Ruwenzori is the life-long labour of love of TV personality, travel-company owner and lifelong rail enthusiast Scott McGregor — a private mountaintop hideaway assembled, carriage by carriage, over more than three decades.
What began as a handful of rescued railway carriages, hauled up into the Great Dividing Range above Mudgee, has become one of the most singular places to stay in Central West NSW.
Today the collection stands together on the mountain — a working museum you can sleep in, surrounded by 20 hectares of private bush.
Originally a Sydney passenger “Cowboy car” — decades later it becomes the heart of food and entertainment at Ruwenzori.
A premiere passenger car for the main intercity routes, later remodelled to sleep up to four guests in luxury.
An original TAM sleeping car with cedar panelling and brass fittings, and a four-wheel coalfields brake-van.
Built by Scott and friends from original railway-station components — the social hub and showcase of his collection.
A charming, compact Queen bedroom with en-suite — the most recent addition to the train stay.
Six carriages and a station on the mountain — each one bookable for your stay.
This extraordinary enterprise has been my life’s work — a train to nowhere, and a place I can’t wait to share with you all.