West Coast Rails R711 is being serviced at Wodobga just prior to joining with Steamrails R761 for the double header to parallel with the Millennium Aurora's 3801 and 3830 from Wodonga to Melbourne on 21-4-2000
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West Coast Rails R711 is being serviced at Wodobga just prior to joining with Steamrails R761 for the double header to parallel with the Millennium Aurora's 3801 and 3830 from Wodonga to Melbourne on 21-4-2000
SteamRail Newport Workshops Open Day 2022.
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A 4-6-4 Victorian Railways express passenger locomotive that ran from 1951 to 1974.
SteamRail Newport Workshops Open Day 2022.
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North British Locomotive Company built Hudson 4-6-4, R711 ‘Spirit of Bendigo’.
R711 Spirit of Bendigo at full flight as it heads back to Melbourne after a day trip in Geelong for Steamrail Rail and Sail trip as it gallops through Lara in full smoke
Sunday 18th of October 2015
R711 Spirit of Bendigo leads a Steamrail Rail and Sail Special from Melbourne to Geelong as it passes North Geelong
note : this is R711's first run for the first time in 13 years her last run through Geelong is when it was in West Coast Railway operations running every Saturday to Warrnambool with diesel assistance from either B, S or T class locos now the loco is on long term lease to Steamrail Victoria when West Coast Railway ceased operations back in 2004
Sunday 18th of October 2015
R711 Spirit Of Bendigo getting worked on and washed for the trip to Seymour with R707 and R761
Saturday 18th of July 2015
R711 Spirit Of Bendigo getting serviced and getting a wash before taking part with R707 and R761 the next day to Seymour as a Triple header with R707 and R761 the next day to Seymour. as part of 30 years since R707 returned to steam in 1985 and as part of its 30 year celebration 707 operations ran a trip to Bacchus Marsh with just R707 on Sunday 12th of July 2015 then on Sunday 19th of July 2015 will feature a triple header with R707,R711 and R761 working together to Seymour and return, as R711 is seen here at Steamrail depot getting lubricated in ready for the run to Seymour with R761 and R707
Saturday 18th of July 2015
R 711 sits just in front of the Weighbridge at Newport Workshops after it's first run for many years. R 711 hauled a short train to Baccus Marsh and back.
R 711 sits just in front of the Weighbridge at Newport Workshops after it's first run for many years. R 711 hauled a short train to Baccus Marsh and back.
Set of gauges on R711.
Steamrail Open Day.
Newport Railway Workshops.
Newport.
Victoria.
Steam Locomotive R711 Spirit of Bendigo, on static display.
Steamrail Open Day.
Newport Railway Workshops.
Newport.
Victoria.
This loco has been converted to oil firing.
www.australiansteam.com/vgrframe.htm
