Train Rescue Down Under
We get to know the Lithgow Railway Workshop; their crews provide vital train maintenance, repairs and breakdown support on some of Australia's heaviest and busiest industry railways.
Director: Amanda Reynierse
All Aboard an Australian Icon!
The iconic Ghan needs some bogies changed fast, a routine wheel lathe job runs into trouble, and an 80-year-old steam loco travels up a mountain for a special anniversary.
Getting a Freight Train to the Finish Line
The Spirit of Queensland's maintenance team rush to change a bogie, the construction of a freight locomotive nears completion, and a breakdown crew hustles to get a commuter train back…
High Stakes Engine Rebuild
Skilled technicians battle with a stubborn alternator, a crew tackle a high-stakes engine rebuild for a freight train, and it takes a team of experts to build a massive locomotive…
Getting a Cane Loco Back to Harvest
A sugarcane train needs two wheel frames replaced quickly to return to harvest work, traction motors from mining trains are being repaired, and technicians replace a difficult air conditioning unit.
One Day Mission to Replace Freight Engine
A freight train needs an urgent engine replacement after a critical failure, a 132 T loco requires a complex bogie change, and we catch the RORU team - the special…
Single Day Traction Motor Challenge
A busy commuter train undergoes a tough traction motor replacement, one maintenance team takes on two huge jobs, and a sugarcane loco breaks down just as it's needed urgently for…
High Precision Gear Box Overhaul
The challenges this time are a tricky one-tonne gearbox, a tight squeeze into a vintage loco during a boiler service, and switching a train across three rail crossings at peak…
Rusty Water Tank Cut Off Steam Loco
A rusty water tank gets cut off of a vintage steam loco, and one team replacing all eight bogies on a passenger train at the same time use the largest…
Loco Maintenance Team Expect the Unexpected
A busy loco maintenance team always expect the unexpected; one team faces a challenging water tank installation on a vintage loco while an electronics team is on a mission to…
The Heat is On to Crane in a Rooftop Air Con
Maintenance teams pool their brain power to battle against a glitching computer program to solve door control issues, fix a leaking air conditioner, and run final tests on a new…
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Classic Car Kings: Reviving Legends in Barrow
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