Photos By: Chris Nuthall, Ian Green, Brian Atkins, David Johnson, Joshua Watson, Alex Thorn and Felix Castelan

Noted Events:
1983  - Repainted into Teacup Livery
1986 - Repainted into V/line Grey and Orange
1995 - Repainted Into Victorian Railways Blue and Gold, also converted to Standard Gauge
Sep 2002 - Converted back to Broad Gauge
Oct 2007 - Restored at the Seymour Rail Heritage Centre
Jan 2010 - Placed on hire to El Zorro
2013- Returned to SRHC
Mar 2014 - Placed on hire to QUBE
2015   - Returned to SRHC
2017 - Placed on hire to QUBE again
2018 - Returned to SRHC
May 2020 -  Placed on hire to QUBE yet again
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Liveries of B74

Photos of B74

1983

B74-B64 lead the down Swan Hill passenger service out of Albion. (22/5/83)
Photo By: Chris Nuthall

1984

B74 passes over the turntable at the Jolimont yards. (21/5/84)
Photo By: Chris Nuthall

B74 connected to a Hitachi Motor carriage at  the Jolimont Yards. (21/5/84)
Photo By: Chris Nuthall

1995

B74-T381 with a ballast train stabled at Gheringhap. (20/11/95)
Photo By: Ian Green

B74-T381 departing Wingeel loop with  #9762. (11/12/95)
Photo By: Brian Atkins

1997

B74 with the down Great South Pacific Express to Seymour at Sunshine. (6/11/97)
Photo By: Chris Nuthall

2000

B74-L270-L265-L251 with ATN Access grain #3986 to Port Kembla at Engadine (left) and Otford (right). (17/12/00)
Photos By: David Johnson

2007

B74 undergoing restoration at Seymour Railway Heritage Centre. (29/10/07)
Photo By: Ian Green

After being restored, B74-S303 ran a Spirit of Progress from Southern Cross to Albury, seen at Southern Cross (top left  & bottom right), Albury (top right) & Benalla (bottom left). (25/11/07)
​Photos By: Chris Nuthall

2010

B74-T320-T357-T378 with El Zorro grain #9161 at Melton Wier (left) and  Rowsley  (right). (29/8/10)
Photos By: Chris Nuthall

B74-T333-T341-S303-T357-T378 with El Zorro grain #9362 at Kilmore East. (28/11/10)
​Photo By: Chris Nuthall

B74 with Xtrapolis set 871M-872M at Newport. (13/12/10)
Photo By: Chris Nuthall

2011

B74-X31-T357-T378-T320-T333 with El Zorro grain #9162 at Laverton (left) and near Brooklyn (right). (8/4/11)
Photo By: Chris Nuthall

2012

B74-Y168 with a 6 carriage Xtrapolis set at Newport. (28/3/12)
​Photo By: Chris Nuthall

B74-T341-T320-X31 with an El Zorro grain from Tocumwal stabled at Somerton. (1/4/12)
Photo By: Ian Green

2013

B74-G532-B76 with #9161 empty El Zorro grain to Sea Lake at Newport. (25/1/13)
Photo By: Ian Green

2014

B74-T357 with #8396 Fowles winery  charter from Seymour at Strathmore. (1/3/14)
Photo By: Ian Green

2017

B74-S303 with the Spirit of Progress at Wandong. (25/11/17)
Photo By: Chris Nuthall

B74-G515 idle at North Dynon. (14/10/17)
Photo By: Chris Nuthall

2018

B74-T357-X31 with #8889 to Geelong near Tarneit. (21/7/18)
Photo By: Chris Nuthall

B74-X31 with #8395 to Tocumwal. (29/9/18)
Photo By: Joshua Watson

2019

B74-S303 with the SRHC Royal Train seen twice at Malmsbury. (16/3/19)
Photos By: Alex Thorn

2020

B74-S303 on a light engine to rescue the Maryvale at Malvern. (7/5/20)
Photo By: Felix Castelan

B74-B76 lead #9572 QUBE cement train through South Kensington. (20/5/20)
Photo By: Alex Thorn

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