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	4Ds last run March 29, 2006 13:23 PM The double deck 4D train had a difficult career, failing often and being an orphan in the fleet, and by 2003 it was in storage at Newport. By 2006 it reached the end of the line being stripped for parts. This was definitely the 4D train's last run, form Newport to Simsmetal at Brooklyn. El Zorro's Y168 and W241 took the 4D away, with a small number of other freight wagons for braking purposes.
	707 Operations - Suburban tour December 2009 December 05, 2009 17:48 PM 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!
	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.
	Bacardi Express 2009 March 27, 2009 09:54 AM 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.
	Busted pantograph and overhead April 25, 2009 19:20 PM Comeng 532M-T-531M + 542M-T-M (the prototype seating set) became dewired from the overhead on the up side of South Kensington, destroying all 4 pantographs and pulling down a fair chunk of overhead. Passengers from the rear set had to be detrained via the tracks. An N class later picked up the damaged train.
	City Loop May 14, 2012 17:53 PM Stations and trains around the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop (Parliament, Melbourne Central, and Flagstaff stations)
	Comeng transfer - October 2009 October 28, 2009 08:46 AM T357 took a Comeng EMU set from Newport Workshops to the UGR workshops at Ballarat. The set was 575M-1138T-576M + 404M-1018T-403M, the power van was not neeeded but went along for the ride so T357 could bring an XTrap back
	Connex Melbourne November 28, 2009 14:27 PM Connex Melbourne is the operator of suburban trains in Melbourne. Connex operates a variety of EMUs ranging from the ageing Hitachi, through to refurbished Comengs, and modern XTrapolis and Siemens models.
	Craigieburn line stations and infrastructure March 05, 2012 14:17 PM Photos of the stations along the Craigieburn line, including construction work at the new stations along the outer end
	El Zorro derailment - March 2010 March 09, 2010 11:51 AM A down El Zorro grain derailed at West Footscray Junction, with T320 and S303 coming off the rails (third and fourth units), along with 12 wagons.
	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
	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.
	Flemington Racecourse line October 04, 2011 18:07 PM The Flemington Racecourse line is a short branch off the Broadmeadows line in the inner north-west of Melbourne. It is used for special events at the Flemington racecourse and the showgrounds.
	Flinders Street Station May 02, 2012 17:20 PM Flinders Street Station is the main suburban train station for Melbourne, Victoria
	Great Southern Rail: Southern Spirit February 13, 2011 09:11 AM The very expensive rail cruise operated by Great Southern Rail, running on various routes around Australia a few times a year.
	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
	Kensington grain May 18, 2012 16:58 PM The flour mill Kensington at Kensington is one of the last to be rail served in Victoria, grain wagons are taken there on a regular basis, requiring a convoluted route through the suburban and freight lines, with a reversal in Melbourne Yard
	Kew line August 17, 2005 12:58 PM Photos of the remnants of the Kew Line in Melbourne, a two station branch from Hawthorn station that closed in the 1950s.
	Long Island steel train March 06, 2012 19:05 PM The Long Island steel train serves the BHP mill at Hastings, south of Frankston. Steel is transferred from standard gauge trains at the the Melbourne Steel Terminal, just west of North Melbourne station
	Malvern tram depot centenary May 30, 2010 20:54 PM
	Melbourne broad gauge freight November 02, 2010 11:42 AM Miscellaneous broad gauge freight traffic through Melbourne - there isn't much these days...
	Melbourne by night January 25, 2007 06:07 AM A look at Melbourne after the trains stop running...
	Melbourne freight terminals May 18, 2012 15:39 PM Freight terminals in Melbourne include the Melbourne Steel Terminal, Creek Sidings, and the remains of Melbourne Yard west of Moonee Ponds Creek; as well as North and South Dynon on the western side. Further afield are SCT Laverton and CRT Altona, and Austrack Somerton
	Melbourne Hump Yard February 02, 2011 08:55 AM Located between the main passenger lines and Victoria Dock, Melbourne Yard has been swallowed up by the Dockland redevelopments. The hump itself is the last bit left, located between the Melbourne Steel Terminal and North Melbourne station

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