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Welcome to  the wonderful world  of Heritage Railways and Tramways in the State of Victoria, Australia.
 
We do  hope that  you will take  your time and browse through our site  and come and  visit  some  our  most  cherished working  museums. While we have  many static  museums in Australia, most  of the  Heritage Railways and Tramways  which  you can  link  to  through  this  site are  living and  operating  museums, bringing  back to   life, days gone by.
 
Victoria is very fortunate in having such a great diversity of Transport Heritage that has been saved from the late 19th and the 20th centuries. Our historic transport museums including both static and operating museums are found in all corners of the State of Victoria but all have easy access from Melbourne, the Capital City of the State of Victoria, Australia.

As you browse through our web page you will find links to many of our tourist railways and other sites. All of Victoria's tourist railways, tramways  and rail museums are in areas of great tourist and historical interest and reflect the gold, industrial and pastoral heritage of previous centuries.

The  presence  of such living  museums allows  us to understand  our  present times and see how  our community has developed and changed  over the years and  how  the  past  has influenced the present.

We cannot  understand  our  present without a knowledge  of the past!

 

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Special Pages

We have a number of special pages and  if you click on this link you will go to the  page where we have all the links to our obituaries and special events such as conferences.

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Electronic  Publications

The Electric  Telegraph

A publication by  the ATR

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Special Bushfire Notice  for the 2009/2010 Fire Season.

As the present fire season is very  hot and dry and the recent rain  has  resulted  in  lush growth, the State Governments and the Commonwealth  Government have agreed upon a new system of classification for fire danger  days.

Most  Heritage railway  and tramways  advise that  on  fire  danger days  of CODE Red (Catastrophic) and Extreme, the railway is closed. Please do  not attend the  railway on such  days.

These days are promulgated  by  the Country  Fire Authority in Victoria and are  publicised  by  TV, radio  and in the daily newspapers. Always  check  the individual organisation's web site for  up to  date  information. Set out  below  is  a summary  of  possible fire restrictions used in Victoria and throughout Australia.

CODE RED (Catastrophic):

If you live in a bushfire prone area the safest option is to leave the night before, or early in the morning.

EXTREME:

The safest option is to leave early in the day if you live in a bushfire prone area and your Bushfire Survival Plan is to leave. Only stay if your home is well prepared, well constructed and you can actively defend it.

SEVERE:

The safest option is to leave early in the day if you live in a bushfire prone area and your Bushfire Survival Plan is to leave. Only stay if your home is well prepared and you can actively defend it.

VERY HIGH:

 If you live in a bushfire prone area and your Bushfire Survival Plan is to leave, the safest option is to leave at the beginning of a day.

 HIGH: Check your Bushfire Survival Plan

 LOW–MODERATE: Check your Bushfire Survival Plan

 

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