Steam train set to visit Warrnambool after 14-year absence

Updated February 18 2018 - 5:43pm, first published 5:16pm
Welcome return: The R711 will visit Warrnambool in May, about 16 years after its last visit in 2002 when it was brought to town by West Coast Rail.
Welcome return: The R711 will visit Warrnambool in May, about 16 years after its last visit in 2002 when it was brought to town by West Coast Rail.

It’s been 14 years since a steam engine last traveled the railway tracks to Warrnambool, so train enthusiast Eddie White has made it his mission to bring one to town.

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