page_title: West Coast Railway (Victoria)
section_title: Rolling stock
hierarchical_section_title: West Coast Railway (Victoria) / Rolling stock
caption_attribution_description: English: Former en:Victorian Railways R Class en:4-6-4 R711, as modified for regular mainline passenger operation by West Coast Railway, sits at en:Warrnambool Station on 17th November 2001. Photo by ZZRBiker
context_page_description: West Coast Railway was a passenger train company operating in Victoria, Australia that operated services between Melbourne and Warrnambool from September 1993 until August 2004. The travel time for the journey was around 3 Hours. This is on average around 30 minutes quicker than the current journeys.
context_section_description: West Coast Railway operated rolling stock that was notable for being largely made up of 50 year old locos including a steam locomotives and some locomotives and rolling stock bought from V/Line. This replaced the 1980s-built locomotives and rolling stock that had previously operated on the line. This was in contrast to the successful tenderer for the Shepparton line rail service from Hoys Roadlines, who decided to lease rolling stock from V/Line.
  The locomotives purchased from V/Line were:
  B class locomotives: B61, B64 (never restored to service), B65, B75 (also never restored to service), B76 and B80 (restored for failed South Australian Tourist Venture: The Murraylander)
  S class locomotives: S300, S302, S311 and S312 (never restored to service)
  T class locomotives T363, T369 and T385
  The carriages purchased were S and Z type steel-bodied passenger carriages built between 1937 and 1959.
  A blue, white, yellow and grey livery was adopted.
  The first locomotive to be fully overhauled by was S300 which begun trials on 23 January 1995, entering regular service two weeks later. 
  The railway depot at Ballarat East was leased by the company as its heavy maintenance base, with transfer runs being made via the Geelong to Ballarat line.
  Specially modified R class steam locomotives were also used to operate a Saturday return service, becoming the fastest regular steam hauled passenger service in the world. R711 entered service on regular trains on 21 November 1998 and was fitted with multiple unit control equipment for diesel electric locomotives. It was followed by R766 in 2001.
  As well as operating regular Warrnambool passenger services, West Coast Railway also ran charter services and operated special excursion trains to various destinations within Victoria, often in conjunction with The South Western Railway Society. The company assisted with the restoration of a number of steam locomotives, with R711 and Y112 made operational, and work being carried out on J536, D3 638, D3 641, and A2 986.
  The company also took advantage of Victoria's newly privatised rail freight market by hiring its T class locomotives and occasionally its mainline fleet of B class and S class, to freight operators.
caption: R711 leads a steam-hauled West Coast Railway service out of Warrnambool station in 2001
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