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	Stonyford derailment September 21, 2009 07:52 AM Viewed 1155 times (159 times this week, 159 times this month) On the night of Saturday 12 September the evening down Warrnambool service hat a pine tree that had fallen over the line, lead loco N452 ended up on it's side and at a 90 degree angle to the line, second loco N456 managed to stay coupled even through it came off the rails. Four out of the five cars came off the rails, the rear two were removed on the Monday, the other three were lifted on Tuesday then taken away by rail on Wednesday.
	Stony Point line April 08, 2008 12:11 PM Viewed 594 times (126 times this week, 126 times this month) The Stony Point line is an orphan on the Melbourne suburban network, being an isolated shuttle service without electrification. A class diesel locomotives hauling MTH carriages were the usual consist for a decade until replaced by Sprinter railcars in 2008. Train running the service run empty cars between Frankston and Southern cross for maintenance
	Suburban bits and pieces August 09, 2010 08:31 AM Viewed 3359 times (56 times this week, 121 times this month) Miscellaneous photos of suburban trains
	Swan Hill line May 10, 2010 21:49 PM Viewed 485 times (124 times this week, 124 times this month) Swan Hill station yard and facilities, plus a few bits from other places along the line
	Tailem Bend July 08, 2010 21:00 PM Viewed 252 times (102 times this week, 252 times this month) Once a huge railway town, now the yard is full of stored wagons, the main action being bank engines being attached to trains about to tackle the Adelaide Hills
	The lighter side of... August 18, 2010 22:47 PM Viewed 983 times (45 times this week, 98 times this month) The lighter side of railways...
	Tocumwal freight February 14, 2010 22:52 PM Viewed 458 times (120 times this week, 120 times this month) Container service operated by Pacific National / Patrick PortLink between Appleton Dock in Melbourne and Tocumwal, loading also being attached / removed at Mooroopna (Shepparton)
	Torrumbarry T class and carriages April 12, 2009 14:00 PM Viewed 714 times (132 times this week, 158 times this month) At Torrumbarry (on the Murray west of Echuca) are privately owned T375 and Hitachi cars 4M, 97M, 1921T and 133M. There is also a tank across the road
	Tottenham Yard July 09, 2010 09:50 AM Viewed 725 times (60 times this week, 60 times this month) All sorts of stored and damaged wagons clogging up Tottenham Yard in Melbourne's west, with a few operational ones thrown in for good measure
	Track machines May 30, 2010 11:47 AM Viewed 986 times (223 times this week, 223 times this month) Pictures of ballast tampers, ballast plows, sleeper wagons, rail layers, overhead wiring trucks, rail grinders and other trackwork machinery and trains
	Tram infrastructure August 26, 2010 14:49 PM Viewed 141 times (14 times this week, 14 times this month) Tramway work around Melbourne
	Urban buses July 17, 2010 15:22 PM Viewed 1249 times (37 times this week, 67 times this month) Buses from Melbourne, Geelong, and a few other cities and towns around Victoria
	V/Line - Maryborough line launch July 25, 2010 19:58 PM Viewed 328 times (8 times this week, 8 times this month) V/Line services to Maryborough were officially launched on Saturday July 24, with VLocities VL34 and VL38 running special trains on the day, and Premier John Brumby and Public Transport Minister Martin Pakula there for the opening ceremonies. The train carried passengers from Melbourne as far as Ballarat, then took invited guests to Creswick, where an opening ceremony for the new station was held. Locals were allowed to catch the train to Maryborough where another opening ceremony was held. Five shuttle trips were run between Maryborough and the 214 km post for the locals (originally six were planned) before VL38 headed back to Melbourne, VL34 stabled to run the first up service the next day.
	V/Line - three car Vlocity trains October 03, 2008 12:58 PM Viewed 533 times (167 times this week, 167 times this month) V/Line announced the construction of centre cars for the two-car long Vlocity units in 2006. This album has some photo-manipulations of the trains, as well as photos of the actual three car long units during testing in mid 2008. There are now a number of them in revenue service.
	V/Line - VN12 splitting the points June 23, 2009 17:57 PM Viewed 650 times (108 times this week, 121 times this month) Sometime this afternoon carriage set VN12 was being shunted around at Southern Cross, and BTN carriage managed to split the points. The ACN and BRN were taken off the east end, leaving the other three cars there this evening
	V/Line airshow 2007 specials March 25, 2007 17:48 PM Viewed 307 times (131 times this week, 133 times this month) Every two years the Avalon Airshow is held outside Lara, with V/Line operating special trains between Melbourne, Geelong and Lara. Push-pull N classes on 8 car trains feature heavily.
	V/Line airshow 2009 specials March 15, 2009 18:16 PM Viewed 326 times (66 times this week, 66 times this month) V/Line again ran special trains from Melbourne and Geelong to Lara. Push pull N and P classes with 8 carriages featured, as well as 7 car N sets
	V/Line around Ballarat September 04, 2010 10:46 AM Viewed 807 times (44 times this week, 44 times this month) V/Line services around Ballarat
	V/Line around Geelong July 18, 2010 10:40 AM Viewed 1395 times (202 times this week, 228 times this month) Photos of various V/line trains around Geelong, including Lara, Corio, North Shore, North Geelong, South Geelong, and Marshall. There are also photo from the South Geelong tunnel, and the Barwon River bridge at Breakwater. V/line operates a mix of rolling stock on the line, including Sprinter and VLocity DMUs, as well as loco hauled trains with a variety of carriage sets.

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