Southern Downs Steam Railway comes to Tenterfield

Two-day Heritage Train and Bus Excursion to Wallangarra and Tenterfield.
Saturday, 8th and Sunday 9th April, 2017

Depart Warwick 8.00 am, Saturday 8th April
Return to Warwick 6.00 pm Sunday 9th April.

Join us on a magical two day heritage train trip, hauled by our famous C-17 Steam Locomotive No. 971, as we travel from Warwick, climbing the range through Silverwood and Cherry Gully, passing by the Gorge Dam and through two tunnels built around 1880, passing through Dalveen, Stanthorpe, Ballandean, and on to Wallangarra. Then continue the short distance to Tenterfield by coach for your overnight motel stay. The trip passes through grazing country, forest, apple and stone-fruit orchards, and vineyards.

The one price fare of $450 per person includes all train and coach travel, morning and afternoon teas and lunch on both days, dinner and breakfast in Tenterfield, wineries tour, and entry to the wonderful Tenterfield Rail Museum. Price of drinks is not included.

Southern Downs Steam Railway is a not-for profit organisation, staffed entirely by volunteers. For bookings please ring Peter Tobin on 07 4661 9788

ITINERARY

SATURDAY, 8TH APRIL
Depart Warwick Station 8.00 am (Patrons should be at station by 7.30 am)
Arrive Stanthorpe Station 10.15 am
Morning tea served on platform.
Depart Stanthorpe 10.35 am
Arrive Wallangarra 12.15 pm
Two course lunch with tea or coffee served in Dining Room
Depart Wallangarra by coach, 1.30 pm
Arrive Tenterfield Rail Museum, 1.50 pm for guided tour, including afternoon tea.
Depart museum by coach, 3.30 p.m and arrive in town at 3.45pm with time to rest and refresh at motel before tea.
Depart Tenterfield by coach at 5.00 pm for short trip to Arrajay Homestead for Woolshed Dinner. Time to view the farm and animals before three-course meal served in former Wool Shed.
Depart Arrajay 8.15 pm by coach for return to Motel.

SUNDAY, 9TH APRIL.
Cooked breakfast served in room from 8.00 am.
Depart Tenterfield by coach, 9.00 am
Arrive Wallangarra station 9.15 am.
Depart Wallangarra by steam train, 9.30 am
Arrive Stanthorpe, 11.10 am.
Morning- tea served on platform.
Depart by coach on winery tour,11.30 am.
Return to Stanthorpe for train departure at 3.30 pm
Afternoon- tea served on platform
Arrive Warwick Station, 6.00 p.m