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Thursday 15th May 2025

     Tottenham, Melbourne

07:13

Stabled

T381, Container Flat (Spoil), Grain Hopper     Yard Sidings. (3)

07:13

Stabled

B80, P17 (4)

07:13

Stabled

XR554, XR552, XR550, BL29, Container/Flats (8)

07:13

Stabled

P15, Container Flat (Spoil) (2)


(All photos taken from passing train).

     Adelaide (SA)/Albury (NSW) - Melbourne Dual Guage Lines

SG

07:24

Up Pass

2013 (Pull) - 2014 (Push) (8622 (ST21 NSW TrainLink (Melbourne)))     Middle Footscray Station. (8)

SG

07:51

Up Freight

NR21, NR70, Container/Flats (4SM2 PN S/FRT)) (10) (MV (4K))
(Blocked by suburban EMU sets).

     Sunbury - Melbourne Suburban Lines

07:51

Up Pass

809M - 2555T - 810M, 817M - 2559T - 818M 'Siemens' Suburban EMU Sets (Metro (City Loop)) (MV (4K))

     Adelaide (SA)/Albury (NSW) - Melbourne Dual Guage Lines

SG

08:11

Up Freight

NR31, NR74, NR18, 68 Container/Flats, 20 Empty Well Wagons (9702 (2AM5 PN S/FRT)) (9) (MV (4K))

SG

08:38

Dn Lt Engine

NR92, NR94 (4) (MV (4K))
(To UGL Spotswood).

     Sunbury - Melbourne Suburban Lines

08:39

Up Pass

803M - 2552T - 804M, 783M - 2542T - 784M 'Siemens' Suburban EMU Sets (Metro (City Loop)) (MV (4K))

     Adelaide (SA)/Albury (NSW) - Melbourne Dual Guage Lines

SG

08:41

Down Pass

2014 (Pull) - 2013 (Push) (8621 (ST24 NSW TrainLink (Sydney))) (8) (MV (4K))

     North Dynon, Melbourne

SG

08:52

Stabled

8037     Yard Sidings. (1)

SG

08:52

Idle

ACD6055, ACD6052 (1)

SG

08:52

Idle

G533, Crew Car (2)

SG

08:52

Stabled

X48 (2)

08:52

Stabled

P18, EV120, P14 (3)

08:52

Stored

IEV100 (1)

     Ballarat/Bendigo/Geelong - Melbourne (RFR) Lines

11:15

Dn Lt Engine

N465     North Melbourne (Flyover). (2)

     North Dynon - Melbourne Line

11:26

Down Freight

VL351, VL357, 27 Container Flats (9473 QUBE APM (Maryvale))     North Melbourne. (4) (MV (4K))

     Ballarat/Bendigo/Geelong - Melbourne (RFR) Lines

11:32

Up Pass

N467 (8084 V/Line (Swan Hill))     North Melbourne (Flyover). (8) (MV (4K))

     North Dynon - Melbourne Line

11:56

Up Freight

VL356, VL353, 20 Steel Flats (Coils), 9 Steel Flats (Containers) (9563 QUBE (Bluescope) STEEL (Hastings))     North Melbourne. (4) (MV (4K))

     North Melbourne Station

12:23

Idle

P18, EV120, P14 (7078 SSR Metro/V/Line)     Platform 5. (6)
(Photos taken with mobile phone).

     Seymour - Melbourne Lines

14:38

Up Freight

G532, 24 Hoppers (Aggregates) (9342 QUBE (Kilmore East))     Craigieburn. (8)

     Albury (NSW) - Melbourne Line

SG

16:36

Down Freight

NR40, NR97, 52 Container Flat/Wells (9693 (5MC2 PN Portlink (Ettamogah/Bomen/Marrar/Leeton/Griffith)))     Tallarook. (8) (MV (4K))

SG

16:57

Up Freight

QL018, QL014, QE001, 68 Steel Flat/Wagons (4WM7 QUBE (Bluescope) STEEL) (8) (MV (4K))

SG

17:28

Up Pass

2001 (Pull) - 2003 (Push) (8622 (ST23 NSW TrainLink (Melbourne))) (8) (MV (4K))

     Seymour - Melbourne Lines

18:03

Down Pass

7001, 70xx 'Sprinter' Railcars (8325 V/Line) (1)
(Photo taken with mobile phone).

     Albury (NSW) - Melbourne Line

SG

18:39

Down Freight

NR8, NR50, Container/Flats (5MB5 PN S/FRT)     Kilmore East. (MV (HDV))
(Video taken with mobile phone from passing train).

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Saturday 10th May 2025

     Maldon - Castlemaine Line (Victorian Goldfields Railway)

     "Victorian Colonial Express" (1880's era carriages).

12:19

Down Pass

J549      Maldon. (14) (MV (4K))

13:22

Up Pass

J549      Muckleford. (12) (MV (4K))

13:42

Down Pass

J549 (10) (MV (4K))
(Tender first).

15:16

Up Pass

J549      Castlemaine. (10) (MV (4K))

     Bendigo - Melbourne Line

16:57

Up Pass

N452 (8084 V/Line (Swan Hill))     Taradale. (10) (HDV + MV (4K))

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Friday 9th May 2025

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

13:08

Up Freight

G535, GL102, Crew Car, 20 Container Flats, 16 Well Wagons (5XM1 AURIZON TGE)     Werneth. (9) (HDV + MV (4K))

     Albury (NSW) - Melbourne Line

SG

17:25

Up Freight

QE005, QL012, QL016, 68 Steel Flat/Wagons (5WM7 QUBE (Bluescope) STEEL)     Heathcote Junction. (11) (HDV + MV (4K))

SG

18:32

Up Pass

2001 (Pull) - 2003 (Push) (8622 (ST23 NSW TrainLink (Melbourne)))     Donnybrook. (MV (4K))

SG

18:48

Down Pass

1x98 - 1398 - 1x98, 1x94 - 1394 - 1x94 V'locity DMU Sets (8625 V/Line (Albury)) (MV (4K))

SG

18:58

Up Freight

QE005, QL012, QL016, 67 Steel Flat/Wagons (5WM7 QUBE (Bluescope) STEEL) (MV (4K))

     Seymour - Melbourne Lines

20:00

Down Freight

G512, 24 Empty Hoppers (Aggregates) (9345 QUBE (Kilmore East)) (11) (MV (4K))

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Tuesday 6th May 2025

     Tottenham, Melbourne

07:13

Stabled

XR550, Empty Flats     Yard Sidings. (2)

07:13

Stabled

P12, P16 (4)

07:13

Stabled

P15 (2)

07:13

Idle

P17, A70 (4)

07:13

Stabled

S312 (2)

07:13

Stabled

BL29 (2)

07:13

Stabled

G536, XR557, Empty Flats (4)


(All photos taken from passing train).

     Adelaide (SA)/Albury (NSW) - Melbourne Dual Guage Lines

SG

07:17

Up Pass

2015 (Pull) - 2009 (Push) (8622 (ST21 NSW TrainLink (Melbourne)))     Middle Footscray Station. (8)

     Ballarat/Bendigo/Geelong - Melbourne (RFR) Lines

07:52

Down Pass

N460 (8081 V/Line (Swan Hill))
(Blocked by suburban EMU sets).

     Adelaide (SA)/Albury (NSW) - Melbourne Dual Guage Lines

SG

08:41

Down Pass

2009 (Pull) - 2015 (Push) (8621 (ST24 NSW TrainLink (Sydney))) (MV (4K))

SG

08:57

Up Freight

NR63, NR77, NR119, 65 Container/Flats, 15 Empty Well Wagons (9702 (2AM5 PN S/FRT)) (2) (MV (4K))
(Blocked by suburban EMU sets).

SG

09:28

Up Freight

CSR024, 21 Steel Flats, 1 Empty Steel Wagon (7942V SCT) (8) (MV (4K))
(Steel transfer, SCT Laverton to North Dynon).

09:41

Dn Hi-Rail

RT52 (Rail Technology International) (2)
((Reversing) 8800SX condition monitoring).

09:53

Up Hi-Rail

RT52 (Rail Technology International) (2)
((Reversing) 8800SX condition monitoring).

     Ballarat/Bendigo/Geelong - Melbourne (RFR) Lines

11:29

Up Pass

N452 (8084 V/Line (Swan Hill))     North Melbourne (Flyover). (8) (MV (4K))

     North Dynon - Melbourne Line

11:57

Up Freight

VL356, VL353, 20 Steel Flats (Coils), 20 Steel Flats (Containers) (9563 QUBE (Bluescope) STEEL (Hastings))     North Melbourne. (4)

     Albury (NSW) - Melbourne Line

SG

14:28

Up Freight

CSR009, 6 Vans, 13 Container Flats (7606V SCT)     Wandong. (MV HDV)
(SCT Barnawatha to SCT Laverton).
(Video taken from passing train).

     Seymour - Melbourne Lines

15:51

Up Pass

7014, 7011, 7012 'Sprinter' Railcars (8326 V/Line)     Tallarook. (MV (4K))

     Albury (NSW) - Melbourne Line

SG

16:07

Up Freight

QL004, QL009, QE002, 67 Steel Flat/Wagons (3WM7 QUBE (Bluescope) STEEL) (16) (MV (4K))

     Seymour - Melbourne Lines

17:40

Down Pass

7018, 7020, 7007 'Sprinter' Railcars (8325 V/Line)     Wandong. (MV (4K))

     Albury (NSW) - Melbourne Line

SG

17:43

Up Pass

2004 (Pull) - 2012 (Push) (8622 (ST23 NSW TrainLink (Melbourne))) (MV (4K))

SG

17:56

Down Freight

NR40, NR97, 58 Container/Flat/Wells (9693 (3MC2 PN Portlink (Ettamogah/Bomen/Marrar/Leeton/Griffith))) (MV (4K))

     Seymour - Melbourne Lines

18:11

Down Pass

7010, 7009, 7021 'Sprinter' Railcars (8327 V/Line) (MV (4K))

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Monday 5th May 2025

     Clunes Station

03:46

Stabled

PNTM3001 Tamping Machine     Siding. (2)

03:47

Stabled

PNBR3001 Ballast Settling Machine (2)

     Maryborough - Ballarat Line

04:03

Down Freight

G528, BL28, 40 Empty Grain Hoppers (9147 PN (Charlton))     Clunes. (4) (MV (4K))

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