3 Day Tour - Toowoomba to Stanthorpe - Heritage Train Adventure

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3 Day Tour - Toowoomba to Stanthorpe - Heritage Train Adventure
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Join us on a thrilling 3-day heritage train journey from Toowoomba to Stanthorpe!
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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 Saturday 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

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Toowoomba, Railway Street, Toowoomba City, Australia

Tickets

AUD 995.00 to AUD 1095.00

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