Steamrail Victoria's R761 climbs up Ingliston Bank with a 6 car train bound the final destination of Ballarat. I ended up chasing the train the rest of the way, Railroad: Steamrail Victoria
Locomotive: Victorian Railways R class
Location: Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Locomotive #: R761
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 02, 2009

R761-R707 roll through across the Barkers Creek viaduct at Harcourt on a Steamrail special to Bendigo.

Steamrail suburban shuttles returning from Glen Waverley.

D3 658 (temporarily renumbered from 639) works a Steamrail special through South Kensington.

Heading to Seymour on an empty driver training special, British-built Hudson R761 puts on a spectacular show of speed through Donnybrook station, where several mechanical semaphore signals still r... (more)

With the end of the fire-ban season, North British-built Hudson R761 hauls a Ballarat-bound special between Tottenham and Sunshine on May 2 2009.

T395 makes a very rare visit to the short suburban Alamein Branch, trailing the Suburban Mystery Rambler. This is the first heritage train to visit the line in more than a decade; makes for a welc... (more)

With yard pilot Y156 on the right of photo, R761 prepares to depart Melbourne Southern Cross station on a charter into a little country town named Wycheproof. Also in the consist are locomotives T... (more)

Transferring back to Melbourne from Wycheproof after being left there on a railfan tour the week before, Hudson R761 leads diesel T356 and a coal wagon as they roll across the Taradale viaduct.

K153 simmers past East Camberwell station in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne as it almost completes the second last return steam shuttle between Camberwell and Mitcham for the day.

Working the shuttles between Camberwell and Mitcham, K153 pulling a train load of eager families enjoying a day out while reliving rail history. Off interest, steam locomotive K190 is trailing at ... (more)

Past Yarraville station on a glorious spring morning, K190 leads a positioning move to Camberwell in order to begin a day full of heritage steam shuttles on the Ringwood line.

R761 rolls down hill towards Castlemaine station, where it will connect with another steam special for Maldon. Diesel loco T395 is trailing.

K190 trailing on a curve with the last push pull shuttle for the Wattle Festival between Hurstbridge and Eltham. Taking it easy with K153 doing most of the work at the front of the train.