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Formation | 1965 |
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Type | Volunteer Organisation |
Purpose | Restoration & Operation of Heritage Rollingstock |
Headquarters | Newport Workshops |
Coordinates | 37°51′3″S144°52′48″E / 37.85083°S 144.88000°E |
Website | www |
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 leases diesel locomotives to freight operators such as Southern Shorthaul Railroad (SSR) & Qube Logistics 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.
Number | Image | Year built | Builder | Status | Max Speed km/h Metro Network | Max Speed km/h | Notes |
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A2 986 | ![]() | 1915 | Newport Workshops | Operational | 80 | 80 | Re-entered service on 13 May 2017 after a 30-year restoration |
D3 608 | 1908 | Stored | 95 | 95 | Stored at Ballarat East | ||
D3 638 | 1916 | ||||||
D3 639/658 | ![]() | 1903 | Operational | Restored in 1984. Painted in the Victorian Railways Commissioner's Loco livery (black and red). Occasionally runs with its original number D3 658 | |||
D3 641 | 1915 | Stored | Stored at Ballarat East | ||||
D3 677 | 1917 | Stored at Newport Workshops (West Block). | |||||
D3 688 | 1912 | Stored at Ballarat East | |||||
K151 | 1940 | 80 | 80 | Stored at Newport Workshops (West Block). | |||
K153 | ![]() | Operational | Restored in 1983. As of May 2023, it is running with K140's plates. | ||||
K183 | ![]() | 1943 | Originally restored in 1992, suffered damage in a level crossing accident at Benalla in October 2002 and was stored at Newport Workshops East Block until June 30, 2020 when it was transferred to Steamrail's workshops. [8] After an assessment on the condition of the engine, Steamrail have decided to restore the locomotive to mainline operating standard. [9] On October 7, 2021, K183 made its first mainline appearance since 2002 performing several test runs on the Newport–Sunshine line. [10] K183 officially returned to service on April 24, 2022. | ||||
K184 | 1945 | Stored for future long term restoration | Stored at Newport Workshops (East Block). Was used on heritage services with Steamrail Victoria through the 1970s, painted all over gloss black with red frames and buffer beams. [11] The engine was withdrawn in 1980 due to poor mechanical condition. [12] | ||||
K190 | ![]() | 1946 | Operational | Restored in 1979. Painted in a LMS inspired livery. | |||
R700 | ![]() | 1951 | North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow | Stored for future long term restoration | 100 | 115 | Stored at Newport Workshops (West Block). Partially cosmetically restored for the 2020 Steamrail Open Days. |
R711 | ![]() | Operational | Restored by West Coast Railway in 1998. Entered service with Steamrail in 2012. Currently the only mainline certified oil-burner in Victoria | ||||
R761 | ![]() | 1952 | Restored in 1985 | ||||
Y112 | ![]() | 1889 | Phoenix Foundry, Ballarat | Out of Traffic, Overhaul | 60 | 60 | Restored in 1996. Occasionally runs with its original number Y419. Based at Ballarat East. Withdrawn from service in May 2022 to receive new driving wheels and tires. [13] |
Number | Image | Year built | Builder | Status | Max Speed km/h | Notes |
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B63 | 1952 | Clyde Engineering, Granville | Non-operational | Currently stored at Newport. | ||
B72 | ![]() | 1953 | Clyde Engineering, Granville | Under restoration | ||
M231 | 1959 | Newport Workshops | Operational | Used for shunting at the Newport Depot. | ||
M232 | Operational | Currently stored at Newport. | ||||
S301 | ![]() | 1957 | Clyde Engineering, Granville | Operational | 115 | Acquired from Pacific National in March 2024. [14] |
S313 | ![]() | 1961 | Clyde Engineering, Granville | Operational | 115 | |
T356 | ![]() | 1959 | Clyde Engineering, Granville | Operational | 100 | |
T364 | ![]() | 1962 | Clyde Engineering, Granville | Operational | ||
T395 | ![]() | 1965 | Clyde Engineering, Granville | Operational | ||
Y164 | 1968 | Clyde Engineering, Granville | Operational | 65 | West Block shunter | |
Number | Image | Year built | Builder | Status | Max Speed km/h | Notes |
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E1106 | 1929 | VR Newport and Jolimont Workshops | Non-operational | 65 | Stored at Newport. | |
E1108 | ||||||
E1109 | Formerly Under restoration. | |||||
L1160 | ![]() | 1953 | English Electric | Non operational | 115 | |
L1162 | ![]() | Operational | Stored at Newport pending equipment upgrades for mainline accreditation | |||
L1169 | ![]() | 1954 | Non operational. | Stored at Newport. Used as a prop for 2007 Film Ghost Rider with "Texas Eagle" paint job. Repainted to Indian Railways livery in 2021 for TV Series Shantaram. | ||
Number | Image | Year built as carriage | Year converted to Electric car | Builder (Electric) | Status | Max Speed km/h | Notes |
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107 M | ![]() | 1888 as 85 AA | 1920 | Newport Workshops | Destroyed | 80 | Destroyed in fire at Newport Workshops in 2015. |
137 M | ![]() | 1907 as 22 BDBD | |||||
93 M | 1889 as 110 AA | 1919 | Under Restoration | Under Restoration after being recovered from paddock in Mooroopna in 2017. | |||
113 M | 1888 as 35 AA | 1920 | Stored | Former Jolimont Workshops Pilot | |||
156 M | 1900 as 2 BDBD | 1917 | |||||
24 D | 1904 as 72 ABAB | 1923 | Destroyed | Destroyed in fire at Newport Workshops in 2015. | |||
12 BT | 1890 as 173 AA | 1919 |
Number | Image | Year built as carriage | Year converted to Electric car | Builder (Electric) | Status | Max Speed km/h | Notes |
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2 CM | ![]() | - | 1921 | Newport Workshops | Stored | 80 | Parcels motor |
317 M | ![]() | - | 1917 | Operational | |||
267 M | - | Stored | |||||
284 M | - | 1918 | |||||
327 M | 1915 as 52 BCP | 1921 | Under Restoration | ||||
381 M | ![]() | - | 1918 | Operational | |||
470 M | ![]() | 1915 as 25 BCP | 1921 | Under Restoration | Unique double end configuration. | ||
230 D | ![]() | 1910 as 3 ACP | 1922 | Operational | |||
257 D | 1913 as 30 ACP | Stored | |||||
208 T | ![]() | 1910 as 8 AP | 1919 | Operational | |||
341 T | ![]() | 1913 as 55 BP | 1922 | Operational | |||
48 G | - | 1924 | Stored | Dual lighting (Gas/Electric) |
Short W cars (U cars) | Long W cars
Carriage | Image | Year built | Colour | Max Speed km/h | Notes |
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32 ABU | 2 April 1914 | Red | 80 | First / Second Class - Compartment Style - Stored | |
40 ABU | 25 June 1914 | ||||
25 AW | 5 July 1918 | First Class - Compartment Style - Stored | |||
64 AW | 8 April 1927 | Red and gold | First Class - Compartment Style | ||
60 BW | 1 October 1926 | Second Class - Compartment Style | |||
61 BW | ![]() | 30 July 1926 | Second Class - Compartment Style - On loan to the VGR | ||
63 BW | 9 July 1926 | Red | |||
67 BW | 13 April 1927 | Red and Gold | Second Class - Compartment Style | ||
68 BW | 12 April 1927 | ||||
70 BW | 8 July 1927 | Red | Second Class - Compartment Style - Stored | ||
71 BW | 18 June 1926 | ||||
80 BW | ![]() | 23 April 1926 | Brown | Second Class - Compartment Style - On loan to the VGR | |
14 CW | ![]() | 18 January 1914 | Red | Guards Van |
Carriage | Image | Year built | Colour | Max Speed km/h | Notes |
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ACN 24 | 7 June 1982 | PTV | 115 | First Class with Guards Compartment - Saloon Style - Standard Gauge | |
BRN 34 | 17 December 1982 | Economy Class with Buffet - Saloon Style - Standard Gauge | |||
BN 7 | 18 December 1981 | Economy Class - Saloon Style - Standard Gauge | |||
BN 10 | 19 February 1982 | Economy Class - Saloon Style - Standard Gauge |
Carriage | Image | Year built | Colour | Max Speed km/h | Notes |
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1 AV | 16 June 1897 | Red | 65 | First Class - Compartment Style - Stored | |
32 AV | 26 October 1899 | ||||
7 BV | 29 March 1898 | Second Class - Compartment Style - Stored | |||
18 BV | 31 August 1899 | ||||
12 BL | 30 June 1893 | Second Class - End Platform Compartment Style with Saloon - Stored. 'Enterprise' | |||
13 BL | 30 June 1893 | Second Class - End Platform Compartment Style with Saloon - Stored. 'Pioneer' |
Carriage | Image | Year built | Colour | Max Speed km/h | Notes |
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Moorabool | ![]() | 1 June 1939 | Blue and gold | 115 | Club / Dance Car |
601 Tweed | 2 March 1937 | Blue and gold | Dining Car - Standard Gauge | ||
607 Richmond | 24 November 1937 | Blue and gold | Dining Car | ||
SJ 282 Tantini | ![]() | 7 March 1950 | Overland Maroon | Roomette Sleeping Car - Air Conditioning | |
SJ 283 Weroni | ![]() | 9 December 1950 | V/Line Orange (Vinelander) | Twinette Sleeping Car - Air Conditioning | |
269 BZ Hobsons Bay | 4 December 1958 | Blue and gold | Multifunction/Dance Car | ||
Goulburn | ![]() | 23 November 1908 | Red and gold | 80 | Twinshare Sleeping Car (SRV Crew Car) |
Inman | 22 August 1923 | Red | Twinshare Sleeping Car | ||
Coliban | ![]() | 22 August 1923 | Red | Twinshare Sleeping Car | |
Indi | 14 April 1928 | Blue and gold | Twinshare Sleeping Car - Air Conditioning | ||
Werribee | ![]() | 14 April 1928 | Blue and gold | Twinshare Sleeping Car - Air Conditioning | |
24 CP | 3 February 1958 | Blue | 115 | Guards Van - Standard Gauge | |
291 CP | ![]() | 28 April 1958 | Maroon | Guards Van | |
292 PCP | 17 September 1957 | Blue and gold | Power Van | ||
PCJ 491 | 18 September 1970 | Silver | Power Van | ||
Carey | ![]() | 26 August 1901 | Blue and Gold | 80 | Shower Car (former Horsebox) |
VZVF 1 | 16 May 1955 | Black | 95 | Water Tank Wagon - 33640L Capacity | |
VOAF 9 | 5 July 1927 | Red | Bogie Open Wagon for Coal Transport - 45t Capacity | ||
VOBX 244 | 24 September 1969 | Red and Gold | Bogie Open Wagon for Coal Transport - 51t Capacity | ||
WT 49 | 16 July 1902 | Red | 65 | Water Tank Wagon - 9000L Capacity |
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