Steam Locomotive R761 Derails Youtube On the aussteam 'three train' day r761 derails as she heads toward seymour loco depot. R761 arrived on the 28th february 1952 upon the ship ‘helenus’ and entered service on the 9th april 1952, allocated to ararat. r761 spent long periods in storage and occasionally saw service until it was withdrawn. in 1970 r761 was overhauled and was made available for use on special trains. it became the final r class to run in vr service.
Steam Locomotive R761 Derails Youtube Steamrail victoria steam locomotives r761 and k153 at echuca september 2014 celebrating 150 years of rail to echuca. full dvds are available at ebay . Steam locomotive r761 departs taradale loop after crossing a couple of v line services. it was operating a steamrail special returning from castlemaine to celebrate 40 years since r761's return to service. 21st september 2024. Saw r761 at southern cross after returning from echuca and bendigo on monday 24th may 2021, and the southern steam spectacular rail cruise, which departed so. The r class 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 a2 class 4 6 0, their development and construction was repeatedly delayed due to financial constraints caused by the great depression and later the manpower and materials shortages of world war ii and the immediate postwar period.
Victorian Railways R Class R761 A 4 6 4 Hudson Type Locomotive Saw r761 at southern cross after returning from echuca and bendigo on monday 24th may 2021, and the southern steam spectacular rail cruise, which departed so. The r class 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 a2 class 4 6 0, their development and construction was repeatedly delayed due to financial constraints caused by the great depression and later the manpower and materials shortages of world war ii and the immediate postwar period. Withdrawn from service. 6 july 1964. r 761 was commissioned in 1952 as one of 70 members of the victorian railway's r class 4 6 4 "hudson" main line passenger locomotives. these locomotives were designed by victorian railways and were urgently required by the post world war 2 period, however construction was delayed by competing priorities. At seymour, r761 have been derailed on the standard gauge diamond loop. diesel locomotives were quickly organised to haul the standard gauge train and r761's train back to melbourne, while d 3 639 and k153 were able to return the third load. 3801 returned to melbourne as a light engine and r761 headed home next morning.
R761 Elphinstone Steam Locomotive R761 At Elphinstone Togвђ Flickr Withdrawn from service. 6 july 1964. r 761 was commissioned in 1952 as one of 70 members of the victorian railway's r class 4 6 4 "hudson" main line passenger locomotives. these locomotives were designed by victorian railways and were urgently required by the post world war 2 period, however construction was delayed by competing priorities. At seymour, r761 have been derailed on the standard gauge diamond loop. diesel locomotives were quickly organised to haul the standard gauge train and r761's train back to melbourne, while d 3 639 and k153 were able to return the third load. 3801 returned to melbourne as a light engine and r761 headed home next morning.
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