This is an excellent attraction and the journey from Goolwa to Victor Harbour is most enjoyable. All the staff are volunteers and they do a wonderful job in caring for the rolling stock and running the service. If you are lucky you may be invited to the drivers cab to sit and watch from the front. Well done to everyone involved in keeping the Cockle Train running and available for visitors to enjoy.
Lovely and inexpensive experience. The volunteers who staff the train are very friendly and obviously enjoy their work - they make all the difference. The train is just amazing with the wonderfully maintained carriages. Highly recommended. I just wish I could shuffle the coal for at least a few minutes!
My husband and I took our two grandsons on a fun trip on the Cockle Steam Train. We boarded at Goolwa and enjoyed a 30 min journey to Victor Harbor for a 3 hour stop over. The sea views along the way were lovely and the boys absolutely loved the steam engine! The return journey was just as much fun! Luckily, the weather was perfect...highly recommended!
This is a beautifully kept train with its puffing billy engine and the carriages are just fabulous. Good trip from Goolwa to Victor Harbour. Runs three times a day both ways.
The delight this train trip gave my 2 1/2 year old grandson was gorgeous. And I loved the train experience in its own right. The train staff were so welcoming and we had the opportunity to go up the front near the driver. Unfortunately we didn't have the steam engine but we still had a great time with the old diesel. Thanks to those people who volunteer and keep this cockle train line operating. It is a living history.
Great fun, nostalgic and great for the kids. Pricey, but you don't mind paying to assist in the upkeep of the engine. Spectacular views as well
Worth every cent and the views travelling along the coastline are stunning. It is all run by volunteers and I take my hat off to them for doing such a superb job. The old carriages are in fabulous condition and it makes you think how hard travelling must have been back in the old days. We travelled from Victor Harbour to Goolwa and return passing through many quaint towns along the way. A fabulous day had by all
We were staying near Pt ElliotSo we saw and heard this train before we decided to go on itI had booked from Goolwa return but the very helpful lady at the port Elliot station accepted the other ticketThe attraction is mainly for kids but lovely scenery for adults also some history of the route and area at all stationsThe commentary is also helpfulThe train very comfortable and a trip back to yesteryear If you can? sit on the sea side of the trainAt Goolwa there are plenty of quaint coffee shops and a breweryAt Victor harbour a train museum for those into trains
My young kids really enjoyed the trip, as did my wife and I. The old carriages are beautifully presented. It's a fun trip, worth every cent.
A lovely experience travelling along the coast on the steam train. Well run by very enthusiastic people .