707 Operations

The company has its own section of the Newport Workshops that is used for storing carriages and locomotives when not in use for trips (charter or regular).

707 Operations run regular trips across the broad gauge rail network in Victoria and also charter trains.

After close examination of the locomotive, which showed some disrepair, a proposal was put forward to VicRail for restoration with work commencing in 1981.

The restored locomotive made its debut on a return trip to Bacchus Marsh in July 1985.

Destinations include Bendigo, Bacchus Marsh, Quambatook and the Silo Art Trail, Tocumwal, Ballarat, Swan Hill, Echuca and Seymour.

R707 as restored, in 2007