Steamrail Victoria is a not-for-profit volunteer group established in 1965 to the restore and operate historic locomotive

Locomotive

A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...

s and rolling stock used on the railways in Victoria

Rail transport in Victoria

Rail transport in Victoria, Australia, is provided by a number of railway operators who operate over the government-owned railway lines. Victorian lines use broad gauge, with the exception of a number of standard gauge freight and interstate lines, a few experimental narrow gauge lines, and...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. The main depot of the group is at the Newport Railway Workshops

Newport Railway Workshops

The Newport Railway Workshops is a facility in the Melbourne suburb of Newport, Victoria, Australia, that builds, maintains and refurbishes railway rollingstock. It is located between the Williamstown and Werribee railway lines.-History:...

 ('West Block') in suburban Melbourne. In addition to operating railfan

Railfan

A railfan or rail buff , railway enthusiast or railway buff , or trainspotter , is a person interested in a recreational capacity in rail transport...

 special trains and charters for private groups, the group also operates special steam trains in the Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

 suburban area. Steamrail Victoria also hires diesel locomotives to El Zorro

El Zorro (railway)

El Zorro is a railway operator based in Victoria, Australia. It is a private company that was founded in 1999, based in Spotswood, and named by director Ray Evans who has a taste for things Spanish. . The company has three shareholders: director Ray Evans, business manager Geoff Tighe, and Lisa...

.

The group has custody of a number of Victorian Railways

Victorian Railways

The Victorian Railways operated railways in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1983. The first railways in Victoria were private companies, but when these companies failed or defaulted, the Victorian Railways was established to take over their operations...

 steam locomotive

Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...

s, including the R

Victorian Railways R class

The R class was an express passenger steam locomotive that ran on Australia's Victorian Railways from 1951 to 1974. A long overdue replacement for the 1907-era A2 class 4-6-0, their development and construction was repeatedly delayed due to financial constraints caused by the Great Depression and...

, D3

Victorian Railways Dd class

The Dd class was a passenger and mixed traffic steam locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways from 1902 to 1974...

 and K classes

Victorian Railways K class

The K class was a branch line steam locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways from 1922 to 1979. Although its design was entirely conventional and its specifications unremarkable, the K class was in practice a remarkably versatile and dependable locomotive...

; in addition to several diesel electric locomotives, and various suburban electric rolling stock. Heritage carriages include the wooden 'E'

E type carriage

The E type carriages were wooden express passenger carriage used on the railways of Victoria, Australia. Introduced by Victorian Railways Chairman of Commissioners Thomas James Tait and based on Canadian carriage design, the class remained in regular service for 85 years.-Design:Carriages on...

 and 'W' types

E type carriage

The E type carriages were wooden express passenger carriage used on the railways of Victoria, Australia. Introduced by Victorian Railways Chairman of Commissioners Thomas James Tait and based on Canadian carriage design, the class remained in regular service for 85 years.-Design:Carriages on...

, steel air conditioned 'S' type

S type carriage

The S type carriages are a compartment layout passenger carriage used on the railways of Victoria, Australia. The carriages were constructed by the Victorian Railways in 1937 for use on the Spirit of Progress, with additional carriages built until the 1950s for other trains.Two major types of...

 carriages, and South Australian 'K' type steel stock. The group has been criticised by some elements of the railfan

Railfan

A railfan or rail buff , railway enthusiast or railway buff , or trainspotter , is a person interested in a recreational capacity in rail transport...

community for use of non-heritage liveries on rolling stock.

Locomotives

Steam Locomotives

A2 986: Currently undergoing restoration.

D3 608. Non-operational. Stored at Ballarat East.

D3 638. Non-operational. Stored at Ballarat East.

D3 639: Operational. Occasionally runs with its original number D3 658

D3 641: Non-operational. Stored at Ballarat East.

D3 677: Non-operational. Stored at Newport.

D3 688: Non-operational. Stored at Ballarat East.

K151: Non-operational. Stored at Newport.

K153: Operational.

K183: Stored after accident damage at Benalla in October 2002.

K184: Non-operational. Stored at Newport.

K190: Operational.

R700: Under restoration. Currently located at Ballarat East.

R711: Operational. Pending full mainline accreditation.

R761: Operational.

Y112: Operational. Based at Ballarat East.

Diesel locomotives

B63: Non-operational. Currently stored at Newport.

B72: Under restoration.

M231: Operational. Used on occasions to shunt at Newport.

M232: Non-operational. Currently stored at Newport.

S301: Operational. Allocated to Steamrail by Pacific National.

S313: Operational.

T356: Operational.

T364: Currently undergoing repairs and repainting.

T395: Operational.

Y164: Operational. Main shunter at the Newport depot.

Electric locomotives

E1106: Non-operational. Stored at Newport.

E1108: Non Operational. Stored at Newport.

E1109: Under restoration.

L1160: Non operational. Stored at Newport.

L1162: Operational.

L1169: Non operational. Stored at Newport.

Swing Door Electrics

107M: Operational.

137M: Operational.

12BT: Under restoration.

Tait Electrics

317M: Operational.

381M: Operational.

470M: Operational. Unique double end configuration.

208T: Operational.

341T: Under restoration.

230D: Operational.

External links

• http://www.steamrail.com.au/ (official site)