Wongm's Rail Gallery

707 Operations - Ballarat September 2009

September 13, 2009 16:54 PM

R707 lead a 7 car train push-pull with T413 from Melbourne to Ballarat and back, via North Geelong

707 Operations - Colac March 2009

March 22, 2009 16:19 PM

On 22 March, 707 Operations took T413 and Steamrail's T356 from Newport to Colac and return. The carriages were a PCP power van, BRS, BZ and ACZ.

707 Operations - Geelong August 2009

August 02, 2009 16:51 PM

Steamrail's K153 lead the train, with T413 bringing up the rear

707 Operations - Newport to Marshall August 2008

August 10, 2008 13:11 PM

On August 10, 707 Operations ran a charter train from Newport to Marshall for their members. R707 led 5 S and Z cars, a PCP power van, with T413 attached to the rear.

Airshow 2011 specials: V/Line trains and shuttle buses

March 07, 2011 21:24 PM

The most boring airshow for V/Line ever: VLocities ran the majority of services. Only one hauled push-pull set ran, with a pair of N classes it only ran one return trip on Saturday and one return trip on Sunday.

AK track recording cars

October 07, 2009 19:49 PM

The AK cars are a set of three specially equipped ex-NSWGR carriages fitted out for track inspection and testing purposes. They are operated by the Australian Rail Track Corporation over their standard gauge lines behind hired motive power on a regular basis

Apex quarry train

February 06, 2012 18:51 PM

The Apex train carries gravel and other quarry products from Kilmore East on the North East line, to Westall in south-eastern Melbourne, Brooklyn in western Melbourne, and North Shore in Geelong.

Bellarine Peninsula Railway

April 08, 2012 16:08 PM

The Bellarine Peninsula Railway operates between Queenscliff and Drysdale on the Bellarine Peninsula, outside Geelong. Once a broad gauge line that closed in 1978, it is now regauged to 3"6' and has a wide variety of narrow gauge rolling stock from around Australia

El Zorro grain trains

April 29, 2012 14:00 PM

El Zorro operates a number of grain trains inside and through Victoria, on both broad and standard gauges, using a mix of hired locomotives and wagons

El Zorro wagon transfer

January 18, 2009 15:16 PM

El Zorro transfer sent T376 down to Warrnambool light engine on Wednesday December 3 to pick up some of their wagons from the yard. The train returned the next day. Back when they had the contract for running the Warrnambool freight they had a wagon with a cage at one end (ZFSX 12K) that got red carded and couldn't be moved. The second wagon (ZDXF 1) was left behind on the last run as the train was too long to fit into the loop at Camperdown.

EM100 track evaluation vehicle

June 06, 2010 14:47 PM

EM100 is a track evaluation vehicle, that traverses the Victorian railway network to test track quality. Diesel powered it has both standard and broad gauge bogies.

First VLocity Services to Geelong

February 03, 2006 13:48 PM

On February 3, 2006 the first revenue VLocity services operated to Geelong

Geelong - Ballarat Railway 150th

April 14, 2012 18:28 PM

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Geelong Ballarat rail line opening, a special charter train ran from Geelong to Ballarat and return on 10th April 2012. Steamrail's T364 led the train, which included carriages 1BCE, 3ABE and 7ABE

Geelong broad gauge freight

April 02, 2011 14:19 PM

Miscellaneous broad gauge freight around Geelong - there is stuff all these days

Geelong football specials 2007

September 22, 2007 01:11 AM

V/Line specials for Geelong Cats fans, including many push-pull P class operated trains, and a special headboard for grand final day

Geelong football specials 2008

September 27, 2008 11:34 AM

V/Line specials for Geelong Cats fans, including many push-pull P class operated trains, and a special headboard for grand final day

Geelong football specials 2009

September 26, 2009 10:25 AM

Geelong private carriages

July 19, 2007 09:22 AM

South Geelong has a collection of privately owned carriages located at the down end of the station.

Geelong Rail 150

June 24, 2007 16:27 PM

A collection of photos of the special trains that ran to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Geelong - Melbourne Railway. Locomotives included R761, R707, D3 658 and diesel T356.

Geelong region stations and infrastructure

November 07, 2009 07:33 AM

The full selection of images is on my other site, Rail Geelong

Geelong standard gauge freight

January 18, 2012 19:04 PM

Standard gauge freight from around and through Geelong

Geelong V/Line carriage yards

August 07, 2011 17:27 PM

Geelong is one of the busiest V/Line destinations, being a major servicing and stabling operation for their trains. Facilities include a car wash, fuel point and a dedicated Y class shunter

Great Southern Rail: The Overland

April 10, 2012 09:08 AM

Great Southern Rail operates 'The Overland' from Melbourne to Adelaide, via Geelong, Ararat and the Western standard gauge

Hitachi transfer with T378 to Ballarat

August 31, 2008 11:31 AM

SRHC's T378 took the Elecrail Hitachi set from Newport to Ballarat Workshops via North Geelong for refurbishment. Here are some shots between Lara and Warrenheip.