Steamrail Victoria

2007 open day at the Steamrail Victoria depot: R 711 beside an L class electric locomotive and Swing Door suburban train

Steamrail Victoria is a not-for-profit volunteer group established in 1965 to the restore and operate historic locomotives and rolling stock used on the railways in Victoria, Australia.[1] The main depot of the group is at the Newport Railway Workshops ('West Block') in suburban Melbourne. In addition to operating railfan special trains and charters for private groups, the group also operates special steam trains in the Melbourne suburban area.[2] Streamrail regularly tours the state, including participation in annual events such as the Ballarat Heritage Weekend (steam locomotive Y112 is used to shuttle between Ballarat and Sulky Gully/Lal Lal).[3] Steamrail Victoria also hires diesel locomotives to Qube Logistics (Formerly POTA) as required. Locomotives were also hired to El Zorro until they ceased trading.[4][5][6]

The group has custody of a number of Victorian Railways steam locomotives, including the R, D3 and K classes; in addition to several diesel electric locomotives, and various suburban electric rolling stock.[7] Heritage carriages include the wooden 'E' and 'W' types, steel air conditioned 'S' type carriages, and South Australian 'K' type steel stock. The group has been criticised by some elements of the railfan community for use of non-heritage liveries on rolling stock.

Locomotives

Steam locomotives

Number Image Year built Builder Status Notes
A2 986
1915 Newport Workshops Testing and commissioning Moved under its own steam for the first time in 52 years on 30 May 2015.
D3 608 Stored Stored at Ballarat East
D3 638 Stored Stored at Ballarat East
D3 639 1903 Newport Workshops Operational Occasionally runs with its original number D3 658
D3 641 Stored Stored at Ballarat East
D3 677 Stored Stored at Newport
D3 688 Stored Stored at Ballarat East
K151 Newport Workshops Stored Stored at Newport
K153 1940 Newport Workshops Operational Currently on hire to the VGR
K183 Newport Workshops Accident damaged, stored Stored after accident damage at Benalla in October 2002.
K184 Newport Workshops Stored Stored at Newport
K190 1946 Newport Workshops Operational Painted in a LMS inspired livery
R700 North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow Stored Stored at Newport
R711
North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow Operational Currently the only mainline certified oil-burner in Victoria
R761 North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow Operational
Y112 Phoenix Foundry, Ballarat Operational Occasionally runs with its original number Y419

Diesel locomotives

Electric locomotives

Harris electrics

Swing Door electrics

Tait electrics

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Steamrail Victoria - About Us". www.steamrail.com.au. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  2. ↑ "Media Release: RIDE A STEAM TRAIN AROUND MELBOURNE THIS SUNDAY". www.dpc.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  3. ↑ Steam trains return on Ballarat's Heritage Weekend. The Courier. May 9, 2012
  4. ↑ "Qube's use of SRV locos". www.railpage.com.au.
  5. ↑ "El Zorro's Demise". www.railpage.com.au.
  6. ↑ "Steamrail Forum ~ View topic - El Zorro Hirings of SRV Locos". www.steamrail.com.au. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  7. ↑ "VICSIG - Heritage Groups - Steamrail Victoria". www.vicsig.net. Retrieved 2008-06-02.

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Coordinates: 37°51′3″S 144°52′48″E / 37.85083°S 144.88000°E / -37.85083; 144.88000

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