Unwind in comfortable surroundings and watch the world go by as you get to know fellow passengers in the social heart of the train, the Bar Lounge Car.
The perfect location to relax and unwind as you watch the ever changing Victorian scenery pass by. Our fully licensed bar and lounge car forms the social heart of the train.
Throughout your journey the fully licensed Bar and Lounge Car serves a variety of snacks and drinks - the perfect place to kick back, relax, meet your fellow traellers and enjoy the rail travel experience.
Bar and Lounge Car 708 was built by the South Australian Railways as a sitting car between 1940 and 1942 as a sitting car. In December 1981 the carriage was sold to Steamage Australia (Victoria) and in 1987 passed to Australian Vintage Travel for conversion at the Newport Steamrail workshop to club car "Wellington" for use on the short lived "Southern Cross Express". The car was then sold to Northern Rivers Railway in NSW in December 1989. In 1999 it was named the "Cape Byron Club Car" for use on Northern Rivers "Ritz Rail" train between Murwillumbah and Byron Bay. Following the buyout of Northern Rivers by Queensland Rail the car was purchased by a private consortium that fell into receivership. The car was subsequently moved to Parkes where it was auctioned and purchased privately by a member of 707 Operations. It was moved to 707 Operations at Newport in January 2012.
"The volunteers running the weekend were friendly and helpful, the bus excursion to Robinvale was interesting and the meal service was well organised and the food very nice"
