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The Mornington railway line was built in 1888 and opened in 1889.
Apart from the terminal station at Mornington, the line was rural in character and most of the revenue was derived from freight.
In later years, Mornington became a popular holiday and day trip destination, although train traffic declined significantly as motor cars became more popular. As with many other branch lines in Victoria, the line was closed in the early-1980s as declining revenue and increased operating costs made it non-viable as a government-operated railway.
The Mornington Tourist Railway is an entirely volunteer run working heritage railway that operates historic steam and diesel hauled trains along the 5km branch line between Moorooduc and Mornington stations.
Our open days feature steam and/or diesel locomotives from the timber, coal or industrial world hauling vintage carriages over a 5km stretch of line.
Since our first passenger train le, Moorooduc Station in 1999, MRPS has carried over 250,000 passengers with minimal government grant funding and 100% volunteer labour and management… something we are incredibly proud of.
Our organisation is 100% run by volunteers, send us an enquiry and we will respond to you as soon as we can.
The entire team at the Mornington Tourist Railway want to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional lands of the Bunurong/Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. READ MORE
