Newport Workshops: Downer Group and Siemens Rail
Monday 11 March 2024
Newport Workshops is the main railway heavy repair and maintenance facility in Melbourne. The eastern side is occupied by EDI Rail and Siemens, while the older buildings in West Block are occupied by heritage operators Steamrail Victoria and 707 Operations. The East Block is used as storage by VicTrack. Photos include some from a tour of the EDI section featuring the locomotive, bogie and wheel shops.
Newport Workshops: Steamrail and 707 Operations
Monday 11 March 2024
Steamrail Victoria and 707 Operations have a large rolling stock fleet based at the West Block of Newport Workshops in Melbourne
Night Network Melbourne
Tuesday 23 November 2021
'Night Network' is the brand name for all night trains and trams across Melbourne on Friday and Saturday nights, as well as a revamped Nightrider bus service.
North Dynon locomotives
Sunday 3 March 2024
Qube Logistics operates a fuel point at the Footscray end of North Dynon Yard, with locomotives also being stabled in common user sidings at the city end.
North East Link rail replacement buses
Saturday 14 October 2023
Buses are replacing trains on the Hurstbridge line between Heidelberg and Greensborough so that the North East Link project can build a massive freeway over the railway at Watsonia
North East Victoria stations and infrastructure
Sunday 6 November 2022
Railway stations and other infrastructure on the line north from Seymour towards Albury and the NSW border.
North Fitzroy Depot
Sunday 17 January 2021
North Fitzroy Depot on Nicholson Street, North Fitzroy closed in 1993, but reopened in 2008-2012 to stable W class trams used on the City Circle while Southbank depot was undergoing refurbishment.
North Geelong wagon scrapping
Tuesday 24 March 2020
All kinds of wagons are stored at North Geelong Yard, in early to mid 2008 Pacific National started to scrap a lot of the older wagons. After a lull, work restarting with tank wagons and VHCA cement hoppers in 2010, with more tank wagons being scrapped in March 2011. Scrapping of hopper wagons commenced in late 2014.
North McKinnon Centre level crossing removal project
Tuesday 7 December 2021
In 2015/16 three level level crossings on the Frankston line were removed - North Road, McKinnon Road, and Centre Road with Ormond, McKinnon and Bentleigh stations also being rebuilt
North McKinnon Centre level crossing removal replacement buses
Monday 8 August 2016
During 2016 buses have replaced trains while three level level crossings on the Frankston line were removed - North Road, McKinnon Road, and Centre Road with Ormond, McKinnon and Bentleigh stations also being rebuilt.
North Williamstown level crossing removal replacement buses
Saturday 23 October 2021
During 2021 buses have replaced trains on the Williamstown line beyond Newport while the level crossing at Ferguson Street, Williamstown is removed.
NSW public transport response to the Coronavirus pandemic
Friday 7 October 2022
Following the response of New South Wales public transport operators to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
NSW Rail Transport Museum - Ararat 2007
Wednesday 25 April 2007
Every so often the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum runs their heritage trains across the border and into 'Mexico' - this time 4201 and 4520 lead their Southern Auroa set through Melbourne to Ararat.
NSW Rail Transport Museum - Melbourne Cup Aurora 2011
Tuesday 1 November 2011
Heritage locomotives 4490 lead 4520 on the 11 carriage train of ex-Southern Aurora carriages from NSW to Melbourne on November 01, 2011.
NSW Rail Transport Museum - Melbourne Cup Aurora 2012
Tuesday 6 November 2012
Heritage locomotives 44211 lead 4490 on the 10 carriage train of ex-Southern Aurora carriages from NSW to Melbourne on November 06, 2012.
NSW Rail Transport Museum - Melbourne Cup Aurora 2015
Tuesday 3 November 2015
CFCLA locomotives FL220 and HL203 lead a 13 carriage train of ex-Southern Aurora carriages from NSW to Melbourne on November 3, 2015.
NSW Rail Transport Museum - Southern Aurora 50th anniversary 2012
Saturday 26 May 2012
On 26 May 2012 the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum ran a special 50th anniversary recreation of the Southern Aurora from Sydney to Melbourne. Heritage locomotives 4490 and 4306 led the train.
NSW Rail Transport Museum - Steam Train Sunday, October 2015
Sunday 25 October 2015
On 25 October 2015 NSW Rail Transport Museum steam locomotive 3642 lead a 'Steam Train Sunday' train from Sydney Central to the Sydney Tramway Museum.
NSW Rail Transport Museum Thirlmere
Friday 13 May 2011
New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, located at Thirlmere.
NSW stations and infrastructure
Sunday 6 November 2022
Photos of stations and stuff from the wacky land up north - mostly in the southern areas.
NSW TrainLink bits
Monday 20 November 2023
Just bits and pieces of NSW TrainLink trains, carriages and railcars
NSW TrainLink in Victoria
Friday 16 February 2024
NSW TrainLink, formerly CountryLink, is the operator of country passenger services in New South Wales. They also operate their XPT across the border into Melbourne.
NSW TrainLink intercity electric services
Thursday 6 October 2022
NSW TrainLink operates intercity electric services approximately 200 kilometres from Sydney, bounded by Dungog in the north. Scone in the north-west, Bathurst to the west, Goulburn in the south-west and Bomaderry to the south. Before the 2013 restructure of RailCorp, these services fell under the CityRail brand.
NSW TrainLink regional services
Wednesday 12 October 2022
NSW TrainLink, formerly CountryLink, is the operator of country passenger services in New South Wales. They also operate their XPT across the border into Victoria and Queensland.
NSW TrainLink road coaches
Tuesday 11 October 2022
NSW TrainLink coach services throughout New South Wales are operated by a number of private operators under contract to the NSW Government
NSW TrainLink South Coast
Thursday 6 October 2022
NSW TrainLink operates intercity services using Explorer diesel railcars between Bomaderry and Kiama, where they connect with electric trains to Sydney.
NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands
Monday 10 October 2022
NSW TrainLink operates intercity services using Explorer diesel railcars to Moss Vale and Goulburn. The bulk of services run as shuttles connecting with suburban trains at Campbelltown, but some run through to Sydney Central station. Before the 2013 restructure of RailCorp, these services fell under the CityRail brand.
Nuline Charter
Friday 16 February 2024
Nuline Charter operates a fleet of charter buses and coaches around Melbourne.
Orbost line
Sunday 8 May 2011
Following the remains of the railway that ran east through Gippsland from Bairnsdale to Orbost.
Organ's Coaches
Saturday 17 September 2022
Part of the Donric Group, Organ's Coaches is a Victorian school and charter coach operator which operates in Kyneton, Woodend, Romsey, Gisborne, Sunbury and Bendigo.
Outback Spirit Tours
Saturday 8 January 2022
Outback Spirit Tours is a tour company wholy owned by Journey Beyond; who operates the Indian Pacifc, The Ghan, The Overland and Great Southern rail services.
P&O Trans Australia Melbourne-Adelaide freight
Saturday 30 April 2011
P&O Trans Australia operated their own Melbourne-Adelaide freight service between October 2009 and July 2011. You can find the history of the service here.
P&O Trans Australia wagon transfer
Saturday 25 June 2011
In June 2011 P&O Trans Australia transferred a number of AFGF wagons from Adelaide atop standard gauge AQPY wagons along with a set of broad gauge for use in the upcoming Deniquillin rice train.
P20 transfer to Newport Workshops
Tuesday 9 July 2019
On 9 July 2019 P20 was dead transferred between G527 and G536 from the scrap row at South Dynon, to Newport Workshops
Pacific National - Main South freight
Wednesday 12 October 2022
Pacific National standard gauge intermodal freight services on the Main South line from Sydney towards the Victorian border at Albury.
Pacific National - Melbourne standard gauge freight
Sunday 10 March 2024
Pacific National standard gauge intermodal services from Adelaide and New South Wales meet at Melbourne, running via the western suburbs into the Melbourne Freight Terminal at South Dynon.
Pacific National - North East standard gauge freight
Friday 9 February 2024
Pacific National standard gauge intermodal freight services on the North East line from Melbourne towards the NSW border at Albury.
Pacific National - Sadleirs Logistics
Friday 15 October 2021
Until September 2021 Pacific National moved freight by rail for Sadleirs Logistics with their fleet of RLSY louvre vans, attached to intermodal services.
Pacific National - Western standard gauge
Wednesday 14 February 2024
Out on the Western standard gauge, from beyond Gheringhap across the plains towards South Australia
Pacific National 'hospital' train to North Geelong
Sunday 6 March 2022
Pacific National operates an irregular 'hospital' train conveying broad gauge wagons between Melbourne and the maintenance facility at North Geelong Yard.
Pacific National aggregate trains
Monday 10 October 2022
Pacifc National operates aggregate trains from quarries in the Southern Highlands at South Marulan and Lynwood to consumers around New South Wales.
Pacific National Apex quarry train
Tuesday 29 November 2016
The 'Apex' train carries gravel and other quarry products from Kilmore East on the North East line, to Westall in south-eastern Melbourne, Brooklyn in western Melbourne, and North Shore in Geelong. Originally operated by the Victorian Railways, V/Line, Freight Australia then Pacific National, in 2016 Qube Logistics won the contract.
Pacific National Bethungra derailment 2022
Friday 30 September 2022
On 15 January 2022 Pacific National freight train 6MB4 derailed while traversing the Bethungra Spiral northbound, with container wagons RRAY 7213S, RRQY 8515T and QQCY 1120F damaged along with a number of loaded containers.
Pacific National Bordertown log train
Tuesday 3 November 2020
In August 2020 Pacific National commenced operating a containerised log train from Bordertown in South Australia to the Port of Melbourne.
Pacific National broad gauge grain
Saturday 27 January 2024
Grain is a major freight traffic in Victoria, but drought has cut the level of traffic in recent years. Broad gauge trains operate to export terminals at Melbourne and Geelong.
Pacific National broad gauge in Melbourne
Saturday 10 February 2024
Miscellaneous Pacific National broad gauge freight movements through Melbourne - there isn't much these days...