Our big feature article for January sees us travel to Wonthaggi in 1976 when local boy Andy Main, recently qualified as a rail motor driver, got a transfer back to his hometown to drive the Walker rail motor. Andy’s joy at this posting was short-lived; only weeks after he arrived came the news that the […]

Once again 22RM graces our cover, as our Tourist and Heritage Rail column covers the exciting news from Yarra Valley Railway of the establishment of their mechanical branch.. With a new, modern shed having recently been built at Healesville, the railway is now turning its attention to bringing its diesel locomotives and DERM into operating […]

Newsrail’s November 2025 edition is packed with three feature articles. Our striking cover image of a brand new X Class locomotive X39 sets the scene for our first feature, which is the recollections of engineman Fred Rochow of working on the mighty X Class steam locomotives of the VR. Fred was interviewed by Nick Anchen, […]

Newsrail’s October 2025 edition features a blue Harris train on the cover, a perfect choice for our main feature article by Grraham Bishop on his career as a suburban train driver from the mid 1960s to early 1990s. We went back through the files to see when we last had a Harris on the cover of Newsrail. […]

Buy an individual print copy of September 2025 Newsrail here For September, we’re heading west, all the way to Serviceton! Our cover photo, showing a brand-new C510 and its classmate readying 9194 express goods train for departure to Melbourne in 1978, perfectly transports us to the time and place for our main feature article by […]

Buy an individual print copy of August 2025 Newsrail here Our cover photo for the August edition of Newsrail, featuring S301 Sir Thomas Mitchell awaiting departure from Albury Station with the Albury Express in September 1939, heralds our feature content on the Albury Line. Nick Anchen has compiled an interview he had with Arthur Eaton, who […]

Buy an individual print copy of July 2025 Newsrail here July Newsrail has another interesting mix of current and historic content for all interested in Victorian rail, from our front cover (commemorating 150 years since the opening of the railway to Everton) to our rear cover (commemorating 60 years since the closure of the railway […]

Buy an individual print copy of June 2025 Newsrail here June Newsrail has an interesting mix of current and historic content for Victorian railfans to enjoy. Our cover photo by Thomas Hobley features Walker Railcar 22RM at work on the Yarra Valley Railway, which has recently announced the long-awaited commencement of track laying on its […]

Buy an individual print copy of May 2025 Newsrail here Our May 2025 edition is a delight for fans of steam, with two features that present a magnificent collection of photos of VR steam on the main line. Our cover features a striking image of an X Class locomotive taken by none other than the […]

Buy an individual print copy of April 2025 Newsrail here After our 1 April 2025 edition got quite a reaction on Facebook, it’s time to take a look at our actual April edition, which has a wonderful mix of historic and contemporary Victorian rail material. Our cover photo this month by Daniel Sciberras headlines an […]