Mornington Railway Preservation Society

The Mornington Railway Preservation Society (MRPS), which is the not-for-profit incorporated association that manages the MR, was formed out of a public meeting in 1984 with the objective of securing access to the then-closed Mornington railway line. The vision was to reopen it as a heritage railway, focusing on the operation of steam-hauled passenger trains. In 1991, after seven years of hard work and lobbying, the MRPS was granted a State Government Order in Council, which gave the MRPS access and operating rights to the line, so it could be operated as a tourist railway.

Work on the Mornington Railway is still very much in progress. Much has been done, but a great deal more remains to do, and much potential still lies untapped. Some of the exciting projects scheduled for the future include:

Re-opening the section of track between Baxter and Moorooduc.
Gaining main line access at Baxter, enabling us to run into Frankston (and beyond).
Restoring steam locomotives K 177, K 191 and K 159.
Restoring historic carriages 58 BES, 3 ABL, W 152, W 257 and W 278.
Developing a static museum at Moorooduc.
Building a heritage-style station complex and interpretive centre at Moorooduc.
Constructing a locomotive and carriage workshop.
Further development of Mornington station.

Go to Mornington Railway Preservation Society's website

Locomotives

Road number	Flickr tag	Wheel arrangement	Traction type
K163	rp-au-vic-kclass-K163	2-8-0	Steam
K174	rp-au-vic-kclass-K174	2-8-0	Steam
K191	rp-au-vic-kclass-K191	2-8-0	Steam
T334	rp-vr-tclass-1stseries-T334	Bo-Bo	Diesel-Electric
T411	rp-au-vr-tclass-7-T411	Bo-Bo	Diesel-Electric

Road number

Flickr tag

Wheel arrangement

Traction type

K163

rp-au-vic-kclass-K163

2-8-0

Steam

K174

rp-au-vic-kclass-K174

2-8-0

Steam