SRHC - Royal Train charter to Warrnambool, April 2021
7 April 2021
On 27 March 2021 the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre ran a charter train from Melbourne to Warrnambool on behalf of Captain's Choice tours, who were running a six day regional Victoria and silo art tour. The train was stabled the night before at McIntyre, running via the GEB silos at Sunshine.
Stony Point line transfers
2 May 2006
Trains running the diesel shuttle service on the Stony Point line run empty cars between Frankston and Southern Cross for maintenance on a weekly basis.
SRHC - Royal Train charter to Warrnambool, March 2021
27 March 2021
On 27 March 2021 the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre ran a charter train from Warrnambool to Melbourne on behalf of Captain's Choice tours, who were running a six day regional Victoria and silo art tour. The train was transferred the night before via Melbourne Yard and Sunshine.
Steamrail - whY not Suburban Tour 2021
21 March 2021
On 21 March 2021 Y112 was finally able to lead the 'whY not Suburban Tour' that was first attempted back in 2019. Timetabled to run from Newport via the goods lines to Southern Cross Station, Sunshine, Somerton, Essendon and Westall, the down leg to Sunshine via the Bunbury Street Tunnel was dropped for an express run via the suburban tracks due to late running, and issues with Y112 saw the leg from Somerton to Westall dropped for a direct return to Newport via the goods lines. T356 then took the over train from Newport to Southern Cross and return.
Cranbourne Line Upgrade project
14 March 2021
The Cranbourne Line Upgrade project is removing level crossings at Evans Road, Lyndhurst and Greens Road, Dandenong South, duplicating 8 kilometres of single track between Dandenong and Cranbourne, and rebuilding the station at Merinda Park.
Warragul Bus Lines
13 March 2021
Warragul Bus Lines operates 12 bus routes from Warragul to Drouin, Noojee, Poowong, Pakenham and Traralgon.
Steamrail - S313 60th Birthday tour to Seymour
6 March 2021
On 6 March 2021 Steamrail Victoria took S313 to Seymour to mark the 60th birthday of the locomotive. Due to no turntable at Southern Cross Station, T356 led the empty car move from Newport Workshops.
707 Operations - Grainlander to Quambatook, March 2021
7 March 2021
On 6-7 March 2021 707 Operations ran their 'Grainlander' weekend sleeping train tour to Quambatook, with A66 leading S307.
Southern Cross Station trackwork 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.
El Zorro wagon transfers
El Zorro wagon transfers between freight terminals in Melbourne.
V/Line - Newport-Sunshine driver training
6 February 2021
On 6 February 2021 V/Line sent N467 between Sunshine, Tottenham and Newport to train heritage train crews on the route via Brooklyn.
Ballarat Line Upgrade driver training
31 January 2021
During the commissioning of the final stage of the Ballarat Line Upgrade project, V/Line sent five N classes light engine to Ballarat each day to assist with driver training on the new stations and crossing loops between Bacchus Marsh and Wendouree.
High Capacity Metro Train test running
19 January 2021
High Capacity Metro Trains have been running between the depot at Pakenham East and the Melbourne CBD as part of the testing program, with each train needing to run 4,000 km before being accepted, with 2,000km of that running without incident in simulated passenger service.
High Capacity Metro Train testing at Rushall
21 January 2021
In January 2021 a number of High Capacity Metro Trains were sent on the Mernda line as far as Reservoir, in order to test how the new trains would handle the curve at Rushall, the sharpest on Melbourne's rail network.
Preston level crossing removal
17 January 2021
The level crossings at Oakover Road, Bell Street, Cramer Street and Murray Road in Preston are being removed by raising the Mernda line onto an elevated viaduct, with new stations to be constructed at Preston and Bell.
Surrey Hills and Mont Albert level crossing removals
12 January 2021
The level crossings at Union Road, Surrey Hills and Mont Albert Road, Mont Albert are being removed by lowing the railway line, with Surrey Hills Station and Mont Albert Station consolidated into a single station midway between the two.
High Capacity Metro Trains enter service
27 December 2020
On 27 December 2020 the first High Capacity Metro Train carried passengers, HCMT set 11 did the honours running a single service from Pakenham to Flinders Street Station and return. The day was low key, with no special ceremonies to mark the occasion and little media attention, the train full of the families of those who built the train, and a gaggle of railfans who found out that the train was running.
Qube Logistics broad gauge grain
24 March 2017
Rail freight company Qube Logistics operates a handful of broad gauge grain trains in Victoria.
High Capacity Metro Train compatibility testing
20 December 2020
High Capacity Metro Trains have been sent to Flemington Racecourse, Burnley Sidings on the Glen Waverley line, and Elsternwick on the Sandringham line to ensure that a misrouted HCMT train would be compatible with existing infrastructure.
Southern Shorthaul Railroad Bendigo locomotive transfers
1 April 2021
Southern Shorthaul Railroad has the maintenance contract for the Pacific National fleet of broad gauge locomotives, running regular transfer runs between Melbourne and Bendigo with their own fleet of locomotives.
North Dynon locomotives
22 October 2017
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.
T400 and S306 transfer to Newport Workshops
On 13 June July 2019 T400 and S306 were dead transferred between G541 and G527 from the scrap row at South Dynon, to Newport Workshops. S306 is now preserved with 707 Operations, but T400 was stripped of parts, then returned to South Dynon for scrapping.
UGL Spotswood locomotive transfers
Light engine moves of the Pacific National's standard gauge locomotive fleet between Dynon and the UGL Limited maintenance centre in the Melbourne suburbs of Spotswood.
Martyrs Bus Service
13 November 2020
Martyrs Bus Service operates the route 683 service in Melbourne's east, along with charter and school bus services.