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Works trains

Rail, ballast, sleeper and spoil trains that come out at odd times to keep the railways running.

Adelaide Rail Revitalisation works trains

Friday 9 July 2010

For the Adelaide Rail Revitalisation project works trains operated between Victoria and Adelaide, bringing welded rail from the Anzac Sidings at Spotswood, and concrete sleepers from the Austrak plant via the loading siding at Inverleigh.

ARTC ballast trains

Monday 20 November 2023

Ballast trains across the ARTC standard gauge network are operated by a number of contracted rail operators, using rollingstock owned by ARTC.

ARTC concrete sleeper trains

Sunday 13 December 2009

Sleeper trains move concrete or timber railway sleepers to the worksites where they will be used to build or relay the track.

ARTC works trains

Saturday 20 May 2023

Works trains across the ARTC network as operated by a number of contracted rail operators.

Ballarat Line Upgrade consolidation trains

Wednesday 27 November 2019

As part of the Ballarat Line Upgrade works that have duplicated the railway between between Caroline Springs and Melton, on 27 November 2019 a pair of heavy freight trains ran across the newly commissioned track for 24 hours, consolidating the recently laid ballast before normal services commenced on the line.

Qube's train was made up of B76, T373 and T376 push-pull with G512, container wagons from the Maryvale service, and cement tanktainers from the Dandenong service. Southern Shorthaul Railroad's train was made up of B75, S312, P17 and P18 push-pull with S302 and S317 on the Kensington grain consist.

Broad gauge ballast trains

Saturday 12 April 2014

Ballast trains on the Victorian broad gauge network.

Connex Melbourne trackwork and works trains

Saturday 28 November 2009

Trackwork and works trains on the Connex Melbourne suburban network

Metro Trains Melbourne driver training, February 2011

Thursday 3 February 2011

T376 and T369 ran around the network late at night in order to train El Zorro diesel crews on the Flemington Racecourse, Craigieburn and Williamstown lines.

Metro Trains Melbourne works trains

Thursday 27 June 2019

On taking over the contract to operate and maintain the Melbourne suburban rail system in 2010, Metro Trains Melbourne have hired wagons and diesel locomotives B76, B80, T369, T373, T376 and T377 from CFCLA to operate works trains. Three types of train operate: open top containers mounted to miscellaneous flat wagons for the carriage of spoil, CHOY hoppers to carry ballast, and flat wagons fitted with stanchions to carry rail or concrete sleepers. The arrangement ended in 2017, with works trains instead being operated by Qube Logistics and Southern Shorthaul Railroad.

Pacific National rail trains

Thursday 26 October 2023

Pacific National operates a small fleet of drawbar coupled rail wagon pairs, used to transport freshly rolled lengths of rail to the Anzac Sidings in Spotswood and the McConnell Dowell yard at Sunshine North, where they are welded into longer lengths to be turned into fresh tracks.

Qube Logistics works trains

Sunday 1 March 2020

From 2018 Qube Logistics commenced operating works trains on the Melbourne suburban rail network on behalf of Metro Trains Melbourne.

Regional Rail Link consolidation trains

Sunday 6 July 2014

Between 3 July and 7 July 2014 a loaded ballast train operated over the new Regional Rail Link tracks between Deer Park Junction and Manor Junction at a maximum of 80 km per hour, until 100,000 tonnes of load are put onto them. The more weight they put onto it, the quicker it will be ready for normal services - the alternative is speed restrictions until the new track is bedded in.

Southern Cross Station trackwork 2019

Wednesday 23 October 2019

On the weekend of 19-23 October 2019 Southern Shorthaul Railroad operated works trains to Southern Cross Station, carrying ballast, rail, sleepers and everything else needed to replace two double compounds in the yard at the north end of platforms 3 and 4.

Southern Cross Station trackwork 2023

Friday 24 March 2023

In March 2023 Southern Shorthaul Railroad operated works trains to Southern Cross Station, carrying ballast, rail, sleepers and everything else needed to replace the tracks between platforms 2 and 3.

Southern Cross Station works trains

Friday 18 August 2006

During 2004-06 short trains operated between Southern Cross Station and the Creek Sidings at North Melbourne, carrying spoil, asphalt, and other materials for the station redevelopment project. CFCLA and SSR T classes were the usual motive power

Southern Shorthaul Railroad works trains

Friday 15 March 2024

Since August 2019 Southern Shorthaul Railroad has been operating works trains on the Melbourne suburban rail network on behalf of Metro Trains Melbourne.

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