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Australian Railway Historical Society
NSW Division
Tour Calendar Booking Forms for 2020ARHSnsw Tours
Our year ahead in Tours is shaping up to be very exciting year with plenty of variety on offer.
Below is the 2020 plan for the upcoming tours with the Society. It is our commitment that the
Membership get first option for the Tours before it gets promoted to the wider community, so I
would encourage you to book early as they do sell out and we do only have limited positions on
each Tour.
REMEMBER - ALL BOOKINGS CAN BE MADE BY MAIL TO PO BOX 206
ALEXANDRIA NSW 1435, IN PERSON AT THE BOOKSHOP ON CENTRAL STATION
CONCOURSE OR BY CONTACTING THE OFFICE ON 02 8394 9019
Upcoming Tours
18 April 2020 A visit to Cockatoo Island with David Jehan
6-20 May 2020 Opulent Tours, Northern England and Scotland by
Rail. Last minute bookings still available.
5-9 June 2020 Binnaway, Coonabarabran (3 Nights), Gwabegar and
Dubbo Western Plains Zoo
11 July 2020 A Look at Recent Railway Image acquisitions and
Historic Movie Footage at the Auchmuty Library
at Newcastle University and Harbour Cruise
8-9 August 2020 A Look at the Former Mining and Railway Lines of
Newcastle and its Inner Suburbs with Ed Tonks
13 Sept 2020 621/721 to Goulburn Roundhouse Museum and
Illawarra Line
10 October 2020 CPH’s to Rylstone with TRMS
17-21 Nov 2020 402 Club Gulgong, Dubbo, Cobar Mines, Narromine,
Parkes Western Lines Tour
13 Dec 2020 End of Year Function
For further information on Tours and Bookings please contact: ARHSnsw Tours on
02 8394 9019 or 0428 333 443
Note - All Minors need to be accompanied by Parents or Guardians on all Tours.
ARHS (NSW) is not responsible for last minute change of locomotives or rail motor or desti-
nation by the train operator.
Refunds: up to 30 days prior – 100%; less than 30 days to 15 days – 90%; less than 14 days – NO REFUNDA VISIT TO COCKATOO ISLAND
with David Jehan
Saturday 18 April 2020
Come along for an interesting 2 hours learning of the Industrial heritage of Cockatoo Island
with David Jehan. From its earliest years as a convict penal establishment to is current
UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Ship building commenced on Cockatoo Island in
1870 and continued until 1993. Stewardship of the Island was passed to the Sydney Harbour
Federation Trust in 2001 and is now a harbour tourist attraction.
Meet at Circular Quay at 10.15am to take the 10.37am Sydney Ferries service to Cockatoo
Island. Use your Opal Card for transport to and from the Island.
Bring a picnic lunch or purchase your requirements at the cafe on the Island. You can leave at
your leisure following our guided tour or stay on should you wish to do further exploring.
Members and their guests - $30.00
Non members - $35.00
Mail to: ARHSnsw Tours or Book at: ARHSnsw Bookshop
PO Box 206, ALEXANDRIA NSW 1435 Grand Concourse - CENTRAL STATION - SYDNEY
Tour Name.....................................................................Tour Date...................................................Tour Cost$..........................
Name........................................................................................................................................Membership No. ........................
Address....................................................................................................................................................Postcode.......................
Telephone..............................(mobile)..................................E-mail..............................................................................................
Name(s) of accompanying person(s)............................................................................................................................................
Please note your special dietary and accommodation requirements...................................................................................
I require Twin Share........................Double....................Single Supplement................................Accommodation
I will join this tour at.................................................................................
PREFERRED PAYMENT BY CHEQUE/CASH for $................................or please DEBIT my VISA or MASTERCARD
Card No Expiry /
Signature ......................................................................................................Date ........................................
Alternate Payment and EFT available on application
Final Tour Information and tickets will be posted to your address 10 days before departure
ARHSnsw Tours Infoline (02) 8394 9019 or 0428 333 443 ABN 96 000 538 803
OFFICE USE ONLY: Date booking rec’d...../...../..... Date processed...../...../...... Car...............Seat(s)..................Tickets sent...../...../......ARHS / Opulent Tours
Northern England and Scotland
6 to 20 May 2020
Tour Brochure available at the Bookshop at Central or by mail. Last minute bookings still
available.
Mail to: ARHSnsw Tours or Book at: ARHSnsw Bookshop
PO Box 206, ALEXANDRIA NSW 1435 Grand Concourse - CENTRAL STATION - SYDNEY
Tour Name.....................................................................Tour Date...................................................Tour Cost$..........................
Name........................................................................................................................................Membership No. ........................
Address....................................................................................................................................................Postcode.......................
Telephone..............................(mobile)..................................E-mail..............................................................................................
Name(s) of accompanying person(s)............................................................................................................................................
Please note your special dietary and accommodation requirements...................................................................................
I require Twin Share........................Double....................Single Supplement................................Accommodation
I will join this tour at.................................................................................
PREFERRED PAYMENT BY CHEQUE/CASH for $................................or please DEBIT my VISA or MASTERCARD
Card No Expiry /
Signature ......................................................................................................Date ........................................
Alternate Payment and EFT available on application
Final Tour Information and tickets will be posted to your address 10 days before departure
ARHSnsw Tours Infoline (02) 8394 9019 or 0428 333 443 ABN 96 000 538 803
OFFICE USE ONLY: Date booking rec’d...../...../..... Date processed...../...../...... Car...............Seat(s)..................Tickets sent...../...../......Binnaway, Coonabarabran, Baradine, Gwabegar.
A VISIT TO THE WESTERN PLAINS ZOO at DUBBO
Departing from Paterson and Broadmeadow via Maitland Singleton
Muswellbrook Scone Murrurundi Quirindi and Werris Creek.
Returning via Merrygoen Dubbo Wellington Orange Bathurst
Lithgow and Central to Broadmeadow and Paterson.
Weekend Tour
5 to 9 June 2020
Come and join the ARHS NSW Division and The Rail Motor Society for a new adventure to a former railway
destination and a visit to the Western Plains Zoo at Dubbo for our annual Queens Birthday Weekend Tour.
Friday 5th June. Travel from Sydney on the 6.15am Intercity Train service to Broadmeadow to join our
heritage 621/721 Rail Cars.
Departing Broadmeadow at 9.00am we will serve a welcome Devonshire Morning Tea as we pass through
Maitland and Singleton, passing the great moonscape of open cut coal mines to Muswellbrook, stopping there
for a leg stretch. Continue north through Scone and Murrurundi climbing the 1 in 40 grades and through the
Ardglen Tunnel, descending to Willow Tree and on to Quirindi before stopping for lunch on the station at Werris
Creek. Take the opportunity to visit the Station Museum and Railway Memorial before rejoining our train and
proceeding to Gap junction to travel on the cross country line to Binnaway. On arrival, transfer to our coach to
follow the 51 km closed section of the Gwabegar Line to Coonabarabran where we will check in to the Matthew
Flinders Motor Inn for a 3 night stay. Drinks in the bar before Dinner in the Dining Room.
Saturday 6th June. After a hearty country breakfast we will be joining our coach to travel to the Siding Spring
Observatory. Meet our Tour Guide and visit the Exploratory Centre, also visiting Trig Point and Australia’s
largest optical telescope. Morning Tea in the Exploratory Cafe. Depart for the Warrumbungle National Park
Visitors Centre to meet the local Rangers. Continue to the Canyon Picnic Area for a packed lunch. On our
return journey visit the Whitegum Lookout and view the spectacular Warrumbungle Mountains and the
iconic Breadknife. Pay a visit to the amazing Crystal Kingdom. Return to town for a Chinese Banquet Dinner
before relocating to the Warrumbungle Observatory to view the Night Sky with a noted astronomer. (Weather
permitting). Return to the Motel.
Sunday 7th June. Join our coach again after breakfast spending a day on a journey following the 95 km
closed railway line to Gwabegar. We will check out the station locations along the line at Yearinan, Bugaldie,
Wittenbra, Baradine, then Kenebri and Merebene. Gwabegar, created in the 1920’s, is located nearby the Pilliga
Scrub where timber cutters exploited large stands of the termite resistant white cypress pine.
Return to Baradine for a Country Pub Sunday Roast lunch and visit the Pilliga Forest Discovery Centre. Return
to the Coonabarabran Visitor Centre to view the Australian Museum Diprotodon Exhibition and Aboriginal
Artefacts and Art Display. Take a stroll around the town before for our third night dinner at the Motel.
Monday 8th June. After breakfast, a return transfer in our coach to Binnaway to re-join our train for a morning
run to Dubbo. We will be met at the station to be transferred to the Western Plains Zoo for lunch and an
afternoon amongst the amazing variety of wild animals. Our Coach will have an on board guide as we travel
around the zoo to view the natural locations created to see the amazing variety of animals.
Check in to the Dubbo Comfort Inn International for our last night stay. Enjoy a Happy Hour with drinks in the
Bar before our dinner in the Dining Room.Binnaway, Coonabarabran, Baradine, Gwabegar.
Tuesday 9th June. Following breakfast we return to Dubbo Station to join our train for our homeward bound
journey. Following the main western line through Wellington to Orange for a leg stretch and on to Bathurst for
lunch at the Victoria Hotel. Continue eastward to Lithgow and a run down the Blue Mountains to terminate at
Sydney Central Station. The train will then return to Broadmeadow and Paterson.
You may wish to travel to Paterson or Maitland to join our train before our Friday departure. Accommodation
is available in Paterson and Rutherford (close to Telarah Station) for the preceding Thursday night at your own
arrangements and cost.
The Tour cost is all inclusive of Rail travel in 621/721. Coach travel and transfers, Dinner Bed and Breakfast
accommodation for 4 nights, lunches, Entry to all venues with morning and afternoon teas whilst on board our
train. Please use your Opal Cards for travel to Broadmeadow. Refreshments and Souvenirs will also be available
to purchase on board our train.
Drinks at Motels and venues and items of a personal nature are at your own expense.
Tour Notes will be distributed on departure from Broadmeadow.
Please accept my Booking for this Tour (Booking Form details below)
....5 Day Tour package for ARHS and TRMS Members and Guests Twin Share Accommodation @ $1475.00 …………
…5 Day Tour Package for Non Members Twin Share Accommodation @ $1595.00 ………….
… Single Supplement available on request @ $ 275.00 ………....
Total (GST Incl) $ ……………
.
Mail to: ARHSnsw Tours or Book at: ARHSnsw Bookshop
PO Box 206, ALEXANDRIA NSW 1435 Grand Concourse - CENTRAL STATION - SYDNEY
Tour Name.....................................................................Tour Date...................................................Tour Cost$..........................
Name........................................................................................................................................Membership No. ........................
Address....................................................................................................................................................Postcode.......................
Telephone..............................(mobile)..................................E-mail..............................................................................................
Name(s) of accompanying person(s)............................................................................................................................................
Please note your special dietary and accommodation requirements...................................................................................
I require Twin Share........................Double....................Single Supplement................................Accommodation
I will join this tour at.................................................................................
PREFERRED PAYMENT BY CHEQUE/CASH for $................................or please DEBIT my VISA or MASTERCARD
Card No Expiry /
Signature ......................................................................................................Date ........................................
Alternate Payment and EFT available on application
Final Tour Information and tickets will be posted to your address 10 days before departure
ARHSnsw Tours Infoline (02) 8394 9019 or 0428 333 443 ABN 96 000 538 803
OFFICE USE ONLY: Date booking rec’d...../...../..... Date processed...../...../...... Car...............Seat(s)..................Tickets sent...../...../......A LOOK AT RECENT RAILWAY IMAGE & HISTORIC
MOVIE FOOTAGE IN A PRESENTATION AT NEWCASTLE
UNIVERSITY’S AUCHMUTY LIBRARY WITH GREG
ANDERSON AND ED TONKS followed by A NEWCASTLE
HARBOUR CRUISE on the REPLICA ‘WILLIAM IV’ PADDLE
WHEELER
Saturday 11 July 2020
Join the 7.21am Intercity Train from Central to Broadmeadow due at 9.47am to join the Coach
departing at 10.00am to transfer to the Newcastle University’s Auchmuty Library for a very
special presentation of recent railway image acquisitions and historic movie footage from the
University’s archives, arranged by Greg Anderson. Ed tonks will again be giving a commentary
on the showing. Refreshments will be served on arrival. Transfer then to the Newcastle
Harbourside for Lunch at leisure at 12.30pm from the variety of food outlets along the wharf
precinct. Board the recently restored replica of the ‘William IV’ Paddle Wheeler for a cruise
around Newcastle Harbour noting the various shipping movements and activities around the
harbour foreshore. Rejoin our coach at 4.00pm to travel to the Newcastle Beach Terminus of the
Newcastle Tram for the return trip to the Newcastle Interchange to connect with the Intercity
service to Sydney at 4.53pm, due to arrive at Central at 7.33pm.
Tour cost includes coach transfers, your William IV cruise and a donation to the Special
Project Fund at the University.
Use your Opal Card for Rail and Tram travel.
ARHS Members and Guests _____________Seats @ $75.00 (GST Incl) $______________
Non Members _____________Seats @ $85.00 (GST Incl) $______________
Mail to: ARHSnsw Tours or Book at: ARHSnsw Bookshop
PO Box 206, ALEXANDRIA NSW 1435 Grand Concourse - CENTRAL STATION - SYDNEY
Tour Name.....................................................................Tour Date...................................................Tour Cost$..........................
Name........................................................................................................................................Membership No. ........................
Address....................................................................................................................................................Postcode.......................
Telephone..............................(mobile)..................................E-mail..............................................................................................
Name(s) of accompanying person(s)............................................................................................................................................
Please note your special dietary and accommodation requirements...................................................................................
I require Twin Share........................Double....................Single Supplement................................Accommodation
I will join this tour at.................................................................................
PREFERRED PAYMENT BY CHEQUE/CASH for $................................or please DEBIT my VISA or MASTERCARD
Card No Expiry /
Signature ......................................................................................................Date ........................................
Alternate Payment and EFT available on application
Final Tour Information and tickets will be posted to your address 10 days before departure
ARHSnsw Tours Infoline (02) 8394 9019 or 0428 333 443 ABN 96 000 538 803
OFFICE USE ONLY: Date booking rec’d...../...../..... Date processed...../...../...... Car...............Seat(s)..................Tickets sent...../...../......A LOOK AT THE MINES AND LINES OF
NEWCASTLE
and its INNER SUBURBS with Ed Tonks
8 & 9 August 2020
Enjoy a weekend exploring the Mining sites and associated Railway workings of Newcastle and its Inner suburbs with our noted
historian, Ed Tonks, OAM. Areas to be explored start with the site of South Waratah Colliery on the Raspberry Gully Line. Travel to
suburban Lambton, New Lambton, Jesmond and Wallsend to view sites and any relics remaining of collieries and railways servicing
these mines. Lunch at a local Hotel.
After lunch visit more railway and colliery sites associated with the Junction and Merewether areas. Travel to Nobby’s and learn of
what was there and along the Newcastle foreshore.
On Sunday we will travel via Carrington, Port Waratah and Morandoo to Stockton. View Newcastle’s changing CBD from across the
River. Investigate the Stockton Colliery disaster of 1896. Visit the site of Walsh Island Dock Yard, birthplace of some of Sydney’s first
electric trains and view Kooragang Island’s Coal Loaders. Lunch at the Stag and Hunter Hotel located at the Mayfield Tram Terminus.
After lunch return to Newcastle via Hamilton and visit some AA Co. sites. See how the old Honeysuckle Railway Workshop sites
have been utilised and visit the Newcastle Regional Museum.
Catch the 7.21 am Intercity Service from Sydney due to arrive at Broadmeadow at 9.47 am to join our tour bus to take us to our
various destinations. Pack your walking shoes, as there will be some areas only accessible by walking.
The Weekend includes overnight accommodation at the Tudor Motor Inn, Hamilton, Group Dinner Saturday night, full breakfast
Sunday morning. Lunches on both days will be at your own expense.
Single Day Tours are available for Saturday or Sunday from Broadmeadow.
Return to Sydney on Sunday on 3.43pm Intercity Train from Newcastle Interchange.
Weekend Package Twin Share Accommodation Members and Guests @ $270.00 ........................ (GST Incl)
Weekend Package Twin Share Accommodation Non Members @ $295.00 ……………… (GST Incl)
Single Supplement (Limited availability) @ $ 45.00........................ (GST Incl)
Day tour only……… Saturday ……… Sunday Cost per day @ $ 60.00 ……………… (GST Incl)
I require Single ………………… Twin Share ......................... Double ............................ Accommodation
Special Requirements………………………………………………………….
Mail to: ARHSnsw Tours or Book at: ARHSnsw Bookshop
PO Box 206, ALEXANDRIA NSW 1435 Grand Concourse - CENTRAL STATION - SYDNEY
Tour Name.....................................................................Tour Date...................................................Tour Cost$..........................
Name........................................................................................................................................Membership No. ........................
Address....................................................................................................................................................Postcode.......................
Telephone..............................(mobile)..................................E-mail..............................................................................................
Name(s) of accompanying person(s)............................................................................................................................................
Please note your special dietary and accommodation requirements...................................................................................
I require Twin Share........................Double....................Single Supplement................................Accommodation
I will join this tour at.................................................................................
PREFERRED PAYMENT BY CHEQUE/CASH for $................................or please DEBIT my VISA or MASTERCARD
Card No Expiry /
Signature ......................................................................................................Date ........................................
Alternate Payment and EFT available on application
Final Tour Information and tickets will be posted to your address 10 days before departure
ARHSnsw Tours Infoline (02) 8394 9019 or 0428 333 443 ABN 96 000 538 803
OFFICE USE ONLY: Date booking rec’d...../...../..... Date processed...../...../...... Car...............Seat(s)..................Tickets sent...../...../......Goulburn Roundhouse Museum via the Main South
Line with a Return trip via Moss Vale, Robertson,
Unanderra and Wollongong
13 September 2020
Come and join with The Rail Motor Society to experience a run to Goulburn in the 621/721
Heritage Rail Cars.
Travelling from Sydney Central departing at about 8.00am, we will travel along the old Main South Line to Strathfield,
Lidcombe, Liverpool to Glenfield and Campbelltown and into the rolling green foothills of the Southern Highlands.
Morning Tea will be served as we pass through Picton, and on to Mittagong, Bowral and Moss Vale.
You may wish join the train at Strathfield, Liverpool, Glenfield or Campbelltown.
Upon arrival into Goulburn, we will proceed through the station and to the Goulburn Roundhouse Museum where
we will be able to leave the train for time to inspect the many exhibits and be hosted to a BBQ lunch provided by the
Roundhouse Museum volunteers.
The return journey will return us to Moss Vale where we branch off along the Cross Country Line via Robertson and
down the escarpment to Unanderra. From here we join the Main South Coast Line travelling north along the Illawarra
Line to Wollongong and north through Thirroul, keeping a watchful eye on the scenic coastal splendour to Stanwell Park
and Waterfall. Pass through the suburbs to set downs at Sutherland and Hurstville with an expected arrival at Central at
6.30pm.
The train will then return to Broadmeadow and Paterson for those that joined en route on the forward journey.
The Tour cost includes Rail travel in 621/721, Morning and Afternoon Teas whilst travelling, Museum entry and BBQ
Lunch.
Please accept my Booking for ARHS and TRMS Members for this Tour (Booking Form details below)
………….. ARHS and TRMS Members and Guests @ $160.00 ……………………….
………….. Non Members @ $175.00 ……………………….
Total (Incl GST) $ ……………………….
Mail to: ARHSnsw Tours or Book at: ARHSnsw Bookshop
PO Box 206, ALEXANDRIA NSW 1435 Grand Concourse - CENTRAL STATION - SYDNEY
Tour Name.....................................................................Tour Date...................................................Tour Cost$..........................
Name........................................................................................................................................Membership No. ........................
Address....................................................................................................................................................Postcode.......................
Telephone..............................(mobile)..................................E-mail..............................................................................................
Name(s) of accompanying person(s)............................................................................................................................................
Please note your special dietary and accommodation requirements...................................................................................
I require Twin Share........................Double....................Single Supplement................................Accommodation
I will join this tour at.................................................................................
PREFERRED PAYMENT BY CHEQUE/CASH for $................................or please DEBIT my VISA or MASTERCARD
Card No Expiry /
Signature ......................................................................................................Date ........................................
Alternate Payment and EFT available on application
Final Tour Information and tickets will be posted to your address 10 days before departure
ARHSnsw Tours Infoline (02) 8394 9019 or 0428 333 443 ABN 96 000 538 803
OFFICE USE ONLY: Date booking rec’d...../...../..... Date processed...../...../...... Car...............Seat(s)..................Tickets sent...../...../......A TOUR in the CPH RAIL MOTORS to RYLSTONE
Saturday 10 October 2020
An opportunity has provided the ARHS NSW Division and The Rail Motor Society to organise a special rail tour in the
CPH Rail Motors to Rylstone. The railway to Rylstone, a town in the Central Tablelands of NSW, some 256 Km from
Sydney opened 0n 9th June 1884 and closed with the line on 2nd March 1992. The Line reopened on the 2nd September
2000 and closed again 30th June 2007. In 2018 the 7 Km section from Kandos was refurbished to enable heritage trains to
visit the Kandos – Rylstone Heritage precinct.
Our tour has been given permission to travel along the re-opened extension from Kandos to Rylstone Station on the
currently truncated Mudgee line by the Country Rail operator John Holland.
On Saturday 10th October 2020 our train will consist of the heritage CPH Rail Motors from The Rail Motor Society at
Paterson. A departure from Sydney Central is expected around 7.40am. Enjoy a Devonshire Morning Tea served at your
seat while you admire the scenery as the train crosses the Great Dividing Range through the Blue Mountains.
The train will pick up and set down at Strathfield, Parramatta, Blacktown and Penrith.
At Wallerawang we take the branch line through Piper’s Flat, Portland, Cullen Bullen, Ben Bullen and onwards through
the magnificent Capertee Valley. Continue, passing Clandulla, Charbon and Kandos to our destination at Rylstone for
lunch. There is the option to bring a picnic lunch or enjoy a lunch at the various cafes or hotels in the town. After lunch,
take a walk along Rylstone’s Main Street taking in the historic buildings and life of what is now a quiet country town
before returning to the Station.
A bus will be provided to transfer passengers from Rylstone station to the town centre and return. Re-join the train for a
3.00pm departure that is due to return to Sydney Central by 8.30pm. Afternoon tea will be served as we return through the
afternoon glow so spectacular in the Capertee Valley. The train will then return to Broadmeadow and Paterson.
The Rail Motors will be travelling to Sydney on the Friday to be in place at Central for the Saturday morning departure.
Travellers are welcome to join the train for this trip from Paterson, however you will need to make your own
accommodation arrangements in Sydney for Friday Night.
Tour Notes will be available on departure from Sydney.
Booking Form
Please Book ………… seats ARHS Members and Guests @ $195.00 ………………
………… seats Non Members @ $210.00 ……………….
Mail to: ARHSnsw Tours or Book at: ARHSnsw Bookshop
PO Box 206, ALEXANDRIA NSW 1435 Grand Concourse - CENTRAL STATION - SYDNEY
Tour Name.....................................................................Tour Date...................................................Tour Cost$..........................
Name........................................................................................................................................Membership No. ........................
Address....................................................................................................................................................Postcode.......................
Telephone..............................(mobile)..................................E-mail..............................................................................................
Name(s) of accompanying person(s)............................................................................................................................................
Please note your special dietary and accommodation requirements...................................................................................
I require Twin Share........................Double....................Single Supplement................................Accommodation
I will join this tour at.................................................................................
PREFERRED PAYMENT BY CHEQUE/CASH for $................................or please DEBIT my VISA or MASTERCARD
Card No Expiry /
Signature ......................................................................................................Date ........................................
Alternate Payment and EFT available on application
Final Tour Information and tickets will be posted to your address 10 days before departure
ARHSnsw Tours Infoline (02) 8394 9019 or 0428 333 443 ABN 96 000 538 803
OFFICE USE ONLY: Date booking rec’d...../...../..... Date processed...../...../...... Car...............Seat(s)..................Tickets sent...../...../......Australian Railway Historical Society NSW Division 402 Club
A 5 DAY RAIL CRUISE TO THE COBAR MINES
via Broadmeadow, Maitland, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Ulan, Gulgong, Merrygoen,
Dubbo, Narromine and Nyngan. Returning via Narromine, Parkes, Orange, Bathurst,
Lithgow, North Strathfield to Paterson.
IN RAIL MOTOR HPC 402
TUESDAY TO SATURDAY 17 / 21st NOVEMBER 2020
Here is your chance to travel on some on lines not now serviced by regular passenger trains to the far West of
New South Wales travelling over 5 days on your own private train in RAIL MOTOR HPC 402.
Day 1. An early departure for those travelling from Sydney to Broadmeadow via the Newcastle Intercity
Service. Use your Opal card for your trip departing at 7.15am and arriving at Broadmeadow at 9.55am. Join 402
departing at 10.00am to commence our travel through to Maitland from where we head up the Main North Line
to Singleton and Muswellbrook. A packet Lunch on board as we take the cross country line through Ulan to
Gulgong for our first night stay.
Day 2. Enjoy a hearty breakfast before we depart on a full day 485km trip from Gulgong. Our first section is to
Merrygoen to reverse and continue to Dubbo for Lunch. Proceed westward across the Macquarie River for the
run through to Narromine, then north west to Trangie, Nevertire, Nyngan and Cobar. On arrival we transfer to
our Motel for a 2 night stay.
Day 3. Depart Cobar for the short run on the Mine Branch. Return to Cobar for a Coach Tour of the district
including a visit to the local Museum with time for lunch in town. We return to our Motel for our second night
stay.
Day 4. Departing Cobar we retrace our path to Narromine for lunch. We reverse to continue our journey with
a run over the recently reconstructed and up graded 110km section of line that is to become a part of the new
Inland Freight Line to Goobang Junction. Proceed into Parkes station where we transfer to our Motel for our
last night stay.
Day 5. After breakfast, return to Parkes Station to join our train for the pleasant run over the undulating grades
to Molong before tackling the Borenore Bank into Orange via the West Fork for a leg stretch on the station.
Retrace our path to the Junction again via the West Fork to continue our journey with the ‘long end’ leading
through Blayney to Bathurst for a County Pub lunch at the Victoria Hotel. Continue our homeward journey
eastward through to Wallerawang, Lithgow and a run down the Blue Mountains to Penrith and into the suburban
west to Homebush taking the north arm of the triangle to North Strathfield to say farewell to our Sydney
passengers. HPC 402 will then continue its return journey to Broadmeadow and Paterson.
Your fare includes Rail Travel from Paterson or Broadmeadow, morning and afternoon teas whist travelling,
lunches, Twin Share Dinner Bed and Breakfast accommodation for four nights, transfers to the Motels where
required and entry into visited venues.
Use your Opal Card for travel from Sydney to Broadmeadow. Tour Notes will be distributed on departure from
Broadmeadow.
Single Supplement is available on application.
BOOK EARLY, AS THERE ARE ONLY 16 SEATS AVAILABLE IN HPC 402.Australian Railway Historical Society NSW Division 402 Club
A 5 DAY RAIL CRUISE TO THE COBAR MINES
via Broadmeadow, Maitland, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Ulan, Gulgong, Merrygoen,
Dubbo, Narromine and Nyngan. Returning via Narromine, Parkes, Orange, Bathurst,
Lithgow, North Strathfield to Paterson.
IN RAIL MOTOR HPC 402
TUESDAY TO SATURDAY 17 / 21st NOVEMBER 2020
PLEASE RESERVE for me ........................... SEAT(S) @ $2450.00 $ ............................
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT is available on application @ $240.00 $ ............................
TOTAL (Incl) GST) $ …………………
Name ……………............................................................…...…..........Membership No ………….
Address ...................................................................................………..........………....... Post Code ...…........
Telephone No. ....................…………….................. Mobile ……………….……………………….............
E-mail ………………………………………………….....……………………………………………………
Name(s) of Accompanying Person …………. ….....…………..........................................................................
I require SINGLE ………….TWIN SHARE …………. DOUBLE ……………… Accommodation
Please advise any health, dietary or accommodation requirements ………………………………………………
…...........................…............................................................................................................................................
I will join this Tour at ………………………………………………………………….Station
Mail to: ARHSnsw Tours or Book at: ARHSnsw Bookshop
PO Box 206, ALEXANDRIA NSW 1435 Grand Concourse - CENTRAL STATION - SYDNEY
Tour Name.....................................................................Tour Date...................................................Tour Cost$..........................
Name........................................................................................................................................Membership No. ........................
Address....................................................................................................................................................Postcode.......................
Telephone..............................(mobile)..................................E-mail..............................................................................................
Name(s) of accompanying person(s)............................................................................................................................................
Please note your special dietary and accommodation requirements...................................................................................
I require Twin Share........................Double....................Single Supplement................................Accommodation
I will join this tour at.................................................................................
PREFERRED PAYMENT BY CHEQUE/CASH for $................................or please DEBIT my VISA or MASTERCARD
Card No Expiry /
Signature ......................................................................................................Date ........................................
Alternate Payment and EFT available on application
Final Tour Information and tickets will be posted to your address 10 days before departure
ARHSnsw Tours Infoline (02) 8394 9019 or 0428 333 443 ABN 96 000 538 803
OFFICE USE ONLY: Date booking rec’d...../...../..... Date processed...../...../...... Car...............Seat(s)..................Tickets sent...../...../......End of Year Function
13 December 2020
Details to come
Mail to: ARHSnsw Tours or Book at: ARHSnsw Bookshop
PO Box 206, ALEXANDRIA NSW 1435 Grand Concourse - CENTRAL STATION - SYDNEY
Tour Name.....................................................................Tour Date...................................................Tour Cost$..........................
Name........................................................................................................................................Membership No. ........................
Address....................................................................................................................................................Postcode.......................
Telephone..............................(mobile)..................................E-mail..............................................................................................
Name(s) of accompanying person(s)............................................................................................................................................
Please note your special dietary and accommodation requirements...................................................................................
I require Twin Share........................Double....................Single Supplement................................Accommodation
I will join this tour at.................................................................................
PREFERRED PAYMENT BY CHEQUE/CASH for $................................or please DEBIT my VISA or MASTERCARD
Card No Expiry /
Signature ......................................................................................................Date ........................................
Alternate Payment and EFT available on application
Final Tour Information and tickets will be posted to your address 10 days before departure
ARHSnsw Tours Infoline (02) 8394 9019 or 0428 333 443 ABN 96 000 538 803
OFFICE USE ONLY: Date booking rec’d...../...../..... Date processed...../...../...... Car...............Seat(s)..................Tickets sent...../...../......You can also read
