Victorian Goldfields Railway | Steam train in first class | Day trip from Melbourne

Travel on a steam train linking the historic gold mining towns of Castlemaine and Maldon in Central Victoria. The Victorian Goldfields Railway makes an ideal day trip from Melbourne – as highlighted by this video. In this video I travel in one of the elegant first class carriages but also show what the other class of travel, excursion class, is like. Winding through forest and open land in Central Victoria, the Victorian Goldfields Railway is a remnant of the extensive branch line railway system which served rural Victoria from around 1880 through to the 1970s. We step outside and to see the scenery from the end viewing platform of the parlour car and look at the menu options from the bar. We get to visit the town of Maldon, which the National Trust of Victoria declared "Australia's first notable town" in 1966. Steam locomotives operate most services, although diesels are used during total fire bans or when steam is not available. During December, January and February all services are hauled by diesel locomotives. Victorian Goldfields Railways fares and bookings: http://www.vgr.com.au/fares.php 🚉 Train: Victorian Goldfields Railway 🚉 Operator: Castlemaine and Maldon Railway Preservation Society 🚉 Locomotives: J549 and Y133 (Y Class Diesel Electric) 🚉 Carriage: Pullman car Macedon 🚉 Route: Castlemaine to Maldon via Muckleford 🚉 Distance: 17km 🚉 Travel time: 45 minutes (each way) 🚉 Class: First class 🚉 Travel date: 17 April 2022 EQUIPMENT: 🚉 Cameras: GoPro Hero 10, GoPro Hero 8, iPhone 12 Pro Max, Panasonic HC-VX1 Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:40 VLocity to Castlemaine 01:50 Castlemaine Railway Station and boarding 03:00 Macedon club car and departure 04:00 Railway history and route map 05:30 Muckleford Railway Station and yard 07:00 First class carriage tour 08:45 End viewing platform 09:45 Views of the train and Maldon Railway Station 11:55 Exploring Maldon 12:30 Up close with Victorian Railways J class 13:07 Departing Maldon and rail history 13:56 Fares and views from the front 15:15 Arriving in Castlemaine 17:35 Final thoughts and views of the train 18:25 VLocity preview Credits and sources: http://www.vgr.com.au/history.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victori...) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victori... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldon,... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlem... Victorian Goldfields Railway map http://www.vgr.com.au/maps/vgr_map.pdf OpenRailwayMap: https://www.openrailwaymap.org #heritagerailway #steamtrains #castlemaine