West Coast Railway was a passenger train company operating in Victoria, Australia that operated services between Melbourne and Warrnambool from 19 September 1993 until 31 August 2004. The travel time
West Coast Railway's S302 at Warrnambool station in 2001
R711 leads a steam-hauled West Coast Railway service out of Warrnambool station, 2001
B61 at South Dynon SG Turntable
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Victorian Railways R class
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The R class is a 4-6-4 Hudson express passenger steam locomotive that ran on Australia's Victorian Railways from 1951 to 1974. A much-needed replacement for the 1907-era A2 class 4-6-0, their developm
West Coast Railway (Victoria)
…Ballarat East was leased by the company as its heavy maintenance base, with transfer runs being made via the Geelong to Ballarat line. Specially modified R class steam locomotives were used to operate a Saturday return service, becoming the fastest regular steam-hauled passenger service in the world. R711 entered…
Victorian Railways publicity photograph of R 701, 1951
R761 at Bendigo Station in 2003
R761 at Newport Workshops in 2018
SCOA-P coupled wheels and Witte smoke deflectors, R 766, 1993