TWO trains are set to stop at the East Orange Fork on Thursday as Elvis Presley fans from Sydney head to the Parkes Elvis Festival.
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Charging passengers up to $399 a ticket, the Elvis Express XPT will pass through Orange at 2.30pm, while the Lachlan Valley Rail Blue Zephyr luxury heritage train Blue Suede Express will make an appearance at 4pm.
The stops will allow passengers from Sydney to disembark at Orange to access their accommodation, with Elvis impersonators and the reigning Miss Priscilla usually boarding the train to entertain guests.
The trains will return to Sydney on Monday.
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For those travelling from Orange to Parkes, the Mystery Train bus will run from the Orange Visitor Information Centre on Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings, with the Return to Sender bus returning in the evenings.
Tickets are available for $45, bringing fans to participate in workshops, group singalongs, burlesque classes and Saturday’s street parade.
Bus times and details for purchasing tickets can be found on the Visit Orange website and Facebook page.
Revellers gathered at Parkes’ Cooke Park on Wednesday to celebrate what would have been The King’s 84th birthday.
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