Steam Locomotive Information

Here is the photo album for Victorian Railways No. R 707 'City of Melbourne', a 4-6-4 located in Newport, Victoria. If you would like to suggest additional photos for this album, please click here.

Left hand side view of this magnificent loco.

The builder's works plate fitted to the smoke deflector.

This impressive Glasgow built Pacific was photographed in May 2017.

This impressive Glasgow built Pacific was photographed in steam, May 2017.

On the footplate, boiler pressure up to the line at 210lb/squ.in, May 2017.

On the footplate, the Flaman speed recorder in May 2017.

Brass plat recording the restoration of the loco in 1985.

The rods and driving wheels of this fine example of North British Locomotive Company's products. The company no longer exists and the works has closed and gone. A pity that such skill and experience is lost for ever.

Close up of the right hand cylinder and leading bogie Notice the tidy design that tucks the air pump behind the fairing at the front end.

The substantial slide bar, crosshead, combination level and union link.

The trailing driving axle with the air reservoir tucked in below the running plate and the boiler blow down next to the wheel. Although a British built loco it has bar frames, unlike the plate frames of the usual British practice.

Outside framed trailing truck.


Victorian Railways 4-6-4 No. R 707 'City of Melbourne' Newport, Victoria, Australia	Location: Newport Works R707 Operations Status: Operational