Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Revolutionary. Racing fast. Railtour Queens. Yet too little, too late. Scot or not, how come the Victorian Railway's R Class is regarded as such a success, despite some members having seen less than a decade (or less than a half a decade for some) on the VR's books?

SOURCES & CREDIT:

Photo of the S Class in service By Victorian Railways - Victorian Railways publicity photograph, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23453661
Promotional Photo of the S Class By Victorian Railways, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4509897
Photo of the streamlined S Class By John L. Buckland (d) - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Bidgee using CommonsHelper. Original uploader was Dbromage at en.wikipedia, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10105954
Promotional Photo of the R Class - Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12478105
Photo of R761 at Bendigo By Zzrbiker at en.wikipedia - Own workTransferred from en.wikipedia, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10998145
Photo of R730 at Parwan - Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12478135
Lineup including R711 at Newport Works By Zzrbiker, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20536817
Photo of R711 at Geelong By Jason L - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69624067
Photo of R761 at Newport Works By Max Thum - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67304700
Photo of R700 By MattOatenVR - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=98425720
Photo of A2 986 on the turntable at Melbourne - Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A2_986.jpg
Photo of R703 at the Newport Railway Museum By hugh llewelyn - flickr.com/photos/58433307@N08/28369241251/, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=107381270
Official Logo of the Victorian Railways By Unknown author; SVG: Redrobsche - victorianrailways.wikispaces.com; SVG: Own work, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66784987
Unedited version of the VR Winged logo By National Library of Australia collection, Fair use, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20739382
Map of Australia, Victoria highlighted By TUBS - This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file:, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16876442
Photo of a Mechanical Stoker By Tomasz O. - Own work, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11741274


Footage and images not marked with distinction of ownership are my own work.

External website sources:

victorianrailways.net/motive%20power/rsteam/rsteam.html
martynbane.co.uk/modernsteam/pg/westcoast/anatomy.htm
australiansteam.com/R761.htm


Video/Film sources:

'Steam Alive In Victoria'


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