Granite Belt & Darling Downs Heritage Steam Train Adventure
3 Day – June 21st to 23rd June – 7:30 am departure from Toowoomba Railway Station.
This all-inclusive 3-day Heritage Train adventure will depart Toowoomba on Friday morning 7:30 am and arrive back in Toowoomba on Sunday, at approximately 7.45pm. The ticket price is all inclusive (train travel, accommodation in a convenient 3.5 - 4 star venue, plus transfers, and meals) Drinks at meals, purchases at the train café , merchandise purchases ,wine tastings and purchases are at your own expense.
Program (all times are approximate…. delays can be due to other rail traffic or authority directions)
DAY 1
0730 - depart Toowoomba Railway Station
0930 - Clifton Railway Station – morning tea
Travel through the farmlands of the Darling Downs see sorghum crops – used for ethanol and livestock fodder wheat and dairy belt that also produces barley, oats, rye, corn (Maize), and millet along with Sheep, poultry, pigs, and beef cattle are the principal livestock raised on the Downs.
1130 to 1330 - Lunch at Warwick
After easing into the uphill sections between Warwick (454.5m/1,492ft), and Silverwood (583m/1,913ft), we leave civilisation and wind-up past sandstone ruins of Spring Creek and Mineral Creek bridges where a short stop will be made to check the locomotive before passing through the two hand-built tunnels on the line.
After this brief pause, it’s time to enjoy the spectacular views as we climb the Silverwood range to Dalveen after which we pass The Summit (925m/3,035ft), the highest QR station. Since leaving Warwick, we have risen 470m (1,543 ft) in the space of 51.5km (32 miles). After passing The Summit we coast downhill into Stanthorpe.
1545 to 1615- Stanthorpe Railway Station - afternoon tea
1615 - Bus to Accommodation
1715 - Short tour of Stanthorpe township
1800 - Dinner in Stanthorpe
2000 - Bus back to Accommodation
DAY 2
0700 - Bus pickup. Breakfast in Stanthorpe
0830 - Travel through the Girraween National Park an area of the Granite Belt in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia reserved as a national park. Girraween is known for its spectacular flowers, dramatic landscapes and unique wildlife. …
1200 - Lunch in Stanthorpe area
1330 – Tour of the Stanthorpe area
1600 - Stanthorpe Railway Station – Afternoon tea
1630 - Bus to Accommodation
1800 - Bus to Dinner venue in the Granite Belt Area
2030 - Bus back to Accommodation
DAY 3
0700 - Bus pickup.
0730 - 0830 - Breakfast in Stanthorpe…
0845 – Bus tour of attractions in the area
1100 – 1200 - Lunch Stanthorpe
1215 - Train departs to Toowoomba via Warwick and Clifton
1415 - Train arrives at Warwick
1430 - Train departs for Clifton
1630 – Train arrives at Clifton
1645 - Light Meal
1745 – Train Departs Clifton
1945 - Train arrives at Toowoomba
