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24.01.2022 We are pleased to announce issue 130 has been printed and dispatched through our distribution channels. Subscription copies were posted on Friday, we anticipate the magazine to appear in your mail box by late next week. Shop and newsagencies will see their stock by late next week as well.

23.01.2022 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gn5jDfiQBU&feature=youtu.be Courtesy of Bevan Wall from last night showing Casper hard at work

22.01.2022 Classic Picton

22.01.2022 LATEST NEWS UPDATE! 8649 is currently at Morandoo on Train 4533N and is expected to depart at around 330pm this afternoon for Werris Creek! Photos kindly supplied by John Parker

22.01.2022 Welcome to your new home A60!

22.01.2022 Our long lost friend Casper has made an unusual return to active duty recently. If you have not worked it out yet you will have to check out our new issue of Motive Power, which was released from our printers this afternoon for distribution. With Thanks to Kevin Schultz

21.01.2022 Recently reactivated RailPower locomotive CLF2 is seen here shortly after release from the workshops at Goulburn. This locomotive will feature as our cover shot for the next issue, and we are pleased to share these photos that RailPower have made possible for us to obtain today. Congratulations to the team and suppliers at RailPower on this milestone.

21.01.2022 Have you always wanted to work in the rail industry? Our training provider National Rail Training (NRT) is currently offering a limited number of free Safework...ing Courses with a guaranteed Second Person Position upon completion. If you would like the opportunity to kick start your career as a Train Driver then this is for you! Please see below flyer for further information. Applications close this Sunday the 6th of September. See more

20.01.2022 Check out this and many other classic videos at the BUSES, TRAMS & TRAINS Youtube site: Buses, Trams & Trains is ran by well known videographer, historian and long time friend of Motive Power, Greg Travers. https://youtu.be/UJ1g6qBGRQc... Broken Hill and Silverton 2003 and 1979. We visit Broken Hill to see Silverton Rail. We see the "shunt" from the South Mine to Broken Hill yard in both 2003 and flashback to 1979.

18.01.2022 Issue 129 has now been successfully distributed. Most subscribers (except Oversea clients) show have already received their copy or will do so this week and early next week. We are now in planning stages for issue 130. MAGE SUBMISSIONS FOR ISSUE 130 IS NOW OPEN... Our article plan and image wish list for issue 130 is as follows: * El Zorro history part 1 (Broad Gauge services) * 422 in private operation part 2 covering: 42202 and 42206 under Northern Rivers Railroad and Interail ownership, QR-ARG in NSW Post June 2006 - preference given to those shots with loco showing ARG decals, QRN and Aurizon 422s in NSW, QR-ARG and Aurizon 422s in WA, CFCLA 422s/Watco For Feature Articles closing date Friday 19 June 2020. For News/Roundup section recent newsworthy images closing date Friday 3 July 2020. Please upload your submissions to the Motive Power database, if you do not already have an account please consider getting one by clicking here we now accept High Res uploads to our database. For any other enquiries on image submissions please contact Image Editor Dean Jones at [email protected]

18.01.2022 Aurizon has recently released 5024 in this attractive wrap signifying it’s close links to the local Indigenous communities. Motive Power will have a full run down on this unique livery in the November issue.

18.01.2022 Motive Power Publications wishes to advise issue 131 is now with our printers. We are on track for release before the end of September. Issue 131 PDF will be released tomorrow. This is a friendly reminder about new subscriptions and Renewals. We will be closing off our mailing list at6 pm Wednesday 16 September. If you miss this deadline we cannot guarantee on time delivery. However as usual we will post out order separately once we receive our stock.

17.01.2022 First train on the first section of Inland Rail!

15.01.2022 Quite the fleet assembly!

15.01.2022 Good to see a number of Locos dressing up for Movember Australia! Have you got any photos of these locos? Send them through! Thanks to Chris for this photo.

15.01.2022 Great news from NRM! Thank you 1Rail Australia for helping to save this.

14.01.2022 TL153 in Dalby, QLD

14.01.2022 Recently 707 Operations Inc was fortunate to be successful in obtaining former V/Line locomotive A 62 for restoration following an expression of interest applic...ation period by Victrack. We thank VicTrack and V/Line, the Hon. Melissa Horne MP and Dan Andrews for making this locomotive available and for assisting with its transfer from South Dynon to Newport Workshops today. This acquisition allows 707 Operations the opportunity to expand even further, as we continue to provide a very high standard heritage rail experience to the people of metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. A 62 was first built as B 62 for the Victorian Railways in 1952. It was taken out of service in October of 1983 for rebuild and conversion to A 62, entering traffic again in 1984. A62 was the first diesel-electric locomotive to operate a million miles within the Victorian Railway system. Our transfer move from South Dynon to Newport Workshops today has also transferred former Southern Aurora sleeping carriage LAN2352 which has recently been converted to Broad Gauge by our maintenance partners at Gemco Rail. We thank the staff of Gemco rail for their hard work in the last week assisting with this gauge conversion and todays transfer movement. Also thanks to our man on the spot who was able to transfer the bogies from Newport to Dynon and return! Mark, we are forever in your debt. Its a long restoration period ahead for A 62, but you can help in two ways: - Donate to the A 62 restoration project. Your contribution will enable work to be undertaken quickly and see the locomotive back on the tracks in operating condition sooner - https://www.trybooking.com/QWNJ - Your time volunteering to work on A 62 as restoration commences. Meet our team at Newport every Saturday from 10.00am and lend us a hand. We thank everyone who has donated to 707 operations recently during the COVID-19 crisis. Were on track to make upcoming tour announcements very soon. We cant wait to see you on our trains again in the very near future - until we are back running, please consider a donation

14.01.2022 CLP12 ventured north to Newcastle last night. Here we find Casper waiting for a turn on the wheel lathe at UGL workshops Islington jct near broadmedow this morning.

13.01.2022 https://youtu.be/EFr1-jRLVWw

13.01.2022 Music to their ears, RailPower staff were most impressed as CLF2 was fired up as their overhaul was deemed complete! The loco is now on its way south to their hiring customer.

12.01.2022 Looking brilliant! More coverage in our next issue.

12.01.2022 SSR and Motive Power in conjunction with Kevin Schultz are proud to bring you this exclusive photo of CLF1 fresh from the paint booth at Seymour Vic, (proudly painted by Seymour Rail Heritage Centre ) Gleaming in the afternoon light at Cootamundra on Monday 14 September 2020. Hopefully she will enter service this week after final fit out of the ICE radio system, and start earning its keep. CLF 3 will be next in line for paint, stay tuned for the next reveal. You can't beat the sight and smell of fresh paint ! With thanks to Kevin Schultz.

11.01.2022 Check out the new viewing platform at the Bethungra Spiral and walkway at Bethungra Dam. How good do they look? fantastic for visitors to the area. Well done to all involved in these projects

11.01.2022 Our yearly pictorial issue is on it's way. Website will be updated later tonight.

10.01.2022 Issue 132 has now been successfully handed over to our printers in Sydney. We anticipate a release date of 27 November. This is a gentle reminder to our subscribers. If you are intending on renewing or taking out a new subscription, please ensure you have your order in by Tuesday 17 November to ensure you don't miss out on our mail out. We hope to send out subscriber copies on Wednesday 25 November. Subscribing is the best way to ensure you receive your copy and it works out cheaper than the news agency.

09.01.2022 http://srhcblog.blogspot.com/20//one-project-finished.html Ever wondered what it takes to paint a loco, join the SRHC team as they walk through the painting of CLF1 for SSR.

08.01.2022 New Zealand's new Rail News magazine! Launching this September!

07.01.2022 Some classic combos on in this weeks video instalment from Greg Travers

07.01.2022 Motive Power issue No 130 is on it's way. It is currently with our printer and due for release by 31 July. We have updated our website and the new PDF is now available for purchase. We will be finalising our subscription list this weekend, if you haven't purchased a subscription or renewed, please do so as soon as possible to ensure you don't miss out on your copy.

06.01.2022 TOOT TOOT is rain a comin' ? If you haven't been to Wycheproof, then put it on your 'Must-do-list'. It is one of the few towns that has a railway line right... through the centre of the main street. Although, locals are used to seeing the trains travelling down the track, it still brings much excitement to hear the tooting, especially when you hear it echo. According to (almost) Wyche Folklore, when you hear a train echo it means there will be rain. Wyche local, Jackie Noonan was out running earlier this week, when she heard the echo of the Southern Shorthaul Railroad, she took this photo and yep, there was light sprinkle of rain the next day. Jackie Noonan

06.01.2022 [unofficial poll] Who wore it better? for SSR Silver / Black for Original SSR for SSR Green / Silver ... Original photo by Rob Astley, Mockup liveries by Ethan Jones. Well done guys. For all the latest Aussie Loco News pick up the latest edition of Motive Power magazine Available for order or subscription now at www.motivepower.net.au

06.01.2022 Australian Railways C Class as they used to be, years 2007, 2008 and 1980. Four minutes of video scenes in NSW of C Class in 2007 and 2008, with a flashback to Victoria in January 1980. The link is:... https://youtu.be/9Ys2tzyU76U

06.01.2022 Motive Power issue 132 is currently in production. We are requesting recent news pics from across Australia. If you have recent newsworthy pics, please upload via our website, or contact [email protected] au if you need to organise access. We would like to finalise our selections by next Tuesday afternoon. Thanks for your ongoing support, The team at Motive Power Publications.

05.01.2022 For those ALCo lovers, makes sure you turn it up. SSR ballast 442s1, 44206 climbing up towards Monkerai on Thursday 13 August 2020

02.01.2022 4 years already! On 30 October 2016 SSR's S317, GM27, GM10 and S302 work the first "load" of former Leigh Creek coal wagons back to NSW for conversion to grain wagons, seen passing through Brewongle as train 8878. These Locomotives had recently been displayed at the Streamliners 2016 event at Goulburn. The wagons now make up a large fleet for SSR to utilise across South-Eastern Australia on a variety of grain trains. Photo by Dean Jones.

01.01.2022 We wish to advise that issue 129 is now SOLD OUT at the publisher. Some copies may be still available in news agencies and selected hobby shops. All new subscriptions from today Monday 29 June will be now rolled over to next available issue in late July.

01.01.2022 Another great video from Greg Traver's!