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Join us for a heritage rail motor ride through the beautiful Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia. Departing Healesville Railway Station every Sunday and more.
The Rudolph is adorable
28.11.2024 00:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0If you're looking for some heritage railways, tramways and more to follow, we've started a Starter Pack! Any suggestions welcome.
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The Walker rail motor traverses along the railway track embankment. There are many trees around it.
We'd love your support for our railway - how? Support our railway by following our posts, becoming a member or volunteer, or coming for a ride on our train. It all makes a difference! You can read more about us at www.yvr.org.au
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A thermite weld in progress. You can see the flames.
A view through window panes towards a home signal.
Our volunteers continue to work hard on the reconstruction to Yarra Glen every day, including welding by our own in-house qualified volunteers.
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A skeleton with a drivers cap sits in the cab of the Walker with a dino skeleton looking at him.
Our volunteers also run special events each year such as the Easter Express, Ghost Train, and Santa Specials.
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A closer view of the Walker Rail Motor, in the Healesville yard. You can see some new track in the foreground.
The Walker Rail Motor we run 22RM, came to Healesville in 2006, was restored by our volunteers (& won an award in the process), and started running trips in 2010. The rail motor started life with Victorian Railways in 1948, running on branch lines just like the Healesville line, for over 30 years.
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A view of the station platform, building, with a Walker Rail Motor docked waiting in the platform.
We run return train trips from Healesville station up to a point near Tarrawarra. Healesville station was a terminus on the Lilydale to Healesville line, and the station building you see here was built in 1902 replacing a temporary station from when the line opened in 1889.
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A blue and gold Walker Rail Motor traverses a rail embankment surrounded by bush and properties, with many trees in the background.
Hello to our new followers! 👋
If you've not met us before, a little about the Yarra Valley Railway.
A volunteer organisation, we're located in Healesville, in the picturesque Yarra Valley, in Victoria. We're currently working on reconstructing the railway line between Healesville and Yarra Glen.
Hello 👋
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A yellow railway trolley sits atop a bridge on the track. The sky is blue and there's lots of trees in the background
Trolley Tuesday! Just because..
This 8W class trolley is normally used by our volunteers to run a track patrol along the railway at the start of a running day, to check the line is safe and free of obstructions before we run passenger trains with our Walker Rail Motor for the day.
A VR employee stands at a microphone. Behind him is an interstate fares poster. His jacket is very elaborate with embroidery pattern on the sleeves.
Tap tap...is this thing on?
Image: PROV
