Victorian Railways Royal Train information

The Victorian Railways' (VR) Royal Trains operated to transport members of the royal family on their numerous tours of Australia on the Victorian rail...

operations. Most of the lines operated by the Victorian Railways were of 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm). However, the railways also operated up to five 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)...

The Victorian Railways H class was an express passenger steam locomotive operated by the Victorian Railways from 1941 to 1958. Intended to eliminate the...

of leading the first VR train to Albury on 14 June 1883. B 50 was selected to haul the first Victorian Railways Royal Train in 1867, taking Prince Alfred...

in competition with the railways, but the railways quickly gained ground as steam and rail technology improved and railways were built in places where...

Rosstown Railway eventually became part of the Victorian Railways §Bayside Trains / M>Train – Caulfield and Northern groups †Hillside Trains / Connex...

locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways from 1907 to 1963. A highly successful design entirely the work of Victorian Railways' own design office, its...

was an express passenger steam locomotive that ran on Australia's Victorian Railways (VR) from 1951 to 1974. A long overdue replacement for the 1907-era...

The N class was a branch line steam locomotive that ran on the Victorian Railways (VR) from 1925 to 1966. A development of the successful K class 2-8-0...

and in 1864, railways were extended to the Murray River port of Echuca. In the 1870s, the Government Railway Department (Victorian Railways) started to...

The Victorian Goldfields Railway is a 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge tourist railway in Victoria, Australia. It operates along a formerly disused branch...

The Victorian Railways L class was a class of electric locomotives built by English Electric and operated by the Victorian Railways and later V/Line from...

subclasses) was a passenger and mixed traffic steam locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways from 1902 to 1974. Originally introduced on mainline express passenger...

Australia Transportation of the Prime Minister of Australia Victorian Railways Royal Train "Illustrated Sydney News (NSW : 1853 – 1872) – 16 Dec 1867 –...

The Victorian Railways S class was a class of 4-6-2 express passenger steam locomotive operated by the Victorian Railways (VR) in Australia between 1928...

The Victorian Railways and their successors operated a number of named passenger trains, both formal and informal. This page provides details on each...

by the Victorian Railways; the second class carriages and most of the vans were constructed by the South Australian Railways' Islington Railway Workshops...

it remains to this day. When the station was operating under the Victorian Railways it had a loop siding, a standard portable station building, and a...

narrow-gauge railways, 18,007 kilometres (11,189 mi) of standard gauge railways and 2,685 kilometres (1,668 mi) of broad gauge railways. In the 19th century...

order of 25 X'Trapolis 2.0 trains was confirmed by the Victorian Government in the lead up to the 2021/22 election. The trains will run first on the Craigieburn...

(1962). Victorian Railways to '62. Melbourne: Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board. Lee, Robert S. (2007). The Railways of Victoria...

of Victorian society, using the still relatively new railway system. On the right, two detectives are arresting a man as attempts to board a train. Today...

Clyde Engineering, Granville for the Victorian Railways between 1955 and 1968. In July 1954, the Victorian Railways placed an order with Clyde Engineering...

of this locomotive type in Australia. In 1900, Victorian Railways still ran express passenger trains with the successful but ageing B class 2-4-0 which...

The Victorian Turkish bath is a type of bath in which the bather sweats freely in hot dry air, is then washed, often massaged, and has a cold wash or...