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707 Operations - Ballarat September 2009

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 - Geelong August 2009

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

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.

707 Operations - Seymour May 2012

707 Operations - Seymour May 2012

May 20, 2012 19:24 PM

707 Operations took R707 to Seymour and return on 19 May 2012, with T413 providing some assistance.

707 Operations - Suburban tour December 2009

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!

Bellarine Peninsula Railway

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

Geelong - Ballarat Railway 150th

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 Rail 150

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.

Newport Workshops 'Rotten Road'

Newport Workshops 'Rotten Road'

October 30, 2009 19:09 PM

'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

January 21, 2012 14:16 PM

Steamrail Victoria and 707 Operations have a large rolling stock fleet based at the West Block of Newport Workshops in Melbourne

Puffing Billy

Puffing Billy

July 07, 2005 15:38 PM

Photos of the popular narrow gauge heritage railway in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne

Semaphore to Fort Glanville Tourist Railway

Semaphore to Fort Glanville Tourist Railway

December 11, 2011 21:29 PM

Running along the foreshore in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, this two kilometre long narrow gauge railway runs between Semaphore Jetty and Fort Glanville.

SRHC / Steamrail - Tastes of the Goulburn 2010

SRHC / Steamrail - Tastes of the Goulburn 2010

October 18, 2010 11:58 AM

SRHC ran shuttles north from Seymour with T357 and T413, while Steamrail ran a train from Melbourne to Seymour with R761. After their arrival T413 was replaced on the shuttles by R761.

Steamrail - 'Ballarat Discoverer' May 2009

Steamrail - 'Ballarat Discoverer' May 2009

May 02, 2009 14:26 PM

R761 lead a 5 car train from Melbourne to Ballarat and return, via Bacchus March both ways.

Steamrail - 'Geelong Flyer' September 2006

Steamrail - 'Geelong Flyer' September 2006

September 28, 2006 14:07 PM

R761 was the loco with a train of mostly wooden cars

Steamrail - Bacchus Marsh September 2007

Steamrail - Bacchus Marsh September 2007

September 27, 2007 09:27 AM

D3 658 was the loco on a train of wooden cars, bound for Bacchus Marsh

Steamrail - Ballarat driver training September 2009

Steamrail - Ballarat driver training September 2009

September 13, 2009 13:18 PM

Recently repaired R761 took 5 cars on a driver training run from Melbourne to Ballarat - via Geelong on Saturday 12th, and back via Bacchus Marsh on Sunday 13th

Steamrail - Bendigo charter October 2009

Steamrail - Bendigo charter October 2009

October 28, 2009 09:40 AM

Steamrail ran a charter for Southern Cross Television from Melbourne to Bendigo. Hired V/Line loco N470 lead Steamrail carriages 269 BZ (Hobsons Bay), Moorabool, 2 BS, 14 BRS and PCP 292.

Steamrail - Bendigo Cup charter 2010

Steamrail - Bendigo Cup charter 2010

October 27, 2010 22:05 PM

A charter opered by Steamrail Victoria on behalf of Southern Cross Television, for the Bendigo Cup. The consist was PCP 292, 11AS, 14BRS, Moorabool, and BZ 269 ('Hobsons Bay').

Steamrail - Cup Weekender October 2010

Steamrail - Cup Weekender October 2010

November 01, 2010 18:21 PM

Running from Melbourne to Quambatook and Sea Lake over the Melbourne Cup weekend, the consist was S313 - S301 - PCP - Goulburn - LAN - Moorabool - BZ - BRS - Werribee - Indi - Coliban - Inman - AK - BCE.

Steamrail - Double R class to Bendigo - September 2011

Steamrail - Double R class to Bendigo - September 2011

September 18, 2011 12:05 PM

R707 and R761 lead a 10 car train from Melbourne to Bendigo and return, connecting with a special train on the Victorian Goldfields Railway at Castlemaine. The train ran arrived back in Melbourne an hour early, skipping the timetabled crosses after V/Line cancelled most of their trains due to a power failure in Melbourne.

Steamrail - Geelong 'Rail and Sail' February 2007

Steamrail - Geelong 'Rail and Sail' February 2007

February 25, 2007 16:44 PM

T364 was the loco on Steamrail's 'Rail and Sail' with a train of both wooden and steel cars

Steamrail - Geelong April 2007

Steamrail - Geelong April 2007

April 01, 2007 12:11 PM

T356 was the loco, and the train ran through to South Geelong to run around due to football specials taking up space at the usual destination of Geelong. I didn't notice until my way home...

Steamrail - Geelong December 2005

Steamrail - Geelong December 2005

December 18, 2005 16:47 PM

Steamrail ran a "Santa Special" from Caulfield to Geelong (via. Newport) on Sunday December 18th 2005. K153 was the loco, with a mix of wooden and steel cars

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