CHANNEL 5 PRODUCTIONS

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: After the Second World War, the Victorian Railways was in need of massive refurbishment. As part of this proc...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: Ride the Tasmanian Wilderness railway aboard an ABT steam locomotive between Queenstown and Dubbil Barril and...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: Go back to the 1960s when steam was still in abundance on the Victorian Railways. Most of the action is of go...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: As the 1960s progressed, steam traction was the the decline as a result of dieselisation and the closure of m...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: At the end of World War 2, the Victorian Railways was in a parlous state, with rolling stock and track requir...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: THE UPFIELD LINE – Wooden Gates and Semaphores’ - More than a cab ride, this program covers the line from the...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: Shot in March 1997, it features the daylight operations of the V/Line system during the course of a single da...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: Go behind the scenes at V/Line Freight Corporation’s `Driver Training Centre’. This program covers what is in...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: Until the mid 1970s, the familiar blue and gold of the Victorian Railways could be seen on the aging diesel e...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: The Narrow gauge steam operated lines were numerous in Victoria in the first half of the twentieth century. ...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: The Bendigo Line from Melbourne was opened on the 21st. of October 1862 and was built as a double line. In 1...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: Thanks to the foresight of rail enthusiast Arthur Hill, Victorian Railways steam locomotives have been preser...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: The Victorian Railways officially dieselised in 1968. In the decade preceding this, the declining number of ...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: THE FRANKSTON LINE – A DRIVER’S VIEW Accompany the driver of a Melbourne bound Hitachi electric multiple unit...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: The Victorian landscape is littered with the remains of the railways that once served the state. In this pro...

Synopsis fro Channel 5's website: This DVD contains more footage of rail motors in operation in Victoria. In this programme, we travel by 280hp...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: D3 – 100 Years of V. R. Service’ Released to coincide with the centenary of the last survivor of the class, D...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: Maryborough in Central Victoria, retained steam longer than most districts. In this DVD we look at steam ope...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: Join the driver for a view from the cab of the historic Sandringham line. This line which is 18 kilometres in...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: The 2'6"gauge lines operated by the Victorian Railways required more powerful locomotives. Given that there ...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: Filmed by Keith Atkinson during the mid 1950’s and the early 1960’s this 104 minute program takes you to such...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: A tribute to these multiple unit electric trains that were the backbone of the Melbourne suburban fleet. Colo...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: A look at diesel operations in Victoria in the late 2000’s. Features standard and broadgauge operations inclu...

Synopsis from Channel 5's website: The last train on the Colac to Beech Forest and Crowes line ran on the 30th of June 1962. In this DVD, we go...