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We hope everyone enjoyed their journey with us tod

We hope everyone enjoyed their journey with us today as it gently rock and rolls to the sound of clickety clack 🎶 down the Mornington railway line which was first opened in 1889.
#volunteer #heritagerailway #morningtonpeninsula
📸 Lachlan Steininger

Due to a customer withdrawal, we have a Steam Driv

Due to a customer withdrawal, we have a Steam Driver Experience session available on Saturday 7th of September. We have contacted our waiting list and the session remains available.
Book by 5PM Monday 2nd of September to secure what is probably the last available session for 2024.
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1164737
#steam #experiences #driverexperience

#throwbackthursday Walker railcar crossing Bungo

#throwbackthursday
Walker railcar crossing Bungower Road Level Crossing bound for Mornington in 1977. Certainly looks very different today!
#volunteer #history #morningtonpeninsula
📸 Weston Langford

Our 1941 vintage steam locomotive is receiving som

Our 1941 vintage steam locomotive is receiving some maintenance currently including it’s 3 monthly exam/inspection, repairs to the ash pan and replacement brake blocks and consequently brake piston travel adjustment.
The new brake blocks were cast by Billmans Foundry Pty Ltd in Castlemaine, Victoria.
K163 will be back hauling trains next weekend with Driver Experiences on Friday 6th, Saturday 7th and then our public running day on Sunday 8th of September.
If you would like to join our team, membership applications are always welcome: https://morningtonrailway.org.au/membership-volunteering/
#volunteer #engineering #casting #steamlocomotive #maintenance

Relaxing Sunday journey on board our heritage trai

Relaxing Sunday journey on board our heritage train. Thank you to all of our passengers that joined us. 🚂
#volunteer #heritagerailway #morningtonpeninsula
📸 Lachlan Steininger

#throwbackthursday Continuing the theme of Chelt

#throwbackthursday
Continuing the theme of Cheltenham railway station, which our volunteers hope to reconstruct at our Moorooduc precinct. This photo from 1967 shows a Harris train which were known as “Blues” coming into platform 1 at Cheltenham.
We would love to see any more pictures of Cheltenham station (Melbourne bound side) that you may have, particularly pre 1990’s.
#volunteer #heritagerailway #victorianrailways
📸 Richard Felstead

Lots of happy face’s on board our heritage train

Lots of happy face’s on board our heritage trains today. Thanks to everyone that joined us. Feel free to share your happy snaps with us! 🚂📸
#volunteer #heritagerailway #morningtonpeninsula
📸 Lachlan Steininger

WAM!! POW!! BAM!! Are you ready to join your favo

WAM!! POW!! BAM!!
Are you ready to join your favourite superhero on their next exciting mission?
Dress up the children as their favourite SUPERHERO (or VILLAIN) and join us and ride the rails at Mornington Tourist Railway!
💥Saturday 21st of September
💫Sunday 22nd of September
☄️Sunday 29th of September
Have you ever wondered what you might have in common with a Superhero? Trains departing Moorooduc Station at 10:30, 12:00 and 1:45.
So, dress up the kids (and big kids) and join us and ride the rails at Mornington Tourist Railway! Online bookings essential.
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1272611

#throwbackthursday The former Up Cheltenham Stat

#throwbackthursday
The former Up Cheltenham Station building was allocated to the Mornington Railway Preservation Society Inc. by VicTrack and carefully disassembled and relocated by Southern Program Alliance (SPA) a few years back.
The building was flat packed when it was removed from the station site as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP) works and has been delivered to Moorooduc by LXRP, for which we are extremely grateful.
The building was deconstructed to a masterplan (of which we have copies). The building components are numbered to match up to the drawings in the masterplan.
This will be a huge project for us, and before any materials are put in place on the ground, we have done alot of work to understand what we are going to use the building for, where it will be located on the Moorooduc station platform, what, if any, integration it will have with the existing buildings and what features on the building we want to reinstate or not retain. We will also need to consider DDA compliance and food handling requirements in order to incorporate a cafe into the building.
We need any help we can get with the following items / personnel throughout the wider community to progress this project:
- grant writers
- draftsman/designers/architects
- concrete slab construction,
- corrugated iron roof construction and materials
- plumbing, drainage and electrical work
- earthmoving and excavation
- timber supply
- glass supply
- signwriting
- painting
- carpentry
So please get in contact with us if you are an individual or businesses that may be able to assist with this exiting community project.
We've been negotiating to get a station building and verandah for Moorooduc since 1999, so this is a significant win for us, but we've still got a long way to go before the building able to be restored. Let's work together to make this building a community asset.
The photo of the station building (below) was taken by Andrew Larking in May 2019.

Our ‘Z’ Guards Van restoration project is cont

Our ‘Z’ Guards Van restoration project is continuing with great progress being made by our volunteer team. If you would like to get involved with any of our projects, membership applications are always welcome
https://morningtonrailway.org.au/membership-volunteering/
#volunteer #restoration #carpentry #spraypaint #heritage
📸 Ben Swaine

Thank you to everyone that joined us today. We wer

Thank you to everyone that joined us today. We were very lucky with the weather and everyone seemed to have a great time with the Rock-n-Roll theme 🎸🎼

K163 is in operation today on another of our very

K163 is in operation today on another of our very popular Driver Experiences. Tomorrow it will haul all three trips from Moorooduc station departing at 10:30, 12:00 and 1:45PM with the Rock-n-Roll trains 🎶🎼🎸🚂
Tickets selling fast: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1252630
#thingstodo #morningtonpeninsula #rocknroll #livemusic #heritage
📸Andrew Fairweather

Plenty of live music gigs on the Mornington Penins

Plenty of live music gigs on the Mornington Peninsula this weekend. For the complete listing and more information, checkout Visit Mornington Peninsula: 🎶🎼🎸
We got a mention on this list Owen
https://www.visitmorningtonpeninsula.org/Whats-On/Live-Music
#morningtonpeninsula #visitmorningtonpeninsula #livemusic #gig

#throwbackthursday In 1966 the passenger train s

#throwbackthursday
In 1966 the passenger train service resumed, after it had been curtailed during WWII, until it was ended again during 1978. 22RM at Mornington on the last regular passenger service on 10 December 1978
📸Weston Langford
#morningtonpeninsula #history #lostplaces

We recently had a group from the Pakenham Central

We recently had a group from the Pakenham Central Probus join us on board.
We are always available for Group Bookings and Charters, more details on our website: https://morningtonrailway.org.au/parties-groups/
Probus - Fun and Friendship in Retirement
#probus #thingstodo #morningtonpeninsula

It will be Sunny and 17 degrees this Sunday August

It will be Sunny and 17 degrees this Sunday August 11th for our ROCK AND ROLL DAY at the Mornington Tourist Railway.
Come and see the NATIONAL CHAMPION DANCERS, check out the vintage cars, and enjoy the music. Our kiosk is stocked with food and drinks, we have a coffee van and a slushy cart and a face painter too. Our steam train departs at 10:30, 12:00 and 1:45.
You can book at Trybooking or just Rock up on the day https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1252630?
Free lollies for the kids and prizes for the best rock and roll outfits!

#throwbackthursday The passenger service on the

#throwbackthursday
The passenger service on the Mornington line ceased in 1942 due to a shortage of coal brought on by war, but was reinstated in September 1966. This service operated until the late 1970s.
In 1979, when the line’s closure was again announced, 300 locals blockaded a train at Mornington station, and held off the closure.
Mornington and District Historical Society
Victorian Collections
https://victoriancollections.net.au/stories/postcards-stories-from-the-mornington-peninsula/last-train-from-mornington

The Mornington Tourist Railway becomes the perfect

The Mornington Tourist Railway becomes the perfect setting for a Rock-n-Roll Sunday on the 11th of August. As the vintage train chugs along the scenic tracks, the rhythmic clatter of the wheels provides a rock-n-roll dancing soundtrack.
So, grab your air guitar, lace up your boots, and get ready to embark on the ride of a lifetime.
✨We have National Champion Rock & Roll Dancers performing live on the Station.
⭐️Try one of our Elvis Peanut Butter and Bacon Sandwiches if you dare - taste better than they sound.
⭐️Emmie will be creating her fantastic face art for kids and adults.😃
⭐️The very popular slushie van is back.
⭐️Coffee van for great cappuccino etc.
⭐️Free lollies for the kids too.
Bring out your leather jackets and jeans and we’ll see you on the day!
https://www.trybooking.com/CTHAC

Paint is now going onto our Z Guards Van restorati

Paint is now going onto our Z Guards Van restoration. Still abit more work to do, but the light is at the end of the tunnel for our volunteers.
#volunteers #restoration #carpentry #railwaycarriage #morningtonpeninsula
📸 Ben Swaine

Our volunteers are excited to welcome you on board

Our volunteers are excited to welcome you on board our Heritage Trains this weekend. We are running with our Steam Locomotive K163 and our heritage timber bodied carriages. 🚂
Trains departing Moorooduc Station at 10:30, 12:00 and 1:45 on Sunday.
Online bookings recommended: https://www.trybooking.com/COAAO
📸 Zachariah Rosalie
#morningtonpeninsula #dayout #thingstodo #heritagerailway #familytime

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