Victorian Goldfields Railway

  • VGR in state’s new rail training pilot

    VGR in state’s new rail training pilot

    A new pilot program will offer training and hands-on experience helping Victorian Goldfields Railway upgrade the tourist railway’s infrastructure between…

  • Help keep VGR on track

    Help keep VGR on track

    Like the rest of the world, the Victorian Goldfields Railway has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The Castlemaine and…

  • Impact and opportunity for VGR tourist railway

    Impact and opportunity for VGR tourist railway

    The coronavirus pandemic has forced the Victorian Goldfields Railway to suspend all of its advertised passenger service until the end…

  • New Castlemaine locomotive stable takes shape in $1M move

    New Castlemaine locomotive stable takes shape in $1M move

    Work has begun on Victorian Goldfields Railway’s new Castlemaine locomotive stable as part of a wider project forecast to boost…

  • Castlemaine-Guildford rail trail idea starts rolling

    Castlemaine-Guildford rail trail idea starts rolling

    The disused Castlemaine to Guildford railway corridor should be turned into a rail trail, keen local cyclist Lou Citroen believes….

  • Railway maneuvres

    Railway maneuvres

    Victorian Goldfields Railway volunteers have begun dismantling the old Castlemaine-Guildford railway track before re-using the rails to upgrade the Castlemaine-Maldon…

  • Tourism locos on the move

    Tourism locos on the move

    The state’s minister for regional development was in Castlemaine on Friday to try her hand at driving a loco before…

  • On track to tackle plastic waste

    On track to tackle plastic waste

    Local tourism railways have played a key role in the development of innovative recycled plastic sleepers that may ultimately help…