Sunday, 07 March 2010 13:20
Sunshine Express Rail Tours
Another one of our Far West tours has been affected by the recent floods. The Joint tour between Sunshine Express Railway Tours and Trainway Tours by Railcar to Dirranbandi on the 11th-14th June has been cancelled. QR have informed us that the track between Goondiwindi and Dirranbandi will not be repaired in time for this tour.
For further enquiries, please call our Tours office on (07) 3252 1759.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 May 2010 23:47 )
Rosewood Railway Report December 09
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 22:03
Chris Banks
Rosewood Railway Report
Operations
Due to the failure of a superheater element on C17 720 the September and October running days were run with Red Fred with the numbers of 68 and 40 respectively. There has also been several diesel drivers for a day during the last two months as well which is encouraging.
On the subject of driver for a day we have recently gained approval from the rail safety regulator approving our procedure so we can once again run steam engine driver for a day. I anticipate that the program will begin in the New Year and any members who wish to participate I urge to check the website or send queries to
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Maintenance
As mentioned in the operations section C17 720 was failed during the August running day due to the failure of a superheater element which has since been fixed by sourcing replacement elements. As of November C17 720 is operational once again.
The carriage workers have continued to work on Red Fred over the last two months with some repainting occurring. However the carriage working department has recently suffered the loss of Owen Betts who has decided to call it a day after working at RRM on the carriages for the best part of 10 years. Anyone who has ridden in or seen CLV 1566 can see the quality of work and effort that Owen has put in over the years. Thanks Owen!
Track maintenance as most of you will know is a task that must be constantly worked on to keep in good order and the last few months has been no exception with approximately 35 sleepers replaced in the S bend. I would like to thank those who helped get the track back together just before the November running day to ensure we could run the next day.
I would also wish all the members a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all the staff at the Rosewood Railway.
Chris Banks
RRM Manager
Steam Engine Driver For a Day
Sunday, 14 February 2010 00:18
Chris Banks
Our Steam engine Driver for a Day program set to restart at the end of March. Call the tours office (07) 3252 1759 to book a day fulfilling your childhood fantasy! For more details view the activities section of this site
Last Updated ( Sunday, 14 February 2010 22:20 )
Rough It Express Update
Wednesday, 30 December 2009 19:46
Sunshine Express Rail Tours
The Rough It Express to Meandarra now has an extra 10 First Class Berths available. Rush your bookings in now!
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 December 2009 19:49 )
Tour Change - Rough it Express
Wednesday, 09 December 2009 19:02
Sunshine Express Rail Tours
We regret to inform patrons intending to travel on the Rough it Express to Wandoan that QR has deemed the Wandoan branch to be unsuitable for Passenger Train usage. The good news is that we have been able to secure a new destination, keeping within the theme of the original trip. We are now branching off at Dalby and heading up the Meandarra branch. The overnight stop will now be at Tara.
If you have previously booked this trip, your booking will still be honoured.
If you have any queries regarding this change, please email
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or phone (07) 3252 1759 for more information.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 09 December 2009 19:18 )
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