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 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 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] Steamrail 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. Currently undergoing mainline trials.
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 1943 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 1951 North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow Operational Currently the only mainline certified oil-burner in Victoria
R761 1952 North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow Operational
Y112 1889 Phoenix Foundry, Ballarat Operational Occasionally runs with its original number Y419. Kept in Ballarat East.

Diesel locomotives

Number Image Year built Builder Status Notes
B63 Non-operational. Currently stored at Newport.
B72 Stored midway through restoration.
M231 Operational. Used occasionally to shunt at the Newport Depot.
M232 Non-operational. Currently stored at Newport.
S313 Operational. On hire to QUBE
T356 Operational.
T364 Operational.
T395 Operational.
Y164 Operational. Main Shunter at Newport Depot.

Electric locomotives

Harris electrics

Swing Door electrics (all destroyed by fire at Newport Workshops in 2015)

Tait electrics

Carriages

Class Image Type Gauge Top speed
(km/h)		 Built Number Notes
E type carriage Passenger carriage Broad 115 1906
E type carriage Passenger carriage Broad 1906
W type carriage Passenger carriage Broad 1911
W type carriage Passenger carriage Broad 1911
S type carriage Passenger carriage Broad
South Australian 'K' type carriage Passenger carriage Broad

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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