Qube derailment, December 2017
December 23, 2017
On December 23, 2017 Qube's 6CM7 Harefield to Melbourne service came to a halt at McIntyre Loop, supposedly due to a broken rail. Lead locomotive QBX001 had to be rerailed, and was then taken off the train and stabled at the G&V wagon maintenance yard, while L277 arrived light engine to assist remaining locomotive QBX004 to bring the train into Melbourne.
X'Trapolis transfer, December 2017
December 20, 2017
On 20 December 2017 Southern Shorthaul Railroad locomotives T363 and T385 and power van BVDY52 transferred a brand new X'Trapolis train from Ballarat Workshops to the Epping Workshops in Melbourne. Leading set 255M–1428T–256M was in a plain while livery, while 253M–1427T–254M had the usual Metro livery already applied.
Steamrail - Members special, December 2017
December 17, 2017
On December 17, 2017 Steamrail ran a members special train from Newport to Frankston and return, behind steam locomotive Y112.
SSR track machine transfer, 2016
November 01, 2016
On November 1, 2016 Southern Shorthaul Railroad locomotives 4911 and 4917 transferred a track machine from Dubbo to Melbourne
Pacific National locomotive provisioning centre
January 20, 2019
Pacifc National's fleet of standard gauge locomotives is refuelled and maintained at the Locomotive Provisioning Centre at South Dynon.
Pacific National interstate steel trains
February 17, 2019
Pacific National carries raw materials and finished steel product to and from the BlueScope, Arrium and Onesteel plants at Port Kembla, NSW and Westernport, Victoria; with trains running Melbourne-Wollongong-Brisbane and Melbourne-Adelaide-Perth.
SRHC transfer, March 2011
March 14, 2011
On March 14, 2011 T357 and T378 headed light engine from Seymour to Melbourne, returning to El Zorro on hire after hauling that weekend's SRHC special to Maryborough
T376 transfer, December 2008
December 16, 2008
T376 headed light engine from Seymour to Melbourne on 16 December 2008, after being used to transfer carriages to the Seymour Rail Heritage Centre depot
Somerton steel shunt
November 11, 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.
El Zorro wagon transfer, 2009
August 01, 2009
On 1 August 2009 El Zorro ran an empty wagon movement from Adelaide to Melbourne, with FL220 and GL109 hauling a train of CFCLA CQWY well wagons and CQMY container wagons.
707 Operations - Manangatang, December 2017
December 15, 2017
On the weekend of 15-17 December 2017 707 Operations ran a train from Melbourne to Manangatang and return, travelling via Bacchus Marsh on the down, and North Shore on the return. T413 & H5 hauled the train, with PCP 294, BS 205, SJ 284, BRS 224, Avoca, Club Car 1, NAM 2336, LAN 2354, VAM 1, and Wando in the consist.
Aurizon standard gauge freight
May 18, 2018
Aurizon commenced operating standard gauge freight services across Australia when precescessor Queensland Rail purchased Interail in 2002, CRT Group in 2005, and Australian Railroad Group in 2006. QR National was rebranded as Aurizon in December 2012. The company withdrew their Melbourne-Brisbane and Melbourne-Perth services in December 2017.
El Zorro Horsham freight
July 25, 2010
For a period during 2009 El Zorro operated a standard gauge freight service between Melbourne and Horsham
QR National grain wagon transfer, 2011
April 02, 2011
In April 2011 QR National diesel locomotives LZ3101, LQ3122, DC2206, LZ3103 and 45 AGWF grain hoppers were transferred via Melbourne from Western Australia to New South Wales to begin a new grain contract.
P&O Trans Australia Melbourne-Adelaide freight
April 30, 2011
P&O Trans Australia operated their own Melbourne-Adelaide freight service between October 2009 and July 2011. You can find the history of the service here.
Qube Logistics Horsham freight
January 18, 2012
Qube Logistics and predecessor P&O Trans Australia operated container services between Melbourne and Horsham. They commenced operating in August 2011 following the end of the MA2/AM2 service, and ended in mid-2012.
Pacific National Horsham freight
May 02, 2008
Until July 2008 Pacific National operated a standard gauge Melbourne to Horsham freight service
Qube Logistics Harefield freight
July 01, 2018
Qube Logistics operates a train conveying containerised paper products between Melbourne and Harefield in southern NSW. The first services ran in 2012-14, before being diverted to Port Botany in NSW, then returned to Melbourne regularly in 2017.
Buckley Street level crossing removal project
September 29, 2018
The level crossing on the Craigieburn line at Buckley Street in Essendon is planned to be replaced by a road under rail bridge
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
Steamrail - Caulfield-Moorabbin shuttles, November 2017
November 25, 2017
On 24 November 2017 Steamrail Victoria steam locomotives A2 986 and K153 hauled the preserved Tait train between Caulfield and Moorabbin.
SRHC - Spirit of Progress 80th Anniversary Tour, 2017
November 25, 2017
The Seymour Railway Heritage Centre operated a Spirit of Progress 80th Anniversary Tour, with locomotives B74 and S303 used along with the majority of the original carriage consist. The train ran from Seymour to Ballarat, travelling via Sunshine, Newport and North Shore in both directions.
ARTC trackwork
April 10, 2019
Trackwork on the Australian Rail Track Corporation network, that stretches across the country
Connex Melbourne trackwork and works trains
November 24, 2009
Trackwork and works trains on the Connex Melbourne suburban network