The Cockatoo Run

Linking the Highlands to the sea

The famous Cockatoo Run, is a vintage day return train departing Sydney Terminal for Robertson and Moss Vale through the beautiful Southern Highlands. Enjoy reliving the railway experience of years gone by in the beautifully restored standard class heritage carriages, or recline in the luxury of Lounge Class and enjoy complimentary scones and drinks. The Cockatoo Run is a scenic journey along the Illawarra Line, passing first through the rugged natural beauty of the Royal National Park before a spectacular shift to coastal scenery as the line runs parallel to the south coast from Stanwell Tops through to Wollongong and Unanderra. From here you can marvel as the vintage diesel locomotive tackle the steep grades up the Illawarra Escarpment, and enjoy the transition form splendid coastal views to waterfalls and magnificent rainforest as the train climbs up to Summit Tank. We then continue to historic Robertson, where you can disembark to explore or continue with the train through to Moss Vale. After turning around, the train then returns to Robertson before making the journey back to Central Station.