Free Victorian rail travel, January 2009
January 30, 2009
Following a week of train cancellations due to extreme heat, the State Government declared that January 30, 2009 would be a day of free travel for train passengers.
Freight around metropolitan Adelaide
December 07, 2011
Freight trains around suburban Adelaide: the arrive from the north and east, and head for Dry Creek and the Lefevre Peninsula. The majority are standard gauge, the exception being the broad gauge Penrice stone train.
Freightgate sheds
April 10, 2009
Provided around Victoria in the late 1970s / early 1980s at major stations established as freight centres for the receiving and despatch of small freight consignments
Freight in the Adelaide Hills and Mount Lofty
December 05, 2011
Freight action headed west from Adelaide, headed up the hills and east towards Victoria.
Freight west from Adelaide
December 03, 2011
Freight trains headed west across the plains from Adelaide bound for Perth and Darwin. With no low bridges or tunnels, there is nothing stopping double stack containers and high cube boxvans from operating.
Furlong Main level crossing removal project
In 2014 work commenced on the grade separation of the Main Road level crossing at St Albans station, with the Ginifer Road level crossing at Ginifer station later being added to the project scope.
Galvin train crash, August 2014
November 18, 2014
On August 22 2014 an empty VLocity train (VL05-12-39, 7 cars) ran into the rear of a Metro Trains service between Galvin and Paisley on the Werribee line.
Gauge converting PHAY wagons
February 16, 2017
In December 2016 Qube Logistics obtained a number of PHAY hopper wagons from South Australia for use on the Apex quarry train in Victoria. Originally running on standard gauge, bogies from WGSY grain wagons were used to convert them to broad gauge. Additional wagons arrived in February 2017.
Geelong - Ballarat Railway 150th
April 10, 2012
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Geelong Ballarat rail line opening, a special charter train ran from Geelong to Ballarat and return on 10th April 2012. Steamrail's T364 led the train, which included carriages 1BCE, 3ABE and 7ABE
Geelong broad gauge freight
November 27, 2018
Miscellaneous broad gauge freight around Geelong - there is stuff all these days
Geelong buses
August 16, 2019
CDC Geelong (formerly Benders Busways) and McHarry's Buslines operate the bus services in Geelong, Victoria
Geelong football specials 2006
August 13, 2006
During the 2006 AFL season V/Line ran a number of push-pull P class trains from Geelong to carry Cats fans to the bigger games in Melbourne
Geelong football specials 2007
September 22, 2007
Geelong won against Port Adelaide in the 2007 AFL Grand Final at the MCG. V/Line specials for Geelong Cats fans, including many push-pull P class operated trains, and a special headboard for grand final day
Geelong football specials 2008
September 27, 2008
Geelong lost to Hawthorn in the 2008 AFL Grand Final at the MCG. V/Line specials for Geelong Cats fans included many push-pull P class operated trains, and a special headboard for grand final day.
Geelong football specials 2009
September 26, 2009
Geelong won against St Kilda in the 2009 AFL Grand Final at the MCG. The V/Line football specials on the Geelong line were a mix of P class hauled single push-pull sets, and N class hauled seven car long N sets
Geelong football specials 2010
June 12, 2010
During the 2010 AFL season V/Line ran a number of push-pull P class trains from Geelong to carry Cats fans to the bigger games in Melbourne
Geelong football specials 2011
October 01, 2011
Geelong won against Collingwood in the 2011 AFL Grand Final at the MCG. The V/Line football specials on the Geelong line were mostly VLocity sets, with only a single push-pull train running for the occasion.
Geelong private carriages
July 19, 2007
South Geelong has a collection of carriages privately owned by a ground called 'Rail Experience' located at the down end of the station. In 2007 carriage BS203 was removed by road, with the rest of the carriages moved to Newport Workshops in 2012 to make room for an expanded car park at the station.
Geelong Rail 150
June 24, 2007
A collection of photos of the special trains that ran to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Geelong - Melbourne Railway. Locomotives included R761, R707, D3 658 and diesel T356.
Geelong region stations and infrastructure
The full selection of images is on my other site, Rail Geelong
Gemco Rail, South Dynon
Gemco Rail operates out of the former South Dynon carriage sheds where they maintain, repair and upgrade broad and standard gauge diesel locomotives for a variety of rail operators.
Gold Coast Light Rail
December 10, 2017
G:link, also known as the Gold Coast Light Rail, is a 13-kilometre long 16-station light rail system serving the Gold Coast in Queensland
Gold Coast Light Rail infrastructure
December 10, 2017
Infrastructure of the Gold Coast Light Rail, a 13-kilometre long 16-station light rail system serving the Gold Coast in Queensland
Goulburn Railway Workshops
April 02, 2017
Located in the city of Goulburn on the Main South line, the Railway Workshops are used by CFCLA to maintain their fleet of locomotives and wagons
Goulburn Valley stations and infrastructure
Railway stations and other infrastructure on the line north from Seymour towards Shepparton and Tocumwal.
Grange Road level crossing removal project
December 28, 2018
The level crossing on the Hurstbridge line at Grange Road in Alphington is being replaced by a rail under road bridge
Great Southern Rail - Indian Pacific
December 06, 2011
Great Southern Rail operates the 'Indian Pacific' from Sydney to Perth, via Broken Hill and Adelaide.
Great Southern Rail - Southern Spirit
February 13, 2011
The very expensive rail cruise operated by Great Southern Rail, running on various routes around Australia a few times a year.
Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
December 02, 2011
Great Southern Rail operates 'The Ghan' from Adelaide to Darwin via Alice Springs
Great Southern Rail - The Overland
Great Southern Rail operates 'The Overland' from Melbourne to Adelaide, via Geelong, Ararat and the Western standard gauge
Great Southern Rail carriages
November 27, 2018
Carriages as used by Great Southern Rail on their trains, included The Overland and the Southern Spirit.
Great Southern Rail in Adelaide
July 13, 2015
Great Southern Rail is based out of the Adelaide Parklands Terminal in Keswick, and is home to their maintenance depot and repair workshops.
Grenda's Bus Services
June 09, 2012
Grenda's Bus Services once operated 23 bus routes around Melbourne, until acquired by Ventura Bus Lines in 2011.
Grounded wagons and carriages
July 20, 2019
Photos of retired freight wagons and passenger carriages now on solid ground minus bogies
GWA grain services
Genesee & Wyoming Australia have operated a number of standard gauge grain services through Victoria, usually with hoppers hired from CFCLA
HCMT CCTV testing at Cheltenham
On 19 May 2018 a Comeng train was sent to Cheltenham platform 1 and had multiple CCTV cameras taped to the outside, apparently testing something new as part of the High Capacity Metro Train project.
Heatherdale level crossing removal project
March 24, 2018
The railway line at Heatherdale will be sunk beneath Heatherdale Road, with a new station build on the other side of the level crossing
High Capacity Metro Train mockup at Birrarung Marr
February 16, 2018
In February 2018 the mockup High Capacity Metro Train (HCMT) was placed on public display at Birrarung Marr
High Capacity Metro Trains at Newport Workshops
The new High Capacity Metro Train (HCMT) fleet is being assembled by Downer at the Newport Workshops in Melbourne's west, with the body shells assembled by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles in China.
High Capacity Metro Train transfer, May 2019
On the morning of 3 May 2019 the second completed High Capacity Metro Train set was transferred from the Downer facility at Newport Workshops to the future HCMT depot at Pakenham East. Unlike the first transfer the train didn't need to be inspected along the way.
Southern Shorthaul Railroad run the transfer, with B75 in the lead, followed by a mix of 22 SSR flat wagons, then by S317, T386, generator van BVDY51, and finally the HCMT set. The emergency brake was operational onboard the new train, but the ECP service brake was not, hence additional braking wagons were required to accompany the movement.
High Capacity Metro Train transfer to Pakenham
On the morning of 29 November 2018 the first completed High Capacity Metro Train set was transferred from the Downer facility at Newport Workshops to the future HCMT depot at Pakenham East, stopping multiple times along the way to inspect the new train was moving safely.
Southern Shorthaul Railroad run the transfer, with S302 in the lead, followed by a mix of 20 SSR grain wagons usually used on the Kensington grain service, then by S317, T385 and T363, generator van BVDY51, and finally the HCMT set. The emergency brake was operational onboard the new train, but the ECP service brake was not, hence additional braking wagons were required to accompany the movement.
Hitachi transfer, January 2009
January 18, 2009
El Zorro took CFCLA liveried T369 out light engine from Dynon to Ballarat to pick up a refurbished Hitachi set from Alstom's North Ballarat Workshops. The set was 23M-2007T-233M + 9M-1919T-144M and was taken to Newport Workshops