B74, T320, T357 and T378 find a rare burst of sunshine as the climb the last few hundred yards into Bank Box siding.
Still no sun, but the audio was magnificent! B74, T320, T357 and T378 are down to walking pace as they make heavy weather of the climb from Bacchus Marsh to Bank Box, at Rowsley.
Sometimes the lack of sun can be compensated for by a wrong side shot that wouldn't normally be available. With the EMD chant of B74, T320, T357 and T378 reverberating off the cutting walls, El Zo... (more)
El Zorro grain from Ouyen charges out of Bacchus Marsh behind S303, T341, T320, T378 and B74. V/Line Passenger A66 can be seen stabled in the yard at the bottom of the grade.
A convenient break in the clouds appears as an up El Zorro grain from Ouyen waits line at Bank Box loop, near Bacchus Marsh, after being run through by an up Ballarat passenger service just after ... (more)
In classic back to back formation, Erie inspired Victorian Railways liveried S class S300 and S315 lead the Royal Train, conveying Prince Charles and Princess Diana from Melbourne to Ballarat, up ... (more)
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 VictoriaLocomotive: Victorian Railways R classLocation: Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, AustraliaLocomotive #: R761Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: May 02, 2009
Good Friday it certainly was - the lure of an actual freight train along the direct Melbourne to Ballarat line in daylight saw many photographers spent the afternoon chasing this probably once a y... (more)
With the wind blowing the heat haze from the four hard working 930 class across the landscape and the train, 932 931 930 and 937 dig in with 9121 Jet to Adelaide as they climb up past Ingliston, w... (more)
The Australian version of the "World Series" ALCo FA unit was the A.E. Goodwin-built 930 and 44 Class for the South Australian (later AN) and New South Wales Railways, respectively. During the 19... (more)
Five liverys on the first five vehicles! S313-S301 lead T364 (dead attached) up Ingliston Bank, on a special bound for Wycheproof.
A VLocity DMU set rolls into Bacchus Marsh with a Melbourne-bound service, having just descended the infamous Ingliston Bank.