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PCJ van transfer to and from BallaratSeptember 15, 2009 12:18 PM
El Zorro ran a transfer between Melbourne and Ballarat via North Geelong, T357 took V/Line power van PCJ491 to the Ballarat Workshops for refurbishment, bringing back completed van PCJ493 (formerly PCO2) |
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Port of MelbourneJuly 25, 2010 14:24 PM
Pictures of trains and railway lines to Melbourne's Appleton and Swanson docks |
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Puffing BillyJuly 07, 2005 15:38 PM
Photos of the popular narrow gauge heritage railway in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne |
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Return of the Bendigo HitachisAugust 31, 2006 08:44 AM
After their withdrawal from suburban service in Melbourne, four 3-car Hitachi sets were stored unsecured in the open at the Bendigo North Workshops. In 2006 stripped of parts, and with broken windows and covered with graffiti, they were moved back to Melbourne by El Zorro using Y145 and S302 in the middle of the night of August 30th. Here they are upon arrival the next morning at Newport Workshops. |
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Richmond stationApril 29, 2010 15:09 PM
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Road coachesJuly 28, 2010 15:38 PM
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Road Transferable LocomotiveApril 26, 2009 10:17 AM
Back in the 1990s V/Line acquired a single Road Transferable Locomotive, capable of hauling a number of rail wagons, then heading off by road to the next job. Freight Australia repainted it and used it for a number of years, putting it into storage at South Dynon around 2004, and then pulling bits off it by 2009. The rego plate is MVORTL, white on green "Victoria on the Move". |
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S302 transferAugust 14, 2009 14:38 PM
S302 has been recently repaired by SSR Bendigo for El Zorro, it was also repainted in their orange and grey livery. It was transferred to Seymour via Melbourne with T342 |
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Sale stationMarch 06, 2010 18:04 PM
Photos of the new and old railway stations at Sale |
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SCT trainMarch 20, 2010 18:42 PM
Photos of the SCT train that runs between Melbourne and Perth, as well as their depot in the western suburb of Laverton |
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SEC RailwayMarch 06, 2010 19:24 PM
Photos of the SEC electric locomotive and coal hoppers preserved at PowerWorks in Morwell, used in the Yallourn open cut and the Interconnecting Railway. The diagrams are scanned from "Train Systems - Yallourn and Morwell Open Cuts" by J.A. Vines (Generation Victoria, 1994) |
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Seymour Railway Heritage Centre depotMarch 13, 2010 05:40 AM
The Seymour Railway Heritage Centre restores and manages a fleet of heritage locomotives and rolling stock. Their depot is at Seymour station beside the locomotive depot |
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Shunter training rigMay 23, 2009 11:22 AM
Originally situated under the Melbourne Yard 'Hump' it was used for training shunters in coupling wagons, it was moved to outside the Melbourne Steel Terminal and repainted in 2008 |
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Siemens brake testingFebruary 28, 2007 11:25 AM
A number of Melbourne's Siemens trains were withdrawn from service in 20007 due to braking issues. The Werribee line between Newport and Laverton was used to test the affected sets. The test procedure involved spraying soapy water onto the rails to confirm the operation of the brakes. |
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South Australia 2010July 08, 2010 20:55 PM
A week at Mount Lofty, with a daytrip to Dry Creek to see some double stack action! |
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Southern Cross StationJuly 26, 2010 08:56 AM
Southern Cross Station is the main interstate and regional station for Melbourne. The full set of photos is at my other site, Rail Geelong. |
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Southern Cross Station works trainsAugust 18, 2006 14:36 PM
During the Southern Cross Station redevelopment works short trains operated between the station and the Creek Sidings at North Melbourne, carrying spoil, asphalt, and other materials. CFCLA and SSR T classes were the usual motive power |
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Southern NSW trip 2009October 19, 2009 14:27 PM
Not much really, all kinds of stuff stabled at Cootamundra, then chasing a triple NR steel train south from there to near Table Top, crossing the XPT on the way |
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South Gippsland RailwayDecember 07, 2008 15:44 PM
South Gippsland Railway operated between Nyora, Korumburra, and Leongatha. I headed out there on December 7th., and their double ended Redhen railcar 402 ran the service |
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SRHC - Bairnsdale Blue Train TourJanuary 27, 2007 22:23 PM
On Saturday 27th of January 2007 the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre ran their Bairnsdale Blue Train tour from Seymour to Bairnsdale. T320 and T357 were the locos, along with State Car No. 4, 1BS, 4AS, 3AS, 227BRS, Mitta Mitta, and power van DT319 |
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SRHC - Ballarat Blue Train Tour December 2007December 12, 2008 07:45 AM
The Seymour Railway Heritage Centre ran their 'Blue Train' from Ballarat to Seymour via Southern Cross, with locomotives B74 and T357, with Parlor Car in the consist |
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