SCT Logistics - steel transfers
Saturday 13 April 2024
In 2021 SCT Logistics commenced transporting BlueScope Steel products on the East-West corridor, after winning a 10 year joint contract with Qube Logistics from Pacific National in 2020.
SCT stored and scrapped wagons at Altona
Tuesday 18 November 2014
SCT Logistics have stored a number of redundant wagons on the ground at their depot in Laverton. Originally placed there in 2008, scrapping started in late 2014.
Seaford rail extension
Wednesday 7 December 2011
A 5.7 kilometre railway extension in South Australia, from Noarlunga Centre Railway Station to Seaford. It's kinda like the croweater version of the South Morang project...
Seaford Road level crossing removal project
Tuesday 24 December 2019
The level crossing on the Frankston line at Seaford Road in Seaford will be removed, replaced by an rail over road bridge.
SEC Railway
Saturday 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/.
Second Merri Creek bridge at Clifton Hill
Sunday 20 January 2019
Clifton Hill is the junction of the Epping and Hurstbridge lines in inner Melbourne, with a new bridge being built in 2008 across Merri Creek to duplicate the Hurstbridge line tracks.
Semaphore to Fort Glanville Tourist Railway
Thursday 3 October 2019
Running along the foreshore in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, this two kilometre long narrow gauge railway runs between Semaphore Jetty and Fort Glanville.
Seymour Coaches
Tuesday 4 July 2023
Seymour Coaches operates school bus and charter coach services out of Seymour, Victoria.
Seymour Railway Heritage Centre depot
Tuesday 4 July 2023
The Seymour Railway Heritage Centre restores and manages a fleet of heritage locomotives and rolling stock. Their depot is at Seymour station beside the locomotive depot
Shell Geelong oil shunts
Sunday 6 March 2011
Shell Refinery at Corio despatched fuel by rail until early 2008, with the last destinations being Mildura and Shepparton. Before this time Y class locomotives from Pacific National transferred the tank wagons to and from North Geelong Yard
Shoal Bus
Thursday 6 October 2022
Shoal Bus operates school and route bus services in the Shoalhaven region of New South Wales.
Shunter training rig
Saturday 23 May 2009
Originally situated under the Melbourne Yard 'Hump' it was used for training shunters in coupling wagons, it was moved to outside the Melbourne Steel Terminal and repainted in 2008
Siemens train braking issues
Monday 15 January 2018
A number of Melbourne's Siemens trains were withdrawn from service in 2007 due to braking issues. The Werribee line between Newport and Laverton was used to test the affected sets. The test procedure involved spraying soapy water onto the rails to confirm the operation of the brakes. By 2010 it was decided the solution to the problem was to install sandboxes to the middle four bogies of each 3-car set.
Siemens train door failure, July 2012
Tuesday 17 July 2012
On 17 July 2012 the doors of Siemens train 794M failed while running a down Craigieburn service at Newmarket station. As a result the entire train load passengers had to be turfed off the train.
Siemens train recovery, 2019
Tuesday 14 May 2019
On May 13, 2019 Siemens train 743M-2522T-744M + 766M-2533T-765M on a down Werribee service encountered damaged overhead wiring outside Laverton, resulting in the train being disabled. The next day N470 and N466 were sent to assist with the recovery of the train to the Newport Workshops, with chains and transition couplers used to join them together. Siemens trains lack a continuous brake pipe through each 3-car set, so a locomotive was needed at each end of the train to allow the consist to move.
Siemens train recovery, 2023
Tuesday 1 August 2023
On Monday 31 July 2023 a Powercor 22kV power line fell across the railway line at Laverton, causing a power surge on the 1500V DC traction power supply, bringing down the overhead, and cooking two Siemens trains. The next day N456 was out sent to assist, recovering the stranded Siemens trains as individual 3-car sets.
Siemens train recovery, 2024
Monday 8 January 2024
On the morning of Monday 8 January 2024 a Siemens train on a down Sandringham service encountered an issue with the overhead at Richmond Junction, destroying all four pantographs on the train. The Sandringham line was shut down from the day due to the train blocking the line. That evening V/Line shunting locomotive Y156 was despatched from Southern Cross Station to assist in the recovery. It entered the section and coupled up to the Siemens train using a transition coupler, first removing set 749M-2525T-750M and taking it to Flinders Street track 9a, then returning to remove set 772M-2536T-771M from the site as well.
Siemens train static inverter issues
Monday 17 August 2015
In December 2014 it was discovered that Melbourne's fleet of Siemens trains had been fitted with defective capacitors in the static inverter unit found beneath the train floor, resuling in a number of explosions. As an interim workaround fire blankets and tie down straps were fitted around the equipment boxes to reduce the risk.
Sightseeing Tours Australia
Friday 16 February 2024
Sightseeing Tours Australia runs coach tours around Australia.
Signage at Melbourne stations
Sunday 7 April 2024
Station signage across the Melbourne railway network
Simcocks' Bus Services
Saturday 10 February 2024
Simcocks' Bus Services operates bus and coach services in Melbourne’s outer South Eastern suburbs.
Sita 'Avalon Airport Transfers'
Tuesday 3 January 2017
Sita Group operated the 'Avalon Airport Transfers' service between Melbourne and Avalon Airport between 2004 and February 2017, when the service was sold to SkyBus.
Sita Buslines
Saturday 24 October 2020
Sita Buslines operates 19 bus routes in Melbourne's west from their depot in West Footscray. It was rebranded under the Transit Systems Victoria name in October 2020.
Skitube
Monday 9 May 2011
A standard gauge track electric rack railway in the Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales, serving the ski fields during winter time.
SkyBus Melbourne
Friday 16 February 2024
SkyBus forms the main public transport link between Southern Cross Station and Melbourne Airport. Unlike the other form of public transport in Melbourne it also operates without any government subsidies.
Skye Road level crossing removal project
Sunday 26 August 2018
The level crossing on the Frankston line at Skye Road in Frankston will be removed, replaced by an rail over road bridge.
Skylight Buslines
Tuesday 14 November 2023
Skylight Buslines operates school and charter coach services in Melbourne.
SmartBus PIDS
Tuesday 11 January 2022
Bus stops on SmartBus routes in Melbourne are provided with real time bus arrival information screens.
Smashed sign at Sunshine station
Tuesday 24 October 2023
What happens when you put a road sign right beside a tight corner, on a footpath leading through the Sunshine station car park? Clueless motorists drive over the top of it, over and over again.
Smashed up Melbourne tram stops
Sunday 3 March 2024
Melbourne has an endless supply of idiot motorists ready to crash into tram stops.
Snookered trams on Swanston Street
Wednesday 10 April 2013
Southbound Z2.101 was trying to turn from Swanston into La Trobe Street, blocked by a northbound tram across the intersection, with more northbound trams blocked by a tram shunting through the crossover, which couldn't move because of the tram stuck behind the turning Z2.101!
Somerton steel shunt
Tuesday 11 November 2014
Until 2014 or so Pacific National ran a short trip train from South Dynon to Somerton, converying coil steel for the Tubemakers pipe factory.
Sorrento steam tramway
Sunday 19 February 2012
Opened in 1890 to serve the tourist market in Sorrento, this double track 3'6" (1067mm) narrow gauge tramway lead from the main pier beside the front beach, to a terminus one mile 12 chains away at the back beach. Two 0-4-0ST steam locomotives provided the service, which operated until 1921.
South Coast Bus
Wednesday 16 August 2023
South Coast Bus operates charter and school bus services, as well as V/Line and public route bus services around Phillip Island, Wonthaggi and South Gippsland.
South Dynon locomotive depot
Sunday 3 March 2024
Located between Dynon and Footscray Roads next to Moonee Ponds Creek, the South Dynon locomotive depot is the home of broad and standard gauge diesel locomotives in Victoria.
South Gippsland Highway level crossing removal project
Sunday 7 April 2024
The South Gippsland Highway level crossing on the Dandenong line at Dandenong South has been removed by raising the road on a bridge.
South Gippsland Railway
Saturday 13 March 2021
South Gippsland Railway operated trains between Nyora, Korumburra, and Leongatha until November 2015.
South Melbourne Depot
Wednesday 14 March 2012
South Melbourne Depot was located on the corner of Kings Way and Dorcas Street in South Melbourne. It was replaced by Southbank Depot in 1997.
South Morang rail extension project
Sunday 20 January 2019
Extension of the Epping line a few kilometres to South Morang, as well as the duplication of the existing line between Keon Park and Epping.
Southbank Depot
Friday 24 February 2023
Southbank Tram Depot located on the Port Melbourne light rail line supplies trams to route 12, 30, 35 and 96.
Southern Aurora Memorial Garden
Thursday 29 September 2022
Located opposite Violet Town station the garden commemorates the crash of the Southern Aurora passenger train in February 1969, and was officially opened on the 10th February 2019. Ex-Southern Aurora carriage NAM 2337 forms part of the display.
Southern Cross Station
Sunday 4 February 2024
Southern Cross Station is the main interstate and regional station for Melbourne. The full set of photos is at my other site, Rail Geelong.
Southern Cross Station office towers
Monday 2 September 2019
The 664 Collins Street and 699 Bourke Street office towers have been built atop Southern Cross Station platforms 13 through 16
Southern Cross Station storm damage, 2010
Tuesday 4 May 2010
On Saturday 6 March 2010 a storm hit Melbourne with severe wind gusts and hailstones up to 10 centimetres wide. Rail and hail ripped large holes in the roof of Southern Cross Station, leading to its evacuation and forcing metropolitan and country trains to bypass the station. Repairs were estimated to cost $5 million, with 43 of the 60 air pillows needing replacement, work commencing in April 2010 and lasting 12 to 14 weeks.
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