{"id":9143,"date":"2010-09-07T04:41:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-07T04:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/ten-of-the-best-train-journeys-in-nsw-2\/"},"modified":"2010-09-07T04:41:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-07T04:41:00","slug":"ten-of-the-best-train-journeys-in-nsw-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2010\/09\/ten-of-the-best-train-journeys-in-nsw-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten of the best train journeys in NSW"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The golden days of train travel are here again as more and more discerning holiday-makers are discovering the relaxing pace and wonderful hospitality presented by the great train journeys of the modern era. Take a remarkable train journey in NSW where ‘getting there’ truly is half the fun. <\/p>\n

For a touch of old world charm, jump aboard theSouthern Aurora<\/a> at Sydney Central. Journey to historic Uralla & Armidale in New England country, along forgotten rail lines to Coonamble & Dubbo and to Narrabri over five-days. Train departs 1-5 October.<\/p>\n

A new journey beckons in early 2011 with The Southern Spirit<\/a> racing through the rural heartlands of four states. In NSW, visit Dubbo’s Western Plains, the Blue Mountains, the Hunter Valley, Port Macquarie and Byron Bay.<\/p>\n

The Indian Pacific<\/a> takes its passengers on a journey from the spectacular Blue Mountains to the treeless plains of The Nullarbor. See the sights of some of the most famous outback towns with a scheduled stop at Broken Hill.<\/p>\n

Take the kids on a rare day out with Thomas the Tank Engine<\/a>. Life-size Thomas will greet friends and little ones can also enjoy a 50-minute train ride with Donald, the steam locomoative, departing from Sodor Island Railway Station around Thirlmere on 18 & 19 September.<\/p>\n

Visit Dubbo’s Western Plain Zoo with Countrylink<\/a>‘s Dubbo Zoo Package. Depart from Sydney on a three-day tour, stay in Dubbo and spend your days getting up close and personal with the animals. Take advantage of Countrylink’s kids ‘travel for a dollar’<\/a> deal allowing kids to travel for just $1.<\/p>\n

Stay in one of the fully restored Red Rattler train carriages at the quirky Carriageway Resort<\/a> located in the Upper Hunter region of NSW. With the main line running through a far corner of the property, train spotting from the timber bridge is a must.<\/p>\n

Ordinary muggles will magically transform into wizards aboard the Blue Mountain’s Zig Zag Railway<\/a>‘s Wizards Express! For a more hands on experience try the Zig Zag’s Footplate Experience which will see you driving a steam train in no time.<\/p>\n

Re-live some of the former train operations at the historic Cowra Roundhouse Depot and Museum<\/a>, the only existing railway roundhouse depot in NSW where steam locomotives are still lit up for a day’s operation.<\/p>\n

Sleep in one of three converted 100-year-old railway carriages decorated in Orient Express style luxury at Ruwenzori<\/a>, a secluded, bush retreat near Mudgee in Central West NSW.<\/p>\n

Leave your car and cares behind and see the traditional (and not so traditional) events of the Highlander Games<\/a> in Bundanoon in the Southern Highlands. Be transported there and back in the comfort of train travel departing from Canberra Station for a day of fun and games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The golden days of train travel are here again as more and more discerning holiday-makers are discovering the relaxing pace and wonderful hospitality presented by the great train journeys of the modern era. Take a remarkable train journey in NSW where ‘getting there’ truly is half the fun. For a touch of old world charm, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9143\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}