive R711's whistle makes their presence known.
After a journey of 1.5 hours onboard the heritage train, step off at Echuca, the historic river port town on the banks of the Murray. As the volunteers turn and service the steam locomotive, take the time to explore the town at your own leisure.
The train will depart Echuca at 4:35pm, arriving back into Bendigo at 6:10pm after a memorable day out.
