Eastern line stations and infrastructure
Stations and infrastructure in the east of Victoria from Melbourne to Bairnsdale.
El Zorro to Morwell, October 2008
22 October 2008
On October 22, 2008 El Zorro ran a test train to the Gippsland Intermodal Freight Terminal at Morwell, as a promotional event for local companies interested in using the terminal. The four container wagons were previously used on the Warrnambool contract: CQOY 2393 and three ZQLXs
Orbost line
8 May 2011
Following the remains of the railway that ran east through Gippsland from Bairnsdale to Orbost.
Pacific National log trains
30 December 2011
Until 2009 Pacific National operated trains delivering logs to the Midway export woodchip plant at North Shore in Geelong, with logs sources from Bairnsdale and Wodonga. Y class locos are often used to shunt the wagons at Geelong
Pacific National Maryvale paper train
14 March 2012
Until June 2013 Pacific National operated the Maryvale Paper train that ran from Melbourne to the Australian Paper factory at Maryvale, north of Morwell. The service is now operated by Qube Logistics.
Qube Logistics Maryvale paper train
1 February 2023
Since June 2013 Qube Logistics has operated the Maryvale Paper train that runs from Melbourne to the Australian Paper factory at Maryvale, north of Morwell
SEC Railway
6 March 2010
Photos of the SEC electric locomotive and coal hoppers preserved at PowerWorks in Morwell, used in the Yallourn open cut and the Interconnecting Railway. Diagrams can be found at http://raildocs.wongm.com/sec-railway/.
South Gippsland Railway
13 March 2021
South Gippsland Railway operated trains between Nyora, Korumburra, and Leongatha until November 2015.
SRHC - Bairnsdale Blue Train Tour, January 2007
27 January 2007
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
Steam locomotive K183 preserved at Yarragon
25 August 2012
'K183' is statically preserved at Yarragon - but is actually a renumbered K162
Steamrail - A2 986 'Spirit of Warragul' May 2017
13 May 2017
After sitting in a park in Warragul for years, on 13 May 2017 newly restored steam locomotive A2 986 officially reentered service, running to Warragul where it was named 'Spirit of Warragul'.
V/Line around Gippsland
14 December 2019
V/Line services passing through eastern Victoria bound for Morwell, Traralgon, Sale and Bairnsdale.
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