707 Operations Inc in Newport, Victoria, Australia | Local business
707 Operations Inc
Locality: Newport, Victoria, Australia
Phone: +61 420 806 875
Address: 2 Shea St 3015 Newport, VIC, Australia
Website: http://www.707operations.com.au
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25.01.2022 Have you seen our online eBay store, selling collectable items and memorabilia from our previous tours and range of souvenirs? We’ll be adding more items to our store in the coming days, so please check it out and support us while we are unable to operate due to COVID restrictions. https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html
21.01.2022 A pleasant surprise for the entire volunteer team at 707 Operations, something which our team have worked hard to achieve with a quality on train guest experience. We thank everyone who has left a review of our past tours! You can read them all here: https://tinyurl.com/sxodovu Haven’t tried one of our tours yet? Look out for future tours once the COVID-19 pandemic eases. See you on board!... Don’t forget to help us out while we are not running. Your donations are important and much valued. Every donation helps us improve our product and our rolling stock. Donate here: https://www.trybooking.com/QWNJ Ben Carroll MP Dan Andrews VicTrack V/Line
20.01.2022 707 Operations Inc is a proud supporter of Rail Safety Week which commences today. While our heritage trains are not able to operate at the moment, the mainline railway network continues, providing a vital service to the community. Rail Safety Week aims to promote community awareness and remind people of the ways to be #RailSAFE. -RSW is an annual awareness week dedicated to all aspects of rail safety. Rail Safety Week is held in August every year, but your safety is a year-r...ound commitment. -Be alert around trains and trams. At level crossings always look both ways, pay attention to signals, signs and platform lines, and only cross when it’s safe to do so. -Fatalities, incidents and near hits on the network can cause severe and lasting trauma to the rail employees involved, and the majority of these incidents can be avoided. This is why over 707 Operations Inc and 90 other organisations band together each year to promote Rail Safety Week, reminding the community to act responsibility when near, or on, the rail network. The easiest and best way to be #RailSAFE around the rail network is to follow the basic safety rules and respect rail signage. Always look both ways before crossing tracks and cross at designated areas. Remember trains can’t stop quickly or swerve; they always have right of way. Pay attention and avoid being distracted by mobile devices. #RSW2020 #RailSafe
20.01.2022 Today is the United Nations International Day of Charity, and launching in conjunction with this is the 'Donation Dollar', a coin designed by the Royal Australian Mint to remind us to give, not only in times of crisis but all year round. When donated to 707 Operations Inc your Donation Dollars make on ongoing impact to the future of our organisation and your future travel experiences with us. In the coming years, the Royal Australian Mint will mint one Donation Dollar for eve...ry single Australian, creating millions of reminders to give to 707 Operations Inc. Please remember 707 Operations Inc when you see a Donation Dollar coin in your change and give to make a difference. www.trybooking.com/QWNJ You can also make your donations via direct bank transfer to our bank account - please email us: [email protected] for full details. Royal Australian Mint Ben Carroll MP Herald Sun The Age
17.01.2022 5 is a great number ! Well done Melbourne in the reduction of Covid 19 case numbers published today. We hope to recommence our volunteer restoration activities on the various projects at our Newport base as soon as we can safely. ... At this critical time, donations to 707 Operations are very much appreciated and your assistance will help keep us sustainable during these turbulant times. We rely on the income from operating heritage trains on the mainline to continue to evolve and preserve our collection of heritage Victorian Railways locomotives and rolling stock. While we are unable to operate, please make your donation today to ensure our restoration goals continue into the future https://www.trybooking.com/QWNJ
17.01.2022 Our stainless steel carriage breeding program now sees 4 sleeping carriages in the fleet , 2 operational (NAM 2336 & LAN 2354) , and another 2 under restoration to service, (LAN 2352 & NAM 2380). Whilst currently not in position to be running mainline trains , planning for the future continues in earnest to deliver the best level of comfort and service to all our guests. An update on work on these cars is detailed in photo captions. ... #volunteers #staysafe See more
17.01.2022 Well Done Melbourne ! Zero Cases !!!
16.01.2022 Carriage BS 215 has come a long way since it arrived! Thanks to all our volunteers for the hours dedicated thus far.
16.01.2022 Thanks again to our volunteers back on site at Newport in limited numbers, today a reshuffle of recently painted future standard gauge carriages BS 212 & 215, to permit further repainting projects. Other work centred around door installations and LAN 2352 interior , buffing beams and Y 127. Thanks again to everyone for their time and assistance. We greatly appreciate also the assistance provided by those making donations via the TryBooking link, as we are a 100% volunteer group, all funds go into heritage train restoration for mainline heritage train operation. https://www.trybooking.com/QWNJ
15.01.2022 Membership matters! We thank all of our valued members who have renewed their annual memberships for the 2020-2021 financial year early. Those that are yet to renew, please consider returning your membership form promptly to assist our membership officer. https://tinyurl.com/ycmrgyrn We also wish to thank the many new members who have recently joined up with 707 Operations Inc, since we announced the A 62 restoration project. It's been a pleasure meeting you at Newport and yo...ur time assisting our restoration activities is always appreciated. Yes - we can always use new members! https://tinyurl.com/ycmrgyrn Yes - we can always find a project for new members and volunteers to enjoy. NO EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY! The A 62 restoration project needs your help and support - join up today and let us know that you wish to play an active part in this exciting project. Membership with 707 Operations Inc assists us to continue our restoration goals with all funds going towards the upkeep and maintenance of our motive power and rolling stock. Membership has many benefits: - A copy of Hudson News mailed to your nominated address quarterly. - Early bookings for all future tours. - Generous discounts on selected future mainline train tours. - Discounts on our range of merchandise products. - The opportunity to work with 707 Operations and volunteer with our restoration projects or on our mainline trains. Membership fees for the 2020/2021 financial year are: Individual member - $55.00 Individual Volunteer member - $55.00 Family membership - $75.00 You can download a membership application form here: https://tinyurl.com/ycmrgyrn If you're a current member who has renewed and you've not received your membership card in the mail soon, or you've changed your address or contact details please email us: [email protected] #707operations #hudsonnews #volunteers
15.01.2022 Our self funded element replacement program saw the installation of the final set of new elements take place on Friday 26 June 2020 , a major milestone in this 100 k project , thanks to everyone of our volunteers for their time and efforts in keeping R 707 operational for future generations to enjoy , thanks to those whom have donated funds through membership renewals and other donations - With the elements produced locally also supported local business and jobs during these torrid times. You can help by donating at -https://www.trybooking.com/QWNJ
14.01.2022 While the COVID-19 Corona Virus pandemic continues and restrictions are placed on various businesses throughout Metropolitan Melbourne, we hope that all our friends, followers and supporters are staying safe as together, we continue to navigate these very uneasy times. Heritage trains and equipment are expensive to maintain and operate. While we are unable to operate our income stream from running heritage trains on the main line has diminished, however our outgoing expenses ...don't take a rest. Expenses such as insurance, certification inspections, security, phone, internet and power don't go away and this is why your donations become integral to your organisation, 707 Operations Inc While we are unable to operate your donations to 707 Operations Inc will assist us during this period where we have no income from mainline operations. We ask you to consider a donation - big or small, as any amount assists us with our outgoing obligations. Please assist and donate here: https://www.trybooking.com/QWNJ Thank you - stay safe and together we can beat this! Dan Andrews VicTrack #covid19 Volunteering Victoria
12.01.2022 With the gradual easement of COVID-19 restrictions in Metro Melbourne, and previous implementation of a workshop safety, set of guidelines relating to contact tracing / Covidsafe plan, today was the first real opportunity to welcome back limited volunteers to the workshop at Newport. We thank volunteers for their assistance as usual and provide a bit of an update as to where we left off a few months ago. Membership and volunteering is beneficial to overall well-being, an...d contributions made by individuals also improve the community as a whole. We welcome new members and volunteers to contribute in any way - there are several jobs to do ! Whilst still not operating mainline trains at this stage, we have lots of catch up work to do! Membership details are on our website , www.707operations.com.au Donations towards many ongoing restoration activities can be made via https://www.trybooking.com/QWNJ
11.01.2022 Whilst currently non operational and workshop activities being curtailed, due to COVID restrictions , one of our volunteers has taken the working from home directive to a new level! We thank Doug for rebuilding the entry doors on carriage BS 215. When the carriage arrived the external doors suffered from damage caused by weather and had to be re converted from power to manual operation, which wasn’t as easy as it was first thought. Doug was able to take all four home and rebuild them to a very high standard ! Thanks again Doug !
09.01.2022 Flashback Friday!, (a photo of a photo) Adorning the meal room wall at Bendigo station drivers room is a lovely image of R 704 and R707 beside the nearby Roundhouse complex. Taken in 1967 - we see and assume from a period R 707 was displayed there , today both locos survive , with the opposite applying , R 704 on display at the Newport Railway Museum and... R 707 in service. Don’t forget you can help our 100 % Volunteer organisation along the way during these difficult times with no operations and thus no income - https://www.trybooking.com/QWNJ
09.01.2022 On 13th March 2016 , van 35 CP was collected from South Dynon , after being converted from Standard to Broad Gauge and taken to Newport , it’s been a bit of a spare time project, having been sandblasted in 2019, then having rust cut out and external steel replaced earlier this year and is now well advanced and nearing completion. This van will return to standard gauge in the future , joining some other passenger carriages to visit new destinations and increasing tourism in regional Victoria and Interstate. Thanks again to all our Volunteers assisting in the various stages of the work. Photos posted are in order of work performed chronologically thus far.
07.01.2022 707 Operations update regarding COVID-19 and future tour operations - 16 July 2020. It’s never an easy decision for us to cancel the operation of one of our planned mainline rail tours however the safety of our guests and volunteers is our first and most important consideration. We regret to advise that THE GRAINLANDER tour to Sea Lake which was to operate on Friday 4th to Sunday 6th of September 2020 has been cancelled. A full refund will be processed to all booked passenge...rs in the coming days. If you booked via the Trybooking online system, a refund will be made to the credit card that you used at the time of payment. If you made a manual booking via the 707 Operations office you will receive a refund cheque in the mail very soon. We sincerely apologise to everyone about the need to cancel the operation of this popular train. ========== As the COVID-19 situation in Victoria continues to rapidly evolve, our volunteers continue to work hard behind the scenes to recommence operations as soon as restrictions are eased, and we are once again able to operate our trains ensuring the safety of booked guests and our volunteers. A lot of forward planning work has taken place and we are in a strong position to recommence operations as soon as it is safe to do so. ========== At this critical time, donations to 707 Operations are very much appreciated and your assistance will help keep us sustainable during these turbulant times. We rely on the income from operating heritage trains on the mainline to continue to evolve and preserve our collection of heritage Victorian Railways locomotives and rolling stock. While we are unable to operate, please make your donation today to ensure our restoration goals continue into the future https://www.trybooking.com/QWNJ ========== Please continue to monitor our social media channels for further updates about our future tours. With thanks, The 707 Operations Volunteers
06.01.2022 The restoration of passenger carriage BS 215 has presented many challenges, and we hope to soon be able to recommence activity centred around returning many critical fittings removed prior to us purchasing it, the series of photos shown here detail some of the activities earlier this year. (Details of tasks undertaken are in photo captions) With operations currently curtailed, donations towards ongoing restoration projects are greatly appreciated. ... To add a donation towards restoration activities go to - https://www.trybooking.com/QWNJ The Spring edition of ‘Hudson News’ is currently in the process of production and will be posted to members shortly.
04.01.2022 Our Saturday workdays at Newport have attracted several new volunteers and we thank everyone of them for all their assistance. Today our volunteers continued working on the many projects on the go, please feel free to join us, but please be mindful of COVID 19 restrictions and monitor guidelines - Attached are some photos of work with brief details in the captions, thanks again to everyone assisting both in the shed and off site.
04.01.2022 The next edition of HUDSON NEWS has been posted to all our valued members. It's a bumper edition, filled with all the details of our current projects and activities (which have been slowed in recent times). Hudson News is the official journal of 707 Operations documenting our activities, our restoration goals and projects. Have you considered becoming a member of 707 Operations?... Membership assists 707 Operations to continue our restoration goals with all funds going towards the upkeep and maintenance of our rolling stock. And it's the only way to read Hudson News. Membership has many benefits: - A copy of Hudson News mailed to your nominated address quarterly. - Early bookings for all future tours. - Generous discounts on selected future mainline train tours. - Discounts on our range of merchandise products. - The opportunity to work with 707 Operations and volunteer with our restoration projects or on our mainline trains. Membership fees for the 2020/2021 financial year are: Individual member - $55.00 Individual Volunteer member - $55.00 Family membership - $75.00 You can download a membership application form here: https://tinyurl.com/ycmrgyrn #707operations #hudsonnews #vintagerailtravel
03.01.2022 Reproduced Art Deco style external signage has arrived for placement on repainted carriage BS 215, this lettering was utilised on this carriage when BS 215 (as VFR215), operated on the standard gauge between 1962 and around 1986, after which the carriage was repainted tangerine. The style and font of the lettering is believed to be unique to the Victorian Railways. It is hoped to place the signage on the car this coming weekend.
01.01.2022 Today our Standard Gauge Loco T 387 saw some use shuffling various V/Line carriages around at the Gemco Dynon maintenance facility. Into the future we plan T 387 to form the nucleus of a standard gauge mainline heritage operation, with carriages BS 212 and BS 215 , and other stock. The COVID 19 outbreak has shelved restoration work for the greater part of 2020, and subsequently no train operations restricted income streams to fund this project, however work to form the nuc...leus of the standard gauge train is still very well advanced. The Standard Gauge operation will open up new destinations and help grow our business. Donations are greatly appreciated towards this and other ongoing restoration activities , can be made via https://www.trybooking.com/QWNJ Photos taken by David Goodie & Paul Kemp.
