Links Disclaimer: These links point to websites controlled by third parties. These sites are not under my control and don't form part of this site. I have no responsibility for the accuracy or content of these sites. By following any of these links, you are leaving the "Victorian Railfan Website" and do so entirely at your own risk. Operators Connex Melbourne Connex Melbourne operates Melbourne's metropolitan railway services. Metlink Official website of metropolitan public transport in Victoria. Pacific National One of Australia's largest rail freight operators. Viclink Official website of regional public transport in Victoria. V/Line Passenger V/Line Passenger is Victoria's largest country passenger operator. Yarra Trams Yarra Trams operate the routes that run parallel with the Yarra River while running through Melbourne's CBD. Preservation and Tourist Railways 707 Operations 707 Operations is a mainline preservation groups that operates tours with restored 4-6-2 steam locomotive R707. Association of Tourist Railways This is the official site of the Association of Tourist Railways which is the peak body for the Tourist Railway Industry primarily located in Victoria. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) The victorian division of the ARHS. This group runs the Railway museum in Williamstown, Victoria and is also a tour operator. Bellarine Peninsula Railway Originally set up to preserve locos from the Fyansford cement line this group has regauged the former Queenscliff branch line to 3ft 6in and operates a number of narrow gauge locomotives and rollingstock from all over Australia between Queenscliff and Drysdale. This group runs steam trains on most Sundays of the year. Daylesford Spa Country Railway The DSCR is located at Daylesford and specialises in the railmotors and trolleys of the Victorian railways. Fully restored diesel railmotors operate between Daylesford station and Bullarto every Sunday. Champagne trains run on the first saturday of every month. GreenTrail Home pages for the "Stringybark Express" ("Lil Red"). Community and Tourist Railway operating on the former VR Springhurst - Wahgunyah line. Mornington Railway Preservation Society MRPS run steam and diesel trains over a section of the Mornington branch line on the Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne. Currently trains operate out of Moorooduc. Puffing Billy Railway Victoria's famous Puffing Billy in Belgrave. This line operates every day of the week. Steamrail Victoria Victoria's biggest operator of mainline steam and diesel tours. Steamrail has restored many Victorian steam locos and historic diesels to service over the last few decades. Steamrail also has a large carriage fleet consisting mainly of "E" and "W" cars. Seymour Railway Heritage Centre The Seymour Railway Heritage Centre are a mainline preservation group based at Seymour in North Eastern Victoria. The SRHC has restored a number of carriages, steam locomotive J515 and several diesels. South Gippsland Railway The South Gippsland Railway operates a collection of historical diesel locomotives and railcars between Korumburra and Nyora along a section of the former Victorian Railways mainline. Victorian Goldfields Railway Located at Maldon in central Victoria, this society has been restoring the line from Maldon to Castlemaine. VGR has also restored two steam locos to service (J549 and K160) as well as two diesels (T333 and F212). The VGR has a large collection of goods and passenger rollingstock from the 50's and 60's. Steam trains operate on most Sundays and Wednesdays of the year. Walhalla Goldfields Railway This society has re-built part of the old 2ft 6in gauge Walhalla railway. The train is diesel hauled and runs from Thompson station and along the very scenic Stringers Creek Gorge to Walhalla. Yarra Valley Tourist Railway The Yarra Valley Tourist Railway is restoring the scenic line from Yarra Glen to Healesville. Trolley services currently operate from Healesville station to the tunnel near Tarrawarra. General Railfan Sites Broadmeadows Line Railway Website A site containing history and information about the Broadmeadows suburban line in Melbourne, Victoria. Diamond Valley Railway A miniature railway in Eltham. John Hurst's Railway Photograph Catalogue Australian railway photo site. Most of the recent photos are Victorian but there are many photos from other parts of Australia and the rest of the World. Michael's GunzelCam This is a general railfan website about Victoria's railways. Richard Felstead's Railway Page Lots of interesting historical shots of railways in Victoria. Unofficial Victorian Steam and GM Cab Units site. (Yuri Sos' Web Page) Site with information and photos about current steam and diesel operations in Victoria. VICSIG Victorian Signalling and Signal Boxes. Fantastic site containing lots of information about railways in Victoria.