Posts Tagged ‘The Overland’

How many train drivers does it take to drive a train across Australia?

Australia is a big country, with a transcontinental rail journey taking days – far long than an human can possibly stay awake. So how do these train keep running? Asking why I went down this rabbit hole after Philip Mallis asked on Twitter why The Overland stopped at Dimboola for a crew changeover, partway through […]

Photos from ten years ago: May 2007

Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is May 2007.

Hitachi 23M being worked on beside the Williamstown line

Motorail – loading cars onto a train

‘Motorail’ is a service provided on a handful of long distance trains in Australia, allowing passengers to bring their car along for the ride. So how do they get the cars on and off the train?

Motorail wagon AMRZ 240B with four cars