Australian Locomotive and Railway Carriage Company, Tailem Bend
1 October 2019
Based at the former Tailem Bend locomtovie depot, the Australian Locomotive and Railway Carriage Company was formed in 1999 to poperate the 'Murraylander' tourist train. The group is now restoring South Australian Railways’ English Electric diesel locomotive 907 to operational condition.
Australian Technology Park, Sydney
24 July 2012
Located on the side of the former Eveleigh Workshops at Redfern, south of the Sydney CBD
Authorised Officers
24 February 2023
Authorised Officers check tickets on Melbourne's train, tram and bus networks. V/Line has also started to employ them, despite having conductors onboard trains to do the same thing.
Automatic rail lubricators
1 February 2023
Automatic rail lubricators are used to apply grease to the running rails, avoiding wheel wear on sharp curves. Traditionally mechanical 'grease pots' were used for this purpose, but require frequent maintenance and apply grease in an inaccurate manner. Modern replacements are powered units, which use trackside sensors to pump out grease only when required.
Avalon Airshow 2011 buses
6 March 2011
Shuttle buses operate between Lara station and Avalon Airport to transport patrons to the Avalon Airshow. This year Kastoria, Sita and Mitchell Transit supplied the buses.
Avass electric bus
13 September 2018
Avass is a company based out of Avalon Airport that manufactures electric buses.
Avoca line signalling and infrastructure
14 February 2010
The Avoca line runs from Ararat to Maryborough, and was converted to standard gauge in the mid-1990s along with the mainline west to Adelaide
Axle counter overlays at Melbourne level crossings
27 November 2018
Following issues with VLocity trains being detected by track circuits in suburban Melbourne, in 2016 axle counters have been installed at level crossings to ensure they are reliably activated.
B1 tram farewell tour, January 2016
30 January 2016
On January 30, 2016 tram B1.2001 travelled the Melbourne tram network as part of a farewell tour for the B1 class of trams.
B64 transfer by road to South Dynon
16 December 2010
B64 was stored for a number of years at Ballarat East for / by Steamrail Victoria. In 2008 it was purchased by El Zorro and moved to Avteq to be rebuilt and recommissioned. For an unknown reason it was moved to the old FCL shed at South Dynon by road, coincidentally this shed has a number of container-mounted gensets with the El Zorro name on them. Two new ZDXF type container flats were also moved here and placed on the ground minus bogies.
Bacardi Express 2009
27 March 2009
In March 2009 the Bacardi company chartered the Southern Aurora consist from the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum to run a special train between Melbourne and Sydney, with a number of concerts along the way.
Bacchus Marsh Coaches
25 January 2023
Bacchus Marsh Coaches runs town bus services in the township of Bacchus Marsh.
Ballarat Airport Shuttle
11 February 2023
Ballarat Airport Shuttle operates a bus service between Ballarat and Melbourne Airport.
Ballarat broad gauge freight
10 April 2012
Until 2008 freight trains actually stopped at Ballarat - container wagons loaded and unloaded in the goods yard at Ballarat then attached onto the Pacific National service that ran between Mildura and Melbourne, and grain trains from Dunolly served the Bunge grain silos at Ballarat North.
Ballarat buses
12 March 2022
Buses in Ballarat are operated by CDC Ballarat, formerly Davis Bus Lines, part of CDC Victoria.
Ballarat Line Upgrade consolidation trains
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.
Ballarat Tramway Museum
21 September 2019
Located on the shores of Lake Wendouree and with about a kilometre of single track with a single crossing loop, and a 7 road shed, the museum has a collection of trams representing those used on the Victorian provincial tramways
Ballarat Workshops
25 October 2017
Currently operated by United Group they carry out work for Metro Trains Melbourne, Great Southern Rail and a number of other operators
Bayside Coaches
15 November 2021
Bayside Coaches operates a fleet of charter coaches around Melbourne.
Bayside Rail Project
22 March 2017
In May 2013 Premier Denis Napthine announced the $100 million 'Bayside Rail Project' to upgrade the Frankston railway line, and bring X'Trapolis trains to the route. Two token services run by X'Trapolis trains being introduced just before the 2014 State Election, with the cost of the project blowing out to $115 million.
Bayswater level crossing removal project
12 January 2021
In 2016/17 two level level crossings on the Belgrave line were removed - Mountain Highway and Scoresby Road, with Bayswater station also being rebuilt
Bayswater Workshops
12 January 2021
Bayswater Workshops is the only maintenance facility on the Burnley Group, and serves the fleet of X'Trapolis trains deployed to that corridor.
Bell to Moreland level crossing removal
2 November 2021
The level crossings at Bell Street, Munro Street and Reynard Street in Coburg, and Moreland Road in Brunswick are being removed by raising the tracks, along with new elevated stations at Coburg and Moreland.
Bell to Moreland level crossing removal replacement buses
24 October 2020
During late 2020 the Upfield line was closed north of Anstey station, buses replaing trains while the level crossings at Bell Street, Munro Street and Reynard Street in Coburg, and Moreland Road in Brunswick are being removed by raising the tracks, along with new elevated stations at Coburg and Moreland.
Bellarine Railway
12 November 2022
The Bellarine Railway operates between Queenscliff and Drysdale on the Bellarine Peninsula, outside Geelong. Once a broad gauge line that closed in 1978, it is now regauged to 3"6' and has a wide variety of narrow gauge rolling stock from around Australia
Benders Busways
10 April 2012
Benders Busways once operated public transport bus routes in Geelong, as well as school bus and charter services. It was rebranded as CDC Geelong in 2014 after Kefford Corporation was sold to ComfortDelGro Cabcharge (CDC).
Bendigo Airport Service
13 October 2022
Bendigo Airport Service operates a bus service between Bendigo and Melbourne Airport.
Bendigo buses
13 October 2022
Buses in Bendigo are operated by Christians Bus Co, McIvor Transit, and Whitmore Group.
Bendigo line resleepering
17 September 2022
In August 2022 V/Line commenced a $15 million project to replace 50,000+ timber sleepers with concrete ones on the 'slow' track between Sunbury and Kyneton. The works will allow VLocity trains to use the line at 130 km/h, up from the 115 km/h limit put in place in August 2019, following the discovery that VLocity trains are now heavier than when first delivered.
Bendigo Rail Workshops
13 October 2022
The Bendigo Rail Workshops at North Bendigo are used by Southern Shorthaul Railroad to maintain broad gauge rolling stock for Pacific National, V/Line, Metro Trains Melbourne and CFCLA.
Bendigo Tramways
13 October 2022
The Bendigo Tramways operates a tourist service using a varied fleet of heritage trams along eight kilometres of track, from Central Deborah Gold Mine to the Joss House at the North Bendigo, with a depot to the north of the CBD.
Berrima Buslines
10 October 2022
Berrima Buslines operates town services in Bowral, Mittagong and Moss Vale; bus services to surrounding towns; charter; and school bus services.
Bikes at Melbourne stations
17 February 2023
Bike parking or lack thereof at Melbourne railway stations
Blackburn Road level crossing removal project
17 November 2021
The railway line at Blackburn will be sunk beneath Blackburn Road, but the existing station is not being rebuilt.
Blackburn Road level crossing removal replacement buses
26 January 2017
Buses replaced Belgrave and Lilydale line trains throughout 2016 and 2017, to allow work to be completed on the Blackburn Road level crossing removal project. Trains terminated at Blackburn platform 2, with a temporary bridge delivering passengers to the replacement buses.
Blackout at Newmarket railway station, September 2013
26 September 2013
On September 26, 2013 a tree took out the mains power supply to Newmarket station, plunging the platforms into darkness, but not affecting traction power to trains or signalling systems.
BlueScope Port Kembla
4 October 2022
The BlueScope steelworks complex at Port Kembla has an internal standard gauge rail system, with Watco using a fleet of PB class locomotives to shunt wagons loaded with steel between the different facilities.
Body bag at Williamstown Beach, February 2012
15 February 2012
A person died at Williamstown Beach platform 2 on February 15, 2012 sometime before 4pm. The body bag stayed on the platform for at least 30 minutes: trains towards Williamstown ran express through platform 2, but passengers for the city could still wait for trains on the opposite platform, looking over to the body bag.
Bombardier Ballarat East
12 March 2022
In 2011 Bombardier opened a new VLocity train maintenance facility at Ballarat East.
Bombardier Dandenong
11 November 2022
The Bombardier plant at Dandenong, Victoria was opened by Commonwealth Engineering in the 1950s, and is still operation today, building VLocity trains for V/Line and E class trams for Yarra Trams.
Bordertown, South Australia
4 October 2019
Bordertown is a small town on the Melbourne-Adelaide railway, located 250 kilometres east of the state capital of Adelaide. In February 2019 Shield Resources in partnership with Bowmans Rail, ARTC and Flinders Container Port commenced operating a containerised timber train from a terminal at Bordertown to the Port of Adelaide.
Brisbane stations and infrastructure
13 April 2015
Railway stations and other infrastructure around Brisbane
Brisbane suburban trains
4 September 2015
Queensland Rail operates Brisbane's suburban railway service with a variety of electric multiple units.
Broadmeadows Bus Service
1 March 2022
Broadmeadows Bus Service operates buses in Melbourne's northern suburbs
Broadmeadows station and standard gauge platform construction
1 March 2022
Former terminus of the suburban electric services, in 2010 it was upgraded to have a third platform on the parallel standard gauge line.