| Barossa Wine Train | |
| Type: | Heritage railway |
| Status: | Ceased |
| Locale: | Barossa Valley, South Australia |
| First: | 1998 |
| Last: | 2003 |
| Line Used: | Barossa Valley line |
| Stock: | Three South Australian Railways Bluebird railcar |
The Barossa Wine Train was a tourist railway in the Australian state of South Australia which, from 1998 to 2003, operated with ex - South Australian Railways Bluebird railcars on the Barossa Valley railway line which had been closed to passengers since 1968.
Due to financial and insurance fallout from the 9/11 disaster, it was forced to cease operations in April 2003.[1] [2] [3] The train was then put under storage at the National Railway Museum in Port Adelaide under the ownership of John Geber of Château Tanunda.[4]
In March 2015, it was revealed that a consortium were seeking to resurrect the train and had an option to purchase three Bluebird railcars.[5]
In 2023, the Barossa Wine Train Bluebirds were sold to Aurizon but the interiors were kept for future hope to put them into Adelaide Metro's 3000 class railcars for a new Barossa Wine Train.