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
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
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
Photo By: Chris Nuthall
1984
1995
1997
B74 with the down Great South Pacific Express to Seymour at Sunshine. (6/11/97)
Photo By: Chris Nuthall
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
Photos By: David Johnson
2007
B74 undergoing restoration at Seymour Railway Heritage Centre. (29/10/07)
Photo By: Ian Green
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
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
Photos 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
Photo By: Chris Nuthall
2012
2013
B74-G532-B76 with #9161 empty El Zorro grain to Sea Lake at Newport. (25/1/13)
Photo By: Ian Green
Photo By: Ian Green
2014
B74-T357 with #8396 Fowles winery charter from Seymour at Strathmore. (1/3/14)
Photo By: Ian Green
Photo By: Ian Green
2017
2018
2019
B74-S303 with the SRHC Royal Train seen twice at Malmsbury. (16/3/19)
Photos By: Alex Thorn
Photos By: Alex Thorn