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Track Diagrams

Track diagrams of the Melbourne to Adelaide standard gauge railway are available on the following websites;

The Western Victorian Railfan Guide Website does not have any connection with either of these sites, but we believe that there is no point in repeating this information here when others have already covered it in such detail on these sites.

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Trains and Operators

The following companies operate trains on the Melbourne to Adelaide railway line...
Click on a logo to view an operators services.

Aurizon

Journey Beyond

Pacific National
 
 

S.C.T.

Australian Rail Track Corporation

QUBE Logistics

Southern Shorthaul Railroad


Disclaimer : The information provided here is a compilation of freely available information, personal observations and contributions, and is not intended to be official or is it necessarily complete. This information is presented here in good faith but no responsabilty is taken for the accuracy or misuse of this information.

Special acknowledgements to the ARTC, Gheringhap Loop and the above operator's websites.

Additions and Corrections to this infomation are welcome via the email address on our home page.

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Aurizon
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Aurizon operates a twice-weekly intermodal service between Melbourne and Perth, and the occasional grain service from GrainFlow at Dimboola or GrainCorp at Marmalake (Murtoa) to Port Adelaide / Pelican Point in Adelaide on behalf of Viterra / Glencore.

MOTIVE POWER
Common Locomotives Used ACDF, GWA, GWU, G535
Other Locomotives Used ---
Hired Locomotives Used ---

SERVICES
Consist Motive Power
Intermodal - Melbourne/Perth 2 x ACD/GWU plus G535
Grain - Dimboola or Marmalake to Outer Harbour (Adelaide) 3 x GWA/GWU
Grain - intrastate in South Australia Various


Great Southern Railway
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Jurney Beyond (JB) currently operate the only passenger services on this line, with the twice weekly daylight Overland between Melbourne and Adelaide. Pacific National provide the motive power to haul these trains usually in the form of a single NR class locomotive

MOTIVE POWER
Common Locomotives Used NR
Other Locomotives Used ---
Hired Locomotives Used ---

SERVICES
Consist Motive Power
Passenger - Overland - Melbourne to Adelaide Single NR
Passenger - Overland Single NR


Intermodal
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Pacific National's Intermodal division operate intermodal and steel trains on this corridor and between all mainland state capitals, excluding Darwin.

MOTIVE POWER
Common Locomotives Used NR
Other Locomotives Used 93
Hired Locomotives Used ---

Haulage of the PacNat Intermodal services is domiated by the NR class.

Most trains feature two or three units, although occasionally quads or quins are sighted.

SERVICES
Consist Motive Power
Intermodal - Melbourne to Adelaide/Perth NR-NR
Steel - Melbourne to Whyalla/Perth NR-NR


Rural & Bulk

Pacific National continue to operate 'as required' grain services loading at locations along the main line and the Hopetoun and Yaapeet branches.

This operator took over the hook and pull for the Iluka mineral sands trains between Hopetoun and Hamilton in late May 2013, but this traffic ceased in November 2017.

MOTIVE POWER
Common Locomotives Used BL, G, XR
Other Locomotives Used X
Hired Locomotives Used ---

SERVICES
Consist Motive Power
Grain - Various locations to Appleton Dock/Geelong/Portland Double and triple BL, G and XR combinations


Specialized Container Transport
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Specialized Container Transport operate trains between Melbourne, Adelaide and beyond to Perth, and are made up of their distinctive vans with some containers. SCT provide their own line haul with their fleet of modern SCT and the new CSR class locomotives for their Melbourne to Perth Services.

Mid 2012 saw SCT take over the haulage of container services from the Wimmera Intermodal Freight Terminal (WIFT) at Dooen for Wimmera Container Lines with an almost daily service usualy hauled by double CSR locomotives, but the SCT and hired VL classes have also been reported.

MOTIVE POWER
Common Locomotives Used SCT, CSR
Other Locomotives Used ---
Hired Locomotives Used ---

SERVICES Melbourne to WIFT Dooen
Consist Motive Power
Vans and containers - Melbourne/Perth Multiple SCT and CSR combinations
Containers - Melbourne/WIFT Dooen 2 x CSR


QUBE Logistics
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QUBE Logistics operate as requried grain services, loading at sites such as Dimboola, Nhill, Marmalake, and Warrackside.

MOTIVE POWER
Common Locomotives Used ---
Other Locomotives Used ---
Hired Locomotives Used CM

SERVICES
Consist Motive Power
Grain - Various locations to Appleton Dock/Geelong CM-CM


Southern Shorthaul Railroad
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Southern Shorthaul Railroad entered into the grain haulage task on the western Victorian standard gauge network in 2017 with trains loading at Dimboola, Nhill, Warracknabeal, Rainbow and Jeparit wince then.

MOTIVE POWER
Common Locomotives Used CLF, RL
Other Locomotives Used ---
Hired Locomotives Used EL

SERVICES
Consist Motive Power
Grain - Various locations to Appleton Dock/Portland 2 x EL


Australian Rail Track Corporation
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The Australian Rail Track Corporation controls the track between Melburne and Adelaide and is responsible for all maintenance on the line. They do not operate their own trains but contract this to other operators.

SSR currently hold the contract to haul the six monthly visit by the 'AK Cars' train, whcih has recently utilised a double streamliner combination.



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