Welcome Back Red Rattlers - Steam & Tait Parallel Run - 3 July 2022
Schedule
Sun Jul 03 2022 at 09:30 am to 05:30 pm
Location
Flinders Street Railway Station | Melbourne, VI
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Join Steamrail Victoria as we celebrate the return of the heritage 'Red Rattler' Tait Train in style! Climb aboard The Vintage Train or the Tait Train for an exciting Electric or Steam powered journey through Melbourne's Suburbs.Featuring Parallel Steam & Electric Train runs through the heart of Melbourne, this is a day not to be missed!
Parallel Run 1
Our trains will begin by parallelling from North Melbourne Platforms 3 & 5 through Southern Cross Platforms 10 & 13 and over the historic Burnley Viaduct and newer Through Suburban Viaduct.
Upon arrival at Flinders Street our trains will depart together with our Electric Tait train from Platform 2 down the Burnley Through lines and onto the Centre line from Burnley to Box Hill while our Steam train departs from platform 7 down the Caulfield Local line, onto the Burnley Local line and onto the Down line from Burnley to Box Hill where our trains will parallel!
From Box Hill the race is on where our Electric Tait train will depart first and proceed to Blackburn where it will wait for our Steam train to overtake. At Ringwood our Steam Train will arrive first and layover while our Electric Tait train once again overtakes and heads on it's way to Lilydale. Our Steam train will then head onto Upper Ferntree Gully on the Belgrave line and then return to Ringwood or Flinders Street.
Lilydale to Ringwood Return Tait Shuttles
Once our Electric Tait train arrives at Lilydale it'll perform two return shuttles to Ringwood before heading back to Flinders Street on the second parallel trip for the day.
Parallel Run 2
Our Steam train will depart from Flinders Street express to Blackburn where it will wait to follow our Electric Tait train back to Flinders Street, at Box Hill on the return journey our trains will meet up again and parallel from Box Hill to Flinders Street with our Electric Tait train via the Centre line and Burnley Through line into Flinders Street platform 3 while our Steam train traverses the up line and the Burnley Local line across to the Sandringham line and into platform 10.
And just when you thought we were done....
Parallel Run 3
From Flinders Street our two trains will parallel again over the historic Burnley Viaduct and newer Through Suburban Viaduct through platforms 10 & 14 at Southern Cross. From South Kensington our Steam train will diverge over to the Regional Rail Link (RRL) lines to Sunshine while our Electric Tait continues down the Main Suburban line. At Sunshine our Steam train will precede to Calder Park Sidings where both trains will meet again. From Calder Park our Steam will lead again and at Sunshine we will parallel once more on the RRL and Main Suburban lines, over the historic Caulfield Viaduct and newer Through Suburban Viaduct through to Flinders Street platforms 10 & 12.
Due to the complexity of these tour options please pay close attention to the train and destination you are booking.
Parallel Run 1
Train 1: Tait Train - North Melbourne 9.33am or Flinders Street 9.48am to Lilydale One Way
Train 2: Steam Train - North Melbourne 9.33am or Flinders Street 9.48am to Upper Ferntree Gully & Return to Ringwood or Flinders Street only.
Lilydale to Ringwood Return Tait Shuttles -
Train 1: Tait Train - Lilydale 11.32am or 12.32pm
Parallel Run 2:
Train 1: Tait Train - Lilydale 2.10pm to Flinders Street One Way.
Train 2: Steam Train - Flinders Street 2.02pm to Blackburn & Return.
Parallel Run 3:
Train 1: Tait Train - Flinders Street 3.29pm to Calder Park Sidings & Return
Train 2: Steam Train - Flinders Street 3.29pm to Calder Park Sidings & Return
LOCATION
Parallel Tait 1 - 9:33am North Melbourne to Lilydale, North Melbourne Station or Flinders Street Station
Parallel Steam 1 - 9:33am North Melbourne to Upper Ferntree Gully & Return to Ringwood or Flinders Street, North Melbourne Station or Flinders Street Station
Tait Shuttles 1 & 2 Lilydale Railway Station
Parallel Tait 2 - 2:10pm Lilydale to Flinders Street, Lilydale Railway Station
Parallel Steam 2 - 2:02pm Flinders Street to Blackburn & Return, Flinders Street Station
Parallel Tait 3 - 3:29pm Flinders Street to Calder Park Sidings & Return, Flinders Street Station
Parallel Steam 3 - 3:29pm Flinders Street to Calder Park Sidings & Return, Flinders Street Station
TIMETABLE
You should ensure you are at the departure station at least 15 minutes prior to the advertised departure time. Please double check departure times the day prior to travelling as they can be subject to minor change.
Parallel 1 - Train 1 (Electric Tait)
North Melbourne Departure, 09:33am
Flinders Street, 09.41am - 09.48am
Lilydale Arrival, 11.10am
Parallel 1 - Train 2 (Steam Train)
North Melbourne Departure, 09:33am
Flinders Street, 09.41am - 09.48am
Upper Ferntree Gully, 11.22am - 11.39am
Ringwood, 11.58am
Flinders Street Arrival, 12.43pm
Parallel 2 - Train 1 (Electric Tait)
Lilydale Departure, 2:10pm
Flinders Street Arrival, 3.10pm
Parallel 2 - Train 2 (Steam Train)
Flinders Street Departure, 2.02pm
Blackburn, 2.31pm - 2.41pm
Flinders Street Arrival, 3.10pm
Shuttle 1 - Train 1 (Electric Tait)
Lilydale Departure, 11:32am
Ringwood, 11.48am - 11.57am
Lilydale Arrival, 12.14pm
Shuttle 2 - Train 1 (Electric Tait)
Lilydale Departure, 12:32pm
Ringwood,12.48pm - 12.57pm
Lilydale Arrival, 1.14pm
Parallel 3 - Train 1 (Electric Tait)
Flinders Street Departure, 3.29pm
Calder Park Sidings, 4.17pm - 4.35pm
Flinders Street Arrival, 5.21pm
Parallel 3 - Train 2 (Steam Train)
Flinders Street Departure, 3.29pm
Calder Park Sidings, 4.13pm - 4.31pm
Flinders Street Arrival, 5.19pm
CONTACT DETAILS
Steamrail Victoria Inc. 03 9397 1953 (Monday to Friday 9am until 3pm) or email [email protected]
COVID SAFE PRACTICES
Under current COVIDSafe practices, Face Masks will be required for all passengers travelling on our trains unless a lawful reason not to wear one applies. Face Masks are strongly recommended where physical distancing of 1.5 metres from others cannot be maintained, such as on platforms and when joining / leaving our train. Movement about the train will be restricted to your allocated seat and our on-train services such as our toilet facilities and Souvenir sales where provided. Our volunteers will ensure high touch areas such as door handles and handrails are cleaned regularly.
PROOF OF VACCINATION NO LONGER REQUIRED from 11:59pm, Friday 22 April 2022.
BOOKINGS AND REFUNDS
Any passengers who experience any symptoms of COVID-19 prior to or on the day of travel, are not permitted to travel with us. Please contact us by replying to the email sent by Steamrail Victoria with your ticket details sent via TryBooking, to request a full refund of the ticket price* prior to travel.
In the event that our train is unable to operate due to COVID-19 restrictions, all passengers will be contacted via the email in which was provided at the time of your booking. Where an event can be rescheduled, tickets will be automatically transferred to the next available date. If you are unable to make the alternative date, please reply to our email within 7 days and a full refund of the ticket price* will be provided. Where an alternative date is unable to be provided, a full refund of the ticket price* will be provided by Steamrail Victoria within 7 days of the tour date.
* NOTE: All COVID-19 related refunds are of the ticket price only, this excludes TryBooking service fees as per their Terms and Conditions. Non COVID-19 related refund requests are per Steamrail's Terms and Conditions at located on the Steamrail Website.
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Where is it happening?
Flinders Street Railway Station, ,Melbourne,VIC,AustraliaEvent Location & Nearby Stays: