Pacific National - Melbourne standard gauge freight
Sunday 10 March 2024
Pacific National standard gauge intermodal services from Adelaide and New South Wales meet at Melbourne, running via the western suburbs into the Melbourne Freight Terminal at South Dynon.
V/Line - Standard gauge to Albury
Friday 8 March 2024
On July 2011 V/Line ran their first standard gauge service to Albury, after almost 3 years of bus replacements, and countless months wasted of back and forth between the different parties involved.
NSW TrainLink bits
Monday 20 November 2023
Just bits and pieces of NSW TrainLink trains, carriages and railcars
Aurizon driver training
Thursday 21 September 2023
In March 2023 Aurizon commenced driver training runs between Melbourne and Dimboola, ready for an upcoming contract for Team Global Express (formerly Toll).
Pacific National Griffith freight
Friday 4 August 2023
Pacific National operates the standard gauge MC2/CM3 freight service from the Port of Melbourne to the NSW Riverina town of Griffith, with additional loading collected from Leeton and Bomen.
SCT Logistics - Sadleirs Logistics
Tuesday 1 August 2023
On 29 September 2021 SCT Logistics commenced providing rail services to Sadleirs Logistics.
AK track recording cars
Thursday 8 June 2023
The AK cars are a set of three specially equipped ex-NSWGR carriages fitted out for track inspection and testing purposes. They are operated by the Australian Rail Track Corporation over their standard gauge lines behind hired motive power on a regular basis
Pacific National - Main South freight
Wednesday 12 October 2022
Pacific National standard gauge intermodal freight services on the Main South line from Sydney towards the Victorian border at Albury.
Stored locomotives at Ettamogah
Thursday 29 September 2022
In 2017 a number of ex-Freight Australia locomotives previously sold to the Ettamogah Rail Hub were transferred to Ettamogah for long term storage pending possible reactivation to service.
V/Line - standard gauge transfers to Ettamogah
Tuesday 2 August 2022
Following their replacement by the new standard gauge VLocity trains in 2022, V/Line's fleet of standard gauge carriages used on the Albury line were transferred to the SRHC depot in Seymour for storage. On 2 August 2022 six of the stored carriages, along with three recently retired carriages, were transferred by V/Line from Melbourne to Seymour and on to Albury, where they are being put into storage at Ettamogah on behalf of the rail heritage groups they are being handed over to. From north end the consist was ACN45, BN22, BN10, BN7, BRN34, ACN24 (all stripped of livery) then PTV liveried BN5, BRN43 and ACN48.
V/Line - standard gauge VLocity testing
Monday 6 June 2022
On 23 September 2021 recently gauge converted VLocity VS93 departed South Dynon for Seymour on standard gauge, in preparation for testing on the North East line.
St James Rail - Southern Aurora 60th anniversary 2022
Sunday 24 April 2022
In April 2022 St James Rail operated a special six day rail cruise from Sydney to Melbourne and return to make the 60th anniversary of the Southern Aurora. Heritage locomotives S303, P22 and T357 led the train
V/Line - standard gauge workshops and shunting
Tuesday 23 November 2021
V/Line's fleet of standard gauge trains are maintained at South Dynon, with diesel locomotive P13 retained as a shunter.
Pacific National - Sadleirs Logistics
Friday 15 October 2021
Until September 2021 Pacific National moved freight by rail for Sadleirs Logistics with their fleet of RLSY louvre vans, attached to intermodal services.
Qube Logistics Ettamogah freight
Sunday 25 July 2021
In July 2021 Qube Logistics commenced operating a containerised freight service between the Port of Melbourne and the Ettamogah Rail Hub outside Albury.
Pacific National Bordertown log train
Tuesday 3 November 2020
In August 2020 Pacific National commenced operating a containerised log train from Bordertown in South Australia to the Port of Melbourne.
SRHC - Spirit of Progress to Albury, November 2019
Saturday 23 November 2019
On 23 November 2019 the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre ran a standard gauge tour from Southern Cross Station to Albury and return. T357 and P22 led the train, made up of carriages 1 BS, 11 BS, 4 AS and Parlor Car.
Freight around metropolitan Adelaide
Wednesday 2 October 2019
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.
SRHC - Cruise Express charter, May 2019
Friday 31 May 2019
On 31 May 2019 the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre ran a special standard gauge train from Albury to Southern Cross to convey passengers on a 'Cruise Express' tour. T357 and P22 led the train, with 1BS, 11BS, 4AS and Parlor Car in the consist.
GWA grain services
Wednesday 1 May 2019
Genesee & Wyoming Australia have operated a number of standard gauge grain services through Victoria, usually with hoppers hired from CFCLA
Manildra sugar train
Tuesday 20 November 2018
Until 2019 Manildra Group moved sugar by rail from their plant in Grafton in NSW to their sidings at North Dynon in Melbourne. NGGF hopper wagons were used, which were attached to Pacific National intermodal or steel services.
Southern Shorthaul Railroad driver training
Saturday 18 November 2017
In July 2017 Southern Shorthaul Railroad commenced operating driver training runs north and west of Melbourne, in preparation for the operation of grain trains on the standard gauge.
CountryLink XPT derailment, July 2014
Monday 1 May 2017
On the morning of July 11, 2014 the Sydney-bound XPT derailed just outside Southern Cross Station, where the dual gauge tracks over the North Melbourne flyover split into separate standard and broad gauge tracks. The newly rebuilt tracks has just opened for service that morning.
Western NSW freight
Friday 31 March 2017
Freight in New South Wales from the Blue Mountains and further west.
Lachlan Valley Railway
Thursday 30 March 2017
Lachlan Valley Railway is based in the New South Wales Central Western town of Cowra, but after the closure of the Demondrille to Cowra line in 2009, their fleet has been moved Cootamundra.
C's On The Northeast Tour 2015
Saturday 21 November 2015
On November 21, 2015 C501 and C510 led a train from Melbourne to Albury and return, using the Steamrail fleet of standard gauge K carriages. Due to Southern Cross only have two standard gauge platforms that are both occupied on Saturday mornings, the train commenced empty cars at South Dynon, then picked up passengers at Broadmeadows station.
NSW Rail Transport Museum - Melbourne Cup Aurora 2015
Tuesday 3 November 2015
CFCLA locomotives FL220 and HL203 lead a 13 carriage train of ex-Southern Aurora carriages from NSW to Melbourne on November 3, 2015.
El Zorro standard gauge grain trains
Wednesday 24 April 2013
El Zorro once operated a number of grain trains inside and through Victoria on standard gauges, using a mix of hired locomotives and wagons.
NSW Rail Transport Museum - Melbourne Cup Aurora 2012
Tuesday 6 November 2012
Heritage locomotives 44211 lead 4490 on the 10 carriage train of ex-Southern Aurora carriages from NSW to Melbourne on November 06, 2012.
NSW Rail Transport Museum - Southern Aurora 50th anniversary 2012
Saturday 26 May 2012
On 26 May 2012 the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum ran a special 50th anniversary recreation of the Southern Aurora from Sydney to Melbourne. Heritage locomotives 4490 and 4306 led the train.
Freight in the Adelaide Hills and Mount Lofty
Monday 5 December 2011
Freight action headed west from Adelaide, headed up the hills and east towards Victoria.
Freight west from Adelaide
Saturday 3 December 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.
NSW Rail Transport Museum - Melbourne Cup Aurora 2011
Tuesday 1 November 2011
Heritage locomotives 4490 lead 4520 on the 11 carriage train of ex-Southern Aurora carriages from NSW to Melbourne on November 01, 2011.
El Zorro mineral sands train
Saturday 18 June 2011
The mineral sands train was operated by El Zorro and runs on an irregular basis between Melbourne and Portland, to transport titanium and zircon mineral sands processed by Iluka Resources at Hamilton
NSW Rail Transport Museum Thirlmere
Friday 13 May 2011
New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, located at Thirlmere.
Great Southern Rail - Southern Spirit
Sunday 13 February 2011
A very expensive rail cruise operated by Great Southern Rail, running on various routes around Australia a few times a year between 2010 and 2012.
Endeavour and Xplorer railcar transfers to Bombardier Dandenong
Friday 26 February 2010
The Endeavour and Xplorer railcars are operated by CityRail and CountryLink in New South Wales. Originally built at Dandenong in Victoria, in 2007-2009 they have been undergoing a refurbishment program at the same plant. To transfer the cars they are gauge converted from standard to broad at South Dynon, then hauled as unbraked wagons down to Dandenong. These transfer trains are being run by Pacific National depot at Geelong, with extra wagons for braking purposes which are stored at North Geelong Yard between runs
Bacardi Express 2009
Friday 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.
Portland stored grain hoppers
Saturday 10 January 2009
For a number of years Pacific National stored a large number of standard gauge grain hoppers in the harbour sidings at Portland
NSW Rail Transport Museum - Ararat 2007
Wednesday 25 April 2007
Every so often the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum runs their heritage trains across the border and into 'Mexico' - this time 4201 and 4520 lead their Southern Auroa set through Melbourne to Ararat.
Pacific National standard gauge grain
Grain is a major freight traffic in Victoria, with Pacific National running grain trains from Victorian silos on standard gauge to export export terminals at Melbourne, Geelong and Portland, as well as interstate to NSW.
V/Line trackwork and maintenance
Trackwork on the V/Line network that stretches across Victoria
Pacific National - Western standard gauge
Out on the Western standard gauge, from beyond Gheringhap across the plains towards South Australia
Pacific National - North East standard gauge freight
Pacific National standard gauge intermodal freight services on the North East line from Melbourne towards the NSW border at Albury.
Locomotives, light engines, and lashups
As the title suggests: Locomotives, Light Engines, and Lashups of various freight locos. There is a lot of smoking it up for the camera as well... ;-)
Journey Beyond Rail - The Overland
Journey Beyond Rail, formerly Great Southern Rail, operates 'The Overland' from Melbourne to Adelaide, via Geelong, Ararat and the Western standard gauge
NSW TrainLink in Victoria
NSW TrainLink, formerly CountryLink, is the operator of country passenger services in New South Wales. They also operate their XPT across the border into Melbourne.
Aurizon Team Global Express intermodal
In April 2023 Aurizon commenced operating intermodal services for Team Global Express (formerly Toll) between Melbourne and Perth.