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Heritage trains operated by both steam and diesel locomotives around Victoria
707 Operations - Ballarat September 2009

707 Operations - Ballarat September 2009

September 13, 2009 16:54 PM
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R707 lead a 7 car train push-pull with T413 from Melbourne to Ballarat and back, via North Geelong

707 Operations - Colac March 2009

707 Operations - Colac March 2009

March 22, 2009 16:19 PM
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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

707 Operations - Geelong August 2009

August 02, 2009 16:51 PM
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Steamrail's K153 lead the train, with T413 bringing up the rear

707 Operations - Newport to Marshall August 2008

707 Operations - Newport to Marshall August 2008

August 10, 2008 13:11 PM
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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.

707 Operations - Suburban tour December 2009

707 Operations - Suburban tour December 2009

December 05, 2009 17:48 PM
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R707 and T413 ran push pull around the Melbourne suburbs, from Newport to Glen Waverley, Flemington Racecourse and Lilydale. Chasing a train around suburbia by car = fail!

Bacardi Express 2009

Bacardi Express 2009

March 27, 2009 09:54 AM
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In March 2009 the Bacardi company chartered the Southern Aurora consist from the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum to run a special train between Melbourne and Sydney, with a number of concerts along the way.

Bellarine Peninsula Railway

Bellarine Peninsula Railway

September 23, 2007 12:39 PM
Viewed 580 times
(96 times this week, 96 times this month)

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

Canberra Railway Museum

Canberra Railway Museum

October 16, 2009 18:00 PM
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Operated by the ARHS ACT division, they have a large collection of NSW rolling stock and locomotives, including Southern Aurora carriages and a number of steam locomotives

Daylesford Spa Country Railway

Daylesford Spa Country Railway

February 14, 2010 15:29 PM
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Geelong private carriages

Geelong private carriages

July 19, 2007 09:22 AM
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(145 times this week, 146 times this month)

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

Geelong Rail 150

Geelong Rail 150

June 24, 2007 16:27 PM
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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.

Malvern tram depot centenary

Malvern tram depot centenary

May 30, 2010 20:54 PM
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National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide

National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide

July 08, 2010 21:00 PM
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Located on the site of Port Dock railway station in South Australia, it has a collection of narrow, broad and standard gauge locomotives and rolling stock from the SAR, CR, AN and Silverton Tramways, plus a number of other private operators

Newport Workshops

Newport Workshops

June 13, 2010 18:21 PM
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Newport Workshops is the main railway heavy repair and maintenance facility in Melbourne. The eastern side is occupied by EDI Rail and Siemens, while the older buildings in West Block are occupied by heritage operators Steamrail Victoria and 707 Operations. The East Block is used as storage by VicTrack. Photos include some from a tour of the EDI section featuring the loco, bogie and wheel shops.

Newport Workshops 'Rotten Road'

Newport Workshops 'Rotten Road'

October 30, 2009 19:09 PM
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'Rotten Road' at the Newport Workshops in Melbourne is located beside the Geelong railway line, and is full of heritage rolling stock stored in the open. In 2008 Victrack has started to scrap the stuff which is falling apart.

Newport Workshops: Steamrail and 707 Operations

Newport Workshops: Steamrail and 707 Operations

May 26, 2010 15:07 PM
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Steamrail Victoria and 707 Operations have a large rolling stock fleet based at the West Block of Newport Workshops in Melbourne

New South Wales Rail Transport Museum

New South Wales Rail Transport Museum

April 25, 2007 13:20 PM
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Every so often the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum runs their heritage trains across the border and into 'Mexico'

Other heritage trains

Other heritage trains

July 17, 2010 08:53 AM
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(7 times this week, 34 times this month)

Miscellaneous rail heritage photos

Puffing Billy

Puffing Billy

July 07, 2005 15:38 PM
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Photos of the popular narrow gauge heritage railway in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne

SEC Railway

SEC Railway

March 06, 2010 19:24 PM
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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)

Seymour Railway Heritage Centre depot

Seymour Railway Heritage Centre depot

March 13, 2010 05:40 AM
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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

South Gippsland Railway

South Gippsland Railway

December 07, 2008 15:44 PM
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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

SRHC - Bairnsdale Blue Train Tour

SRHC - Bairnsdale Blue Train Tour

January 27, 2007 22:23 PM
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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

SRHC - Ballarat Blue Train Tour December 2007

SRHC - Ballarat Blue Train Tour December 2007

December 12, 2008 07:45 AM
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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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