Adelaide buses
July 12, 2015
All of the route bus services in Adelaide are operated under the AdelaideMetro name and livery, but are contracted out to a number of private companies. As of 2011 a new red front livery is replacing the previous yellow fronted version.
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.
Bus stops and infrastructure in Victoria
March 19, 2019
All kinds of bus infrastructure - bus stops and interchanges
New V/Line Mk3 VLocity livery
July 22, 2010
VLocity unit 3VL42 was the first VLocity train to receive the red and purple V/Line Mk3 livery. Fresh out of the factory, it looks like a stick of fairy floss!
Coolaroo station construction and opening day
January 21, 2011
Located between Broadmeadows and Roxburgh Park, the railway station at Coolaroo was constructed separately from the rest of the Craigieburn electrification project that was completed in 2007. As a result it did not opening to passengers until June 06, 2010.
Malvern tram depot centenary
May 30, 2010
Malvern Depot celebrated its centenary on 30 May 2010 when it hosted a function to commemorate the opening of the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust on 30 May 1910. Former P&MTT trams 44 and 84 were brought from Bendigo for the occasion with 44 running several special trips between the depot and Dandenong Road.
Newport Workshops: Steamrail and 707 Operations
October 27, 2018
Steamrail Victoria and 707 Operations have a large rolling stock fleet based at the West Block of Newport Workshops in Melbourne
Brooklyn wagon scrapping
June 05, 2010
In 2010 Pacific National started to clear out the multitudes of stored wagons at Tottenham Yard and selling them for scrap. A dozen or so at a time are being dragged at 20 km/h to Brooklyn, where they are being pushing into the VR tip siding to be cut up.
Tram infrastructure of Melbourne
December 10, 2017
Bits and pieces of tramway infrastructure from around the Yarra Trams network in Melbourne
Craigieburn collision, May 2010
May 05, 2010
Down Craigieburn service with 570M-T-M + 309M-T-M ran up the back of the down empty Apex train which was stopped at a signal outside Craigieburn station. 570M-T-M received most of the damage and needed to be cut apart; 309M-T-M was shunted off by T402 and taken to Broadmeadows as a complete train.
Ballarat line infrastructure
August 19, 2018
Photos of Ballarat station - a lot more are on my other site, Rail Geelong
SRHC - Tocumwal Picnic Train April 2010
April 03, 2010
T357 and T378 took a mix of E and S cars (and Parlor Car) from Seymour to Tocumwal and return, with a shuttle from Tocumwal to Strathmerton.
SRHC - Maryborough, March 2010
March 13, 2010
On March 14 SRHC ran a train from Seymour - Melbourne - Geelong - Ballarat - Maryborough and return. B74 and T378 were the locos, with a mix of S and E cars used, along with State Car 4 and Parlor Car.
El Zorro derailment, March 2010
March 09, 2010
A down El Zorro grain derailed at West Footscray Junction, with T320 and S303 coming off the rails (third and fourth units), along with 12 wagons.
X'Trapolis transfer, February 2010
February 28, 2010
T413 transferred brand new X'Trapolis set 5M-1303T-6M and 7M-1304T-8M from Ballarat to Newport, along with the usual power van ZVDY 52. So new that it had no identifying marks (other than 'unit 3' and 'unit 4' taped in the windows) the set had been taken directly from the docks to Alstom Ballarat to fix up the floor, the interior fitout was also carried out.
Avoca line signalling and infrastructure
February 14, 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
Pacific National Tocumwal freight
January 20, 2019
Pacific National (formerly Patrick PortLink) operate a container service between Appleton Dock in Melbourne and Tocumwal, loading also being attached / removed at Mooroopna (Shepparton).
Mildura line signalling and infrastructure
February 20, 2010
Infrastructure along the Mildura line, all the way along the line through Dunolly and Maryborough to Ballarat
Steamrail - Bairnsdale February 2010
February 06, 2010
S301 with a freshly repainted nose lead A78, four carriages and a power van from Melbourne to Bairnsdale and return.
SRHC - Hills to the Bay tour January 2010
January 30, 2010
N471 led the train made up of State Car 4, parlor car Yarra, two S cars and five E cars.
PCJ van transfer from Ballarat, January 2010
January 23, 2010
Freshly refurbished power van PCJ491 was transferred back from Ballarat Workshops to Melbourne, this time V/Line used their own loco (N467) and crew to bring it home
Victorian grain silos
July 12, 2010
Grain silos from across Victoria. Concrete silos fall into two types: 'Geelong' and 'Williamstown'. Older steel silos are the 'Ascom' and 'Murphy' types. Newer steel silos are 'Aquila' and 'Jumbo unit' types. Low to the ground structures are 'Behlen bins' and 'Victorian Oat Pool shed'. More detail at the National Library of Australia.
Signals and signalling equipment
Signals and signalling equipment from Melbourne and the rest of Victoria