Hurstbridge Line Duplication
Sunday 30 July 2023
The Hurstbridge Line Duplication is building new stations at Greensborough and Montmorency; and duplicating the rail track between Greensborough and Montmorency and between Diamond Creek and Wattle Glen.
Hurstbridge Line Duplication replacement buses
Friday 7 April 2023
Works on the Hurstbridge Line Duplication project have required rail replacement buses from Macleod to Hurstbridge.
Hurstbridge Rail Line Upgrade
Sunday 20 January 2019
The Hurstbridge Rail Line Upgrade is duplicating the section of single track between Heidelberg and Rosanna, raising the railway line over Lower Plenty Road, and rebuilding Rosanna station.
ICE radio equipment
Monday 11 March 2024
In December 2014 the last of seven analog railway systems used on the ARTC network were switched off, following the completed roll out of the digital, 3G-based National Train Communications System (NTCS) project.
IEV100 track evaluation vehicle
Thursday 17 March 2022
Formerly known as EM100, IEV100 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.
Incomplete Maldon - Dombarton railway bridge
Wednesday 11 May 2011
A partially completed bridge over the Cordeaux River near Maldon, New South Wales. It forms part of the Maldon - Dombarton railway line that commenced construction in the 1980s and was cancelled soon after.
Infrastructure Evaluation Vehicle IEV102
Sunday 31 October 2021
Converted from carriage MTH102 by SSR Bendigo in 2010, as of March 2011 this inspection carriage has been used to check up of the status of the overhead wiring along Melbourne's suburban railway network.
Infrastructure Evaluation Vehicle IEV102 transfer, January 2017
Thursday 5 January 2017
Metro Trains Melbourne's Infrastructure Evaluation Vehicle IEV102 developed a brake issue in December 2016, with the T-IEV-T consist having having to be transferred back to Melbourne behind B76 and B80. In January IEV102 was transferred to Bendigo behind B76 and B80, with six freight wagons (BODX 2301C, BQCX 2202B, BQIX 2461D, IEV 102, BQCX 2201P, BQIX 2459V and BODX 2460V) along for the ride to counteract the unbraked carriage.
Inner West Light Rail
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Originally known as the 'Sydney Light Rail' and then the 'Metro Light Rail', a fleet of 7 Variotrams operated between Central Station and the inner suburb of Lilyfield along the former alignment of the former Darling Harbour Goods Line. The line has since been extended to Dulwich Hill, with a new fleet of Urbos 3 light rail vehicles acquired to run the expanded service.
Jacobson Coach Tours
Friday 15 November 2019
Jacobson Coach Tours operates school and charter coach services out of Mooroopna.
Jay-Tee Coaches
Saturday 20 July 2019
Jay-Tee Coaches is a Melbourne charter operator based in in Park Orchards
Jinling Coach Tours
Sunday 22 September 2019
Jinling Coach Tours is a tour operator running their own coaches from a depot in Melbourne's north
Journey Beyond Rail - Great Southern
Wednesday 10 January 2024
The 'Great Southern' is a luxury rail cruise train operated by Journey Beyond Rail between Adelaide and Brisbane via Melbourne and Sydney. The train commenced running in 2019 using carriage stock usually used on The Ghan.
Journey Beyond Rail - Indian Pacific
Wednesday 2 November 2022
Journey Beyond Rail, formerly Great Southern Rail, operates the 'Indian Pacific' from Sydney to Perth, via Broken Hill and Adelaide.
Journey Beyond Rail - The Ghan
Friday 2 December 2011
Journey Beyond Rail, formerly Great Southern Rail, operates 'The Ghan' from Adelaide to Darwin via Alice Springs.
Journey Beyond Rail - The Overland
Monday 8 April 2024
Journey Beyond Rail, formerly Great Southern Rail, operates 'The Overland' from Melbourne to Adelaide, via Geelong, Ararat and the Western standard gauge
Journey Beyond Rail carriages
Friday 16 February 2024
Locomtovie hauled carriages as used by Journey Beyond Rail, formerly Great Southern Rail, on their trains, including the Indian Pacific, The Ghan, The Overland and the Great Southern.
Journey Beyond Rail in Adelaide
Friday 4 October 2019
Journey Beyond Rail, formerly Great Southern Rail, is based out of the Adelaide Parklands Terminal in Keswick, and is home to their maintenance depot and repair workshops.
Junee Buses
Thursday 29 September 2022
Junee Buses operates school services in the southern NSW town of Junee, as well as a public bus service to Wagga Wagga.
Junee Railway Workshops
Wednesday 12 October 2022
The former Junee Locomotive Depot at Junee on the Main South railway on New South Wales is now the home of the privately operated Junee Railway Workshops.
Junee Roundhouse 75th anniversary
Thursday 29 September 2022
To mark the 75th anniversary of the Junee Roundhouse a weekend celebration was held on 1-3 October, 2022. Lachlan Valley Railway ran shuttles from Junee to Coolamon, Cootamundra via the Bethungra Spiral, and Wagga.
Junee Roundhouse Railway Museum
Wednesday 12 October 2022
The former Junee Locomotive Depot at Junee on the Main South railway on New South Wales is now the home of the Junee Roundhouse Railway Museum and the privately operated Junee Railway Workshops.
Just another tram versus car, June 2013
Wednesday 12 June 2013
The tram I was on was heading north past peak hour congestion on Flemington Road when I heard a *crunch* - the tram came to a stop, as did the tram behind us. I opened the window and saw a Mercedes with a scratched up front panel pass the tram tooting their horn, while the driver left the cab and went back to talk to the other driver. We caught up to the car at the next set of traffic lights.
Kananook Train Storage Facility
Sunday 26 November 2023
A new stabling yard is being constructed north of Kananook station, to offset the loss of stabling sidings at Carrum station as part of the level crossing removal project there.
Kanes Buses
Wednesday 12 October 2022
Kanes Buses is a school and charter bus operator based in Henty, New South Wales.
Kastoria Bus Lines
Friday 22 March 2024
Kastoria Bus Lines operates bus services in Melbourne's north-west and western suburbs
Keep clear of the tram tracks, October 2012
Thursday 25 October 2012
Where trams turn corners, there are yellow lines painted along the road so that cars know to keep clear. This bloke at the corner of Victoria and Errol Streets in North Melbourne didn't pay attention to them, which resulted in Z3.205 ripping off the rear quarter panel off his van.
Kensington Racecourse Essendon resignalling
Saturday 19 March 2016
In 2013-14 new signalling was installed on the Craigieburn and Flemington Racecourse lines, between Kensington and Essendon stations.
Keon Parade level crossing removal
Sunday 31 March 2024
The level crossing on Keon Parade will be removed by building a 750m long rail bridge over the road, with Keon Park Station to be rebuilt on the south side of Keon Parade.
Keon Parade level crossing removal replacement buses
Sunday 31 March 2024
During 2023-24 Keon Park station was closed for level crossing removal works at Keon Parade, with a shuttle bus operating between Ruthven and Thomastown stations.
Kerrisdale Mountain Railway
Saturday 10 November 2012
The Kerrisdale Mountain Railway is a privately owned two-foot (610 mm) narrow gauge railway that zig-zags up a hill in the Tallarook Ranges outside Seymour.
Kew Depot
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Kew Depot on at the corner of Barkers Road and High Street, Kew supplies trams to route 48, 78 and 109.
Kew Depot centenary
Thursday 25 June 2015
Kew Depot celebrated its centenary on 3 May 2015. W2.431 was on display after being transported by road from the Melbourne Tram Museum at Hawthorn Depot, with W8.946 running shuttle trips to Victoria Gardens, restaurant tram SW6.935 was open for morning tea, with E.6005, C.3031 and A2.283 on display.
Kew line
Wednesday 17 August 2005
Photos of the remnants of the Kew Line in Melbourne, a two station branch from Hawthorn station that closed in the 1950s.
Kew school buses
Monday 14 September 2015
The Met, National Bus, Transdev and now Kinetic have operated the 150-160 series of bus routes to schools in Kew, which were renumbered as K50-K60 after the 150-series route numbers were reallocated to new routes created in the Wyndham area in 2015.
Kinetic Group
Tuesday 4 July 2023
Kinetic Group operates charter coaches alongside the usual route service.
Kinetic Melbourne
Thursday 11 April 2024
Kinetic Melbourne took over the Melbourne Bus Franchise from Transdev Melbourne in 31 January 2022.
Kingstons Tours
Saturday 1 June 2019
Kingstons Tours is a Melbourne charter coach operator based in Dandenong.
Kuranda Scenic Railway
Monday 25 August 2014
The Kuranda Scenic Railway operates from Cairns to Kuranda and return, with the journey taking around 2 hours, with a stop at 'Freshwater' station for tour buses, and one at Barron Falls to observe the waterfall. A pair of 1720 class locomotives haul each train with two down services services operating each morning, and two up services in the evening.
Kyneton town bus
Saturday 17 September 2022
Organ's Coaches operates the town bus service in Kyneton, with four routes connecting the railway station to the township.
La Trobe Street tram works, 2023
Saturday 27 May 2023
From 23 May to 6 June 2023 the tram tracks between Melbourne Central station and Spencer Street were closed to permit works to be completed on the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Upgrade Project.
Lachlan Valley Railway
Thursday 30 March 2017
Lachlan Valley Railway is based in the New South Wales Central Western town of Cowra, but after the closure of the Demondrille to Cowra line in 2009, their fleet has been moved Cootamundra.
Lachlan Valley Railway Goulburn-Tarago shuttles
Saturday 1 October 2022
On the weekend of 1-3 October 2022 the Lachlan Valley Railway operated shuttles between Goulburn and Tarago to conincide with the Streamliners 2022 event.
Large scale rolling stock models
Wednesday 12 October 2022
As part of their aprenticeship Victorian Railways tradespeople constructed large scale models of railway rolling stock and locomotives, which were then put on display at railway stations around the state.
Last BS car run July 2006
Sunday 23 July 2006
By 2006 there were only three BS type carriages in revenue service with V/Line, and as the year continued all except BS217 were put into storage. By July BS217 was to be taken out of service, with the last run being on a down Albury train, terminated short at Seymour for trackwork. As it turns out, by September 2007 all five BS cars were brought back into service, as set SN7, which didn't get retired until August 9, 2010!
Last days of S302
Friday 13 January 2006
S302 was bought by West Coast Railway soon after they were formed, and ran with them for a number of years. After their demise it was purchased by V/Line, who continued to use it on the midday Warrnambool train, where it was often replaced by an N class. S302 made her last run on January 13, 2006 after which it was put into storage. It was subsequently sold to El Zorro who operate it today
Latrobe Valley Bus Lines
Saturday 6 April 2024
Part of the Dineen Group, Latrobe Valley Bus Lines operates route buses in the Latrobe Valley, as well as charter coach services from their base in Morwell.
Lego Store, Melbourne Central
Friday 8 July 2022
The Lego Certified Store at Melbourne Central has a large scale model of a Melbourne W class tram on display, which visitors can walk inside.