Railway Digest | June 2025
Trains, Trams and Tarmac; Melbourne and Adelaide
In late March this year, David McCafferty, accompanied by two friends, set off on "A multi-mode transport adventure across Victoria and South Australia, exploring Melbourne’s vibrant network before jetting west to Adelaide". In the course of their nine-day jaunt, the trio rode EMUs, DMUs and trams, and chased heritage trains in Victoria – and found time to visit an air show. Then, in South Australia, they rode both suburban and heritage trains and paid a lengthy visit to the National Railway Museum, at Port Adelaide.
The rail scene around Merredin, Western Australia, in 2025
In the September 2024 Railway Digest article: “Merredin – a wheatbelt rail centre” there was some discussion of the standard gauge (interstate) railway through the town. In this article, Phil Melling’s focus is on this link and its operations in the wider Merredin area to the west and east.
Happy Birthday No 106
On Easter Saturday, 19 April, DownsSteam, Toowoomba, celebrated the 110th birthday of its former Queensland Railways C16 class 4-8-0 No 106, with a commemorative return trip to Wyreema, along with cake, jazz music and a sausage sizzle at the organisation's headquarters in Drayton, Toowoomba. Heritage buses also gave free joy rides around Drayton on the day.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Railway Digest June 2025.