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:
Road number | Flickr tag | Wheel arrangement | Traction type |
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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 |
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