Train Rescue Down Under

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

EP 1

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.

All Aboard an Australian Icon!
EP 2

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…

Getting a Freight Train to the Finish Line
EP 3

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…

High Stakes Engine Rebuild
EP 4

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.

Getting a Cane Loco Back to Harvest
EP 5

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…

One Day Mission to Replace Freight Engine
EP 6

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…

Single Day Traction Motor Challenge
EP 7

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…

High Precision Gear Box Overhaul
EP 8

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…

Rusty Water Tank Cut Off Steam Loco
EP 9

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…

Loco Maintenance Team Expect the Unexpected
EP 10

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…

The Heat is On to Crane in a Rooftop Air Con