Train Enthusiast's Video Diary 1988-10-25B

25/10/1988B - During Australia's bi-centenary celebrations in 1988 we attended many of the AusSteam '88 activities in Victoria which started and concluded in...

Steam Train R711 at Bendigo Train Station

21/10/2012 a steam train have arrive at Bendigo Train Station from Melbourne Train Station for 150 Years of Rail - Celebration Day.

Regional Rail Link: Announcement of construction works in December 2012 and January 2013

From 8.00 pm Friday 28 December to last service Sunday 30 December 2012 and from 8.00 pm Friday 4 January to last service on Sunday 13 January 2013 buses rep...

Train Enthusiast's Video Diary 1988-10-26

On Wednesday, October 26th, 1988, as part of the "Steam and Transport Spectacular" (an Australian Bicentennial activity), ex-Victorian Railways, broad-gauge,...

Australian Diesel Electric Trains: Pacific National G542 North Geelong To Bendigo Empty Grain Train.

On the 9th of March 2013, I was privileged to visit Watergardens Railway Station, where Pacific National's G542 hauling the North Geelong to Bendigo empty gr...

Steam Train on the Broadmeadows Line - Essendon Shuttles: Australian Trains

In the late 1990's and early 2000's, the Essendon rotary club used to annually charter a steam train from Steamrail Victoria to operate shuttles from Essendo...

Double R class steam locos on the Maldon Experience - 8 September 2012: Australian Trains

On Saturday 8 September 2012 Steamrail ran their annual "Maldon Experience" tour to Bendigo, connecting with the Victorian Goldfields Railway at Castlemaine ...

R711 re-launch / Bendigo Line 150th tour 21/10/12

On Sunday 21st of October 2012 Steamrail Victoria ran a special steam hauled train from Melbourne to Bendigo to celebrate 150 years of the Bendigo line. The ...

Victoria's V'locity Bendigo to Melbourne

A V'locity going under one of Bendigo bridge's near the Bendigo's Train station.

Thermit welding of railway tracks (Abigroup site project, St.Albans, Vic., Australia)

Using the Thermit welding technique to joining butted railway tracks on the Melbourne-Bendigo rail line- Oct. 2007.