2'6" Gauge locos 8A and 6A prepare to take out the first train of the morning from Belgrave. 8A will assist as far as Menzies Creek, from where 6A will lead the train to Gembrook.
This was the first time a 'Tait' set had visited the newly electrified section from St Albans to Sydenham, and to date is still only one of two visits: there have been no preserved EMU tours in Me... (more)
On a clear winter morning, a Comeng EMU bound for the north-eastern suburb of Hurstbridge crosses the wooden trestle at Eltham. This 106 year old bridge is the only wooden trestle still in use on ... (more)
7A storms up Fielder Bank right on dusk with a mixed special bound for Gembrook. It was quite a fluke I managed to get this shot: the access road was blocked by a truck, so we had to walk in, and ... (more)
Loco 7A leads a 1920's style mixed special over the famous Monbulk trestle, bound for Gembrook.
Locos 8A 6A and G42 prepare to run the day's trains at Belgrave loco depot. 8A & 6A will double-head on the first run, while Garratt G42 will take 'The Lunch Train.'
Class leader A60 hauls two MTH cars down grade towards Leawarra station on the Connex-operated Stony Point-Frankston shuttle, only months before railcars took over this service. You can watch some... (more)
Another former Victorian Railways 'Bulldog' No S311 waits to leave Spencer Street with the 12.20 train to Warrnambool. This company has since folded but S311 lives on with CFCLA and is hired to El... (more)
Venerable 'Bulldog' No A70 leaves Spencer Street with the 17.32 train to Seymour as N467 runs alongside with the 17.33 to Bendigo.
Locomotives 861 and 986 have a drink at Lakeside before they continue there jounery onto Gembrook