A large number of East Gippslanders joined protesters at Bairnsdale Railway Station on Saturday 25 August 1993 to stop the last train leaving for Melbourne The train finally left early Monday morning when protesters cooperated with PoliceBlack and white photograph showing protesters on railway line end of train on left group of school children with banners at Bairnsdale railway station to prevent last train leaving for Melbourne Bairnsdale Victoria transport, protest

Drivers were highly skilled enginemen. Taking a train from Beech Forest to down to Gellibrand required the train to be controlled at 10 mph (16 km) without running out of air. When a brake application was made the brakes on the locomotive were applied harder than the train brakes. The brakes locked up and the engine would just slide along. Drivers used a retention valve on the loco, then released the loco brakes so as not to wear out the brake shoes. So the train pulled into Gellibrand ready to pull out again after refilling the loco with water.At Gellibrand, a Down goods train is about to depart the station on 14 December 1955. The train consists of the locomotive G42, a louvre van NO, two NQ wagons and a guard's or brake van NC. B/W.gellibrand; colac; beech forest; railway;

Train and red carriages Port Fairy railway station c.1970Coloured photograph of train with red ‘rattler’ carriages at Port Fairy Stationtransport, rail, road, carriage, railway station, 1970

RAILWAYS COLLECTION -BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO OF an old Steam train (appears to be an A Class Loco) pulling passenger carriages - wording underneath Don’t miss the Making Tracks Exhibition at Dudley house, View Street Bendigo- written on the back -February 2005- a clipping taken from The Bendigo Advertiser.photograph, train

The photograph was taken when the electrification of the railway line was completed to Sunbury in 2012 and the Metro train services commenced running in November.For 153 years Sunbury had relied on a regional train service to Melbourne. The extension of the electrified Metro service provided the town with more frequent services.A coloured scanned photograph of a stationary electric train at a railway station. metro trains, electrification, railways, sunbury

Memories of Train Travel compiled by Wendy Barrie 4/09/2013 Train travel had changed very little from the time my mothers generation to mine. The timetable meant the usual rush to Melton South by bike in her case and if she was running late the train pulled up on the crossing. I was driven to the Station from home past Keith and Mary Gillespie’s house near the Ferris Road rail crossing to Bridge road to Melton South for the 7.32 train. While attending Sunshine High School in 1961 I would meet up with three other students, two of whom I knew from Bacchus Marsh High School days. We usually got into the same compartment on the train, it was a typical country train with a corridor along the side and compartments with a door, roof racks and sometimes heated metal containers for the feet in the winter. Some of the trains came through from Horsham and Ballarat, and the Overland from Adelaide passed through in the evening, we could hear it in the distance from the Ferris Lane home. The carriages had 1st and economy class compartments showing photographs of county scenes and holiday destinations. The engine was the large A class diesel. They are still running to Bacchus Marsh 50 years later, due to the need for the greatly increased number of commuters travelling to work in the city. Sometimes the carriages were pull by a Steam engine, these were a problem in the summer time because the sparks caused fires along the train lines and then quickly spread into the dry grass, crops and stubble. The Motor Train left Spencer Street at 4.23 pm and was the best train for me to catch. Ferris Road was a designated stop and train pulled up on the road crossing. It had steps at the door and rungs to hold while alighting to the ground. The ballast along the tracks was rough and uneven and awkward to land on. The train was painted blue and yellow with the letters VR pained on the front. This saved may parents the afternoon trip to collect me from the Station. On the walk home on the gravel road I would pass Uncle Tom and Aunty May’s house before reaching home. Melva Gillespie was studying at Sunshine Technical School and we sometimes both got off the train at the same time. On other occasions the Motor Train was replaced with a diesel engine with carriages, it was also required to stop and the driver had to be notified in advance. This meant getting into the guards van a Rockbank. It was more difficult alighting from the carriage as the gap was greater and more precarious to swing out and land on the ground. A few times in my last year of study at Melbourne Teachers College in Grattan Street Carlton. I managed to catch the 2.30 pm train to Serviceton, it was express to Melton and was very quick trip. The last train, was the 5.25 pm diesel to Ballarat and I usually caught this train to Melton South Station. On one occasion after being held up on the tram in Bourke street I had to make a mad dash to the platform chasing the train as it was just moving off and yelling to the guard, fortunately I was noticed and the train ground to halt. I scrambled into the end door and took most of the journey home to recover. After the last year at High School I continued to travel on the train, 2 years to Prahran Technical School changing at North Melbourne. There were a lot school children travelling to private schools and some at the primary level and mainly from Bacchus Marsh. Rockbank children also travelled by train from the beginning of their high school years, quite a few went to Sunshine High School. Book provided a timetable and information about the stations the train travels to from Melbourne to Adelaide. transport

Photograph 4 - Sepia photo of 3 men standing on and next to a train engine.Coopers, Bendigo.photograph, portrait, group, photograph, group, train, burrowes st., golden square.

A colour slide of children at a train station in 1958. In the 1950s for many years Legacy provided Junior Legatees holidays in the country instead of camps. This was a group of children that had gone to Traralgon by train. Was with many other slides taken in the 1950s and 1960s. The slides have been photographed to make digital images and moved to archive quality sleeves. In many cases the original images were not well focussed and the digital image the best available.A record of holidays being organised by Legacy for children.Colour slide photo of a group of children on the train platform in Traralgon.Handwritten on front 'Group members meet the children' and '1958' in blue pen. Imprinted '18' in black ink. Printed on reverse 'Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak' with a red outline on edge of slide. Also 'Set 2' and '7' in black ink.holidays, trains

The train pulled into Sunbury Station were the type of red carriages that steam trains pulled on many regional rail tracks throughout Victoria. There were times also when the diesel engines pulled these carriages before the modern V Line trains were used to transport people to the regional areas. A non-digital black and white photograph of 7 visible old train carriages pulled into a railway platform. railways, train carriages, sunbury station

Sepia photograph, a collection, train derailment. A photo of one carriage on it's side with it's spilt load, looks like grain. Some men looking on, two men in the distance. Centre of photo shows the train tracks and the damage.place, train, derailment, photograph, train derailment, culgoa victoria, wed. 31st may, 1961.

Photograph 7 - Sepia photo of a group of men standing next to a steam train engine.Coopers, Bendigo.photograph, portrait, group, photograph, group, train, burrowes st., golden square.

Black and white photograph showing a number of Australian soldiers beside a train at Bacchus Marsh Railway station. Verso: Talking to General Birdwood at Bacchus Marsh (illegible) he had got his hand on my arm,bacchus marsh, world war, world war one, train, railway, birdwood, general birdwood

Thought to be local enlisted men boarding train at Rutherglen Railway Station preparatory to leaving for overseas dutyPhoto of crowd at Rutherglen Railway Station for the inspection of the war trophy train 1920rutherglen railway station, world war i

Part of the contents of a souvenir gift bag given to those who rode on the re-enactment train for the 150th anniversary of the Geelong to Ballarat railway on 10 April 2012.A5 folded cardboard card, imprinted on the front with an invitation to ride the re-enactment train on 10 Apr 2012.Inside is a commemorative 'Edmondson' train ticket, and written information about the ticket.150th Anniversary / Opening of Railway from / Geelong to Ballaarat / GEELONG - BALLARAT - GEELONG / FIRST CLASS / The ticket is dated on one end '10 APR 2012' and numbered 0042 on the other endgeelong ballarat railway, railway anniversary, 150th re-enactment train., edmondson railway ticket

Black and white photograph, train derailment at Sea Lake. Photo of a group of men looking like trying to sort out what to do. One in overalls.place, train, derailment, photograph. train derailment. sea lake. 19th june, 1961. mileage 139.

Series of 6 photos, Steam train "D", 3 class and passenger carriages at Stawell Station. c 1990Series of 6 colour photographs of Steam Trains & passenger carriages at Stawell Station "D" 3, ?39 unsure of first number.railways

Advertising brochure for Sunrise Estate, Mitcham. Includes train timetables and list of local factories and schools.Advertising brochure for Sunrise Estate, Mitcham. land subdivision, sunrise estate, mitcham, garden avenue, sunshine avenue, creek road, aylmer avenue, aroona avenue, glide, farrell & co.

The Fred Rochow Railways Collection incorporates photos related to the operation of the Wodonga Railway Station including different types of trains and railways staff C. 1930 – 1990. It was donated to the Wodonga Historical Society by Fred Rochow, a railwayman who spent many years based in Wodonga. He joined the Victorian Railways on 17th June l947 and retired in 1988. For some time, he was a member of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen and served a term as a member of the Trades Hall Council. He had an extensive knowledge of the struggles that took place to achieve better conditions for railway workers. Fred worked for many years as a fireman and then worked his way up the ranks to driver, experiencing many changes from the days of steam locomotives through to diesel trains, locomotives and even the modern XPT train. He worked throughout Victoria at different stages of his career, with his final working years focused on the northeast of Victoria and the Albury to Melbourne line. After his retirement, Fred continued to share his love of steam miniature trains with the community. R761 - The R761 arrived in Victoria on the 28th February 1952 upon the ship ‘Helenus’ and entered service on the 9th April 1952. R761 spent long periods in storage and occasionally saw service until it was withdrawn. In 1970 R761 was overhauled and was made available for use on special trains. It became the final R class to run in VR service on the 5th September 1974, ending 120 years of mainline steam operation in Victoria. After years of debate about its future, on the 30th March 1985 the loco was officially returned to service, hauling special trains to celebrate the years of steam locomotives.This collection has local and statewide significance as it captures images of trains, locomotives and personnel who operated the railway services in Wodonga and throughout Northeast Victoria. The railways played a critical role in opening up Victoria and connecting Australia for trade, business, social communication and transport.Train driver Ned Ziebell inside the R761 on 12th December 1988railways wodonga, fred rochow, ned ziebell, r761 locomotive

Black and white photo of passenger train, D3 locomotive used on Ringwood line until 1926 passing Blackburn Tile Works which were demolished 1967-1968. This photo was taken in the 1940s.australian tesselated tile co. pty ltd, blackburn, d3 loco, train

Black and white photograph, a collection, train derailment at Sea Lake. Photo of a group of men pumping grain into the back of a truck, also filling hessian bags with grain.place, train, derailment, photograph. train derailment. sea lake. 19th june, 1961. mileage 139.

Railway stretchers were carried in all Guards Vans on Victorian Railway trains, for use when an accident occurred. Regular training and annual events in first aid competitions ensured most staff were well versed in the requirements of an emergency. Historic - Victorian Railways - First aid stretcher Timber stretcher, two beams encased in canvas with extendable metal straps.VICTORIAN RAILWAYS 513 / SUBURBAN TRAIN FLINDERS STREETrailway stretcher, victorian railways, puffing billy, first aid stretcher, suburban trains, flinders street, guards van, health and safety

News article relating the opening of a 'gold mining' site and wooden train at Westerfolds Park.Photocopy of article from Diamond Valley News 1985. Includes photograph of children on miniature train.westerfolds park, gold mine, parks, playgrounds, george haslam, yarra river

Black and white photograph, train derailment at Sea Lake. Photo of derailed carriages, grain on ground, 2 men looking on and the front of a Holden car, registration GZT-177.place, train, derailment, photograph. train derailment. sea lake. 19th june, 1961. mileage 139.

80th Anniversary of the Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses League.Pen - Celebrate 80th Annual Reunion Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses LeagueBurgundy ball point pen, gold colored trim.On side of pen is written "Ballarat Base Hospital / Trained Nurses League 1929-2008".anniversary, 80th, pen, ballarat, league

Historic - Puffing Billy Railway Locomotive Head Board used in the Celebration of Santa Christmas Special Trains Historic - Puffing Billy Railway Locomotive Head Board used in the Celebration of Santa Christmas Special Trains Locomotive Head Board - Santa - Christmas Special Train Circular Wooden sheet with vinyl stickers puffing billy, head board, santa train

Reputed to have been from a train used on the Buninyong railway line. Circumstances of its finding are not recorded. Half a nut from a train used on the former Buninyong railway line. The inside edge is threaded.Nonerailways, buninyong, trains

The train smash occurred in Sunbury between the Station Street level rail crossing and Sunbury Station on February 6th 1952 at around 10pm. The goods train was being pulled by the green locomotive, which was used to take the Jubilee train throughout Victoria in 1951, to acknowledge 125 of European settlement in Victoria, ran into the back of another stationary goods train on the rail line. The guard, A.C Read, in the stationary goods train was killed. P J Mcwhirter, the guard in the other train was injured. The tree lined street in the background is Horne Street.This smash was one of a number that have happened along the Sunbury rail line and in the vicinity of Sunbury Station over the years.A black and white photograph with a white border of a train smash which wrecked a steam engine and carriages. Workmen are on the tracks surveying the wreckage. A rail crossing is in the background.jubilee train, train crashes, station street, sunbury railway station, a c read, p j mcwhirter