DAY 1 - SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER
8:00am - Bib Collection open
8.30am – Special Puffing Billy Train departs Belgrave
9.30am – Special Puffing Billy Train arrives at Lakeside
9:55am - Race Briefing: 1.2km Junior Dash
10:00am - Race Start: 1.2km Junior Dash
10:55am - Race Briefing: 5km Family Fun Run
11:00am - Race Start: 5km Family Fun Run
11:00am - Race Train Lakeside to Packing Shed Return Departs
~11:25am - Train Lakeside to Packing Shed Return returns*
11:45am – 5km Presentations
12:00pm - Course Closed / Event Concludes / Bib Collection Closed
12.30pm - Special Puffing Billy Train departs Lakeside
1.30pm - Special Puffing Billy Train arrives at Belgrave
DAY 2 - SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER
6:00am - Bib Collection Open (Belgrave CFA)
8:00am – Race Train #1 – Passenger Check-in closes (Belgrave station)
8:30am - Race Briefing (Startline in Belgrave)
8:30am – Race Train #2 - Passenger Check-in closes (Belgrave station)
8:40am – 13.5km and 21.1km Race Starts (Startline in Belgrave)
8:40am - Race Train #1 Departs (Belgrave station)
9:00am - Race Train #2 Departs (Belgrave station)
9:20am - First 13.5km finisher expected (Emerald Lake Park)
9:40am - First Race Train expected* (Emerald Lake Park)
10:00am - First 21.1km finisher expected (Emerald Lake Park)
10:00am - Second Race Train expected* (Emerald Lake Park)
10:30am - Presentations: 13.5km Classic and 21.1km Half Marathon
10:00am - Return Bus Shuttles from Emerald Lake Park to Belgrave begin
11:30am - Course closed
11:30am - Bus Shuttles conclude
12:00pm - Day 2 concludes
* As with all 120-year-old steam locomotives, the Race Trains' race times varies based on a number of factors, including track conditions, weather, and food (coal) intake leading into the race.