Cockatoo Run - 3801 Limited Scenic Steam Train
About the Locomotives... The Cockatoo Run is worked by a 49 class heritage diesel locomotive. About the Company...
The Cockatoo Run is a division of 3801 Limited, a non-profit company. All profits go towards the continuing restoration and maintenance of the locomotives and rolling stock.
The carriage attendants on the Cockatoo Run are all volunteers. After leaving Wollongong, the train starts its steep ascent of the Illawarra Escarpment through coastal rainforest to Summit Tank - a climb of 600 metres in only 16 kilometres. At Summit Tank there is a pause where you will be rewarded with panoramic views over Lake Illawarra and the South Coast to Kiama.
Upon arrival at Robertson, passengers can transfer to coaches for the short drive to the Illawarra Fly.
Experience the Illawarra fly Treetop Walk, the only steel canopy walk in New South Wales. Situated on the Illawarra Escarpment the Illawarra Fly is 500 metres long and 25 metres high, featuring two cantilevered arms that take you to the edge!
Coaches will return you to Robertson, where you can take some time to experience the ‘Green Heart of the Southern Highlands’, board your train and retrace the path back to Sydney arriving at 6.15pm.Operates most Sundays and selected Thursdays.
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