On Track at Byron Bay
10 Feb 2026
Grafton and Maclean Probus members take a nostalgic journey on Byron Bay’s historic solar train, exploring the nature park and enjoying lunch in a relaxed coastal outing.
Probus members from Grafton and Maclean clubs enjoyed a nostalgic ride aboard the Byron Bay train. The group travelled to Byron Bay, visiting the Byron Bay Nature Park (former the Macadamia Castle) for morning tea before continuing on to the world’s first solar train.
The train is a two-carriage set, the first of ten “600 class” sets constructed at the Chullora Railway Workshops in Sydney in 1949. Built from aluminium using aircraft technology developed during WWII, the carriages remain lighter in weight than “light rail.” The train can run at 115km/h although it runs at slower speeds in Byron Bay.
The group enjoyed a very tasty lunch at the North Byron Hotel before returning via Lennox Head and Ballina.
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