Photos By: Chris Nuthall, Ian Green, Peter Cousins, Thomas McIntosh, Alex Thorn, Brad White, Trent Martin, Felix Castelan and Tom Schache
Noted Events:
1985 - Repainted into V/line Orange and Grey livery
1994 - Ownership transferred to West Coast Railway
Approx 1995 - Repainted into West Coast Railway livery
May 2004 -Withdrawn from service due to cracks in the frame/bolster area
18 Aug 2004 - Ownership transferred to CFCLA
7 Oct 2004 - Stored at Bendigo
25 May 2006 - Returned to service and repainted into CFCLA livery
9 Aug 2006 - Converted from Broad Gauge to Standard Gauge
1 Feb 2007 - Placed on hire to QR National, operating 1451/4152
Oct 2009 - Placed on hire to QUBE logistics, operating MA2/AM2
2010 - Converted from Standard Gauge to Broad Gauge, Metro Trains decals applied and placed on long term hire to Metro
2011 - Placed on hire to QUBE logistics
2013 - Placed on hire to El Zorro
2014 - Returned to Metro to operate various spoil/plant/ballast trains
2016 - Placed on hire to QUBE logstics to operate the Apex Quarry train, shortly returned to Metro
2017 - Placed on hire to QUBE logistics again
Jan 2018 - Metro Trains decals removed, CFCLA ones reinstated, remained on hire to QUBE for most of the year
Dec 2018 - Placed on hire to Metro to operate works trains
Oct 2019 - Returned to being on hire to QUBE
1985 - Repainted into V/line Orange and Grey livery
1994 - Ownership transferred to West Coast Railway
Approx 1995 - Repainted into West Coast Railway livery
May 2004 -Withdrawn from service due to cracks in the frame/bolster area
18 Aug 2004 - Ownership transferred to CFCLA
7 Oct 2004 - Stored at Bendigo
25 May 2006 - Returned to service and repainted into CFCLA livery
9 Aug 2006 - Converted from Broad Gauge to Standard Gauge
1 Feb 2007 - Placed on hire to QR National, operating 1451/4152
Oct 2009 - Placed on hire to QUBE logistics, operating MA2/AM2
2010 - Converted from Standard Gauge to Broad Gauge, Metro Trains decals applied and placed on long term hire to Metro
2011 - Placed on hire to QUBE logistics
2013 - Placed on hire to El Zorro
2014 - Returned to Metro to operate various spoil/plant/ballast trains
2016 - Placed on hire to QUBE logstics to operate the Apex Quarry train, shortly returned to Metro
2017 - Placed on hire to QUBE logistics again
Jan 2018 - Metro Trains decals removed, CFCLA ones reinstated, remained on hire to QUBE for most of the year
Dec 2018 - Placed on hire to Metro to operate works trains
Oct 2019 - Returned to being on hire to QUBE
Liveries worn by B76
Photos of B76
1985
B76 with a down Ballarat passenger service at West Footscray. (12/5/85)
Photo By: Chris Nuthall
Photo By: Chris Nuthall
1991
B76 with a Ballarat passenger service at Bacchus Marsh. (12/91)
Photo By: Ian Green
Photo By: Ian Green
2003
B76 on the West Coast Rail service to Warrnambool near Corio. (17/1/03)
Photo By: Peter Cousins |
B76-T363 at North Shore on the up West Coast Rail service. (17/1/03)
Photo By: Peter Cousins |
2006
B76-T377 with a ballast train at Rowsley (left) and Wallace (right). (4/6/06)
Photos By: Chris Nuthall
Photos By: Chris Nuthall
2007
B76-42303-42302 near Teralba with #1451 QRN freight. (20/11/07)
Photo By: Peter Cousins
Photo By: Peter Cousins
2008
B76-42107 near Fassifern with #4152 QRN freight. (26/2/08)
Photo By: Peter Cousins
Photo By: Peter Cousins
2009
B76-HL203 with loading for 5MA2 seen twice around Swanson Dock. (3/12/09)
Photos By: Chris Nuthall
Photos By: Chris Nuthall
2010
B76 with Metro Trains Melbourne decals applied sits in the siding at Albion with a Metro Spoil train. (7/8/10)
Photo By: Ian Green
Photo By: Ian Green
2012
Due to an occupation on the Bendigo line, #9071 with B76-S313-T413-T364-T356 was diverted to return to North Dynon seen here at Footscray. (16/7/12)
Photo By: Ian Green
Photo By: Ian Green
2013
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
B76-G521 with #9175 Ultima freight at Moorabool (top left), Bannockburn (top right), East (bottom left) and North (bottom right) of Ballarat. (29/6/20)
Photos By: Alex Thorn
Photos By: Alex Thorn