The R class was an express passenger steam locomotive that ran on Australia’s Victorian Railways(VR) from 1951 to 1974. A long overdue replacement for the 1907-era A2 class 4-6-0, their development and […]
The parcel van end of the Southern Aurora heads south across the Edward Street level crossing in Wagga. The train was running very late when Ian McIlwain captured this photo in 1962. Note the illuminated sig…