The Westinghouse air brake on K183 at the Newport Railway Workshops Open Day 2026. The air brake is mounted on the front right hand side of the locomotive just behind the smoke deflector.
Victorian Railways K Class, K183, is in light steam outside of the locomotive balancing table shed during the Newport Railway Workshops Open Day 2026. K183 was one of the second batch of K Class locomotives built during World War 2 entering service in 1943.
K183 has had quite a life. She remained in service until 1976, and on withdrawal was plinthed at Yarragon. In 1982 Steamrail swapped K162 whose boiler had been condemned for K183. Steamrail began the restoration process in 1985, and she returned to steam in 1992. In 2002 K183 was involved in a collision in Benalla with a truck that failed to clear a level crossing in time. Unfortunately three footplate crew lost their lives. After sitting unserviceable for 18 years, Steamrail announced their intention to restore K183 to mainline condition. A year later and K183 returned to the mainline running Sandringham shuttles.
A part of the grating on the locomotive balancing table at the Newport Railway Workshops Open Day 2026.
Henry Pooley & Son Ltd Makers Birmingham & London
One of the Pooley weighing machines in the Locomotive Balancing Table at the Newport Railway Workshops. This one of seven machines that allowed all of the axles on a steam locomotive to be weighed at the same time. Henry Pooley & Son and their green weighing machine were a key feature of the steam age until being taken over by Avery. The table is still in active use with Steamrail.
Henry Pooley & Son Limited
Birmingham & London
N° 508 1912
The opposite side and opposite end of Victorian Railways liveried T Class T356. The short bonnet or hood is the front end on the T Class. T356 is was at the Newport Railway Workshops Open Day 2026.
The Blue and Gold Victorian Railways (VR) liveried T Class T365 at the Newport Railway Workshops Open Day 2026. The T Class engines were built by Clyde Engineering to the EMD G8 design. T Class engines replaced the J and K Class steam locomotives on the VR branch lines. T356 is one of the second batch of T’s, with the raised cab and two high hoods or bonnets.
The memorial plaque on the side of A62.
“A62
This locomotive is dedicated to the thousands of railway men
and women whose loyalty, commitment, skills, and service to the
community have played a vital role in the development of the
State of Victoria
18 July 1985…….Victoria’s 150th Birthday Year”
A62 also has the distinction of being the first diesel locomotive to cover 1,000,000 miles. This was acheived before the rebuild, while still a B Class – B62.
V/Line A Class A62 outside of the West Block at the Newport Railway Workshops Open Day 2026. The A Class was a rebuild of the B Class, increasing power from 1,500hp to 2,250hp. The intention was to rebuild all 26 B Class locos, but cost blow-outs due to frame fatigue saw the program stopped at 11. In their place the order for the mechanically similar N Class was extended.
The Phoenix Foundry makers plate for the steam loco Y419 / Y112. The plate reads “Phœnix Foundry – N° 238 – Ballarat – Company Limited 1889″. Y419 was at the Newport Railway Workshops Open Day 2026.
Long before the diesel Y Class Victorian Railways had a steam 0-6-0 Y Class. Here Y419 (Y112) is in light steam in front of B72. Y419 was built in 1889 in Ballarat’s Phoenix Foundry, and retired in 1951. Y419 is owned by the Ballarat Historical Society, and leased to Steamrail.
Victorian Railways B Class, B72, in the line-up of locos “in steam” at the Newport Railway Workshops Open Day 2026. B72 is in relatively short lived “teacup” livery (1981-5) with the stylised VR forming the teacup. The B class were the Victorian pioneer diesels, built between 1951 and 1953 by Clyde Engineering. The S Class was a development of the B Class, which was a development of the EMD F-units using a three axle (Co-Co) bogies rather the EMD 2 axle (B-B).
B72 was withdrawn in 1986 following a fire, after travelling over 3.3m miles. An extensive restoration saw her eventually move under her own power in 2023.
Y161 heads a line of V/Line diesel-electric locomotives outside the Newport Railway Workshops West Block during the 2026 Open Day. The Y Class loco is in the current PTV livery of purple and yellow. The white patches are blanking out the PTV logo.